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For Immediate Release
04/17/08
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Rob Blumenthal w/Inouye 202-224-8374
Jenilee Keefe w/Inouye 202-224-7824
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Senate Commerce Committee Announces April 24 Markup Agenda
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announced today the agenda for its Executive Session scheduled for Thursday, April 24, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. Committee members will consider:
- S. 2688, the Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act
- S.J. Res 28, A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership
- S. 2607, A bill to make a technical correction to section 3009 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
- S. 2507, DTV Border Fix Act of 2007
- H.R. 3985, Over-the-Road Bus Transportation Accessibility Act of 2007
- H.R. 802, Maritime Pollution Prevention Act (MARPOL Annex VI)
- S. 2657, To require the Secretary of Commerce to prescribe regulations to reduce the incidence of vessels colliding with North Atlantic right whales by limiting the speed of vessels, and for other purposes
- S. 2482, To repeal the provision of title 46, United States Code, requiring a license for employment in the business of salvaging on the coast of Florida
- The Honorable Robert A. Sturgell, Nominated to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (PN 1005)
- Nominations for Promotion in the United States Coast Guard (PN 1561 and PN 1562)
The Executive Session is open to the public.
Markup
Full Committee Executive Session
Date: Thursday, April 24, 2008
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Room 253, Russell Senate Office Building
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With February 17, 2009 less than five months away, the Committee will assess the Federal Communication...
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Commerce Committee Announces Witnesses for U.S.-Korea Automobile Trade Imbalance Hearing
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Commerce Committee to Examine Consumer Privacy Issues Related to Broadband Service Providers
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a Full Committee hearing on Broadband Providers and Consumer Privacy, scheduled for Thursday, September 25, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.
The Committee will examine broadband provider practices with respect to consumer privacy.
Broadband Providers and Consumer PrivacyFull CommitteeDate: Thursday, Septemb...
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Inouye Calls for Immediate Passage of S.1492, the Broadband Data Improvement Act
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) delivered the following statement at today’s hearing on why broadband matters.
“In our hearing today we explore why broadband matters. Broadband matters because broadband communications have become the great economic engine of our time. Broadband deployment drives opportunities for business, education, ...
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Commerce Committee Announces Witnesses for Bus Safety Hearing
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Commerce Committee to Hear Testimony from Corporation for Public Broadcasting Nominees
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Commerce Committee to Review Progress of DTV Transition with FCC, NTIA
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today filed its report on S. 2997, the Maritime Administration Act for Fiscal Year 2009. In accordance with Senate Rule XLIV, the Committee provides the attached financial disclosure certification.
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