December 10, 2016
Press Release
The Senate acted to reconfirm Ann Begeman, a native of Humboldt, S.D., to a term expiring December 31, 2020, on the Surface Transportation Board.
December 8, 2016
Press Release
The U.S. Senate today approved reforms adopted by the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to protect midshipmen at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees and contractors from sexual assault.
December 6, 2016
Press Release
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement following a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump’s designated nominee for Secretary of Transportation, Elaine Chao.
December 6, 2016
Press Release
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement following a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump’s designated nominee for Secretary of Commerce, Wilbur Ross.
December 2, 2016
Press Release
The bill as amended, which leaders of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House Science Committee negotiated, adds other weather forecasting and research reform provisions from three bills (S. 1331, S. 1573, and H.R. 34), including reforms championed by Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune (R-S.D.), Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas).
December 1, 2016
Press Release
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) congratulated Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) on his selection as chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
December 1, 2016
Press Release
Third party audits, including a recent Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General report requested by Chairman Thune, have continued to indicate that the FAA is not implementing NextGen in a sufficiently timely and effective manner.
December 1, 2016
Press Release
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), chairman of the Senate Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance and Data Security Subcommittee, commended last night’s Senate passage of the Better Online Ticket Sales (BOTS) Act, S. 3183, bipartisan legislation he led to end duplicative practices of “ticket bots” that monopolize tickets for entertainment events.
November 30, 2016
Press Release
The hearing will examine potential security vulnerabilities in the U.S. transportation system and efforts to guard against the threat of terrorism targeting surface transportation infrastructure.
November 30, 2016
Press Release
“Wilbur Ross will bring exceptional real-world business experience to the Department of Commerce as part of an administration that emphasizes job creation and the economy. I welcome the President-elect’s choice and expect the Senate Commerce Committee will expeditiously consider this nomination once the new Congress begins in January.”