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Press Releases 06/23/2016
Senate Science and Technology Leaders Introduce the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act
The bipartisan bill maximizes basic research by reducing administrative burdens for researchers, enhancing agency oversight, improving research dissemination, and reforming federal science agencies to increase the impact of taxpayer-funded research.
Press Releases 06/23/2016
Commerce to Mark Up American Innovation and Competitiveness Act, Other Bills and Nominations
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Press Releases 06/22/2016
Thune Leads Oversight of Multi-State Lottery Association Rigging Scandal
U.S. Sen. John Thune, chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, in a letter to the Multi-State Lottery Association requested information about the association’s response to a lotto jackpot rigging scandal.
Press Releases 06/21/2016
The Internet of Things: Modernizing Transportation and Infrastructure
The hearing will explore how businesses and government use new technologies, including the Internet of Things (IoT), to enhance the efficiency of infrastructure and transportation across the country. Witnesses have been asked to testify on their unique projects, successes, and challenges with utilizing IoT technology in the transportation sector.
Press Releases 06/20/2016
Committee Queries World Anti-Doping Agency on Enforcement Delays, Effectiveness
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, requested that World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Craig Reedie respond to questions following reports that WADA became aware of systematic cheating by the Russian Olympic team as early as 2010 but delayed investigative steps for years.
Press Releases 06/15/2016
Commerce Approves 3 Bills, Multiple Nominations
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation approved three bills, including the Small Business Broadband Deployment Act of 2015 which provides relief from regulatory burdens disproportionately affecting small internet providers.
Press Releases 06/15/2016
Wicker to Convene Subcommittee Oversight Hearing on FirstNet
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet, will convene the panel for a hearing titled, “FirstNet Oversight: An Update on the Status of the Public Safety Broadband Network” on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 9:30 a.m.
Press Releases 06/14/2016
Thune and Wicker Statements on FCC Open Internet Order Court Decision
“Today’s 2-1 court ruling upholding the FCC’s partisan decision to saddle the internet with restrictions designed for the monopoly telephone era says more about our outdated telecommunications laws than anything else.”
Press Releases 06/13/2016
Senate Advances Bipartisan Pipeline Safety Bill to the President’s Desk
The Protecting Our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (PIPES) Act of 2016 reauthorizes the federal pipeline safety program in the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) through fiscal year 2019.
Press Releases 06/9/2016
Coast Guard Commandant to Testify on Drug and Migrant Smuggling
The commandant of the Coast Guard, Admiral Paul Zukunft, will testify on the Coast Guard’s statutory missions including the current interdiction efforts that often intersect with organized transnational smugglers.