Congressional Leaders Unveil Draft Legislation Ensuring Consumer Protections and Innovative Internet
WASHINGTON, DC – As part of the ongoing effort to achieve bipartisan consensus, leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today unveiled draft legislation to provide clear rules of the road for open and unfettered access to the Internet. The draft legislation guarantees that Internet users […]
Thune Announces Hearing on FCC Internet Authority
WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today announced that the committee will convene its first hearing of the 114th Congress entitled, “Protecting the Internet and Consumers through Congressional Action” on Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at 2:30 p.m. The hearing will feature non-government expert witnesses […]
Commerce Committee to Convene for Organizational Meeting
WASHINGTON, D.C.— The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will meet in Executive Session on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at 2:30 p.m. to consider committee rules, subcommittee memberships, and a committee budget resolution for the 114th Congress (subject to guidance from the Senate Rules Committee). Executive Session Details: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 Consideration of […]
Child’s death brings urgency to liquid-nicotine regulation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last month, a one-year-old boy in Fort Plain, NY was found unconscious. He was rushed to the hospital where he later passed away becoming the first child in the United States to die reportedly from liquid-nicotine poisoning. That tragedy, and too many similar close calls, has prompted U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) […]
Nelson Pushing Consumer Data Protection
WASHINGTON – A key member of the Senate Commerce Committee said he wants Congress to pass legislation that would require companies to quickly notify consumers when there are data breaches. The lawmaker, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL), said today he intends to file legislation that would do just that. Nelson, the ranking member on the Commerce […]
Thune Welcomes President Back to Cybersecurity Discussion
WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s plan to re-engage with Congress on identity theft and cybersecurity this week, beginning with a speech today on consumer privacy protection at […]
Thune Officially Designated as Commerce Chairman and Announces Subcommittee Chairmen
WASHINGTON, D.C.— The U.S. Senate today officially ratified U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) as chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee for the 114th Congress.
Thune Welcomes Commerce Committee Members for the 114th Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota), ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today welcomed new and returning Republican members to the committee: “In the 114th Congress, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will work to advance solutions that help create jobs, grow the economy, and improve Americans’ daily lives, […]
Rockefeller and Thune Call on the President to Sign Anti-Doping Reauthorization Bill Into Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV) and John Thune (R-SD), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today issued the following joint statement on the passage of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) Reauthorization Act: “We are pleased to see that the United States Anti-Doping […]
Rockefeller, Thune Statement on Passage of Commerce Cybersecurity Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV) and Ranking Member John Thune (R-SD) today applauded the passage of their bipartisan cyber legislation that will help strengthen and protect the nation’s economic and national security. The passage of the Rockefeller-Thune bill last night follows years of work to […]