[Senate Report 115-18]
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115th Congress      }                                  {        Report
                                 SENATE
 1st Session        }                                  {        115-18

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                     LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES REPORT

                                 OF THE

           COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION

                          UNITED STATES SENATE

                               during the

                    ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH CONGRESS


                              Pursuant to

                 Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the

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           COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION

                     ONE HUNDRED FIFTEENTH CONGRESS

                   JOHN THUNE, South Dakota, Chairman

 ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi         BILL NELSON, Florida
 ROY BLUNT, Missouri                  MARIA CANTWELL, Washington
 TED CRUZ, Texas                      AMY KLOBUCHAR, Minnesota
 DEB FISCHER, Nebraska                RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, Connecticut
 JERRY MORAN, Kansas                  BRIAN SCHATZ, Hawaii
 DAN SULLIVAN, Alaska                 EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts
 DEAN HELLER, Nevada                  CORY A. BOOKER, New Jersey
 JIM INHOFE, Oklahoma                 TOM UDALL, New Mexico
 MIKE LEE, Utah                       GARY PETERS, Michigan
 RON JOHNSON, Wisconsin               TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin
 SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West           TAMMY DUCKWORTH, Illinois
Virginia
 CORY GARDNER, Colorado               MARGARETWOODHASSAN,NewHampshire
 TODD C. YOUNG, Indiana               CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO, Nevada

                       Nick Rossi, Staff Director

                  Kim Lipsky, Minority Staff Director

                    ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH CONGRESS

                   JOHN THUNE, South Dakota, Chairman

ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi         BILL NELSON, Florida
ROY BLUNT, Missouri                  MARIA CANTWELL, Washington
MARCO RUBIO, Florida                 CLAIRE McCASKILL, Missouri
KELLY AYOTTE, New Hampshire          AMY KLOBUCHAR, Minnesota
TED CRUZ, Texas                      RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, Connecticut
DEB FISCHER, Nebraska                BRIAN SCHATZ, Hawaii
JERRY MORAN, Kansas                  EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts
DAN SULLIVAN, Alaska                 CORY A. BOOKER, New Jersey
RON JOHNSON, Wisconsin               TOM UDALL, New Mexico
DEAN HELLER, Nevada                  JOE MANCHIN, III, West Virginia
CORY GARDNER, Colorado               GARY PETERS, Michigan
STEVE DAINES, Montana

                       Nick Rossi, Staff Director

                  Kim Lipsky, Minority Staff Director














                            C O N T E N T S

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Introduction:
    Summary......................................................     1
    Jurisdiction.................................................     1
A. Legislation
    Bills Referred to Committee..................................     2
    Resolutions Referred to Committee............................    19
B. Nominations
    Nominations by the Numbers...................................    21
    Hearings.....................................................    22
C. Full Committee
    Executive Sessions...........................................    23
D. Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
    Activities...................................................    29
    Hearings.....................................................    29
E. Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the 
  Internet
    Activities...................................................    30
    Hearings.....................................................    31
F. Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, 
  Insurance, and Data Security
    Activities...................................................    32
    Hearings.....................................................    33
G. Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard
    Activities...................................................    34
    Hearings.....................................................    35
H. Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness
    Activities...................................................    35
    Hearings.....................................................    36
I. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine 
  Infrastructure, Safety, and Security
    Activities...................................................    37
    Hearings.....................................................    38













115th Congress      }                                  {        Report
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              REPORT ON THE LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES OF THE
                 SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE,
              AND TRANSPORTATION DURING THE 114TH CONGRESS

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                 March 30, 2017.--Ordered to be printed

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Mr. Thune, from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 
                        submitted the following:

                    REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES

                                Summary

    The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
conducted a legislative and oversight program during the 114th 
Congress. A total of 289 bills, 19 resolutions, 1370 
nominations, including promotions, and 2337 executive 
communications were referred to the Committee for 
consideration.
    The Committee and its subcommittees held a total of 80 
public hearings, including 7 nominations hearings, during the 
114th Congress. The Committee also held 17 Executive Sessions 
and filed 69 committee reports.
    Action was completed on a broad range of oversight, 
legislative, and executive matters. A total of 84 bills and 9 
resolutions were reported or discharged by the Committee. 
Notably, 18\1\ of the reported or discharged bills were enacted 
as stand-alone measures; 27 of the reported or discharged bills 
were enacted, in whole or in part, as part of other 
legislation; and 17 bills were considered and enacted, in whole 
or in part, as part of other legislation. In addition, 8 of the 
discharged resolutions were agreed to in the Senate.
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      \1\H.R.34 served as the vehicle for 21st Century Cures Act, and 
S.764 served as the vehicle for a bill to amend the Agricultural 
Marketing Act of 1946.
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    Members and staff made individual trips abroad and 
participated in conferences, further exercising the legislative 
oversight responsibilities of the Committee.

                              Jurisdiction

    Pursuant to Rule XXV(1)(f)(1) of the Standing Rules of the 
United States Senate, all proposed legislation, messages, 
petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the 
following subjects are referred to the Senate Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
    
        1. Coast Guard.
        2. Coastal zone management.
        3. Communications.
        4. Highway Safety.
        5. Inland waterways, except construction.
        6. Interstate commerce.
        7. Marine and ocean navigation, safety, and 
        transportation, including navigational aspects of 
        deepwater ports.
        8. Marine fisheries.
        9. Merchant marine and navigation.
        10. Nonmilitary aeronautical and space sciences.
        11. Oceans, weather, and atmospheric activities.
        12. Panama Canal and interoceanic canals generally, 
        except as provided in subparagraph (c) of Rule XXV(1).
        13. Regulation of consumer products and services, 
        including testing related to toxic substances, other 
        than pesticides, and except for credit, financial 
        services, and housing.
        14. Regulation of interstate common carriers, including 
        railroads, buses, trucks, vessels, pipelines, and civil 
        aviation.
        15. Science, engineering, and technology research and 
        development and policy.
        16. Sports.
        17. Standards and measurement.
        18. Transportation.
        19. Transportation and commerce aspects of Outer 
        Continental Shelf lands.
    


                             A. Legislation

                       Bills Referred to Committee 

Bills:
    Referred to Committee.........................................   289
    Original measures from Committee..............................     0
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                        ________________________________________________
    Total.........................................................   289

    Reported/discharged...........................................    84
    Reported/discharged and enacted as stand-alone measure........    18
    Reported/discharged and enacted, in whole or in part, as part 
      of other legislation........................................    27
    Enacted, in whole or in part, as part of other legislation....    17
              *Reported/discharged
              **Reported/discharged and enacted as stand-alone 
  measure
              *Reported/discharged and enacted as part of other 
  legislation
              Enacted, in whole or in part, as part of other 
  legislation

 
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                Number                                            Title as Introduced
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H.R.23**                               To reauthorize the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program, and for
                                        other purposes. (P.L. 114-52)
H.R.34**                               To authorize and strengthen the tsunami detection, forecast, warning,
                                        research, and mitigation program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                        Administration, and for other purposes. (P.L. 114-255)
H.R.710**                              To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prepare a comprehensive
                                        security assessment of the transportation security card program, and for
                                        other purposes. (P.L. 114-278)
H.R.719**                              To require the Transportation Security Administration to conform to
                                        existing Federal law and regulations regarding criminal investigator
                                        positions, and for other purposes. (P.L. 114-53)
H.R.720**                              To improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during
                                        security incidents at domestic airports, and for other purposes. (P.L.
                                        114-50)
H.R.734                                To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to consolidate the reporting
                                        obligations of the Federal Communications Commission in order to improve
                                        congressional oversight and reduce reporting burdens.
H.R.749                                To reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs, and for other
                                        purposes.
H.R.774**                              To strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and
                                        unregulated fishing, to amend the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 to
                                        implement the Antigua Convention, and for other purposes. (P.L. 114-81)
H.R.805                                To prohibit the National Telecommunications and Information
                                        Administration from relinquishing responsibility over the Internet
                                        domain name system until the Comptroller General of the United States
                                        submits to Congress a report on the role of the NTIA with respect to
                                        such system.
H.R.810                                To authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space
                                        Administration, and for other purposes.
H.R.1020**                             To define STEM education to include computer science, and to support
                                        existing STEM education programs at the National Science Foundation.
                                        (P.L. 114-59)
H.R.1119                               To improve the efficiency of Federal research and development, and for
                                        other purposes.
H.R.1162                               To make technical changes to provisions authorizing prize competitions
                                        under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980.
H.R.1335                               To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to
                                        provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen,
                                        and for other purposes.
H.R.1561*                              To improve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's weather
                                        research through a focused program of investment on affordable and
                                        attainable advances in observational, computing, and modeling
                                        capabilities to support substantial improvement in weather forecasting
                                        and prediction of high impact weather events, to expand commercial
                                        opportunities for the provision of weather data, and for other purposes.
H.R.1806                               To provide for technological innovation through the prioritization of
                                        Federal investment in basic research, fundamental scientific discovery,
                                        and development to improve the competitiveness of the United States, and
                                        for other purposes.
H.R.1987                               To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2016 and
                                        2017, and for other purposes.
H.R.2127                               To direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration
                                        to limit access to expedited airport security screening at an airport
                                        security checkpoint to participants of the PreCheck program and other
                                        known low-risk passengers, and for other purposes.
H.R.2168                               To make the current Dungeness crab fishery management regime permanent
                                        and for other purposes.
H.R.2262**                             To facilitate a pro-growth environment for the developing commercial
                                        space industry by encouraging private sector investment and creating
                                        more stable and predictable regulatory conditions, and for other
                                        purposes. (P.L. 114-90)
H.R.2583                               To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for greater
                                        transparency and efficiency in the procedures followed by the Federal
                                        Communications Commission, and for other purposes.
H.R.2589                               To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal
                                        Communications Commission to publish on its Internet website the text of
                                        any item that is adopted by vote of the Commission not later than 24
                                        hours after receipt of dissenting statements from all Commissioners
                                        wishing to submit such a statement with respect to such item.
H.R.2669                               To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand and clarify the
                                        prohibition on provision of inaccurate caller identification
                                        information, and for other purposes.
H.R.2750                               To reform programs of the Transportation Security Administration,
                                        streamline transportation security regulations, and for other purposes.
H.R.2770                               To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require certain maintenance
                                        of security-related technology at airports, and for other purposes.
H.R.2843*                             To require certain improvements in the Transportation Security
                                        Administration's PreCheck expedited screening program, and for other
                                        purposes. (P.L. 114-190)
H.R.3070                               To clarify that for purposes of all Federal laws governing marine
                                        fisheries management, the landward boundary of the exclusive economic
                                        zone between areas south of Montauk, New York, and Point Judith, Rhode
                                        Island, and for other purposes.
H.R.3102                               To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to reform programs of the
                                        Transportation Security Administration, streamline transportation
                                        security regulations, and for other purposes.
H.R.3144                               To require consultation with the Aviation Security Advisory Committee
                                        regarding modifications to the prohibited item list, require a report on
                                        the Transportation Security Oversight Board, and for other purposes.
H.R.3584                               To authorize, streamline, and identify efficiencies within the
                                        Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes.
H.R.3878                               To enhance cybersecurity information sharing and coordination at ports in
                                        the United States, and for other purposes.
H.R.3998                               To direct the Federal Communications Commission to commence proceedings
                                        related to the resiliency of critical telecommunications networks during
                                        times of emergency, and for other purposes.
H.R.4167                               To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require multi-line telephone
                                        systems to have a default configuration that permits users to directly
                                        initiate a call to 9-1-1 without dialing any additional digit, code,
                                        prefix, or post-fix, and for other purposes.
H.R.4369                               To authorize the use of passenger facility charges at an airport
                                        previously associated with the airport at which the charges are
                                        collected.
H.R.4549                               To require the Transportation Security Administration to conduct security
                                        screening at certain airports, and for other purposes.
H.R.4596                               To ensure that small business providers of broadband Internet access
                                        service can devote resources to broadband deployment rather than
                                        compliance with cumbersome regulatory requirements.
H.R.4698                               To enhance aviation by requiring airport security assessments and a
                                        security coordination enhancement plan, and for other purposes. (P.L.
                                        114-190)
H.R.4742*                              To authorize the National Science Foundation to support entrepreneurial
                                        programs for women.
H.R.4755*                              To inspire women to enter the aerospace field, including science,
                                        technology, engineering, and mathematics, through mentorship and
                                        outreach.
H.R.5056                               To modernize and enhance airport perimeter and access control security by
                                        requiring updated risk assessments and the development of security
                                        strategies, and for other purposes.
H.R.5065**                             To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify air carriers and
                                        security screening personnel of the Transportation Security
                                        Administration of such Administration's guidelines regarding permitting
                                        baby formula, breast milk, and juice on airplanes, and for other
                                        purposes. (P.L. 114-293)
H.R.5104                               To prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice in commerce, the
                                        sale or use of certain software to circumvent control measures used by
                                        Internet ticket sellers to ensure equitable consumer access to tickets
                                        for any given event, and for other purposes.
H.R.5312                               To amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 to authorize
                                        activities for support of networking and information technology
                                        research, and for other purposes.
H.R.5338                               To reduce passenger wait times at airports, and for other purposes.
H.R.5636                               To increase the effectiveness of and accountability for maintaining the
                                        physical security of NIST facilities and the safety of the NIST
                                        workforce.
H.R.5639                               To update the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act, and for
                                        other purposes.
H.R.5978                               To amend title 14, United States Code, to clarify the functions of the
                                        Chief Acquisition Officer of the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.
H.R.6014**                             To direct the Federal Aviation Administration to allow certain
                                        construction or alteration of structures by State departments of
                                        transportation without requiring an aeronautical study, and for other
                                        purposes. (P.L. 114-307)
S.40                                   To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations
                                        that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of
                                        Internet traffic.
S.56                                   To prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service
                                        through the Lifeline program.
S.105                                  To permit management of the red snapper by Gulf Coast States and for
                                        other purposes.
S.127                                  To prohibit Federal funding for motorcycle checkpoints, and for other
                                        purposes. (P.L. 114-94)
S.135                                  To prohibit Federal agencies from mandating the deployment of
                                        vulnerabilities in data security technologies.
S.142**                                To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a rule to
                                        require child safety packaging for liquid nicotine containers, and for
                                        other purposes. (P.L. 114-116)
S.143*                                To allow for improvements to the United States Merchant Marine Academy
                                        and for other purposes. (P.L. 114-92)
S.177                                  To protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and
                                        procedures to protect data containing personal information, and to
                                        provide for nationwide notice in the event of a breach of security.
S.206                                  To amend title 23, United States Code, to reauthorize the State
                                        infrastructure bank program.
S.213                                  To improve requirements for entering into commerce of imitation firearms,
                                        and for other purposes.
S.239                                  To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to apportionments
                                        under the Airport Improvement Program, and for other purposes.
S.240                                  To promote competition, to preserve the ability of local governments to
                                        provide broadband capability and services, and for other purposes.
S.253*                                 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to consolidate the reporting
                                        obligations of the Federal Communications Commission in order to improve
                                        congressional oversight and reduce reporting burdens.
S.304*                                To improve motor vehicle safety by encouraging the sharing of certain
                                        information. (P.L. 114-94)
S.373*                                 To provide for the establishment of nationally uniform and
                                        environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the
                                        normal operation of a vessel.
S.387                                  To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to
                                        use the definitions in section 40125 of title 49, United States Code, in
                                        determining whether an unmanned aircraft conducting aeronautical
                                        research flights qualifies for public aircraft status under that
                                        section, and for other purposes.
S.417                                  To encourage spectrum licensees to make unused spectrum available for use
                                        by rural and smaller carriers in order to expand wireless coverage.
S.421*                                 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for greater
                                        transparency and efficiency in the procedures followed by the Federal
                                        Communications Commission, and for other purposes.
S.424                                  To promote unlicensed spectrum use in the 5 GHz band, to maximize the use
                                        of the band for shared purposes in order to bolster innovation and
                                        economic development, and for other purposes.
S.430                                  To prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children, and for
                                        other purposes.
S.443                                  To prohibit the long-term storage of rail cars on certain railroad tracks
                                        unless the Surface Transportation Board has approved the rail carrier's
                                        rail car storage plan.
S.532                                  To improve highway-rail grade crossing safety, and for other purposes.
S.533                                  To authorize and strengthen the tsunami detection, forecast, warning,
                                        research, and mitigation program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                        Administration, and for other purposes.
S.547                                  To establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of
                                        personal data for individuals under the aegis of the Federal Trade
                                        Commission, to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of
                                        1998 to improve provisions relating to collection, use, and disclosure
                                        of personal information of children, and for other purposes.
S.561                                  To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the
                                        importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before
                                        the date on which the polar bear was determined to be a threatened
                                        species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
S.567                                  To protect the right of law-abiding citizens to transport knives
                                        interstate, notwithstanding a patchwork of local and State prohibitions.
S.571*                                To amend the Pilot's Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to
                                        other certificates issued by the Federal Aviation Administration, to
                                        require the revision of the third class medical certification
                                        regulations issued by the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other
                                        purposes. (P.L. 114-190)
S.573                                  To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to
                                        issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of
                                        certain small aircraft pilots, and for other purposes.
S.588                                  To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish a consumer
                                        product safety standard for liquid detergent packets to protect children
                                        under the age of five from injury or illness, and for other purposes.
S.592                                  To improve the transition between experimental permits and commercial
                                        licenses for commercial reusable launch vehicles. (P.L. 114-94)
S.597                                  To amend section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to provide
                                        that such section does not authorize the Federal Communications
                                        Commission to preempt the laws of certain States relating to the
                                        regulation of municipal broadband, and for other purposes.
S.617                                  To ensure that owners of all motor vehicles in use on United States
                                        roadways are made aware of, and obtain repairs for, manufacturer-issued
                                        safety recalls in a timely manner.
S.635                                  To amend the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to provide guidance
                                        and limitations regarding the integration of unmanned aircraft systems
                                        into United States airspace, and for other purposes.
S.650*                                To extend the positive train control system implementation deadline, and
                                        for other purposes. (P.L. 114-73)
S.654                                  To exempt certain class A CDL drivers from the requirement to obtain a
                                        hazardous material endorsement while operating a service vehicle with a
                                        fuel tank containing 3,785 liters (1,000 gallons) or less of diesel
                                        fuel.
S.668                                  To require data brokers to establish procedures to ensure the accuracy of
                                        collected personal information, and for other purposes.
S.685                                  To prescribe safety standards for autocycles and related equipment, and
                                        for other purposes.
S.712                                  To amend title 49, United States Code, to exempt certain flights from
                                        increased aviation security service fees.
S.734                                  To provide for the equitable distribution of Universal Service funds to
                                        rural States.
S.740                                  To improve the coordination and use of geospatial data.
S.760                                  To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize a bipartisan
                                        majority of Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission to
                                        hold nonpublic collaborative discussions.
S.764**                                To reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and
                                        for other purposes. (P.L. 114-216)
S.766*                                To limit the retrieval of data from vehicle event data recorders, and for
                                        other purposes. (P.L. 114-94)
S.769                                  To streamline the permit process for rail and transit infrastructure.
                                        (P.L. 114-94)
S.787                                  To streamline the collection and distribution of government information.
S.797                                  To amend the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976,
                                        and for other purposes. (P.L. 114-94)
S.806*                                To amend section 31306 of title 49, United States Code, to recognize hair
                                        as an alternative specimen for preemployment and random controlled
                                        substances testing of commercial motor vehicle drivers and for other
                                        purposes. (P.L. 114-94)
S.808**                                To establish the Surface Transportation Board as an independent
                                        establishment, and for other purposes. (P.L. 114-110)
S.827*                                 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure the integrity of voice
                                        communications and to prevent unjust or unreasonable discrimination
                                        among areas of the United States in the delivery of such communications.
S.834*                                To amend the law relating to sport fish restoration and recreational
                                        boating safety, and for other purposes. (P.L. 114-94)
S.850                                  To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the transportation of
                                        horses in interstate transportation in a motor vehicle containing 2 or
                                        more levels stacked on top of one another.
S.853                                  To improve the efficiency and reliability of rail transportation by
                                        reforming the Surface Transportation Board, and for other purposes.
S.859                                  To protect the public, communities across America, and the environment by
                                        increasing the safety of crude oil transportation by railroad, and for
                                        other purposes.
S.887                                  To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
                                        Organization Act to provide incentives for the reallocation of Federal
                                        Government spectrum for commercial use, and for other purposes.
S.900                                  To require auto dealers to fix outstanding safety recalls before selling
                                        or leasing a used passenger motor vehicle.
S.911                                  To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to
                                        issue an order with respect to secondary cockpit barriers, and for other
                                        purposes.
S.946                                  To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the transportation of
                                        horses in interstate transportation in a motor vehicle containing 2 or
                                        more levels stacked on top of one another.
S.961                                  To protect information relating to consumers, to require notice of
                                        security breaches, and for other purposes.
S.976                                  To promote the development of a United States commercial space resource
                                        exploration and utilization industry and to increase the exploration and
                                        utilization of resources in outer space. (P.L. 114-90)
S.1006                                 To incentivize early adoption of positive train control, and for other
                                        purposes.
S.1027                                 To require notification of information security breaches and to enhance
                                        penalties for cyber criminals, and for other purposes.
S.1040*                               To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National Academy
                                        of Sciences to study the vehicle handling requirements proposed by the
                                        Commission for recreational off-highway vehicles and to prohibit the
                                        adoption of any such requirements until the completion of the study, and
                                        for other purposes. (P.L. 114-113)
S.1043                                 To ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects carried out
                                        using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and
                                        manufactured goods that are produced in the United States, and for other
                                        purposes.
S.1076                                 To require mobile service providers and smartphone manufacturers to give
                                        consumers the ability to remotely delete data from smartphones and
                                        render smartphones inoperable.
S.1087                                 To require Amtrak to propose a pet policy that allows passengers to
                                        transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain Amtrak trains, and for
                                        other purposes.
S.1107                                 To provide for an equitable management of summer flounder based on
                                        geographic, scientific, and economic data and for other purposes.
S.1114                                 To enhance rail safety and provide for the safe transport of hazardous
                                        materials, and for other purposes.
S.1121                                 To amend the Horse Protection Act to designate additional unlawful acts
                                        under the Act, strengthen penalties for violations of the Act, improve
                                        Department of Agriculture enforcement of the Act, and for other
                                        purposes.
S.1143*                                To make the authority of States of Washington, Oregon, and California to
                                        manage Dungeness crab fishery permanent and for other purposes.
S.1161                                 To amend the Horse Protection Act to provide increased protection for
                                        horses participating in shows, exhibitions, or sales, and for other
                                        purposes.
S.1173                                 To amend chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the
                                        rental of motor vehicles that contain a defect related to motor vehicle
                                        safety, and for other purposes. (P.L. 114-94)
S.1174                                 To deregulate interstate commerce with respect to parimutuel wagering on
                                        horseracing, and for other purposes.
S.1182*                               To exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing
                                        agreements. (P.L. 114-113)
S.1191                                 To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to convey certain property
                                        from the United States to the County of Marin, California.
S.1200                                 To promote competition and help consumers save money by giving them the
                                        freedom to choose where they buy prescription pet medications, and for
                                        other purposes.
S.1208                                 To amend title 49, United States Code, to require gas pipeline facilities
                                        to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of high-risk
                                        pipelines used in commerce, and for other purposes.
S.1209                                 To establish State revolving loan funds to repair or replace natural gas
                                        distribution pipelines.
S.1244                                 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish signal quality and
                                        content requirements for the carriage of public, educational, and
                                        governmental channels, to preserve support of such channels, and for
                                        other purposes.
S.1250*                                To encourage States to require the installation of residential carbon
                                        monoxide detectors in homes, and for other purposes.
S.1251*                               To implement the Amendment to the Convention on Future Multilateral
                                        Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, as adopted at Lisbon,
                                        Portugal on September 28, 2007. (P.L. 114-327)
S.1260                                 To direct the Federal Communications Commission to revise and update its
                                        sponsorship identification rules applicable to commercial and political
                                        advertising.
S.1261                                 To ensure that methods of collecting taxes and fees by private citizens
                                        on behalf of State and local governments are fair and effective and do
                                        not discriminate against interstate commerce for wireless
                                        telecommunications services.
S.1297*                               To update the Commercial Space Launch Act by amending title 51, United
                                        States Code, to promote competitiveness of the U.S. commercial space
                                        sector, and for other purposes. (P.L. 114-90)
S.1298*                               To provide nationally consistent measures of performance of the Nation's
                                        ports, and for other purposes. (P.L. 114-94)
S.1314                                 To establish an interim rule for the operation of small unmanned aircraft
                                        for commercial purposes and their safe integration into the national
                                        airspace system.
S.1315*                                To protect the right of law-abiding citizens to transport knives
                                        interstate, notwithstanding a patchwork of local and State prohibitions.
S.1326*                               To amend certain maritime programs of the Department of Transportation,
                                        and for other purposes. (P.L. 114-92)
S.1331*                                To help enhance commerce through improved seasonal forecasts, and for
                                        other purposes.
S.1334*                               To strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and
                                        unregulated fishing, to amend the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 to
                                        implement the Antigua Convention, and for other purposes. (P.L. 114-81)
S.1335*                               To implement the Convention on the Conservation and Management of the
                                        High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean, as adopted at
                                        Tokyo on February 24, 2012, and for other purposes. (P.L. 114-327)
S.1336*                               To implement the Convention on the Conservation and Management of the
                                        High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean, as adopted at
                                        Auckland on November 14, 2009, and for other purposes. (P.L. 114-327)
S.1343                                 To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                        Administration to maintain a project to improve hurricane forecasting,
                                        and for other purposes.
S.1359**                               To allow manufacturers to meet warranty and labeling requirements for
                                        consumer products by displaying the terms of warranties on Internet
                                        websites, and for other purposes. (P.L. 114-51)
S.1360                                 To amend the limitation on liability for passenger rail accidents or
                                        incidents under section 28103 of title 49, United States Code, and for
                                        other purposes.
S.1403*                                To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to
                                        promote sustainable conservation and management for the Gulf of Mexico
                                        and South Atlantic fisheries and the communities that rely on them, and
                                        for other purposes.
S.1414                                 To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to
                                        add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
S.1430                                 To improve the ability of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                        Administration, the Coast Guard, and coastal States to sustain healthy
                                        ocean and coastal ecosystems by maintaining and sustaining their
                                        capabilities relating to oil spill preparedness, prevention, response,
                                        and for other purposes.
S.1433                                 To amend title 23, United States Code, to improve highway safety and for
                                        other purposes. (P.L. 114-94)
S.1447                                 To provide for the implementation of a Sustainable Chemistry Program, and
                                        for other purposes.
S.1454                                 To enhance interstate commerce by creating a National Hiring Standard for
                                        Motor Carriers.
S.1462                                 To improve the safety of oil shipments by rail and for other purposes.
S.1464                                 To require all recreational vessels to have and to post passenger
                                        capacity limits and for other purposes.
S.1467                                 To require the Secretary of Transportation to establish new standards for
                                        automobile hoods and bumpers to reduce pedestrian injuries, and for
                                        other purposes. (P.L. 114-94)
S.1472                                 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reform and modernize the
                                        Universal Service Fund Lifeline Assistance Program.
S.1474                                 To provide for the development and use of technology for personalized
                                        handguns, to require that all handguns manufactured or sold in, or
                                        imported into, the United States incorporate such technology, and for
                                        other purposes.
S.1490*                                To establish an advisory office within the Bureau of Consumer Protection
                                        of the Federal Trade Commission to prevent fraud targeting seniors, and
                                        for other purposes.
S.1511                                 To promote the recycling of vessels in the United States and for other
                                        purposes.
S.1518*                                To make exclusive the authority of the Federal Government to regulate the
                                        labeling of products made in the United States and introduced in
                                        interstate or foreign commerce, and for other purposes.
S.1519*                                To amend the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 to address slowdowns,
                                        strikes, and lock-outs occurring at ports in the United States, and for
                                        other purposes.
S.1524                                 To enable concrete masonry products manufacturers to establish, finance,
                                        and carry out a coordinated program of research, education, and
                                        promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets for concrete masonry
                                        products.
S.1535                                 To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to passenger motor
                                        vehicle crash avoidance information, and for other purposes. (P.L. 114-
                                        94)
S.1540                                 To improve the enforcement of prohibitions on robocalls, including
                                        fraudulent robocalls.
S.1545                                 To require a quarterly report by the Federal Communications Commission on
                                        the Lifeline program funded by the Universal Service Fund.
S.1551*                                To provide for certain requirements relating to the Internet Assigned
                                        Numbers Authority stewardship transition.
S.1563                                 To amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to extend,
                                        enhance, and revise the provisions relating to collection, use, and
                                        disclosure of personal information of children, to establish certain
                                        other protections for personal information of children and minors, and
                                        for other purposes.
S.1573*                                To establish regional weather forecast offices, and for other purposes.
S.1594                                 To improve the Federal flight deck officers program, and for other
                                        purposes.
S.1608                                 To protect the safety of the national airspace system from the hazardous
                                        operation of consumer drones, and for other purposes.
S.1611*                               To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2016 and
                                        2017, and for other purposes. (P.L. 114-120)
S.1612                                 To require the Secretary of Transportation to modify the final rule
                                        relating to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger
                                        operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations of air
                                        carriers, and for other purposes.
S.1618                                 To reallocate Federal Government-held spectrum for commercial use, to
                                        promote wireless innovation and enhance wireless communications, and for
                                        other purposes.
S.1621                                 To prohibit universal service support of commercial mobile service and
                                        Internet access service through the Lifeline program.
S.1626*                               To reauthorize Federal support for passenger rail programs, improve
                                        safety, streamline rail project delivery, and for other purposes. (P.L.
                                        114-94)
S.1636                                 To streamline the collection and distribution of Government information.
S.1669                                To reform the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. (P.L. 114-94)
S.1673                                 To improve passenger vessel security and safety, and for other purposes.
S.1680                                 To improve the condition and performance of the national multimodal
                                        freight network, and for other purposes.
S.1685*                                To direct the Federal Communications Commission to extend to private land
                                        use restrictions its rule relating to reasonable accommodation of
                                        amateur service communications.
S.1692                                 To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the use of a towaway
                                        trailer transportation combination, and for other purposes.
S.1717*                                To amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only
                                        operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials
                                        requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural
                                        alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are
                                        not constructed of fire-retardant materials.
S.1732*                               To authorize elements of the Department of Transportation, and for other
                                        purposes. (P.L. 114-94)
S.1739                                 To increase the minimum levels of financial responsibility for
                                        transporting property, and for other purposes.
S.1741                                 To establish tire fuel efficiency minimum performance standards, improve
                                        tire registration, help consumers identify recalled tires, and for other
                                        purposes. (P.L. 114-94)
S.1743                                 To provide greater transparency, accountability, and safety authority to
                                        the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and for other
                                        purposes.
S.1748                                 To provide for improved investment in national transportation
                                        infrastructure.
S.1759                                 To prevent caller ID spoofing, and for other purposes.
S.1768                                 To authorize States to enforce pipeline safety requirements related to
                                        wellbores at interstate storage facilities.
S.1788                                 To require operators that provide online and similar services to
                                        educational agencies, institutions, or programs to protect the privacy
                                        and security of personally identifiable information, and for other
                                        purposes.
S.1806                                 To protect consumers from security and privacy threats to their motor
                                        vehicles, and for other purposes.
S.1829                                 To require a report on requirements and risks in connection with the use
                                        of radioisotopic power systems for space exploration beyond low-Earth
                                        orbit.
S.1886*                                To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of
                                        2009 and for other purposes.
S.1916*                               To include skilled nursing facilities as a type of health care provider
                                        under section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934. (P.L. 114-182)
S.1935*                                To require the Secretary of Commerce to undertake certain activities to
                                        support waterfront community revitalization and resiliency.
S.1956                                 To require the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere to conduct an
                                        assessment of cultural and historic resources in the waters of the Great
                                        Lakes, and for other purposes.
S.1972                                 To require air carriers to modify certain policies with respect to the
                                        use of epinephrine for in-flight emergencies, and for other purposes.
S.1976                                 To prohibit the distribution in commerce of children's products and
                                        upholstered furniture containing certain flame retardants, and for other
                                        purposes.
S.1999                                 To authorize the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is
                                        operating to act, without liability for certain damages, to prevent and
                                        respond to the threat of damage from pollution of the sea by crude oil,
                                        and for other purposes.
S.2025                                 To promote the protection and conservation of United States ocean,
                                        coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems, and for other purposes.
S.2044*                               To prohibit the use of certain clauses in form contracts that restrict
                                        the ability of a consumer to communicate regarding the goods or services
                                        offered in interstate commerce that were the subject of the contract,
                                        and for other purposes. (P.L. 114-258)
S.2047                                 To terminate the independent third-party program for sectors of the
                                        Northeast Multispecies Fishery unless the program is fully funded by the
                                        National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and for other purposes.
S.2058*                                To require the Secretary of Commerce to maintain and operate at least one
                                        Doppler weather radar site within 55 miles of each city in the United
                                        States that has a population of more than 700,000 individuals, and for
                                        other purposes.
S.2080                                 To amend title 49, United States Code, to enhance pipeline safety, to
                                        provide communities with access to improved information concerning the
                                        equipment and operations of pipeline facilities, and for other purposes.
S.2100                                 To prohibit the sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals
                                        under the age of 21.
S.2113                                 To harness the expertise, ingenuity, and creativity of all people to
                                        contribute to innovation in the United States and to help solve problems
                                        or scientific questions by encouraging and increasing the use of
                                        crowdsourcing and citizen science methods within the Federal Government,
                                        as appropriate, and for other purposes. (P.L. 114-329)
S.2206*                               To reduce the incidence of sexual harassment and assault at the National
                                        Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to reauthorize the National
                                        Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of
                                        2002, and to reauthorize the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of
                                        1998, and for other purposes. (P.L. 114-328)
S.2211                                 To authorize additional uses of the Spectrum Relocation Fund.
S.2219*                               To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an assessment and
                                        analysis of the outdoor recreation economy of the United States, and for
                                        other purposes. (P.L. 114-249)
S.2227                                 To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
                                        Organization Act to permit the National Telecommunications and
                                        Information Administration to authorize Federal agencies to accept
                                        certain payments related to spectrum efficiency and reallocation, and
                                        for other purposes.
S.2235                                 To repeal debt collection amendments made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of
                                        2015.
S.2276**                               To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide enhanced safety in
                                        pipeline transportation, and for other purposes. (P.L. 114-183)
S.2278                                 To promote the availability of additional unlicensed spectrum for
                                        innovation and investment, and for other purposes.
S.2283*                                To ensure that small business providers of broadband Internet access
                                        service can devote resources to broadband deployment rather than
                                        compliance with cumbersome regulatory requirements.
S.2319*                                To amend the Communications Act of 1934.
S.2325*                                To require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of
                                        the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a
                                        constituent-driven program to provide a digital information platform
                                        capable of efficiently integrating coastal data with decision-support
                                        tools, training, and best practices and to support collection of
                                        priority coastal geospatial data to inform and improve local, State,
                                        regional, and Federal capacities to manage the coastal region, and for
                                        other purposes.
S.2361*                               To enhance airport security, and for other purposes. (P.L. 114-190)
S.2366                                 To promote innovation, investment, and economic growth by accelerating
                                        spectrum efficiency through a challenge prize competition.
S.2404                                 To require the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe regulations
                                        regarding the collection and use of personal information obtained by
                                        tracking the online activity of an individual, and for other purposes.
S.2406                                 To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to
                                        review certain decisions to grant categorical exclusions for Next
                                        Generation flight procedures and to consult with the airports at which
                                        such procedures will be implemented.
S.2413                                 To prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to the prices
                                        of products and services sold online, and for other purposes.
S.2442                                 To authorize the use of passenger facility charges at an airport
                                        previously associated with the airport at which the charges are
                                        collected.
S.2508*                                To reduce sports-related concussions in youth, and for other purposes.
S.2526                                 To improve the competitiveness of United States manufacturing by
                                        designating and supporting manufacturing communities, and for other
                                        purposes.
S.2528                                 To promote the safe manufacture, use, and transportation of lithium
                                        batteries and cells, and for other purposes.
S.2536                                 To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to
                                        issue a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the inclusion in
                                        aircraft medical kits of medications and equipment to meet the emergency
                                        medical needs of children.
S.2547                                 To increase the maximum penalty for unfair and deceptive practices
                                        relating to advertising of the costs of air transportation.
S.2549                                 To require the Transportation Security Administration to conduct security
                                        screening at certain airports, and for other purposes.
S.2553                                 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require multi-line telephone
                                        systems to have a default configuration that permits users to directly
                                        initiate a call to 9-1-1 without dialing any additional digit, code,
                                        prefix, or post-fix, and for other purposes.
S.2555*                                To provide opportunities for broadband investment, and for other
                                        purposes.
S.2558                                 To expand the prohibition on misleading or inaccurate caller
                                        identification information, and for other purposes.
S.2571                                 To provide for the eligibility for airport development grants of airports
                                        that enter into certain leases with components of the Armed Forces.
S.2585                                 To establish an airspace management advisory committee.
S.2593                                 To require the Secretary of Labor to maintain a publicly available list
                                        of all employers that relocate a call center overseas, to make such
                                        companies ineligible for Federal grants or guaranteed loans, and to
                                        require disclosure of the physical location of business agents engaging
                                        in customer service communications, and for other purposes.
S.2599                                 To prohibit unfair and deceptive advertising of hotel room rates, and for
                                        other purposes.
S.2602                                 To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from reclassifying
                                        broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications service and
                                        from imposing certain regulations on providers of such service.
S.2607*                                To ensure appropriate spectrum planning and interagency coordination to
                                        support the Internet of Things.
S.2617                                 To provide for the development of a United States strategy for greater
                                        human space exploration, and for other purposes.
S.2619                                 To require the Secretary of Commerce to carry out a pilot program on the
                                        award of financial assistance to local governments to support the
                                        development of startup businesses, and for other purposes.
S.2626                                 To authorize the operation of unmanned aircraft systems by institutions
                                        of higher education for educational and research purposes.
S.2635                                 To enhance the ability of the United States to carry out icebreaking in
                                        the polar regions and for other purposes. (P.L. 114-328)
S.2642                                 To require air carriers to provide training to certain employees and
                                        contractors to combat human trafficking.
S.2644*                                To reauthorize the Federal Communications Commission for fiscal years
                                        2017 and 2018, and for other purposes.
S.2656                                 To prohibit air carriers from imposing fees that are not reasonable and
                                        proportional to the costs incurred by the air carriers, and for other
                                        purposes.
S.2658*                               To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for
                                        the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2016 through 2017,
                                        and for other purposes. (P.L. 114-190)
S.2667                                 To designate the Gulf of Mexico Alliance as a Regional Coordination
                                        Partnership of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and
                                        for other purposes.
S.2670                                 To provide for the operation of micro unmanned aircraft systems.
S.2683**                               To include disabled veteran leave in the personnel management system of
                                        the Federal Aviation Administration. (P.L. 114-242)
S.2684                                 To provide for the operation of unmanned aircraft systems by owners and
                                        operators of critical infrastructure.
S.2705                                 To authorize Federal agencies to establish prize competitions for
                                        innovation or adaptation management development relating to coral reef
                                        ecosystems and for other purposes.
S.2728                                 To facilitate the import of marine mammal products into the United States
                                        by Alaska Natives.
S.2761                                 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to
                                        improve the process for establishing and revising flight paths and
                                        procedures, and for other purposes.
S.2764                                 To require the disclosure of information relating to cyberattacks on
                                        aircraft systems and maintenance and ground support systems for
                                        aircraft, to identify and address cybersecurity vulnerabilities to the
                                        United States commercial aviation system, and for other purposes.
S.2769                                 To require the Federal Aviation Administration to establish minimum
                                        standards for space for passengers on passenger aircraft.
S.2770                                 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require providers of a covered
                                        service to provide call location information concerning the
                                        telecommunications device of a user of such service to an investigative
                                        or law enforcement officer in an emergency situation involving risk of
                                        death or serious physical injury or in order to respond to the user's
                                        call for emergency services.
S.2777                                 To modernize the prescription verification process for contact lenses, to
                                        clarify consumer protections regarding false advertising of contact
                                        lenses, and for other purposes.
S.2779                                 To reauthorize the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and for
                                        other purposes. (P.L. 114-329)
S.2798                                 To amend title 49, United States Code, to terminate the essential air
                                        service program, and for other purposes.
S.2817*                                To improve understanding and forecasting of space weather events, and for
                                        other purposes.
S.2829*                               To amend and enhance certain maritime programs of the Department of
                                        Transportation, and for other purposes. (P.L. 114-328)
S.2880                                 To prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, commercial
                                        sexual orientation conversion therapy, and for other purposes.
S.2926                                 To make technical changes to provisions authorizing prize competitions
                                        under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, and for
                                        other purposes. (P.L. 114-329)
S.2963                                 To provide for grants to clean technology consortia to enhance the
                                        economic, environmental, and energy security of the United States by
                                        promoting domestic development, manufacture, and deployment of clean
                                        technologies, and for other purposes.
S.2987                                 To require the Transportation Security Administration to establish pilot
                                        programs to develop and test airport security systems, and for other
                                        purposes. (P.L. 114-190)
S.2997*                                To direct the Federal Communications Commission to commence proceedings
                                        related to the resiliency of critical telecommunications networks during
                                        times of emergency, and for other purposes.
S.3026                                 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand and clarify the
                                        prohibition on inaccurate caller identification information and to
                                        require providers of telephone service to offer technology to
                                        subscribers to reduce the incidence of unwanted telephone calls, and for
                                        other purposes.
S.3034                                 To prohibit the National Telecommunications and Information
                                        Administration from allowing the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
                                        functions contract to lapse unless specifically authorized to do so by
                                        an Act of Congress.
S.3038*                                To reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, and for other
                                        purposes.
S.3046                                 To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a
                                        consumer product safety rule for free-standing clothing storage units to
                                        protect children from tip-over-related death or injury, and for other
                                        purposes.
S.3059*                                To reauthorize and amend the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and
                                        Response Grant Program and for other purposes.
S.3074                                 To authorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to
                                        establish a Climate Change Education Program.
S.3084**                               To invest in innovation through research and development, and to improve
                                        the competitiveness of the United States. (P.L. 114-329)
S.3086*                                To reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to promote international
                                        action to reduce marine debris and for other purposes.
S.3087*                                To establish the American Fisheries Advisory Committee to assist in the
                                        awarding of fisheries research and development grants and for other
                                        purposes.
S.3088*                                To provide a deadline for compliance with an alternate safety compliance
                                        program and for other purposes.
S.3095                                 To prohibit sale of shark fins, and for other purposes.
S.3097*                                To establish the SelectUSA program, and for other purposes.
S.3099*                                To preserve and enhance saltwater fishing opportunities for recreational
                                        anglers, and for other purposes.
S.3183**                               To prohibit the circumvention of control measures used by Internet ticket
                                        sellers to ensure equitable consumer access to tickets for any given
                                        event, and for other purposes. (P.L. 114-274)
S.3187                                 To increase the authorization of the National Transportation Safety Board
                                        through fiscal year 2020, to require the NTSB to investigate major oil
                                        and other hazardous materials derailments, to expand the Secretary of
                                        Transportation's emergency order authority, and to require the Secretary
                                        of Transportation to establish a volatility standard for crude oil
                                        transported by rail.
S.3202                                 To facilitate the transport of additional hydrocarbons to extend the life
                                        of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, to further American energy security,
                                        and for other purposes.
S.3218                                 To remove the limitation on certain amounts for which large non-rural
                                        hospitals may be reimbursed under the Healthcare Connect Fund of the
                                        Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes.
S.3259                                 To establish scientific standards and protocols across forensic
                                        disciplines, and for other purposes.
S.3265                                 To improve rail passenger safety by prohibiting individuals convicted of
                                        driving under the influence from holding a license or certification
                                        authorizing them to operate a commuter train.
S.3289                                 To prohibit scheduled passenger air transportation between the United
                                        States and Cuba until a study has been completed regarding security
                                        measures and equipment at Cuba's airports and certain agreements have
                                        been established with the Government of Cuba, to amend title 49, United
                                        States Code, to clarify the role of the Secretary of Homeland Security
                                        regarding security standards at foreign airports, and for other
                                        purposes.
S.3299                                 To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify air carriers and
                                        security screening personnel of the Transportation Security
                                        Administration of the guidelines of the Administration regarding
                                        permitting baby formula, breast milk, and juice on aircraft, and for
                                        other purposes.
S.3346*                                To authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space
                                        Administration, and for other purposes.
S.3379                                 To improve surface transportation and maritime security.
S.3402                                 To protect consumers from deceptive practices with respect to online
                                        booking of hotel reservations, and for other purposes.
S.3421                                 To require air carriers to provide all flight attendants with scheduled
                                        rest periods of at least 10 consecutive hours between duty periods and
                                        to comply with fatigue management plans for flight attendants that have
                                        been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration.
S.3501                                 To require the Federal Communications Commission to submit to Congress a
                                        report on promoting broadband Internet access service for veterans.
S.3502                                 To require the Federal Aviation Administration to establish annual
                                        performance objectives and to hold the Chief NextGen Officer accountable
                                        for meeting such objectives.
S.3525                                 To enhance the security operations of the Transportation Security
                                        Administration and the stability of the transportation security
                                        workforce by applying a unified personnel system under title 5, United
                                        States Code, to employees of the Transportation Security Administration
                                        who are responsible for screening passengers and property, and for other
                                        purposes.
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                    Resolutions Referred to Committee 

Resolutions:
    Referred to Committee.........................................    19
    Original measures from Committee..............................     1
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    Total.........................................................    20

    Reported/Discharged...........................................     9
    Reported/Discharged and agreed to in the Senate...............     8
              *Reported/Discharged
              **Reported/Discharged and agreed to in the Senate

 
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                Number                                            Title as Introduced
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S.J.Res.14                             A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter
                                        8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal
                                        Communications Commission regulating broadband Internet access.
S.Con.Res.43                           A concurrent resolution supporting the bid of Los Angeles, California, to
                                        bring the 2024 Summer Olympic Games back to the United States and
                                        pledging the cooperation of Congress with respect to that bid.
S.Con.Res.45                           A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress relating to the
                                        disapproval of certain activities of certain companies, trade
                                        associations, foundations, and organizations.
S.Con.Res.58                           A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that rates for
                                        inmate calling service should not exceed the affordable modified rate
                                        caps adopted by the Federal Communications Commission.
S.Res.28*                              An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on
                                        Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
S.Res.63**                             A resolution congratulating the New England Patriots on their victory in
                                        Super Bowl XLIX.
S.Res.66                               A resolution expressing support for the designation of February 12, 2015,
                                        as ``Darwin Day'' and recognizing the importance of science in the
                                        betterment of humanity.
S.Res.240                              A resolution recognizing the National Aeronautics and Space
                                        Administration and its partners for the success of the historic flyby of
                                        Pluto by the New Horizons spacecraft.
S.Res.314**                            A resolution expressing support for designation of the third Tuesday in
                                        November as ``National Entrepreneurs' Day''.
S.Res.335**                            A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Aviation
                                        Maintenance Technician Day, honoring the invaluable contributions of
                                        Charles Edward Taylor, regarded as the father of aviation maintenance,
                                        and recognizing the essential role of aviation maintenance technicians
                                        in ensuring the safety and security of civil and military aircraft.
S.Res.337                              A resolution expressing support for the designation of February 12, 2016,
                                        as ``Darwin Day'' and recognizing the importance of science in the
                                        betterment of humanity.
S.Res.385**                            A resolution recognizing the historic achievement of astronaut Scott
                                        Joseph Kelly of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as the
                                        first person of the United States to complete a continuous 1-year
                                        mission in space.
S.Res.486**                            A resolution commemorating ``Cruise Travel Professional Month'' in
                                        October 2016.
S.Res.555                              A resolution congratulating the Optical Society on its 100th anniversary.
S.Res.562**                            A resolution expressing support for designation of the week of October 9,
                                        2016, through October 15, 2016, as ``Earth Science Week''.
S.Res.579**                            A resolution recognizing the 40th Anniversary of the first class of women
                                        admitted to the Coast Guard Academy.
S.Res.610**                            A resolution expressing support for the designation of the first Friday
                                        in October 2016 as ``Manufacturing Day''.
S.Res.612                              A resolution recognizing the Weatherization Assistance Program during its
                                        40th anniversary year for its history of reducing the energy costs of
                                        families with low incomes, making low-income households healthier and
                                        safer, positively impacting the environment, and supporting jobs and new
                                        technology.
S.Res.615                              A resolution expressing support for the designation of November 16, 2016,
                                        as ``American Special Hockey Day''.
S.Res.629                              A resolution recognizing the 225th anniversary of Alexander Hamilton's
                                        seminal Report on the Subject of Manufactures.
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                             B. Nominations

                       Nominations by the Numbers 

    There were 1370 presidential nominations, including 
promotions, referred to the Committee during the 114th 
Congress.
    
    Referred......................................................  1370
    Confirmed.....................................................  1360
    Renominations (returned to the President upon recess of 
      Congress, subsequently renominated).........................     0
    Returned to the President upon adjournment of Congress........     8
    Withdrawn by the President....................................     2


Department of Commerce
    Inspector General.............................................     1
    Assistant Secretary of Commerce...............................     1
    Under Secretary for Standards and Technology..................     1
                        =================================================================
                        ________________________________________________
    Total.........................................................     3


Department of Transportation
    Assistant Secretary of Transportation.........................     1
    Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy..................     1
    Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
      Administration..............................................     1
    Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration..........     1
    Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
      Administration..............................................     1
                        =================================================================
                        ________________________________________________
    Total.........................................................     5


Department of Homeland Security
    Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security......................     1
                        =================================================================
                        ________________________________________________
    Total.........................................................     1


Coast Guard
    Vice Admiral..................................................     8
    Rear Admiral, upper half......................................     8
    Rear Admiral, lower half......................................    12
    Captain.......................................................   141
    Commander.....................................................   357
    Lieutenant Commander..........................................   791
    Lieutenant....................................................     3
                        =================================================================
                        ________________________________________________
    Total.........................................................  1320


Coast Guard Reserve
    Rear Admiral, upper half......................................     1
    Captain.......................................................    17
                        =================================================================
                        ________________________________________________
    Total.........................................................    18


National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
      Administration..............................................     1
                        =================================================================
                        ________________________________________________
    Total.........................................................     1


Federal Communications Commission
    Member........................................................     1
                        =================================================================
                        ________________________________________________
    Total.........................................................     1


Federal Maritime Commission
    Commissioner..................................................     5
                        =================================================================
                        ________________________________________________
    Total.........................................................     5


Federal Trade Commission
    Commissioner..................................................     1
                        =================================================================
                        ________________________________________________
    Total.........................................................     1


Marine Mammal Commission
    Member........................................................     1
                        =================================================================
                        ________________________________________________
    Total.........................................................     1


National Transportation Safety Board
    Member........................................................     3
                        =================================================================
                        ________________________________________________
    Total.........................................................     3


Surface Transportation Board
    Member........................................................     2
                        =================================================================
                        ________________________________________________
    Total.........................................................     2


Amtrak Board of Directors
    Member........................................................     5
                        =================================================================
                        ________________________________________________
    Total.........................................................     5


Corporation for Public Broadcasting [Board of Directors]
    Member........................................................     4
                        =================================================================
                        ________________________________________________
    Total.........................................................     4

                                Hearings 

    The Committee held 7 nominations hearings during the 114th 
Congress.

                               HEARINGS:

 
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                    Date                                                    Title
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May 6, 2015*                                 Nomination of Daniel Elliott, of Ohio, to be Member, Surface
                                              Transportation Board (reappointment); Mario Cordero, of
                                              California, to be Member, Federal Maritime Commission
                                              (reappointment) (S.Hrg.114-208)
May 21, 2015*                                Nomination of Peter V. Neffenger to be Assistant Secretary,
                                              Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland
                                              Security (S.Hrg.114-288)
July 22, 2015*                               Nomination of Marie Therese Dominguez, to be Administrator,
                                              Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department
                                              of Transportation (S.Hrg.114-126)
September 17, 2015*                          Nomination of Sarah E. Feinberg, to be Administrator, Federal
                                              Railroad Administration (S.Hrg.114-227)
October 28, 2015*                            Nomination of Jessica Rosenworcel, to be Commissioner, Federal
                                              Communications Commission (reappointment) (S.Hrg.114-228)
January 20, 2016*                            Nomination of T.F. Scott Darling, III, to be Administrator, Federal
                                              Motor Carrier Safety Administration (S.Hrg.114-457)
May 10, 2016*                                Nomination of Peg Gustafson, to be Inspector General, Department of
                                              Commerce
 
*Full Committee hearing.
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                           C. Full Committee


                           Executive Sessions 

    The Committee held 17 Executive Sessions during the 114th 
Congress. Dates and agendas are below.
    
    January 20, 2015 -- Consider and approve the following:
    
         Rules Governing the Senate Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         S.Res. 28, An original resolution authorizing 
        expenditures by the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation
    
    
    February 26, 2015 -- Consider and approve the following:
    
         H.R. 23, National Windstorm Impact Reduction 
        Act Reauthorization of 2015 (Senate Report 114-62)
         H.R. 34, Tsunami Warning, Education, and 
        Research Act of 2015 (Senate Report 114-146)
         H.R. 719, TSA Office of Inspection 
        Accountability Act of 2015 (Senate Report 114-111)
         H.R. 720, Gerardo Hernandez Airport Security 
        Act of 2015 (Senate Report 114-92)
         S. 142, Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention 
        Act of 2015 (Senate Report 114-12)
         S. 143, United States Merchant Marine Academy 
        Improvements Act of 2015 (Senate Report 114-51)
         S. 253, Federal Communications Commission 
        Consolidated Reporting Act of 2015 (Senate Report 114-
        58)
         S. 304, Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act 
        (Senate Report 114-13)
         S. 373, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act 
        (Senate Report 114-96)
         Nomination of Dr. Tho Dinh-Zarr to be a Member 
        of the National Transportation Safety Board for the 
        remainder of the term expiring December 31, 2018
         Nomination of Carlos A. Monje, Jr. to be an 
        Assistant Secretary of Transportation
         Nomination of Manson K. Brown to be Assistant 
        Secretary for Environmental Observation and Prediction, 
        National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
        Department of Commerce
         Nomination of William P. Doyle to be a Federal 
        Maritime Commissioner for a term expiring June 30, 2018 
        (Reappointment)
         Nomination of Christopher A. Hart to be 
        Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board 
        for a term of two years
         Nominations for Promotions in the United 
        States Coast Guard
    
    
    March 25, 2015 -- Consider and approve the following:
    
         S. 808, Surface Transportation Board 
        Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Senate Report 114-52)
         S. 650, Railroad Safety and Positive Train 
        Control Extension Act (without written report)
         S. 834, Sport Fish Restoration and 
        Recreational Boating Safety Act (Senate Report 114-91)
         S. 764, A bill to reauthorize and amend the 
        National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other 
        purposes (Senate Report 114-90)
         S. 766, Driver Privacy Act of 2015 (Senate 
        Report 114-147)
         Nomination of Dr. Willie E. May to be Under 
        Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and 
        Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
        Technology
         Nomination of Dr. Dava J. Newman to be Deputy 
        Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
        Administration
         Nomination of Patricia D. Cahill to be a 
        Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for 
        Public Broadcasting (Reappointment)
    
    
    May 20, 2015 -- Consider and approve the following:
    
         S. 1331, Seasonal Forecasting Improvement Act 
        (Senate Report 114-248)
         S. 1297, U.S. Commercial Space Launch 
        Competitiveness Act (Senate Report 114-88)
         S. 1326, Maritime Administration Enhancement 
        Act of 2015 (Senate Report 114-158)
         S. 1040, ROV In-Depth Examination Act of 2015 
        (Senate Report 114-357)
         S. 1359, E-Warranty Act of 2015 (Senate Report 
        114-77)
         S. 806, Drug Free Commercial Driver Act of 
        2015 (Senate Report 114-232)
         S. 1315, Knife Owner's Protection Act of 2015 
        (Senate Report 114-121)
         S. 1334, Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated 
        Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015 (Senate Report 114-166)
         S. 1335, North Pacific Fisheries Convention 
        Implementation Act (Senate Report 114-233)
         S. 1251, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries 
        Convention Amendments Act (Senate Report 114-120)
         S. 1336, South Pacific Fisheries Convention 
        Implementation Act (Senate Report 114-235)
         H.R. 1020, STEM Education Act of 2015 (Senate 
        Report 114-115)
         H.R. 710, Essential Transportation Worker 
        Identification Credential Assessment Act (Senate Report 
        114-244)
         Nomination of Daniel R. Elliott, III to be a 
        Member of the Surface Transportation Board 
        (Reappointment)
         Nomination of Mario Cordero to be a Federal 
        Maritime Commissioner (Reappointment)
         Nomination of Rear Admiral Sandra L. Stosz to 
        be Vice Admiral and Deputy Commandant for Mission 
        Support, United States Coast Guard
    
    
    June 4, 2015 -- Consider and approve the following:
    
         Nomination of Vice Admiral Peter V. Neffenger 
        to be Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, and 
        Administrator of the Transportation Security 
        Administration, Department of Homeland Security
    
    
    June 25, 2015 -- Consider and approve the following:
    
         S. 1626, Railroad Reform, Enhancement, and 
        Efficiency Act (without written report)
         S. 1611, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 
        (Senate Report 114-168)
         S. 1573, National Weather Service Improvement 
        Act (Senate Report 114-154)
         S. 1298, A bill to provide nationally 
        consistent measures of performance of the Nation's 
        ports, and for other purposes (Senate Report 114-164)
         S. 1403, Florida Fisheries Improvement Act 
        (Senate Report 114-398)
         S. 1551, Domain Openness Through Continued 
        Oversight Matters Act of 2015 (without written report)
         S. 1182, A bill to exempt application of JSA 
        attribution rule in case of existing agreements (Senate 
        Report 114-426)
         S. 1250, Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial 
        Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015 
        (Senate Report 114-179)
         Nominations for Promotion in the United States 
        Coast Guard
    
    
    July 15, 2015 -- Consider and approve the following:
    
         S. 1732, Comprehensive Transportation and 
        Consumer Protection Act of 2015 (without written 
        report)
    
    
    October 27, 2015 -- Consider and approve the following:
    
         Nomination of Sarah Feinberg to be 
        administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration
    
    
    November 18, 2015 -- Consider and approve the following:
    
         S. 571, Pilot's Bill of Rights 2 [deferred]
         S. 1143, West Coast Dungeness Crab Management 
        Act (Senate Report 114-260)
         S. 1518, Reinforcing American-Made Products 
        Act of 2015 (Senate Report 114-221)
         S. 1685, Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 
        (Senate Report 114-400)
         S. 1916, Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 
        2015 (Senate Report 114-368)
         S. 2044, Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015 
        (Senate Report 114-175)
         S. 2206, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
        Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention 
        Act (Senate Report 114-384)
         Nomination of Anthony Coscia to be a Director 
        of the Amtrak Board of Directors (Reappointment; 
        chairman)
         Nomination of Derek Tai-Ching Kan to be a 
        Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors
         Nominations for Promotion in the United States 
        Coast Guard
    
    
    December 9, 2015 -- Consider and approve the following:
    
         S. 571, Pilot's Bill of Rights 2 (Senate 
        Report 114-198)
         S. 2276, Securing America's Future Energy: 
        Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and 
        Enhancing Safety Act (Senate Report 114-209)
         S. 2361, Airport Security Enhancement and 
        Oversight Act (Senate Report 114-222)
         H.R. 2843, TSA PreCheck Expansion Act (Senate 
        Report 114-223)
         S. 1886, Coordinated Ocean Monitoring and 
        Research Act (Senate Report 114-354)
         S. 1935, Waterfront Community Revitalization 
        and Resiliency Act of 2015 (Senate Report 114-272)
         S. 2058, Metropolitan Weather Hazards 
        Protection Act of 2015 (Senate Report 114-351)
         S. 2319, A bill to amend the Communications 
        Act of 1934 (without written report)
         Nomination of Jessica Rosenworcel to be a 
        Member of the Federal Communications Commission 
        (Reappointment)
         Nominations for Promotion in the United States 
        Coast Guard
    
    
    March 3, 2016 -- Consider and approve the following:
    
         S. 2555, Making Opportunities for Broadband 
        Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless 
        Obstacles to Wireless Act (Senate Report 114-427)
         Nomination of T.F. Scott Darling III to be 
        Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
        Administration
         Nominations for Promotion in the United States 
        Coast Guard
         Nomination of Daniel B. Maffei to be a 
        Commissioner at the Federal Maritime Commission
    
    
    March 16, 2016 -- Consider and approve the following:
    
         S. 2658, Federal Aviation Administration 
        Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Senate Report 114-428)
         Nominations for Promotion in the United States 
        Coast Guard
    
    
    April 27, 2016 -- Consider and approve the following:
    
         S. 2644, FCC Reauthorization Act of 2016 
        (Senate Report 114-355)
         S. 421, Federal Communications Commission 
        Process Reform Act of 2015 (Senate Report 114-425)
         S. 2607, Developing Innovation and Growing the 
        Internet of Things Act (Senate Report 114-364)
         S. 2508, Youth Sports Concussions Act (without 
        written report)
         S. 2829, Maritime Administration Authorization 
        and Enhancement Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Senate Report 
        114-402)
         S. 2325, Digital Coast Act of 2015 (Senate 
        Report 114-369)
         S. 2817, Space Weather Research and 
        Forecasting Act (Senate Report 114-385)
         Nominations for Promotion in the United States 
        Coast Guard
    
    
    June 15, 2016 -- Consider and approve the following:
    
         S. 2283, Small Business Broadband Deployment 
        Act of 2015 (Senate Report 114-401)
         S. 1490, Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 
        (Senate Report 114-370)
         S. 3038, Coastal Coordination Act of 2016 
        (Senate Report 114-399)
         Nominations for Promotion in the United States 
        Coast Guard
         Nomination of Rebecca F. Dye to be a Federal 
        Maritime Commissioner (Reappointment)
         Nomination of Blair Anderson to be Department 
        of Transportation Under Secretary for Policy
    
    
    June 29, 2016 -- Consider and approve the following:
    
         S. 3084, American Innovation and 
        Competitiveness Act (Senate Report 114-389)
         S. 827, Improving Rural Call Quality and 
        Reliability Act of 2015 (Senate Report 114-383)
         S. 2997, Securing Access to Networks in 
        Disasters Act of 2016 (Senate Report 114-392)
         S. 1717, A bill to amend title 46, United 
        States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate 
        within inland waterways from the fire-retardant 
        materials requirement if the owners of such vessels 
        make annual structural alterations to at least 10 
        percent of the areas of the vessels that are not 
        constructed of fire-retardant materials (Senate Report 
        114-367)
         S. 3088, A bill to provide a deadline for 
        compliance with an alternate safety compliance program 
        and for other purposes (Senate Report 114-372)
         S. 3087, American Fisheries Advisory Committee 
        Act (Senate Report 114-379)
         S. 3059, Marine Mammal Research and Response 
        Act of 2016 (Senate Report 114-386)
         S. 2219, Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic 
        Impact Act of 2015 (Senate Report 114-371)
         S. 3086, Marine Debris Act Amendments of 2016 
        (Senate Report 114-387)
         S. 3099, Access for Sportfishing Act of 2016 
        (Senate Report 114-388)
         Nomination of Peggy E. Gustafson to be 
        Inspector General, Department of Commerce
         Nomination of Michael A. Khouri to be a 
        Federal Maritime Commissioner (Reappointment)
    
    
    September 21, 2016 -- Consider and approve the following:
    
         S. 3346, National Aeronautics and Space 
        Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2016 
        (Senate Report 114-390)
         S. 3183, Better Online Ticket Sales Act of 
        2016 (Senate Report 114-391)
         S. 3097, SelectUSA Authorization Act of 2016 
        (Senate Report 114-393)
         H.R. 4755, Inspiring Next Space Pioneers, 
        Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers (INSPIRE) Women 
        Act (without written report)
         H.R. 4742, Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship 
        Act (without written report)
    
    
    December 7, 2016 -- Consider and approve the following:
    
         Nomination of Ann Begeman to be a Member of 
        the Surface Transportation Board (Reappointment)
    
    


     D. Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security 

    
    Members during the 114th Congress: Republicans--Senators 
Ayotte (Chairman), Wicker, Blunt, Rubio, Cruz, Fischer, Moran, 
Sullivan, Johnson, Heller, and Gardner; Democrats--Senators 
Cantwell (Ranking Member), Klobuchar, Blumenthal, Schatz, 
Markey, Booker, Udall, Manchin, and Peters.\2\
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    \2\ In addition to the members listed for each individual 
subcommittee, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the full Committee 
serve as ex officio members of all subcommittees.
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    The Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and 
Security dedicated itself to advancing legislation to make 
aviation safer and more secure for the flying public. The 
subcommittee considered safety and security issues in parallel, 
ultimately combining those efforts in the FAA Extension, 
Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-190) that was 
enacted on July 15, 2016.
    On safety, the subcommittee conducted a comprehensive 
series of hearings to examine the wide ranging issues for 
consideration in the FAA reauthorization. While safety 
legislation was in the process of being drafted, the 
subcommittee pursued various initiatives on security. After a 
series of oversight letters and hearings, the Committee 
developed and considered S. 2361 in December 2015. The Airport 
Security Enhancement and Oversight Act addresses key security 
vulnerabilities at our Nation's airports. This bipartisan 
security legislation was added by Floor amendment to H.R. 636, 
which became the vehicle for the Federal Aviation 
Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016, in the spring of 
2016. Key features of H.R. 636 address airline safety, issues 
surrounding the safe integration of unmanned aircraft systems 
into the National Airspace System, rural access to the aviation 
network, consumer protections, and improving cybersecurity. 
Adding security measures to H.R. 636 rounded out a 
comprehensive measure to improve aviation for the traveling 
public. It was approved by the Senate by a vote of 95 to 3. Key 
features of the Senate-passed version of H.R. 636 were included 
in the final agreement reached with the House of 
Representatives and signed into Public Law 114-190.
    The subcommittee also examined issues related to general 
aviation and regulatory compliance issues, focusing effort on 
S. 571, the Pilot's Bill of Rights 2. Ultimately included in 
Public Law 114-190, a key portion of the bill reduces 
regulatory burdens on recreational pilots while maintaining key 
requirements for pilot health monitoring.
    
    This subcommittee contributed to 9 hearings during the 
114th Congress.

                               HEARINGS:

 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Date                                                    Title
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
March 17, 2015                               TSA Oversight and Examination of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget
                                              Request (S.Hrg.114--79)
March 24, 2015                               Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Key Considerations Regarding Safety,
                                              Innovation, Economic Impact, and Privacy (S.Hrg.114--195)
April 14, 2015*                              Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization (S.Hrg.114--172)
April 21, 2015                               FAA Reauthorization: Certification and U.S. Aviation Manufacturing
                                              Competitiveness (S.Hrg.114--109)
April 23, 2015                               FAA Reauthorization: Airport Issues and Infrastructure Financing
                                              (S.Hrg.114--199)
April 28, 2015                               FAA Reauthorization: Aviation Safety and General Aviation
                                              (S.Hrg.114--226)
May 19, 2015*                                FAA Reauthorization: Air Traffic Control Modernization and Reform
                                              (S.Hrg.114--294)
May 21, 2015*                                Nomination Hearing: Peter Neffenger to be Assistant Secretary of
                                              the TSA (S.Hrg.114--288)
April 6, 2016*                               Transportation Security: Protecting Passengers and Freight
                                              (S.Hrg.114-407)
 
*Full Committee hearing.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    

   E. Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the 
                               Internet 

    
    Members during the 114th Congress: Republicans--Senators 
Wicker (Chairman), Blunt, Rubio, Ayotte, Cruz, Fischer, Moran, 
Sullivan, Johnson (WI), Heller, Gardner, and Daines; 
Democrats--Schatz (Ranking Member), Cantwell, McCaskill, 
Klobuchar, Blumenthal, Markey, Booker, Udall, Manchin, and 
Peters.
    
    The Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, 
and the Internet advanced legislation on a variety of topics, 
including bills that would help speed the development and 
deployment of next-generation wireless services, reauthorize 
and reform the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 
facilitate rural telehealth, and improve communications in 
times of emergencies.
    S. 1916, the Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015, 
became law on June 22, 2016, as part of H.R. 2576, the Frank R. 
Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-
182). The law amended the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
151 et seq.) to make public and not-for-profit skilled nursing 
facilities (SNF) eligible under the Rural Health Care Program 
of the Universal Service Fund, allowing SNFs to apply for 
funding to offset the expense of telecommunications and 
broadband services used to provide health care in rural 
communities.
    The subcommittee developed S. 2555, the Making 
Opportunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive 
and Needless Obstacles to Wireless Act, or the MOBILE NOW Act. 
The bill was ordered to be reported favorably on March 3, 2016, 
but did not receive further consideration on the Senate Floor. 
The bipartisan bill, sponsored by Chairman Thune and Ranking 
Member Nelson, would boost the development of next-generation 
gigabit wireless broadband services by ensuring more spectrum 
is made available for private sector use and streamlining 
regulations affecting the deployment of wireless networks. Also 
included in the reported version of the MOBILE NOW Act were 
provisions influenced by or substantively incorporating six 
other bills within the subcommittee's jurisdiction: S. 417, the 
Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2015; S. 424, the Wi-Fi 
Innovation Act; S. 1261, the Wireless Telecommunications Tax 
and Fee Collection Fairness Act of 2015; S. 2163, the 
Streamlining and Investing in Broadband Infrastructure Act; S. 
2278, the Promoting Unlicensed Spectrum Act of 2015; and S. 
2366, the Spectrum Challenge Prize Act of 2015.
    The subcommittee developed S. 2644, the FCC Reauthorization 
Act of 2016. It was ordered to be reported favorably on April 
27, 2016, but did not receive further consideration on the 
Senate Floor. The last year for which Congress authorized 
appropriations for the FCC was fiscal year 1991. S. 2644 
included an authorization of appropriations for fiscal years 
2017 and 2018, along with modifications to the agency's 
operations and statutory authorities, directives for 
rulemakings, and numerous reporting requirements. Also included 
in the reported version of S. 2644 were provisions 
substantively incorporating three other bills within the 
subcommittee's jurisdiction: S. 2319, a bill to amend the 
Communications Act of 1934; S. 2553, the Kari's Law Act of 
2016; and S. 2558, the Spoofing Prevention Act of 2016.
    The committee reported favorably ten other bills in the 
subcommittee's jurisdiction, including S. 253, the Federal 
Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2015, 
which passed the Senate on June 11, 2015.
    
    This subcommittee contributed to 19 hearings during the 
114th Congress.

                               HEARINGS:

 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Date                                                    Title
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
January 21, 2015*                            Protecting the Internet and Consumers Through Congressional Action
                                              (S.Hrg.114-180)
February 11, 2015*                           The Connected World: Examining the Internet of Things (S.Hrg.114-
                                              237)
February 25, 2015*                           Preserving the Multistakeholder Model of Internet Governance
                                              (S.Hrg.114-135)
March 11, 2015*                              Three Years Later: Are We Any Closer to a Nationwide Public Safety
                                              Wireless Broadband Network? (S.Hrg.114-100)
March 18, 2015*                              Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (S.Hrg.114-175)
April, 21, 2015                              Advancing Telehealth Through Connectivity (S.Hrg.114-235)
June 2, 2015                                 Lifeline: Improving Accountability and Effectiveness (S.Hrg.114-
                                              140)
July 29, 2015*                               Wireless Broadband and the Future of Spectrum Policy (S.Hrg.114-
                                              169)
October 7, 2015*                             Removing Barriers to Wireless Broadband Deployment (S.Hrg.114-264)
October 28, 2015*                            Nomination of Hon. Jessica Rosenworcel to be Commissioner of the
                                              Federal Communications Commission (S.Hrg.114-228)
November 4, 2015*\3\                         Zero Stars: How Gagging Honest Reviews Harms Consumers and the
                                              Economy (S.Hrg.114-269)
February 4, 2016                             Ensuring Intermodal USF Support for Rural America
March 2, 2016*                               Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission
May 18, 2016*                                The Telephone Consumer Protection Act at 25: Effects on Consumers
                                              and Business (S.Hrg.114--560)
May 24, 2016*                                Examining the Multistakeholder Plan for Transitioning the Internet
                                              Assigned Number Authority (S.Hrg.114--546)
June 21, 2016                                FirstNet Oversight: An Update on the Status of the Public Safety
                                              Broadband Network (S.Hrg.114-407)
July 12, 2016*                               How Will the FCC's Proposed Privacy Regulations Affect Consumers
                                              and Competition? (S.Hrg.114-564)
September 15, 2016*                          Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (S.Hrg.114-575)
November 16, 2016*\4\                        Exploring Augmented Reality
 
*Full Committee hearing.
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\3\This hearing also appears under the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data
  Security.
\4\This hearing also appears under the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data
  Security.


    

F. Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and 
                             Data Security 

    
    Members during the 114th Congress: Republicans--Senators 
Moran (Chairman), Blunt, Cruz, Fischer, Heller, Gardner, and 
Daines; Democrats--Senators Blumenthal (Ranking Member), 
McCaskill, Klobuchar, Markey, Booker, and Udall.
    
    The Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, 
Insurance, and Data Security worked to protect consumers from 
unfair and deceptive practices and to ensure due process of law 
at the regulatory and enforcement agencies within the 
subcommittee's oversight jurisdiction.
    Two bills referred to the Committee under the 
subcommittee's jurisdiction became law in the 114th Congress. 
S. 142 (P.L. 114-116), the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention 
Act of 2015, provides the Consumer Product Safety Commission 
with statutory authority to regulate liquid nicotine containers 
as a consumer product under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act 
of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.) and directs the Commission to 
promulgate a safety rule requiring the packaging of such 
products in a manner that would make them significantly 
difficult for a child under the age of five to open the 
containers or otherwise access their liquid contents. S. 1359 
(P.L. 114-42), the E-Warranty Act of 2015, amends section 
102(b) of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty-Federal Trade Commission 
Improvement Act (15 U.S.C. 2302(b)), so that manufacturers have 
the option of meeting their warranty notification requirements 
by posting their warranty information in an accessible digital 
format on the manufacturers' websites and by making their 
warranty information available at the point of sale upon 
request.
    Nine bills referred to the Committee under the 
subcommittee's jurisdiction became law in the 114th Congress by 
virtue of their incorporation into H.R. 22 (P.L. 114-94), the 
Fixing American Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act). These 
bills include the following: S. 127, the Stop Motorcycle 
Checkpoint Funding Act; S. 304, the Conscience Protection Act 
of 2016; S. 766, the Driver Privacy Act of 2015; S. 1173, the 
Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2015; S. 
1433, the Improving Driver Safety Act of 2015; S. 1467, the 
Pedestrian Safety Act of 2015; S. 1535, the Safety Through 
Informed Consumers Act of 2015; S. 1732, the Comprehensive 
Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015; and S. 
1741, the Tire Efficiency, Safety, and Registration Act of 
2015.
    The subcommittee also addressed numerous consumer 
protection and product safety issues by holding oversight 
hearings and recommending legislation on recreational off-
highway vehicle safety, residential carbon monoxide poisoning, 
senior fraud prevention, ``Made in the U.S.A.'' labeling 
standards, the use of non-disparagement clauses in consumer 
contracts, youth sports concussions, and the contribution of 
the outdoor recreation industry to the national economy.
    The subcommittee developed S. 2044, the Consumer Review 
Freedom Act of 2015. S. 2044, sponsored by Chairman Thune, 
would protect consumers' right to comment on particular goods 
or services by making it unlawful for businesses or individuals 
to include non-disparagement clauses in form contracts. The 
measure was drafted to address questionable measures, including 
fines, some businesses take to dissuade consumer criticism of 
products or services to better protect their reputations. S. 
2044 was ordered to be reported favorably on November, 18, 
2015, and passed in the Senate on December 14, 2015. Similar 
legislation in the House of Representatives, the Consumer 
Review Fairness Act of 2016, was enacted into law on December 
14, 2016 (P.L. 114-258).
    
    This subcommittee contributed to 12 hearings during the 
114th Congress.

                               HEARINGS:

 
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                    Date                                                    Title
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February 5, 2015                             Getting it Right on Data Security and Breach Notification
                                              Legislation in the 114th Congress (S.Hrg.114-78)
February 11, 2015*                           The Connected World: Examining the Internet of Things (S.Hrg.114-
                                              237)
March 19, 2015                               Examining the Evolving Cyber Insurance Marketplace (S.Hrg.114-171)
June 17, 2015                                Oversight of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (S.Hrg.114-184)
June 23, 2015*                               Update on the Recalls of Defective Takata Air Bags and NHTSA's
                                              Vehicle Safety Efforts (S.Hrg.114-249)
July 15, 2015                                Examining the Governance and Integrity of International Soccer
                                              (S.Hrg.114-168)
October 8, 2015                              Consumer Product Safety and the Recall Process (S.Hrg.114-220)
November 4, 2015*\5\                         Zero Stars: How Gagging Honest Reviews Harms Consumers and the
                                              Economy (S.Hrg.114-269)
March 15, 2016*                              Hands Off: The Future of Self-Driving Cars (S.Hrg.114-416)
September 13, 2016                           Examining the Better Online Ticket Sales Act of 2016
September 27, 2016*                          Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission
November 16, 2016*\6\                        Exploring Augmented Reality
 
*Full Committee hearing.
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\5\This hearing also appears under the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet.
\6\This hearing also appears under the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet.


    

 G. Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard \7\

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    \7\H.R. 6452, a bill to implement the Convention on the 
Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the 
North Pacific Ocean, to implement the Convention on the Conservation 
and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific 
Ocean, and for other purposes, was not referred to the Committee, but 
became Public Law 114-327.
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    Members during the 114th Congress: Republicans--Senators 
Rubio (Chairman), Wicker, Ayotte, Cruz, Sullivan, and Johnson 
(WI); Democrats--Senators Booker (Ranking Member), Cantwell, 
Blumenthal, Schatz, Markey, and Peters.
    
    The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 was enacted on 
February 8, 2016 (P.L. 114-120). This comprehensive legislation 
authorizes funding for the Coast Guard's operating expenses, 
acquisitions, and other major accounts, as well as an end-of-
year strength for active duty personnel, for fiscal years 2016 
and 2017. The Act contains over 20 legislative requests from 
the Coast Guard, several of which give Coast Guard parity with 
the other military services, including increasing the rank of 
the Vice Commandant from vice admiral to admiral and allowing a 
Coast Guard and admiral assignment outside of the Coast Guard. 
The Act also enhances the Coast Guard's maritime law 
enforcement authorities necessary for the execution of the 
agency's Western Hemisphere Strategy.
    H.R. 774, a bill to strengthen enforcement mechanisms to 
stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, was 
enacted into law on November 5, 2015 (P.L. 114-81). S. 1334, 
the Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement 
Act of 2015, was the Senate companion bill. The legislation 
strengthens and harmonizes enforcement provisions and 
penalties. It also implements international agreements to 
prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing. This provision 
provides the authority to the Secretary of the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating to authorize or deny port 
entry. Entry may be denied to vessels listed as IUU vessels or 
if the Secretary of Commerce has reasonable grounds to believe 
the vessel has been engaged in IUU fishing or related 
activities.
    
    This subcommittee contributed to 8 hearings during the 
114th Congress.

                               HEARINGS:

 
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                    Date                                                    Title
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February 4, 2015                             The Impacts of Vessel Discharge, Regulations on Our Shipping and
                                              Fishing Industries (S.Hrg.114-107)
April 22, 2015*                              Weathering the Storm: How Can We Better Communicate (S.Hrg.113-105)
April 28, 2015                               Staying Afloat: Examining the Resources and Priorities of the U.S.
                                              Coast Guard (S.Hrg.114-93)
April 29, 2015*                              Five Years After Deepwater Horizon: Improvements and Challenges in
                                              Prevention and Response (S.Hrg.114-116)
May 20, 2015                                 Improvements and Innovations in Fishery Management and Data
                                              Collection (S.Hrg.114-117)
February 23, 2016                            The Magnuson-Stevens Act at 40: Successes, Challenges, and the Path
                                              Forward (S.Hrg.114-523)
May 25, 2016                                 Improvements in Hurricane Forecasting and the Path Forward
                                              (S.Hrg.114--561)
June 15, 2016                                Assessing the Coast Guard's Increasing Duties: A Focus on Drug and
                                              Migrant Interdiction (S.Hrg.114-458)
 
*Full Committee hearing.
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        H. Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness 

    
    Members during the 114th Congress: Republicans--Senators 
Cruz (Chairman), Rubio, Moran, Sullivan, Gardner, and Daines; 
Democrats--Senators Peters (Ranking Member), Markey, Booker, 
Udall, and Schatz.
    
    The Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness 
pursued hearings setting the stage for legislation directing 
policies and authorization for each of the agencies under its 
jurisdiction. The Innovation and Competitiveness Working Group, 
established by Chairman Thune and Ranking Member Nelson, 
leveraged the subcommittee's oversight responsibilities over 
the National Science Foundation, the National Institute for 
Standards and Technology, and the White House Office of Science 
and Technology Policy to examine key issues related to drivers 
of innovation and competitiveness in science and research and 
development (R&D) policy. Through three Working Group meetings 
in Washington, and others in Working Group members' States, 
policy ideas to improve innovation and the competitiveness 
potential of the U.S. R&D enterprise were put forward, and 
eventually assembled into the bipartisan American Innovation 
and Competitiveness Act (S. 3084). After a full committee 
hearing on the bill on May 11, 2016, the Committee reported S. 
3084 on June 29, 2016, with broad bipartisan support. The 
measure was enacted into law on January 6, 2017 (P.L. 114-329).
    The subcommittee also has been active on civil space 
issues. Addressing the competitiveness of the U.S. commercial 
space sector was a top priority in the 114th Congress and a key 
element of the subcommittee's first hearing. Understanding that 
the space launch market is a global market, members of the 
Committee examined the key policy issues that affect U.S. 
companies' ability to compete globally for launch 
opportunities. Chief among the factors was launch liability 
exposure and the uncertainty posed by potentially uninformed 
government regulations. Building on the hearing record and 
oversight efforts, Subcommittee Chairman Cruz, along with Full 
Committee Ranking Member Nelson among other bipartisan 
cosponsors, introduced S. 1297, the U.S. Commercial Space 
Launch Competitiveness Act on May 12, 2015. After passage in 
the Senate on August 4, 2015, an agreement was reached with the 
House of Representatives on companion legislation and the 
President signed the bill into law on November 25, 2015. The 
U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act (P.L. 114-90) 
provides 10 years of launch liability protection and extends 
the learning period for government regulators by another 8 
years. In addition, the bill provides certainty of property 
rights to U.S. entities recovering precious resources in space, 
a step that will foster innovation in commercial space 
endeavors.
    The subcommittee also focused on the future of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) human exploration 
programs. In a hearing on July 13, 2016, the subcommittee 
examined the potential disruption on NASA's balanced space 
exploration portfolio that could come with a presidential 
transition. In an effort to provide stability for NASA's core 
programs, subcommittee members introduced S. 3346, the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization 
Act of 2016. S. 3346 would provide funding authorizations for 
the entire agency for fiscal year 2017 and would direct 
policies for continued development of commercial and government 
launch capabilities, as well as provide direction on continued 
development of science programs. The bill also would address 
key cybersecurity vulnerabilities at the agency discovered 
through government watchdog audits. The measure passed the 
Senate on December 10, 2016. A substantially similar measure 
(S.  442) was introduced in the 115th Congress and became law 
on March 21, 2017 (P.L. 115-10).
    
    This subcommittee contributed to 9 hearings, including 1 
field hearing, during the 114th Congress.

                               HEARINGS:

 
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                    Date                                                    Title
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February 4, 2015*                            Building a More Secure Cyber Future: Examining Private Sector
                                              Experience with the NIST Framework (S.Hrg.114--86)
February 24, 2015                            U.S. Human Exploration Goals and Commercial Space Competitiveness
                                              (S.Hrg.114--114)
March 12, 2015                               Examining the President's Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Requests for the
                                              National Aeronautics and Space Administration (S.Hrg.114--173)
July 14, 2015                                Unlocking the Cures for America's Most Deadly Diseases (S.Hrg.114--
                                              102)
September 3, 2015*\8\                        Confronting the Challenge of Cybersecurity (S.Hrg.114--236)
December 8, 2015                             Data or Dogma? Promoting Open Inquiry in the Debate over the
                                              Magnitude of Human Impact on Earth's Climate (S.Hrg.114--373)
May 11, 2016*                                Leveraging the U.S. Science and Technology Enterprise
July 13, 2016                                NASA at a Crossroads: Reasserting American Leadership in Space
                                              Exploration
November 30, 2016                            The Dawn of Artificial Intelligence (S.Hrg.114--562)
 
*Full Committee hearing.
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\8\Field Hearing at Dakota State University in Madison, South Dakota.



     I. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine 
                  Infrastructure, Safety, and Security

    
    Members during the 114th Congress: Republicans--Senators 
Fischer (Chairman), Wicker, Blunt, Ayotte, Moran, Sullivan, 
Johnson (WI), Heller, and Daines; Democrats--Senators Booker 
(Ranking Member), Cantwell, McCaskill, Klobuchar, Blumenthal, 
Schatz, Markey, and Udall.
    
    The Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant 
Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security contributed to the 
passage and enactment of several transportation-related bills 
in the 114th Congress.
    The FAST Act, a 5 year, $305 billion authorization of 
surface transportation programs, was enacted on December 4, 
2015. The Act includes motor carrier, freight, research, rail, 
and streaming provisions produced by the Committee. These 
provisions were introduced and marked up as S. 1732, the 
Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 
2015. The following introduced bills are part of the FAST Act:
                S. 1298, The Port Performance Act, which 
                requires the development and collection of 
                metrics on the performance of major ports.
                S. 1669, TRUCK Safety Reform Act, which 
                reforms the regulatory process at the Federal 
                Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
                S. 1680, The National Multimodal Freight 
                Policy and Investment Act, which improves 
                freight planning.
                S. 1626, Railroad Reform, Enhancement, and 
                Efficiency Act, which is the first passenger 
                rail reauthorization in over 7 years and 
                institutes reforms to improve Amtrak's 
                performance, introduce passenger rail 
                competition, and increase safety.
                S. 769, Track, Railroad, and Infrastructure 
                Network Act, which streamlines historic and 
                environmental permitting requirements to 
                facilitate accelerated rail project delivery.
                S. 797, Railroad Infrastructure Financing 
                Improvement Act, which reforms an inefficient 
                railroad loan program to reduce review times, 
                increases flexibility, and adds taxpayer 
                protections.
    S. 2276, the Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and 
Enhancing Safety Act of 2016 was enacted June 22, 2016, and is 
a 3 year reauthorization of the pipeline safety activities at 
the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (P.L. 114-
183). Provisions similar to the natural gas storage 
requirements in S. 1786, the Underground Gas Storage Facility 
Safety Act of 2015, were included in the enacted pipeline 
authorization.
    Additionally, S. 808, the Surface Transportation Board 
Reauthorization Act of 2015, was the first reauthorization of 
the Board since its creation in 1996 and was enacted December 
18, 2015 (P.L. 114-110). The legislation improves the Board's 
dispute resolution processes, enables more proactive problem-
solving, and reforms its structure to increase efficiency and 
transparency.
    Lastly, S. 650, the Railroad Safety and Positive Train 
Control Extension Act avoided a significant disruption to rail 
transportation by extending an unrealistic statutory deadline 
for positive train control implementation and set new 
accountability measures to prevent the need for another 
extension. This law was enacted as part of Public Law 114-73 on 
October 29, 2015.
    
    This subcommittee contributed to 25 hearings, including 3 
field hearings, during the 114th Congress.

                               HEARINGS:

 
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                    Date                                                    Title
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January 28, 2015*                            Freight Rail Transportation: Enhancing Safety, Efficiency and
                                              Commerce (S.Hrg.114-206)
January 29, 2015                             Improving the Performance of Our Transportation Networks:
                                              Stakeholder Perspectives (S.Hrg.11-91)
February 10, 2015                            Keeping Goods Moving (S.Hrg.114-132)
March 3, 2015*                               Examining the FY 2016 Budget Requests for the U.S. Department of
                                              Commerce and the U.S. Department of Transportation (S.Hrg.114-144)
March 4, 2015                                Surface Transportation Reauthorization -- Oversight and Reform of
                                              the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (S.Hrg.114-92))
March 24, 2015                               Surface Transportation Reauthorization: Performance, Not
                                              Prescription (S.Hrg.114-244)
May 4, 2015                                  Passenger Rail Reauthorization: The Future of the Northeast
                                              Corridor (S.Hrg.114-111)
May 5, 2015                                  Surface Transportation Reauthorization: The Importance of a Long
                                              Term Reauthorization (S.Hrg.114-207)
May 6, 2015*                                 Nominations to the Surface Transportation Board and the Federal
                                              Maritime Commission (S.Hrg.114-208)
June 10, 2015*                               Passenger Rail Safety: Accident Prevention and On-going Efforts to
                                              Implement Train Control Technology (S.Hrg.114-125)
July 7, 2015                                 Technologies Transforming Transportation: Is the Government Keeping
                                              Up? (S.Hrg.114-250)
July 22, 2015*                               Nomination of Marie Therese Dominguez to be Administrator, Pipeline
                                              and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA), U.S. Department of
                                              Transportation (S.Hrg.114-126)
September 17, 2015*                          Nomination of Sarah E. Feinberg to be Administrator, Federal
                                              Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
                                              (S.Hrg.114-227)
September 18, 2015*\9\                       Pipeline Safety: State and Local Perspectives (S.Hrg.114-255)
September 29, 2015                           Pipeline Safety: Oversight of Our Nation's Pipeline Network
                                              (S.Hrg.114-251)
January 20, 2016*                            Nomination of T.F. Scott Darling, III to be the Administrator of
                                              the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (S.Hrg.114-457)
February 23, 2016                            Passenger Rail: Opportunities and Challenges for the National
                                              Network (S.Hrg.114-384)
March 8, 2016                                The State of the U.S. Maritime Industry: The Federal Role
April 20, 2016                               The State of the U.S. Maritime Industry: Stakeholder Perspectives
                                              (S.Hrg.114-385)
May 2, 2016*\10\                             Keeping Goods Moving in America's Heartland (S.Hrg.114-574)
June 8, 2016*                                The Implementation of the FAST Act (S.Hrg.114-386)
June 28, 2016                                How the Internet of Things (IoT) Can Bring U.S. Transportation and
                                              Infrastructure into the 21st Century (S.Hrg.114-408)
July 12, 2016                                Intermodal and Interdependent: The FAST Act, the Economy, and Our
                                              Nation's Transportation System (S.Hrg.114-378)
August 11, 2016*\11\                         Freight Rail Reform: Implementation of the Surface Transportation
                                              Board Reauthorization Act of 2015 (S.Hrg.114-524)
December 7, 2016                             Assessing the Security of Our Critical Transportation
                                              Infrastructure
 
*Full Committee hearing.
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\9\Field Hearing at Montana State University in Billings, Montana.
\10\Field Hearing at Western Nebraska Community College in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
\11\Field Hearing at Carnegie Town Hall in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

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