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For Immediate Release
12/21/05
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Senate Approves the Securing Cockpits Against Lasers Act
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today the U.S. Senate unanimously approved an amended version of H.R 1400, the Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), offered an amendment to the bill, which was originally introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Ric Keller (R-Fla.). The legislation unanimously passed the House on December 7, 2005.
H.R. 1400, as passed by the House, makes it illegal to knowingly aim a laser pointer at an aircraft. The bill establishes a penalty of a fine and/or imprisonment not to exceed five years for violation of the law.
Chairman Stevens’ amendment creates three key changes to the House bill. First, it makes an exception for airplane manufacturers when they are engaged in research and development programs. Secondly, the Stevens amendment creates a similar exception for the Department of Defense. Finally, the legislation as passed by the Senate, exempts emergency signaling devices that are used to signal search-and-rescue aircraft.
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Chairman Rockefeller Statement on Release of Final Augustine Commission Report
- WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement today regarding the release of the final Augustine Commission report examining NASA’s human spaceflight plans:
“Today, as the Augustine Commission delivers the final report to the President, ongoing budget chall...
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Chairmen Rockefeller and Waxman Statement on FCC Open Internet Rulemaking
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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry A. Waxman sent a letter to Julius Genachowski, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), regarding the draft rules to preserve a free and open Internet. The text of the letter follows:
October 22, 2009
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Hearing Summary - The Case for Space: Examining the Value
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a subcommittee hearing today on The Case for Space: Examining the Value.
Witness List:
Dr. Stephen I. Katz, Director, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Dr. Scott Pace, Director, Space Policy Institute, Elliott School of Intern...
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Rockefeller Condemns EPA Decision to Begin Veto Process on Spruce Mine Permit in West Virginia
- WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee again expressed anger as the EPA took further steps today to revoke the permit for Spruce Number 1 Mine in Logan County, West Virginia.
“I am angry with the EPA’s announcement that they will use veto power to revoke the authorized Spruce Mine permit ...
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Hearing Summary: Nominations Hearing
- WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a full committee hearing today on nominations.
Witness List:
Panel I
Mr. Erroll G. Southers, to be Assistant Secretary of the Transportation Security Administration, at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Panel II
Dr. Patrick Gallagher, to be Director of the National Institute of Sta...
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Chairman Rockefeller Statement on Recent Misleading Health Insurance Industry Report
- WASHINGTON, DC – Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following statement in response to the recent release of a report from the health insurance industry.
“The misleading and harmful claims made today by the profit-driven insurance companies are politicking for corporate gain at its worst.
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Rockefeller Encouraged by NASA Exploration for Water on the Moon
- WASHINGTON, D.C.— Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, issued the following statement today on NASA’s mission to confirm the presence of water on the moon. This morning, the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS), part of a new generation of NASA missions, successfully gathered critical data...
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