Committee Approves 11 Bills, Coast Guard Promotions
November 18, 2020
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today approved 11 bills and Coast Guard promotions, which are now all subject to approval by the full Senate.
Bills and promotions considered are as follows (approved by voice vote unless otherwise noted):
1. S. 1031, Duck Boat Safety Enhancement Act of 2019, Sponsors: Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill.
Wicker Substitute
Cantwell 1 (modified)
(second degree) Lee 1 (modified)
2. S. 1166, Internet Exchange Act of 2019, Sponsors: Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Roy Blunt, R-Mo.
Schatz-Blunt Substitute
Scott 1 (modified)
3. S. 3730, Registered Traveler Act of 2020, Sponsors: Sens. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Roy Blunt, R-Mo.
Sullivan Substitute (modified)
4. S. 3824, Protecting Seniors from Emergency Scams Act, Sponsors: Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Jerry Moran, R-Kan.
5. S. 3969, Aircraft Safety and Certification Reform Act of 2020, Sponsors: Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.
Wicker-Cantwell Substitute
6. S. 4472, Ensuring Network Security Act, Sponsors: Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Roy Blunt, R-Mo.
Peters Substitute (modified)
7. S. 4719, Helping Manufacturers Respond to COVID-19 Act of 2020, Sponsors: Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., Cory Gardner, R-Colo.
Scott 1 (modified)
8. S. 4803, Beat China by Harnessing Important, National Airwaves (CHINA) for 5G Act of 2020, Sponsors: Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., John Thune, R-S.D.
9. S. 4827, Space Preservation And Conjunction Emergency (SPACE) Act of 2020, Sponsor: Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss.
Wicker-Cantwell-Sinema Substitute (modified)
10. S. 4847, Protecting Tourism in the United States Act, Sponsors: Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Roy Blunt, R-Mo.
11. S. 4884, COVID-19 Home Safety Act, Sponsors: Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Jerry Moran, R-Kan.
Lee 1 (modified)
Lee 2 (modified)
12. Coast Guard Promotions