Republican News

Press Releases 08/2/2017
Commerce Approves Eight Bills and 10 Nominees
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation approved eight bills and 10 nominees subject to Senate confirmation.
Press Releases 07/27/2017
Subcommittee to Explore Insurance Fraud and Tools to Help Consumers
The subcommittee will examine insurance fraud trends in the United States and explore tools available to states, insurers, and consumers to protect themselves against these crimes.
Press Releases 07/26/2017
Commerce Announces Markup on August 2
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will hold an executive session on Wednesday, August 2nd at 10:00 a.m. in Hart 216 to consider legislative measures and nominations.
Press Releases 07/25/2017
Subcommittee Begins Hearing Series to Examine Nation’s Fishery Laws
This hearing is the first in a series to examine the state of our nation’s fishery laws and guide the reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
Press Releases 07/25/2017
Commerce to Hold Field Hearing on Magnuson-Stevens Act in Alaska
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will hold a hearing titled “Reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act: Oversight of Fisheries Management Successes and Challenges.”
Press Releases 07/19/2017
Committee Announces Hearing for Four Nominees
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a nomination hearing at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 26, 2017, for four nominees.
Press Releases 07/18/2017
Subcommittee to Explore Solutions to Marine Debris
The subcommittee hearing will explore solutions to marine debris and provide oversight of current government efforts to clean up debris in our nation’s oceans and waterways.
Press Releases 07/14/2017
Thune and Wyden Urge President to Prioritize Digital Trade in NAFTA Re-Negotiation
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, urged President Donald J. Trump to prioritize digital trade in a renegotiated NAFTA and “set the highest possible bar” for the internet’s economic potential.
Press Releases 07/13/2017
Subcommittee to Examine Progress of FirstNet Emergency Response Network
The subcommittee will examine FirstNet and AT&T’s progress to date and the anticipated timeline to build, operate, and maintain an interoperable nationwide public safety broadband network as established by the Middle Class Tax Relief And Job Creation Act of 2012.
Press Releases 07/13/2017
Thune and Markey Applaud FCC for Exploring Solutions to Unwanted Robocalls and Robotexts
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), author of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act that became law in 1991, commended the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for exploring solutions to unwanted robocalls and robotexts by creating and making available to callers a comprehensive database of reassigned telephone number