- Washington D.C. -- United States Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) has joined as a cosponsor of Senator Jim Bunning’s (R-Ky.) Professional Sports Integrity and Accountability Act, S. 1334. This bill, similar to that introduced last month by Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) and which Stevens also cosponsored, aims to set minimum drug-testing standards for professional spo...

- Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Co-Chairman Dan Inouye (D-Hawaii) today issued the following joint statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in National Cable & Telecommunications Association v. Brand X Internet Services and Federal Communications Commission v. Brand X Internet Services and the Supreme Court’s decision in Metro-Goldwyn-May...

- WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved the Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005 (S. 714). The bill, which was originally introduced by Senator Gordon Smith (R-Ore.), included an amendment by Smith and Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) to further clarify when legitimate businesses may send faxes to recipients with whom they have an established business relationship. Co-spon...

- WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today approved S. 1281, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Act of 2005 by a unanimous vote. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.), Chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science and Space, introduced the legislation, which was co-sponsored by the subcommittee’s Ranking Member Bil...

- WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today unanimously approved S. 1280, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2005. Fisheries and Coast Guard Subcommittee Chair, Senator Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) introduced the bill on June 21, 2005. Co-sponsors of the bill include Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), Co-Chairman Dan Inouye (D-Hawaii), and Rank...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME), Chair of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Fisheries and Coast Guard, is pleased that the Commerce Committee today passed her Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2005 (S. 1280) to modernize the Coast Guard to meet the both its traditional and new homeland security missions. Snowe’s legislation awaits action by the full Senate. &ldquo...

- WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today reported out the following six nominations by voice vote. These nominations, with the exception of Mr. Kip Hawley, will now be reported to the full Senate for confirmation. Mr. Hawley’s nomination will be referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for a period of no mo...

- WASHINGTON – Later today, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science and Space, will file the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Act of 2005. The legislation authorizes NASA for Fiscal Years 2006 through 2010, provides a legislative framework for a national space exploration policy, requires completion of the International Space St...

- Today, Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation introduced the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Maintenance Act of 2005. The Act will reinstate the 5 cents per barrel tax under the Oil Pollution Act to fund the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (OSTLF) at $3 billion. Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), Co-Chairman of the Commerce Committee j...

- Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) has confirmed that Christine Kurth, Deputy Staff Director of the Senate Commerce Committee, has withdrawn herself from consideration for nomination to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). After extensive discussions with the Administration, Kurth chose to withdraw her name from consideration because of the strict interpretation o...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senate Commerce Committee Co-Chairmen Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) today introduced S. 1195, the National Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2005. The Bush Administration developed the Act to provide the regulatory framework for the development of aquaculture in the United States Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The National Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2005 respon...

- Click here for audio of Chairman Ted Stevens speech at the FCBA luncheon WASHINGTON, DC -- Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens today addressed participants of the Federal Communications Bar Association’s Annual Meeting. Following is a transcript of his remarks: I do thank you very much for the invitation and I thank Earl for making the arrangements for this. I’m here o...