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Press Releases 07/6/2016
House and Senate Leaders’ Joint Statement on FAA Extension Agreement
House and Senate leaders announce a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on a Federal Aviation Administration extension that will provide important safety, security, and time-sensitive improvements for the U.S. aviation system.
Press Releases 07/6/2016
Thune: Congress Sending Pro-Security Aviation Bill to President by July 15
Now is the time to advance the bicameral, pro-security aviation bill to keep Americans safe.
Press Releases 07/6/2016
Thune Calls Hearing on FCC’s Proposal to Change Broadband Privacy Rules
The hearing will examine the Federal Communications Commission’s proposal to apply a new regime of privacy rules to broadband internet access providers.
Press Releases 06/29/2016
Commerce Committee Approves Gardner-Peters Bill to Keep America Competitive
The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee today approved the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act, legislation introduced by Senator Cory Gardner along with Senator Gary Peters, leaders of the Committee’s innovation and competitiveness working group on federal science and technology research policies.
Press Releases 06/29/2016
Commerce Approves American Innovation and Competitiveness Act, Nine Other Bills, Multiple Nominations
“The committee’s passage of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act puts important enhancements for federal research and our economic competitiveness one step closer to becoming law,” said Thune.
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.