United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation Home | Graphics On | Site Map | Text Size: A A A Search : + Advanced Search Hearings Markups Nominations Legislative Calendar News Room   » Press Releases   » Op-Eds   » Speeches Audio/Video About the Committee   » Committee History   » Jurisdiction   » Members   » The Chairman   » The Co-Chairman   » Past Chairmen Subcommittees   » Full Committee   » Science, Technology, and Innovation   » Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security   » Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety   » Full Committee   » Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard   » Space, Aeronautics, and Related Sciences   » Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security   » Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism Contact Information Related Links   » Legislation   » Federal Agencies RSS Feed   Fact of the Day   March 3rd, 2006 - Since 1947, Kansas, Nebraska, Tennessee and Texas are the states that have had the most Senators serve on the Commerce Committee with six. Maryland, Michigan, Oregon and Virginia have had five each.   ###   « previous Fact List of all Facts next Fact »   March 2006 Facts  « February   April »     « 2005   2007 »    30th - Howard Cannon (D-Nev.) served as Chairman from 197...   30th - The original predecessor to today’s Commerce...   30th - James Barbour (DR-Va.) proposed the resolution tha...   30th - Former Committee Chairman Warren Magnuson (D-Was...   30th - The Committee on Commerce and Manufacturing broke ...   30th - A predecessor of the Commerce Committee was the In...   30th - Warren Magnuson (D-Wash.) left his Chairmanship of...   30th - The longest-serving Committee Chairman was Warren ...   30th - Today’s incarnation of the Senate Committee ...   30th - In 1977, the Commerce Committee relinquished juris...   30th - The Commerce Committee was initially assigned 13 s...   30th - The Commerce Committee was one of 11 original stan...   31st - Committee Vice Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) dis...   31st - Committee Vice Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) wor...   31st - Committee Vice Chaimran Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) ser...   31st - After graduating from the Naval Academy in 1958, F...   31st - In 1994, Committee Member Olympia Snowe was electe...   31st - Committee Member John Ensign (R-Nev.), who holds a...   31st - In June of 2000, Committee Member Kay Bailey Hutch...   31st - Upon his election to the United States Senate in 1...   31st - During World War II, Committee Vice Chairman Ted S...   31st - Committee Vice Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) was...   31st - In 2002, Committee Member John Sununu (R-N.H.) def...   31st - Committee Member Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) was born and ...   31st - Committee Vice Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) was...   9th - Current Committee Vice Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Ala...   9th - Nineteen President Pro Tempores of the Senate have...   9th - Senator Warren Magnuson (D-Wash.) is the longest-s...   3rd - In previous decades, the Committee was much smalle...   3rd - Warren G. Magnuson (D-Wash.) served on the Comme...   3rd - current Fact   3rd - Since establishment of today's modern two-party, R...   3rd - Since 1947, only two states, Idaho and Iowa, have ...   3rd - 19 President Pro Tempores of the Senate have serve...   7th - After being appointed Tax Commissioner at 26, Comm...   7th - In 1998, Committee Member Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) was ...   7th - Committee Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) was elec...   7th - Before coming to the U.S. Senate, Committee Member...   7th - In 1964, Committee Member Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va....   7th - Elected to a third term in 2004, Committee Member ...   7th - In January 1986, Committee Member Bill Nelson (D-F...   7th - For his leadership, courage, and sacrifice under f... Public Information Office: 508 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg • Washington, DC 20510-6125 Tel: 202-224-5115 Hearing Room: 253 Russell Senate Office Bldg • Washington, DC 20510-6125 Home | Privacy Policy | Graphics On | Site Map | Help/Faqs | Search Back to Top