U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, will convene a full committee Executive Session on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at 10 a.m. EDT to consider the following legislation and nominations:

The following actions were taken during today’s Executive Session.

Approved:

S. 4178, the Future of Artificial Intelligence Innovation Act of 2024, as amended by: PASSED BY VOICE VOTE

• The Cantwell-Young Substitute, as amended by:
• Budd 1
• Budd 2 as modified
• Budd 3
• Cruz 4
• Cruz 5
• Schatz_3
• Schatz 4 as modified
• Schatz 6
• Young-Hickenlooper 1

S. 4394, the National Science Foundation Artificial Intelligence Education Act of 2024, as amended by: PASSED BY VOICE VOTE

• The Cantwell-Moran Substitute, as amended by:
• Budd 1
• Budd 2
• Cruz 4 as modified
• Peters-Schmitt 1

S. 2714, the CREATE AI Act of 2023, as amended by: PASSED BY ROLL CALL 19-7

• The Young Substitute, as amended by:
• Cruz 6

S. 4769, the Validation and Evaluation for the Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence Act, as amended by: PASSED BY VOICE VOTE

• Cruz 1
• Cruz 3
• Cruz 4
• Cruz_6
• Hickenlooper-Capito 1
• Hickenlooper-Capito 2
• Hickenlooper-Capito 3

S. 3312, the Artificial Intelligence Research, Innovation, and Accountability Act of 2023, as amended by: PASSED BY VOICE VOTE

• The Thune-Klobuchar Substitute

S. 2238, PLAN for Broadband Act, as amended by: PASSED BY VOICE VOTE

• The Wicker Substitute as modified, as amended by:
• Schmitt 1 as modified
• Cantwell-Welch 1 as modified Passed by Roll Call Vote 14-12

S. 1008. Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act PASSED BY VOICE VOTE

S. 3348 Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2023, as amended by: PASSED BY VOICE VOTE

• The Sullivan Substitute

The following block passed by voice vote:  

S. 275, Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2023, as amended by:

• The Capito Substitute

S. 690, Network Equipment Transparency Act, as amended by:

• The Hickenlooper Substitute

S. 1570, Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act

S. 1956, Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2023, as amended by:

• The Baldwin Substitute

S. 2086, Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Act of 2023, as amended by:

• The Markey Substitute

S. 2233, Youth Poisoning Protection Act, as amended by:

• The Duckworth Substitute

S. 2498, Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2023, as amended by:

• The Klobuchar-Moran Substitute

S. 2645, Preventing Heat Illnesses and Deaths Act of 2023, as amended by:

• The Markey Substitute as modified, as amended by:
• Cruz 2
• Cruz 3
• Cruz 4 as modified
• Schatz 1
• Sullivan 1

S. 3162, the TEST AI Act of 2023, as amended by:

• The Lujan-Thune Substitute
• Cruz 4 as modified

S. 3277, Marine Debris Program Reauthorization

S. 3475, Strengthening the Commercial Driver’s License Information System Act

S. 3606, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2024, as amended by:

• The Tester Substitute

S. 3788, National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2024, as amended by:

• The Cantwell Substitute

S. 3849, Promoting United State Leadership in Standards Act of 2024, as amended by:

• The Blackburn Substitute as modified

S. 3879, Illegal Red Snapper Enforcement Act, as amended by:

• The Cruz Substitute
• Cantwell 1
• Schatz 3 as modified

S. 3943, Accelerating Networking Cybersecurity and Hardware for Oceanic Research (ANCHOR)

S. 3959, Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act, as amended by:

• The Wicker-Tester Substitute as modified

S.  4107, Think Differently Transportation Act, as amended by:

• The Duckworth-Capito Substitute

S. 4212, American Music Tourism Act, as amended by:

• The Blackburn Substitute

S. 4343, Fire Ready Nation Act, as amended by:

• The Cantwell Substitute,
• Schatz 2 as modified
• Schatz 3 as modified
• Schatz 4 as modified

S. 4487, Small Business AI Training Act, as amended by:

• The Cantwell-Moran Substitute
• Cruz 3 as modified

S. 4569, Take It Down Act, as amended by:

• The Cruz-Klobuchar Substitute

S. 4596, Artificial Intelligence Public Awareness and Education Campaign Act

S. 4579, the NW Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act, as amended by:

• Cruz 1
• Sullivan 1 

Nomination of Chad M. Cary to be Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps) and Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) (PN1580)

Coast Guard Promotions (PN440-2, PN1803, PN1804, PN1116-2, PN1900, PN1901)

Details:

WHAT: Full Committee Executive Session
DATE: Wednesday, July 31, 2024
TIME: 10 a.m. EDT
LOCATION: Committee Hearing Room, Russell 253
LIVESTREAM: The hearing will stream live on the Committee website