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Press Releases 01/15/2020
Committee Announces Hearing on 5G Workforce and Obstacles to Broadband Deployment
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a hearing titled, “The 5G Workforce and Obstacles to Broadband Deployment,” at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. This hearing will examine the skills and training needed among the telecommunications workforce to deploy 5G networks, as well as ongoing efforts within the public and private sectors to address the 5G labor shortage. Witnesses will also discuss regulatory barriers that may impede U.S. leadership in next generation communications technology and efforts to close the digital divide.
Press Releases 01/15/2020
Commerce Committee Advances USMCA
Today, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, released the following statement after the committee approved the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Implementation Act:
Press Releases 01/14/2020
Committee Leaders Introduce Industries of the Future Bill
Today, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, along with Sens. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., chairman and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Science, Oceans, Fisheries, and Weather, and Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., introduced the Industries of the Future Act of 2020. The legislation would advance U.S. global leadership in artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, quantum information science, synthetic biology, and next generation wireless networks and infrastructure.
Press Releases 01/8/2020
Committee Announces USMCA Markup on January 15
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene an executive session on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. in Hart Senate Office Building 216 to consider the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Implementation Act.
Press Releases 01/8/2020
Committee Announces Hearing on Industries of the Future
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a hearing titled, “Industries of the Future,” immediately following an executive session at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. The hearing will examine how the United States can maintain its global economic edge in artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, quantum information science, biotechnology, and developing the next generation of wireless networks and infrastructure.
Press Releases 12/20/2019
Broadband DATA Act Unanimously Passes Senate
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, together with Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., John Thune, R-S.D., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., released the following statements after the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability (DATA) Act unanimously passed the Senate:
Press Releases 12/19/2019
Senate Confirms Commerce Committee Presidential Nominations
Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed two nominees to be Members of the National Transportation Safety Board, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Press Releases 12/19/2019
Commerce Committee Priorities Included in Year-End Spending Bill
Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today released the following statement after the Senate passed a year-end spending agreement. The bill includes the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act Reauthorization (STELAR), the NASA Enhanced Use Leasing Extension Act, and the Brand USA Extension Act:
Press Releases 12/19/2019
Robocall Bill Moves to President’s Desk
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today issued the following statement after the Senate overwhelmingly approved the bipartisan Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act. The bill will now be sent to the president’s desk to be signed into law:
Press Releases 12/11/2019
Committee Approves 5G Spectrum Act, 12 Other Bills
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today issued the following statement after the committee approved 13 bills, which are now all subject to approval by the full Senate.