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September 27, 2017
Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Thune Nelson Blunt and Cantwell Introduce Bill to Reform TSA Aviation Security September 27 2017 WASHINGTON U S Sens John Thune R S D and Bill Nelson D Fla who serve...Maria Cantwell D Wash who serve as the chairman and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Aviation Operations Safety and Security today introduced S 1872 the TSA Modernization Act The legislative proposal...while reauthorizing TSA aviation security policies and programs The total budget authority for TSA in FY 2017 was 7 77 billion This legislation responds to the challenges of aviation security now and over...
December 7, 2016
Fischer R Neb chairman of the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure Safety and Security will convene a hearing on Wednesday December 7 2016 at 2 30 p m on Assessing the Security...change Hearing Details Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure Safety and Security Hearing Wednesday December 7 2016 2 30 p m This hearing will take place in Senate Russell...important step to improve aviation security by moving the Airport Security Enhancement and Oversight Act of 2015 This bill took common sense steps to prevent an insider threat to our aviation system by improving...
November 30, 2016
Fischer R Neb chairman of the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure Safety and Security will convene a hearing on Wednesday December 7 2016 at 2 30 p m on Assessing the Security...change Hearing Details Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure Safety and Security Hearing Wednesday December 7 2016 2 30 p m This hearing will take place in Senate Russell...
May 7, 2014
country and around the globe Also important is the safety mission of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration which not only conducts vehicle safety research but also administers various grants to...insolvent later this summer This shortfall which is already being felt will lead to delays in highway and safety improvements and reimbursements to states and the construction sector This is particularly problematic...administration s proposal to fund additional programs including new programs on passenger rail and vehicle safety and an expansion of TIGER through the successor to the Highway Trust Fund In a time of limited revenue...
August 1, 2013
railroads have also expressed concerns about their ability to meet this deadline and about the potential safety risks that would come from diverting funds from other maintenance and capital improvements in order...Legislation extending the deadline passed the Senate last year but was not enacted This bill ensures that safety for rail passengers and secure freight transportation remains a priority while the FRA moves forward...
March 14, 2012
Passage of Landmark Bus Safety Bill March 14 2012 WASHINGTON D C Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison R TX today applauded the passage of the bipartisan bill The Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2011 introduced...dramatically improve bus and motorcoach safety standards Too many lives have been wasted in tragedies that are entirely preventable because of poor bus safety standards Basic safety standards such as requiring seat...seat belts driver training and strengthening safety inspections will go a long way in making our roads safer for everyone not just bus occupants Senator Hutchison said We have waited too long to make changes...
March 1, 2012
questions related to the safety security and environmental practices of the cruise ship industry In light of the recent accident involving the Costa Concordia off the coast of Italy safety issues will be a particular...will address industry environmental practices and efforts to mitigate crime and maintain passenger safety and security on board U S cruise ships Please note the hearing will be webcast live via the Senate...cities A unique and complex set of international rules governs the operations of the ship and the safety of passengers I believe that these rules work to protect the companies rather than their passengers...
May 5, 2011
Print Commerce Committee Approves Brown Hutchison Legislation to Overhaul Motorcoach Safety Bill to Improve Pipeline Safety also Passes Out of Committee May 5 2011 WASHINGTON D C The Senate Committee on Commerce...Sherrod Brown D OH to strengthen bus safety and improve driver training to reduce the number of motorcoach crashes and related fatalities S 453 the Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2011 was passed by the Committee...executive session Committee members also considered and passed S 275 the Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011 Bus travel has far outpaced both air and rail transportation as the fastest...
April 21, 2010
those systems These enemies are focused and determined And sometimes they succeed threatening our safety and our way of life This year the Commerce Committee has already looked at what the Department of...of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration are doing to protect our aviation and communications networks But recent events have made it abundantly clear that terrorists are targeting...important The security of the Nation s surface transportation systems although long overshadowed by aviation security is one of the Transportation Security Administration TSA s central missions and must be...
March 23, 2010
transportation initiatives improving the security of general aviation and helping to develop and implement new technologies that will advance commercial aviation security I also expect you to work with Congress to...this before and I ll say it again this is one of the toughest positions in Washington because the safety and security of our citizens is our most solemn responsibility The attempted Christmas Day attack...before you will be extremely difficult and the decisions you make will have tremendous impact on the safety and economic viability of our national transportation system across all modes The challenges and...
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