Committee Approves 11 Bills, Coast Guard Nomination
July 24, 2019
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today approved 11 bills and a Coast Guard nomination, all subject to approval by the full Senate.
Bills and nomination considered are as follows (approved by voice vote unless otherwise noted):
- S. 496, Young Fishermen’s Development Act, Sponsors: Sens. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Edward Markey (D-Mass.)
- S. 893, Secure 5G and Beyond Act, Sponsors: Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)
- S. 1148, Air Traffic Control Hiring Reform Act, Sponsors: Sens. John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Krysten Sinema (D-Ariz.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)
- S. 1341, Safer Occupancy Furniture Flammability Act, Sponsors: Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)
- S. 1349, Secure Traveler Act (Thune, Peters), Sponsors: Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Gary Peters (D-Minn.)
- S. 1625, United States 5G Leadership Act, Sponsors: Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)
- S. 1822, Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability (DATA) Act, Sponsors: Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), John Thune (R-S.D.)
- S. 1858, Consumer Product Safety Commission Chief Information Office Parity Act, Sponsors: Sens. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)
- S. 2035,Transportation Security Administration Credential and Endorsement Harmonization Act of 2019, Sponsors: Sens. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Todd Young (R-Ind.)
- S. 2203, A Bill to Extend the Transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System Fees from the Travel Promotion Fund to the Corporation for Travel Promotion (Brand USA) through Fiscal Year 2027, Sponsors: Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)
- S. 2166, Regional Ocean Partnership Act, Sponsors: Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)
- Nomination of Rear Admiral Todd Wiemers, of Illinois, to serve as Director of the Coast Guard Reserves