- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces the witnesses for a Full Committee hearing on Energy Market Manipulation and Federal Enforcement Regimes. The witness list is below. The hearing will examine energy market manipulation and federal enforcement regimes. The hearing will also consider the current state of the oil and gas markets and ...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a Full Committee hearing on Energy Market Manipulation and Federal Enforcement Regimes scheduled for Tuesday, June 3, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. The hearing will examine energy market manipulation and federal enforcement regimes. The hearing will also consider the current state of the oil and gas markets an...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Senate yesterday approved S. 1965, “Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act,” sponsored by Vice Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) and 19 other cosponsors. The bill would bring parents, industry, and educators together to address comprehensive online protections for children. “Keeping children saf...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces an Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Subcommittee NTSB Reauthorization Hearing scheduled for June 5, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. The hearing will focus on the activities of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and its legislative reauthorization proposal. The NTSB’s current authori...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety Subcommittee Oversight Hearing on Passenger Vehicle Roof Strength scheduled for Wednesday, June 4, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. The hearing will consider the biomechanics of what occurs during a rollover, the relationship between vehicle roof strength and...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Congress has approved a resolution sponsored by Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), Vice Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, to protect future Arctic Ocean fisheries. The resolution, S.J. Res.17, directs the United States to work with other nations on agreements for managing migratory and transboundary fish stocks in the A...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard will hold a field hearing on the Effects of Climate Change on Marine and Coastal Ecosystems in Washington on Tuesday, May 27, 2008, at 10:00 a.m., in Seattle, Wash. Subcommittee Chair Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) will preside. The full witness list is below. The hearing will examine...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) issued the following statement today upon the release of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) report “Digital Television Transition: Majority of Broadcasters Are Prepared for the DTV Transition, but Some Technical and Coordination Issues Remain.” “While I welcome the GAO report’s over...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), Vice Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and the Alaska Broadcasters Association (ABA) today announced that a digital television (DTV) workshop will be held in Anchorage on Thursday, May 29, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at the Loussac Library. The workshop, which is being hosted jointly by Senator Stevens and the AB...

- Attached below is the Commerce Committee weekly roundup.

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday approved a provision sponsored by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) and Committee Vice Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) to assist education efforts surrounding the digital television transition (DTV) scheduled to occur on February 17, 2009. The provision was m...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) issued the following statement in support of S. J. Res. 28, a joint resolution disapproving the Federal Communications Commission rule relaxing newspaper-broadcast media cross-ownership. The joint resolution passed by voice vote. “I rise today in support of S. J. Res 28, a joint resolution disapproving the F...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee today approved legislation (S.2997) cosponsored by Committee Vice Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) to reauthorize the Maritime Administration (MARAD). MARAD’s mission is to improve and strengthen America’s marine transportation system by ensuring the safety and security of the nation’s seagoing co...

- WASHINGTON D.C. – The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee today approved a substitute amendment, cosponsored by Committee Vice Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), to the Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Amendments of 2007 (H.R. 1006). The measure would amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to update the purpose and authorize appropriations for the renamed John H. Pre...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today approved the following items by unanimous consent: 1. S. 2685, Truth in Cigarette Labeling Act of 2008 2. H.R. 1187, the Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act, as amended 3. S. 2281, the Thunder Bay National Marine...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) delivered the following statement at today’s hearing on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) FY 2009 budget. “The public’s confidence in the safety and security of our transportation systems is vital to our social and economic well being. Since the tragic events of September 11, 2001, t...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), Vice Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today urged the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to reexamine the proposed temporary security fees on intrastate aviation travel. TSA has proposed a temporary security fee on commercial intrastate and interstate flight segments. Senator Stevens s...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces the witnesses for the Full Committee Transportation Security Administration (TSA) FY 2009 Budget Oversight Hearing to be held May 13, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. The full witness list is below. The hearing will examine the FY 2009 budget request for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) as well a...

- Attached below is the Commerce Committee Weekly Roundup.

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces the agenda for its Executive Session scheduled for Thursday, May 15, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. Committee members will consider: 1. S. 2685, Truth in Cigarette Labeling Act of 2008 2. H.R. 1187, the Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and P...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety Subcommittee hearing on Plastic Additives in Consumer Products for Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. Recent press reports have highlighted two types of chemicals widely used in consumer products, phthalates and bisphenol-A (BPA), which scien...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) today urged Congress to pass Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization legislation after the Senate rejected a compromise amendment sponsored by Senator Stevens and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.) that removed extraneous, non-aviation-related provisions. Senator Stevens worked with colleagues in both parties to help brok...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), Vice Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today urged the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to address the threat of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Senator Stevens questioned Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and A...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) issued the followed statement prior to a Senate vote to end debate and move toward a final vote on H.R. 2881, the Aviation Investment and Modernization Act. “I urge my colleagues to support the Rockefeller substitute to H.R. 2881, the Aviation Investment and Modernization...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces the witnesses for an Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Subcommittee hearing on The State of the Airline Industry and the Potential Impact of a Delta/Northwest Merger scheduled for this Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. A full witness list is below. The record high cost of fuel is challengi...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announced today the witnesses for an Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Subcommittee oversight hearing on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The full witness list is below. The hearing will provide an opportunity to address general NOAA oversight issues facing the agency during t...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today announced the witnesses for a Space, Aeronautics, and Related Sciences Subcommittee hearing on Reauthorizing the Vision for Space Exploration. A full list of witnesses is below. The Subcommittee will consider the issues facing the upcoming reauthorization of the National Aeronautics and Space Administra...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces a Full Committee Transportation Security Administration (TSA) FY 2009 Budget Oversight Hearing to be held May 13, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. The hearing will examine the FY 2009 budget request for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) as well as general oversight of the agency and its implementat...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces the witnesses for a Full Committee hearing on Improving the Capacity of U.S. Climate Modeling for Decisionmakers and End-Users to be held this Thursday, May 8, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. The full witness list is below. Climate models allow scientists to understand the dynamics of the climate system and predi...

- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces an Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Subcommittee hearing. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Oversight Hearing of 2008 will take place May 6, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. The hearing will provide an opportunity to address general NOAA oversight issues facing the agency du...