Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Writes laws on airlines, railroads, trucking, shipping, highway safety and the Coast Guard. It also covers communications, consumer protection, civilian space and science programs, weather, oceans and sports.
Writes laws on airlines, railroads, trucking, shipping and the Coast Guard. Also covers communications, consumer protection and space.
WHAT IT DECIDES
Aviation and railCommunications and mediaConsumer protectionSpace and scienceCoast Guard and shippingWeather and oceans
Aviation and railCommunications and mediaConsumer protectionSpace and scienceCoast Guard and shippingWeather and oceans
ITS RECORD THIS CONGRESS
568 bills sent here. 117 came out.568 bills in. 117 came out.
REFERRED568
CAME OUT21%117
PASSED THE SENATE44%51
BECAME LAW14%7
21% came out, against a Senate average of 12%.
REFERRED
568
THIS CONGRESS
CAME OUT
117
21% OF PREVIOUS
PASSED THE SENATE
51
44% OF PREVIOUS
BECAME LAW
7
14% OF PREVIOUS
Bills can be sent to more than one committee. “Came out” means this committee voted to report it or was discharged from it, or the full Senate passed it.
BILLS WAITING HERE · 385
What the chair hasn’t taken up yetNot taken up yet
S. 5674 · SENT SEP 300 COSPONSORSS. 5674SENT SEP 30Prohibit misleading recycled content claims in product marketingTL;DR Recycled-content claims tell shoppers something about the materials in a product. The bill would prohibit misleading claims about that content in advertising, marketing, and sales to consumers.John R. CurtisR-UTJohn R. CurtisR-UT0 COSPONSORSS. 5673 · SENT SEP 302 COSPONSORSS. 5673SENT SEP 30Restricting sales of consumer car-related dataTL;DR Consumer car-related data raises questions about who may sell it and how companies explain their data practices. The bill would restrict car manufacturers and other companies from selling that data and increase transparency about their practices.Jeff MerkleyD-ORJeff MerkleyD-OR2 COSPONSORSS. 5668 · SENT SEP 301 COSPONSORSS. 5668SENT SEP 30Require a Federal science strategy for the monitoring and detection of methaneTL;DR Methane monitoring and detection are the subject of this measure. It would require a federal science strategy focused on those activities, but the title does not say what the strategy would include.John R. CurtisR-UTJohn R. CurtisR-UT1 COSPONSORS. 5663 · SENT SEP 300 COSPONSORSS. 5663SENT SEP 30Fund National Science Foundation awards to reproduce federally funded researchTL;DR Reproducing research means checking whether earlier findings can be obtained again. The bill would create a National Science Foundation program to fund awards for reproducing federally funded research.Cynthia M. LummisR-WYCynthia M. LummisR-WY0 COSPONSORSS. 5594 · SENT SEP 290 COSPONSORSS. 5594SENT SEP 29Establish the Data Protection Agency, protect the privacy of individualsTL;DR Protecting personal privacy is the issue at the center of this measure. It would establish a Data Protection Agency to protect individuals’ privacy.Kirsten E. GillibrandD-NYKirsten E. GillibrandD-NY0 COSPONSORS
MEMBERS · 28
In seniority order, so you can see who’s next in lineBy seniority, so you see who’s next in line
REPUBLICANS15 SEATS
1Ted CruzTXCHAIR2John ThuneSD3Roger F. WickerMS4Deb FischerNESUBCMTE CHAIR5Jerry MoranKSSUBCMTE CHAIR6Dan SullivanAKSUBCMTE CHAIR7Marsha BlackburnTNSUBCMTE CHAIR8Todd YoungINSUBCMTE CHAIR9Ted BuddNCSUBCMTE CHAIR10Eric SchmittMO11John R. CurtisUT12Bernie MorenoOH13Tim SheehyMT14Shelley Moore CapitoWV15Cynthia M. LummisWYRETIRINGDEMOCRATS13 SEATS
1Maria CantwellWARANKING2Amy KlobucharMN3Brian SchatzHI4Ed MarkeyMA5Gary C. PetersMIRETIRING6Tammy BaldwinWISUBCMTE RANKING7Tammy DuckworthILSUBCMTE RANKING8Jacky RosenNV9Ben Ray LujánNMSUBCMTE RANKING10John W. HickenlooperCOSUBCMTE RANKING11John FettermanPA12Andy KimNJ13Lisa Blunt RochesterDESUBCMTE RANKINGWHERE THEY’RE FROM28 STATES
AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
Darker means more members. 28 states have 1 each.
WHAT IT HANDLES
Science, tech and telecom first, then transportation
Science, tech and telecom18633%
Transportation17731%
Commerce8615%
Public lands and resources386.7%
Sports and recreation111.9%
Other7012%
SUBCOMMITTEES · 6
Where the detailed work happens
Aviation, Space, and Innovation11Civil aviation, the FAA, airline service, NASA and space policy● Jerry Moran● Tammy DuckworthCHAIR● Jerry MoranRANKING● Tammy Duckworth11SEATSCoast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries9Coast Guard, NOAA, ocean fisheries, weather and shipping● Dan Sullivan● Lisa Blunt RochesterCHAIR● Dan SullivanRANKING● Lisa Blunt Rochester9SEATSConsumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy15Product safety, data privacy, the FTC, cybersecurity and sports● Marsha Blackburn● John W. HickenlooperCHAIR● Marsha BlackburnRANKING● John W. Hickenlooper15SEATSScience, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness11Science policy, NSF, NIST, manufacturing, tourism and exports● Ted Budd● Tammy BaldwinCHAIR● Ted BuddRANKING● Tammy Baldwin11SEATSSurface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety15Freight and passenger rail, trucking, auto safety and pipelines● Todd Young● Gary C. PetersCHAIR● Todd YoungRANKING● Gary C. Peters15SEATSTelecommunications and Media26Broadband, phones, TV, radio, wireless spectrum and the FCC● Deb Fischer● Ben Ray LujánCHAIR● Deb FischerRANKING● Ben Ray Luján26SEATS
HEARINGS AND MARKUPS
When it meets
62
hearings this Congress
26
markups
Includes the 6 subcommittees. A markup is where members amend a bill and vote to send it to the floor.
Nothing scheduled yet. Committees post meetings about a week ahead.
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