- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces an Executive Session Markup for Tuesday, December 4, 2007, at 2:30 p.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. During the Executive Session, Committee members will consider the following agenda items: 1) S. 1581, Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2007 ...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), Vice Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today praised a new pilot program implemented by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve telemedicine in Alaska and across the nation. The new initiative would support the creation of a nationwide interoperable health information technology infrastru...

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- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Senate yesterday approved, S. 2168 - the Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007, which would combat identity theft and cyber crime. The bill is sponsored by Senators Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and cosponsored by Commerce Committee Vice Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska). The legislation is based on recommendations from t...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) today urged the United States Senate to adopt a bill that would improve the quality of federal and state broadband data collection. The Broadband Data Improvement Act (S. 1492) would also encourage initiatives that promote broadband deployment. “For America to keep pace with the rest of the world in the di...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today stated that sound science will help to resolve questions about climate change and avoid making policy decisions that can be unnecessary and burdensome. Senator Stevens made this observation during the Commerce Committee hearing entitled, “Improving t...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announced today the witnesses for a Full Committee hearing titled A Time for Change: Improving the Federal Climate Change Research and Information Program. The witnesses are listed below. The hearing will focus on the need to improve the U.S. Global Change Research Program, which is responsible for coordina...

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- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today announced that representatives from the Federal Trade Commission, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the medical research community are among witnesses scheduled to testify at a committee hearing on the Accuracy of the FTC Tar and Nicotine Cigarette Rating System. The two witness panels are li...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today announced it will host a committee hearing on Tuesday to examine the accuracy of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) tar and nicotine cigarette rating system and the marketing claims of cigarette companies based on these ratings. The FTC has raised concerns about its testing methods and has admi...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement today at a Commerce Committee hearing on Localism, Diversity, and Media Ownership: “The media is a tremendous force. It can inform, educate, and entertain, as well as nourish our democratic dialogue. Yet is also has less ...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a Full Committee hearing titled A Time for Change: Improving the Federal Climate Change Research and Information Program. The hearing will focus on the need to improve the U.S. Global Change Research Program, which is responsible for coordinating and directing Federal climate change research. It wi...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a Space, Aeronautics, and Related Sciences Subcommittee hearing on Issues Facing the U.S. Space Program after Retirement of the Space Shuttle. The Subcommittee hearing will address issues related to the retirement of the Space Shuttle, its remaining missions, the National Aeronautics and Space Adm...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announced today the witnesses for a Full Committee hearing on Localism, Diversity, and Media Ownership. The witnesses are listed below. This hearing will focus on issues related to media consolidation, pending proposals to change the Federal Communications Commission’s media ownership rules, and govern...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announced today the witnesses for a Science, Technology, and Innovation Subcommittee hearing on Carbon Sequestration Technologies. The witnesses are listed below. Carbon dioxide capture and sequestration is a widely discussed solution to decreasing atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide. At this heari...

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- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a Full Committee hearing on Localism, Diversity, and Media Ownership. This hearing will focus on issues related to media consolidation, pending proposals to change the Federal Communications Commission’s media ownership rules, and government efforts to promote localism and diversity the medi...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a Science, Technology, and Innovation Subcommittee hearing on Carbon Sequestration Technologies. Carbon dioxide capture and sequestration is a widely discussed solution to decreasing atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide. At this hearing, the subcommittee will discuss research and developme...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Commerce Committee Vice Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) today praised the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for its order to help consumers keep the same phone number when switching to a new telephone company, specifically including Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers. The FCC’s order is similar to legislation sponsored by Vice Chairman Stevens...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association, the Consortium for School Networking, the Council of Chief State School Officers, the International Society for Technology in Education, the National Catholic Education Association and the National Parent Teachers Association praised legislative language that would bring parents, industry, law enforcement, and educators together to address...