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For Immediate Release
02/07/08
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Joe Brenckle - Republican Press Office 202-224-3991
Brian Eaton w/Stevens 202-224-0445
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Congress Passes Dorgan-Stevens Legislation to Extend Do-Not-Call List
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Congress last night approved legislation to extend and improve the Do-Not-Call registry. The House of Representatives passed the Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007 (S.781) and the Senate passed the Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007 (H.R. 3541). Both bills were previously approved by the Senate and House.
Senate Commerce Committee Vice Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) are both sponsors of S. 781 and the Senate companion bill to H.R. 3541, S. 2096. This will send both a Senate bill (S.781) and a House bill (H.R. 3541) to the President's desk, and remove the need for a bill conference. The combination of this legislation will allow the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to collect fees to maintain the registry and remove the need for consumers to re-register their names on the Do-Not-Call list.
“The passage of this legislation further protects American consumers by making the Do-Not-Call list the Never-Call list,” said Senator Stevens. “This registry has dramatically limited the number of unwanted calls to thousands of Alaskans and assisted the Federal Trade Commission in preventing telemarketing fraud and abuse.”
S.781 would specifically:
- extend the FTC’s authority to collect funds to maintain the Do-Not-Call registry while providing financial certainty to entities that utilize the registry by standardizing yearly fee increases for use of the registry’s list.
HR 3541 would specifically:
- remove the need for consumers currently on the list to have to re-register, and ask the FTC to report to Congress on its efforts to improve the accuracy of the Do-Not-Call list.
Audio of Senator Stevens discussing the Do-Not-Call legislation can be found here: www.commerce.senate.gov/misc/2008-02-07 - Do-Not-Call Registry.mp3
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Commerce Committee Announces Witnesses for TSA Budget Hearing
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announced today that The Honorable Edmund “Kip” Hawley, Assistant Secretary for Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, and Ms. Cathleen Berrick, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, Government Accountability Office, will testify before a full Committee hearing on the President...
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CG Commandant among Witnesses for Oil Spills Protection Hearing
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announced today the witnesses for a Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Subcommittee hearing on protecting our shores from oils spills. The witnesses are listed below.
The purpose of this hearing is to evaluate operation incidents associated with oil spills. The Subcommittee will examine non-tank vess...
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Coast Guard Commandant, GAO to Testify at Coast Guard Budget Hearing
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Subcommittee announced today that Admiral Thad W. Allen, Commandant for the U.S. Coast Guard and Mr. Stephen Caldwell, Director of Homeland Security and Justice Issues at the Government Accountability Office will testify at the U.S. Coast Guard budget and oversight hearing.
The Committee will also examine programs in ...
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Interstate Commerce Subcommittee to Examine GDP Calculation
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announced today that it will hold an Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism Subcommittee hearing on the calculation of the gross domestic product (GDP) on Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at 1:30 p.m.
At this hearing, Rethinking the Gross Domestic Product as a Measurement of National Strength, the subcommittee ...
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Stevens Calls for Examination of Aviation’s Underage Flying Policy
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), Vice Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today urged Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters and acting Federal Aviation Administrator Robert Sturgell about the need to address loopholes in airline policies that allow minors to purchase airplane tickets without parental supervision. During a Commerce Com...
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Senator Stevens Criticizes Bush Administration Over Proposed Transportation Budget
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – At today’s Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing on the Fiscal Year 2009 Department of Transportation budget, Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) expressed his strong opposition to the Bush Administration’s proposed cuts to programs that impact Alaska.
“I just feel that somehow or another people in your Department now have lost sig...
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NIST, NSF, OSTP to Testify Before Commerce Committee
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Science, Technology, and Innovation subcommittee announced the witnesses for its March 11, 2008 hearing on The FY 2009 Budget Proposal to Support U.S. Basic Research. The witnesses include: Dr. John H. Marburger, III, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP); Dr. Arden Bement, Jr., Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF); and Dr. James M...
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Inouye: DOT Must Rehabilitate Infrastructure, Maintain Security
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) issued the following statement today at a hearing on the Department of Transportation’s Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Proposal.
“Transportation is an essential element of our nation’s prosperity. Our transportation infrastructure provides the means to efficiently mo...
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FTC Commissioners to Testify Before Commerce Subcommittee
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will host an Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism Subcommittee hearing on the Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization. All five FTC Commissioners will testify.
The hearing will be an oversight hearing reviewing the performance of the Commission. The Committee will also receive testimony on pending FTC ...
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Senate Passes VoIP/Public Safety Bill with Stevens Provisions
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Senate last night approved S. 428, the IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act, with two key provisions authored by Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), Vice Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. The measure would require Internet telephone companies to offer enhanced 911 (E911) services to all subscribers. This...
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DOT Secretary to Testify Before Commerce Committee
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announced today that The Honorable Mary E. Peters, Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT) will testify at a February 28 hearing reviewing the DOT budget proposal. The Honorable Robert Sturgell, Acting Administration of the Federal Aviation Administration will accompany Secretary Peters.
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Commerce Committee to Review FY 2009 Budget Proposal to Support U.S. Basic Research
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a Science, Technology, and Innovation Subcommittee hearing titled The FY 2009 Budget Proposal to Support U.S. Basic Research.
At this hearing, the Committee will explore the importance of basic research to U.S. competitiveness. The hearing will examine research and development budgets at agencies i...
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Stevens Joins Snowe and Nelson to Introduce Anti-Phishing Legislation
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Vice Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) today joined Senators Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) to introduce legislation to address “phishing,” the practice of using fraudulent e-mail addresses or fake websites to lure recipients into providing personal or financial information.
“The ...
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Commerce Committee to Examine DOT Budget Request
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announced today that it will review the President’s proposed Department of Transportation budget for the 2009 fiscal year at a hearing on February 28, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.
Department of Transportation’s Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Proposal
Full Committee
Date: Thursday, February 28, 2008
Time: ...
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Commerce Committee to Host CG Budget and Oversight Hearing
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Subcommittee announced today that it will review the President’s proposed U.S. Coast Guard budget for the 2009 fiscal year at a hearing on March 6, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.
The Committee will also examine programs in the pending Coast Guard Reauthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008.
U.S. Coast Guard Budget and Ov...
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Commerce Committee to Review TSA Budget Request
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces it will review the President’s proposed Transportation Security Administration (TSA) budget for the 2009 fiscal year at a hearing on March 4, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.
FY 2009 TSA Budget Hearing
Full Committee
Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Room 253, Russell Sena...
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Merchant Marine Subcommittee to Examine Oil Spills Protection
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Subcommittee hearing on protecting our shores from oils spills. The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, March 4, 2008, at 2:30 p.m.
The purpose of this hearing is to evaluate operational incidents associated with oil spills. The Subcommittee will examine ...
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President Signs Legislation to Extend Do-Not-Call List
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – President George W. Bush today signed legislation into law to extend and improve the Do-Not-Call registry. Last week the House of Representatives passed the Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007 (S.781) and the Senate passed the Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007 (H.R. 3541), sending both bills to the President. The legislation was previously approved by the S...
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Pryor, Stevens, Inouye Reach Compromise on Bipartisan Children’s Safety Legislation
- WASHINGTON D.C. – Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR), Senate Commerce Committee Vice Chairman Ted Stevens (R-AK), and Senate Commerce Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-HI) today announced a bipartisan agreement to protect children and consumers from dangerous toys and products. Pryor and Stevens reached an agreement they believe will lead to swift, bipartisan passage of the bill within the next few weeks.
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Congress Passes “Kids and Cars” Safety Act
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Congress today passed the Cameron Gulbransen Kids Transportation Safety Act (H.R. 1216). Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), Vice Chairman of the Commerce Committee, is a cosponsor of the Senate companion legislation (S.694) which was introduced by Senators John Sununu (R-N.H.) and Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.). This measure will address child safety issue...
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Inouye and Dingell Urge President to Establish Inter-Agency DTV Task Force
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman John D. Dingell (D-Mich.) sent a joint letter today to the President, urging the establishment of an inter-agency task force to oversee the transition from analog to digital television (DTV).
The Chairmen called on the President to use the government’s...
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FCC, NTIA among Witnesses to Testify at Commerce Committee DTV Hearing
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announced today the witnesses for a Full Committee hearing on U.S. readiness for the nationwide transition from analog television broadcasting to digital television (DTV) broadcasting. The witnesses are listed below.
With the transition date just a year away – set for February 17, 2009 – the hea...
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Commerce Committee to Hear Testimony from DOC Deputy Secretary Nominee
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a Full Committee Nominations Hearing for John J. Sullivan, nominated to be Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Commerce. The hearing is scheduled for Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 9:30 a.m.
Nominations Hearing
Full Committee
Date: Thursday, February 14, 2008
Time: 9:30 a.m.
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Aviation Subcommittee to Hold FAA Budget Hearing
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security announced today that it will review the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) fiscal year (FY) 2009 budget proposal at a hearing on February 12, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.
The Administration’s FY 2009 proposal would provide $14.6 billion for the FAA in FY 2009, a cut of $273 million from FY...
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Commerce Committee Announces Subcommittee Assignments for Senator Wicker (R-Miss.)
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee today announced Senator Roger Wicker’s (R-Miss.) subcommittee assignments for the second session of the 110th Congress. Senator Wicker replaced Senator Trent Lott (R-Miss) who retired from the Senate at the end of last year.
Senator Wicker will sit on the following subcommittees:
Aviation Operations, Saf...
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