Senate Approves Digital Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005
WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Senate today passed the Digital Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 as part of the Budget Reconciliation Bill by a vote of 52-47. The legislation, offered by U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Co-Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), establishes two specific dates that […]
Commerce Committee Approves Nominations
WASHINGTON, DC – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today approved the following nominations by unanimous consent: Shana Dale to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Mark Rosenker to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board Kathryn Higgins to be a Member of the National Transportation […]
Chairman Stevens Speaks in Opposition to the McCain Amendment to Change the Digital Transition Hard Date
Washington, D.C. – Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) today spoke in support of the Committee-approved Digital Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 and in opposition to an amendment offered by Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) that would change the bill’s digital television transition date from April 7, 2009, to April […]
Opening Statement of Senator Ted Stevens at Committee Mark-up of S.1063 and Nominees
We are here today to consider S. 1063, the IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2005. Public safety has been a focus of the Committee and has been deliberately woven into the Commerce Committee’s agenda this year, especially in the context of communications. The Committee’s agenda has included numerous public safety-related hearings and […]
Senate Commerce Committee Approves “Prepackaged News Story Announcement Act”
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today reported by unanimous consent S. 967, the “Prepackaged News Story Announcement Act of 2005,” introduced by Senators Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) and John Kerry (D-Mass.). The legislation requires that all prepackaged, government-produced news stories – which are designed to be indistinguishable from those […]
Chairman Stevens’ Op-ed
on First Responder Communications
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Senate Commerce Committee Approves WARN Act
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today reported by unanimous consent S. 1753, the Warning, Alert, and Response Network (WARN) Act of 2005. During the Committee’s Executive Session, Members adopted a substitute amendment offered by Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) to replace the bill originally introduced by Disaster […]
Senate Approves Sen. Hutchison’s NASA Authorization Bill
The Senate today passed by unanimous consent the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Act of 2005, legislation introduced by Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science and Space. The legislation authorizes NASA for Fiscal Years 2006 through 2010, establishes a policy objective of uninterrupted U.S. spaceflight capability and requires […]
Senate Approves NASA Authorization Act
The U.S. Senate today approved S. 1281, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Act of 2005 by unanimous consent. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.), Chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science and Space, introduced the legislation, which was co-sponsored by the subcommittee’s Ranking Member Bill Nelson (D-Fla.). Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and […]
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens Comments on Passage of the NASA Reauthorization Bill
Earlier today the U.S. Senate pproved S. 1281, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Act of 2005, by unanimous consent. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) offered the following comments on the bill: The passage of S. 1281, the NASA Authorization Act of 2005, is a milestone in our country’s continued efforts to open […]