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Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

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Showing the 109th Congress (2005–2006). Back to the 119th Congress

243 bills referred in the 109th Congress

4,761 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 119th at 598. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members

Served in the 109th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 109th Congress 22

Everyone who held a seat in the 109th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-AK	Ted Stevens	Chair
D-HI	Daniel K. Inouye	Ranking Member
D-CA	Barbara Boxer
D-NE	Ben Nelson
D-FL	Bill Nelson
D-ND	Byron L. Dorgan
R-MT	Conrad R. Burns
R-LA	David Vitter
D-NJ	Frank R. Lautenberg
R-VA	George Allen
R-OR	Gordon H. Smith
R-SC	Jim DeMint
D-WV	John D. Rockefeller IV
R-NH	John E. Sununu
R-NV	John Ensign
D-MA	John F. Kerry
R-AZ	John McCain
R-TX	Kay Bailey Hutchison
D-WA	Maria Cantwell
D-AR	Mark L. Pryor
R-ME	Olympia J. Snowe
R-MS	Trent Lott

Subcommittees, 109th Congress 10

Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 109th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 109th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 4109	Aircraft Noise Reduction Act of 2006	Referred To	Dec 8, 2006
S 4102	Election Jamming Prevention Act of 2006	Referred To	Dec 7, 2006
HR 5136	National Integrated Drought Information System Act of 2006	Discharged From	Dec 7, 2006
HR 4075	United States-Russia Polar Bear Conservation and Management Act of 2006	Discharged From	Dec 7, 2006
S 2653	Call Home Act of 2006	Discharged From	Dec 7, 2006
HR 4583	Wool Suit Fabric Labeling Fairness and International Standards Conforming Act	Discharged From	Dec 7, 2006
HR 758	To establish an interagency aerospace revitalization task force to develop a national strategy for aerospace workforce recruitment, training, and cultivation.	Discharged From	Dec 7, 2006
S 4086	Maternal Motor Vehicle Crash Safety Act of 2006	Referred To	Dec 6, 2006

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 109th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 109-933	Nominations of Steven Chealander to Be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board and Charles Dorkey III to Be a Member of the Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation22 pages 2 witnesses Chealander, Steven R., Nominee to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board Dorkey III, Charles E., Nominee to be a Member of the Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation	Dec 5, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-1139	Reauthorization of the Pipeline Safety Program66 pagesOn H.R. 5678, H.R. 5782, S. 3691, S. 3961 5 witnesses Barrett, Thomas J., Vice Admiral, USCG (Retired); Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation Bender, E. Frank, Vice President, Gas Distribution and New Business Division, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; on behalf of the American Gas Association and the American Public Gas Association Boss, Terry, Senior Vice President, Environment, Safety and Operations, Interstate Natural Gas Association of America Felt, Timothy, President/CEO, Explorer Pipeline Company; Member, American Petroleum Institute Pipeline Committee; and Vice Chairman/Treasurer-Elect, Association of Oil Pipe Lines Weimer, Carl, Executive Director, Pipeline Safety Trust	Nov 16, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-1157	New Aircraft in the National Airspace System66 pages 6 witnesses Andersson, Matthew G., Senior Aviation Consultant, Aerospace, Defense, and Transportation, CRA International, Inc Cirillo, Michael A., Vice President, Systems Operation Services, Air Traffic Organization, Federal Aviation Administration Iacobucci, Edward E., President/CEO, DayJet Corporation Pelton, Jack J., Chairman, General Aviation Manufacturers Association; Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cessna Aircraft Company Raburn, Vern, President/CEO, Eclipse Aviation Corporation Sabatini, Nicholas A., Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety, Federal Aviation Administration	Sep 28, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-1160	International Polar Year90 pages 7 witnesses Armstrong, Dr. Thomas R., Program Coordinator, Earth Surface Dynamics, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Department of the Interior Bell, Robin E., Ph.D., Doherty Senior Research Scientist, Lamont- Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University; Chair, Polar Research Board, U.S. National Committee for International Polar Year, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council, The National Academies Bement, Jr., Dr. Arden L., Director, National Science Foundation Papp, Vice Admiral Robert, Chief of Staff, U.S. Coast Guard Parkinson, Alan J., Ph.D., Deputy Director, Arctic Investigations Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services Sharpton, Dr. Virgil L. ``Buck'', Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Alaska (UA) Fairbanks; UA President's Professor of Remote Sensing Treadwell, Mead, Chair, U.S. Arctic Research Commission	Sep 26, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-1155	Nominations to the Department of Commerce, Department of Transportation, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, and Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation51 pages 9 witnesses Boskin, Chris, Nominee to be a Member of the Board of Directors, Corporation for Public Broadcasting Ehlers, Hon. Vernon, U.S. Representative from Michigan Glassman, Ph.D., Hon. Cynthia A., Nominee to be Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Department of Commerce Hays, Dr. Sharon Lynn, Nominee to be Associate Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy Johnson, Jr., Collister ``Terry,'' Nominee to be Administrator, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Pryor, Hon. David, Nominee to be a Member of the Board of Directors, Corporation for Public Broadcasting Scovel III, Calvin L., Nominee to be Inspector General, Department of Transportation Snelling, Hon. Charles Darwin, Nominee to be a Member of the Board of Directors, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Specter, Hon. Arlen, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania	Sep 21, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-1152	Internet Governance: the Future of Icann71 pagesOn S. 1608 5 witnesses Jones, Christine N., General Counsel/Corporate Secretary, The Go Daddy Group, Inc Kneuer, John M.R., Acting Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of Commerce Leibowitz, Hon. Jon, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission Silva, Ken, Chief Security Officer, VeriSign Twomey, Dr. Paul, President/CEO, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)	Sep 20, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-944	Nomination of Mary E. Peters to Be Secretary of Transportation59 pagesOn S. 1516, S. 2201, S. 2773 2 witnesses Kyl, Hon. Jon, U.S. Senator from Arizona Peters, Hon. Mary E., Nominee to be Secretary of Transportation	Sep 20, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-1154	Online Child Pornography61 pages 4 witnesses Allen, Ernie, President/CEO, The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC); accompanied by John Shehan, Program Manager, CyberTipline, NCMEC Brown, Michael J., Sheriff, Bedford County, Virginia Cooper, Sharon W., M.D., Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics, Chapel Hill School of Medicine, University of North Carolina Fisher, Alice S., Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice; accompanied by James E. Finch, Assistant Director, Cyber Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation	Sep 19, 2006

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 109th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 109-357	Pool and Spa Safety ActOn S. 3718	Sep 29, 2006
S. Rept. 109-356	National Integrated Drought Information System Act of 2006On S. 2751	Sep 29, 2006
S. Rept. 109-355	Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act of 2006On H.R. 5252	Sep 29, 2006
S. Rept. 109-335	National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2006On S. 3679	Sep 15, 2006
S. Rept. 109-333	Expressing the Sense of Congress That States Should Require Candidates for Driver's Licenses to Demonstrate an Ability to Exercise Greatly Increased Caution When Driving in the Proximity of a Potentially Visually Impaired IndividualOn S.Con.Res. 71	Sep 11, 2006
S. Rept. 109-327	Maritime Administration Improvement Act of 2006On S. 3852	Sep 6, 2006
S. Rept. 109-317	Air Transportation to and from Love Field, TexasOn S. 3661	Aug 1, 2006
S. Rept. 109-285	The American Innovation and Competitiveness Act of 2006On S. 2802	Jul 19, 2006

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 109th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2185	NominationCoast Guard · 4 nominees	Confirmed Dec 9, 2006Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 15, 2006
PN2154	NominationCoast Guard · 232 nominees	Confirmed Dec 9, 2006Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 14, 2006
PN2131	NominationCoast Guard	Confirmed Dec 9, 2006Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 13, 2006
PN2112	Charles E. Dorkey III, of New York, to be a Member of the Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, vice James S. Simpson.Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation	Confirmed Dec 9, 2006Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 13, 2006
PN2094	NominationNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · 256 nominees	Confirmed Dec 9, 2006Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 29, 2006
PN2093	NominationNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Confirmed Dec 9, 2006Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 29, 2006
PN2086	NominationCoast Guard	Confirmed Dec 9, 2006Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 28, 2006
PN2078	Jane C. Luxton, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, vice James R. Mahoney.Department of Commerce	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Sep 26, 2006

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 109th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-9249	A communication from the Acting Chief of the Policy and Rules Division, Office of Engineering and Technology, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "In the Matter of Unlicensed Operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices Below 900 MHz and in the 3 GHz Band" (ET Docket Nos. 04-186 and 02-380) received on December 4, 2006; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 7, 2006
EC-9248	A communication from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Carrizo Springs, Texas)" (MB Docket No. 06-50) received on December 4, 2006; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 7, 2006
EC-9247	A communication from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Boonville and Wheatland, Missouri)" (MB Docket No. 06-88) received on December 4, 2006; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 7, 2006
EC-9246	A communication from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Powers, Oregon and Zapata, Texas)" (MB Docket Nos. 05-14 and 05-15) received on December 4, 2006; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 7, 2006
EC-9245	A communication from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Chester, Virginia; Fruitland, Maryland; Lakeside, Virginia; Port Norris, New Jersey; Warsaw, Virginia, and Willards, Maryland)" (MB Docket No. 04-409) received on December 4, 2006; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 7, 2006
EC-9244	A communication from the Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Burkesville, Greensburg, Hodgenville, Horse Cave, Lebanon, Lebanon Junction, Lewisport, Louisville, Lyndon, New Haven, Springfield and St. Matthews, Kentucky, Edinburgh, Hope, Tell City and Versailles, Indiana, Belle Meade, Goodlettsville, Hendersonville, Manchester and Millersville, Tennessee)" (MB Docket No. 06-77) received on December 4, 2006; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 7, 2006
EC-9243	A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Imposition of Foreign Policy Controls on Surreptitious Communications Intercepting Devices" (RIN0694-AC82) received on December 4, 2006; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 7, 2006
EC-9242	A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Temporary Rule; Closure (New York Summer Flounder Commercial Fishery)" (ID No. 102706A) received on December 4, 2006; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 7, 2006

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 109th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 109-67	Television Blocking Technology	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 109-42	Open Forum on Decency	PDF · Text
109th	The State of the U.S. Travel and Tourism Industry	PDF · Text

By Congress

The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.

Congress	Members	Bills referred	Reported	Became law	Reports	Meetings	Printed hearings	Nominations	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	28	598	91	11	85	67	64	132	1,912	0
118th2023–2024	27	541	55	9	6	37	50	88	2,469	0
117th2021–2022	28	555	68	12	25	56	78	121	2,229	1
116th2019–2020	26	558	88	28	80	48	87	78	1,838	0
115th2017–2018	28	384	77	23	69	—	125	103	2,383	0
114th2015–2016	24	309	78	18	70	—	80	64	2,330	0
113th2013–2014	30	243	42	18	40	—	96	87	2,597	0
112th2011–2012	26	218	31	9	30	—	79	84	2,665	0
111th2009–2010	26	294	53	13	45	—	121	131	1,881	1
110th2007–2008	24	322	62	19	58	—	140	101	1,933	0
109th2005–2006	22	243	42	12	40	—	143	119	3,051	3
108th2003–2004	23	251	55	13	53	—	144	113	3,264	0
107th2001–2002	23	245	37	9	35	—	155	109	3,173	1

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