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Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

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294 bills referred in the 111th 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 111th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 111th Congress 26

Everyone who held a seat in the 111th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-WV	John D. Rockefeller IV	Chair
R-TX	Kay Bailey Hutchison	Ranking Member
D-MN	Amy Klobuchar
D-CA	Barbara Boxer
D-FL	Bill Nelson
D-ND	Byron L. Dorgan
D-MO	Claire McCaskill
D-HI	Daniel K. Inouye
R-LA	David Vitter
D-NJ	Frank R. Lautenberg
R-FL	George S. LeMieuxJoined Sep 22, 2009
R-SC	Jim DeMint
R-NV	John Ensign
D-MA	John F. Kerry
R-SD	John Thune
R-GA	Johnny Isakson
D-WA	Maria Cantwell
D-AK	Mark Begich
D-AR	Mark L. Pryor
D-VA	Mark R. Warner
R-FL	Mel MartinezLeft Sep 9, 2009
R-NE	Mike Johanns
R-ME	Olympia J. Snowe
R-MS	Roger F. Wicker
R-KS	Sam Brownback
D-NM	Tom Udall

Subcommittees, 111th Congress 9

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 111th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 111th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 81	Shark Conservation Act of 2009	Discharged From	Dec 20, 2010
S 2889	Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2009	Reported By	Dec 17, 2010
S 1274	American Communities' Right to Public Information Act	Reported By	Dec 17, 2010
S 3597	SHORE Act	Reported By	Dec 17, 2010
S 3566	Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011	Reported By	Dec 17, 2010
S 2764	Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2009	Reported By	Dec 17, 2010
S 2870	International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act	Reported By	Dec 17, 2010
S 583	Building a Stronger America Act	Reported By	Dec 17, 2010

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 111th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 111-1106	Oversight of the Consumer Product Safety Commission: Product Safety in the Holiday Season142 pagesOn H.R. 1796, S. 608, S. 1216 5 witnesses Hon. Inez M. Tenenbaum, Chairman, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Hon. Anne M. Northup, Commissioner, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Rachel Weintraub, Director of Product Safety and Senior Counsel, Consumer Federation of America Stephen Lamar, Executive Vice President, American Apparel & Footwear Association H. Garry Gardner, MD FAAP, on Behalf of the American Academy of Pediatrics	Dec 2, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-1085	International Aviation Screening Standards60 pages 4 witnesses Hon. David Heyman, Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Vicki Reeder, Director of Global Compliance, Office of Global Strategies, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Stephen M. Lord, Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office Gregory Principato, President, Airports Council International-- North America	Dec 2, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-1111	Transition and Implementation: the NASA Authorization Act of 201071 pages 3 witnesses Hon. John P. Holdren, Ph.D., Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President of the United States Hon. Elizabeth M. Robinson, Chief Financial Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Cristina T. Chaplain, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management; and Susan A. Poling, Managing Associate General Counsel, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)	Dec 1, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-1087	Are Mini-Med Policies Really Health Insurance?84 pages 6 witnesses Stephen Finan, Senior Director of Policy, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Eugene Melville, Cancer Patient, Riverside, CA Aaron Smith, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Young Invincibles Rich Floersch, Executive Vice President for Human Resources, McDonald's Corporation Timothy S. Jost, Robert Willett Family Professor, Washington and Lee University School of Law Devon M. Herrick, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, National Center for Policy Analysis	Dec 1, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-1084	Nominations to the Department of Commerce and the Federal Maritime Commission74 pagesOn H.R. 4174 3 witnesses Scott Doney, Ph.D., Chief Scientist-Designate, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Mario Cordero, Federal Maritime Commissioner-Designate Hon. Rebecca F. Dye, Commissioner, Federal Maritime Commission	Nov 30, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-1094	Television Viewers, Retransmission Consent, and the Public Interest53 pages 5 witnesses Glenn A. Britt, Chairman, President, and CEO, Time Warner Cable Joseph Uva, Chief Executive Officer and President, Univision Communications Inc Thomas Rutledge, Chief Operating Officer, Cablevision Systems Corporation Chase Carey, Deputy Chairman, President, and Chief Operating Officer, The News Corporation Charles Segars, CEO, Ovation	Nov 17, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-1083	Oversight of the Transportation Security Administration70 pages 1 witness Hon. John S. Pistole, Administrator, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security	Nov 17, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-1075	Pipeline Safety: Assessing the San Bruno, California Explosion and Other Recent Accidents127 pagesOn H.R. 6008 7 witnesses Hon. Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senator from California Hon. Cynthia L. Quarterman, Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation Hon. Christopher A. Hart, Vice Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board Hon. Jim Ruane, Mayor, City of San Bruno, California Paul Clanon, Executive Director, California Public Utilities Commission Christopher Johns, President, Pacific Gas and Electric Company Rick Kessler, Vice President, Pipeline Safety Trust	Sep 28, 2010

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 111th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 111-388	International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act of 2009On S. 2870	Dec 22, 2010
S. Rept. 111-387	American Communities' Right to Public Information ActOn S. 1274	Dec 22, 2010
S. Rept. 111-386	Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010On S. 3304	Dec 22, 2010
S. Rept. 111-385	Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2009On S. 2764	Dec 22, 2010
S. Rept. 111-384	Cybersecurity Act of 2010On S. 773	Dec 22, 2010
S. Rept. 111-382	Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011On S. 3566	Dec 21, 2010
S. Rept. 111-381	Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010On S. 3302	Dec 21, 2010
S. Rept. 111-380	Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2009On S. 2889	Dec 21, 2010

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 111th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2411	Ann D. Begeman, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2015, vice Charles D. Nottingham, term expiring.Department of Transportation	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Dec 20, 2010
PN2377	Kathryn D. Sullivan, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Phillip A. Singerman.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.	Dec 3, 2010
PN2356	NominationCoast Guard · 135 nominees	Confirmed Dec 10, 2010Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 18, 2010
PN2355	NominationCoast Guard · 182 nominees	Confirmed Dec 10, 2010Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 18, 2010
PN2301	NominationNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · 144 nominees	Confirmed Dec 10, 2010Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 17, 2010
PN2278	Frances M.D. Gulland, of California, to be a Member of the Marine Mammal Commission for a term expiring May 13, 2012, vice Vera Alexander, term expired.Marine Mammal Commission	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Nov 15, 2010
PN2267	NominationCoast Guard · 59 nominees	Confirmed Dec 10, 2010Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 29, 2010
PN2266	NominationCoast Guard · 36 nominees	Confirmed Dec 10, 2010Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 29, 2010

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 111th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-8466	A communication from the Secretary of the Federal Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's sixth annual report on ethanol market concentration; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 13, 2010
EC-8263	A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (54); Amdt. 3399" (RIN2120-AA65) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 30, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 1, 2010
EC-8174	A communication from the Secretary of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) 2011-2015"; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Nov 29, 2010
EC-7956	A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Safety Zone; Revolution 3 Triathlon, Lake Erie and Sandusky Bay, Cedar Point, OH" ((RIN1625-AA00)(Docket No. USCG-2010-0791)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 19, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Nov 18, 2010
EC-7360	A communication from the Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the transfer of funds from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to the Emergency Fund, which is administered by the United States Coast Guard; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Sep 16, 2010
EC-6996	A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Safety Zone; Fixed Mooring Balls, South of Barbers Pt Harbor Channel, Oahu, Hawaii" ((RIN1625-AA00)(Docket No. USCG-2010-0457)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 2, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Aug 4, 2010
EC-6753	A communication from the Chief of Staff, 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 (Maupin, Oregon)" (MB Docket No. 09-130) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 19, 2010; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Jul 21, 2010
EC-6029	A communication from the Secretary of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to funding made available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Jun 7, 2010

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 111th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 111-33	Guide for Preparation of Committee Reports	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

Membership changes 2

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 111th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Sep 22, 2009	George S. LeMieux R-FL	Joined	S.Res. 279
Sep 9, 2009	Mel Martinez R-FL	Left Congress	Last recorded vote

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