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Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

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Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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218 bills referred in the 112th 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 112th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 112th Congress 26

Everyone who held a seat in the 112th 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-MO	Claire McCaskill
D-HI	Daniel K. InouyeLeft Dec 13, 2012
R-NV	Dean HellerJoined Oct 10, 2011
D-NJ	Frank R. Lautenberg
R-SC	Jim DeMint
R-AR	John Boozman
R-NV	John EnsignLeft May 3, 2011
D-MA	John F. Kerry
R-SD	John Thune
R-GA	Johnny Isakson
R-NH	Kelly Ayotte
R-FL	Marco Rubio
D-WA	Maria Cantwell
D-AK	Mark Begich
D-AR	Mark L. Pryor
D-VA	Mark R. Warner
R-ME	Olympia J. Snowe
R-PA	Patrick J. Toomey
R-MS	Roger F. Wicker
R-MO	Roy Blunt
D-NM	Tom Udall

Subcommittees, 112th Congress 7

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 112th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 112th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 6612	To redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range.	Referred To	Jan 1, 2013
HR 5859	To repeal an obsolete provision in title 49, United States Code, requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting.	Discharged From	Dec 22, 2012
HR 4212	Drywall Safety Act of 2012	Discharged From	Dec 22, 2012
S 3706	Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act	Referred To	Dec 21, 2012
S 3703	Data Cap Integrity Act of 2012	Referred To	Dec 20, 2012
S 3691	STRONG Act	Referred To	Dec 19, 2012
S 3661	Space Exploration Sustainability Act	Referred To	Dec 5, 2012
S 3656	A bill to repeal an obsolete provision in title 49, United States Code, requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting.	Referred To	Dec 4, 2012

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 112th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 112-792	Superstorm Sandy: the Devastating Impact on the Nation's Largest Transportation Systems49 pages 7 witnesses Hon. Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator from New York Hon. Robert Menendez, U.S. Senator from New Jersey Hon. Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator from New York Joseph H. Boardman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Amtrak Joseph J. Lhota, Chairman and CEO, New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Patrick J. Foye, Executive Director, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey James Weinstein, Executive Director, NJ Transit Corporation	Dec 6, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-802	Nominations to the Department of Transportation, Department of Commerce, the Federal Communications Commission, and the Federal Trade Commission134 pagesOn H.R. 1946 5 witnesses Hon. Polly E. Trottenberg, Nominee to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, Department of Transportation Dr. Mark E. Doms, Nominee to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs, U.S. Department of Commerce Hon. Mignon L. Clyburn, Nominee to be a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (Reappointment) Dr. Joshua D. Wright, Nominee to be a Commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission Hon. Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Senator from New York	Dec 4, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-811	Preparing for Offshore Drilling in the Arctic: Lessons Learned from the First Season68 pages 6 witnesses Hon. David J. Hayes, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior Rear Admiral Thomas P. Ostebo, Commander, Seventeenth District, U.S. Coast Guard Laura K. Furgione, Acting Assistant Administrator for Weather Services and Acting Director, National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce Peter E. Slaiby, Vice President, Shell Alaska Jacob Adams, Chief Administrative Officer, North Slope Borough Edith Vorderstrasee, Consulting Division Manager, UMIAQ, Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation (UIC)	Oct 11, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-764	Taking Consumers for a Ride: Business Practices in the Household Goods Moving Industry116 pages 5 witnesses Hon. Anne S. Ferro, Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation Timothy M. Barry, Principal Assistant Inspector General for Investigations, U.S. Department of Transportation Reana Kovalcik, Consumer Linda Bauer Darr, President and CEO, American Moving and Storage Association (AMSA) Jason M. Romrell, President and Chief Legal Officer, Budget Van Lines Inc	Sep 20, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-844	Five Years of the America Competes Act: Progress, Challenges, and Next Steps84 pages 5 witnesses Norman R. Augustine, retired Chairman and CEO, Lockheed Martin Corporation Carl E. Wieman, former Associate Director, Science Division, Office of Science and Technology Policy Jeffrey L. Furman, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Strategy and Innovation, Boston University; and Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research Dr. Peter Lee, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Research John L. Winn, Chief Program Officer, National Math and Science Initiative	Sep 19, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-808	The Path from Leo to Mars56 pages 3 witnesses Steven W. Squyres, Goldwin Smith Professor of Astronomy, Cornell University Charles F. Kennel, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science and Director Emeritus, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego and Chair, NRC's Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council, The National Academies Jim Maser, President, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne	Sep 12, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-831	Marketplace Fairness: Leveling the Playing Field for Small Business188 pagesOn H.R. 1439, H.R. 1864, H.R. 2071, H.R. 3179, H.R. 3184 and 6 more 7 witnesses Hon. Michael B. Enzi, U.S. Senator from Wyoming Hon. Richard J. Durbin, U.S. Senator from Illinois Hon. Lamar Alexander, U.S. Senator from Tennessee Prepared statement........................................... Paul Misener, Vice President for Global Public Policy, Amazon.com Steven Bercu, CEO and Co-Owner, BookPeople Scott Peterson, Executive Director, Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board Steve DelBianco, Executive Director, NetChoice Coalition	Aug 1, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-834	The International Space Station: a Platform for Research, Collaboration, and Discovery63 pages 4 witnesses Donald R. Pettit, Astronaut, National Aeronautics and Space Administration William H. Gerstenmaier, Associate Administrator, Human Exploration and Operations, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Thomas Reiter, Director, Human Spaceflight and Operations, European Space Agency James D. Royston, Interim Executive Director, Center for the Advancement of Science in Space	Jul 25, 2012

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 112th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 112-266	National Hurricane Research Initiative Act of 2011On S. 692	Jan 2, 2013
S. Rept. 112-261	Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement Act of 2011On S. 1449	Dec 21, 2012
S. Rept. 112-260	Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation ActOn S. 911	Dec 21, 2012
S. Rept. 112-256	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of 2012On S. 2388	Dec 19, 2012
S. Rept. 112-255	The Pirate Fishing Elimination ActOn S. 1980	Dec 19, 2012
S. Rept. 112-248	A Bill to Extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement with Enforcers Beyond Borders Act of 2006, and for Other PurposesOn S. 3410	Dec 5, 2012
S. Rept. 112-247	R.M.S. Titanic Maritime Memorial Preservation Act of 2012On S. 2279	Dec 5, 2012
S. Rept. 112-246	America's Cup Act of 2011On S. 1759	Dec 5, 2012

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 112th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2046	NominationCoast Guard · 268 nominees	Confirmed Jan 1, 2013Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Dec 5, 2012
PN2045	NominationCoast Guard · 9 nominees	Confirmed Jan 1, 2013Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Dec 5, 2012
PN2021	NominationCoast Guard · 25 nominees	Confirmed Jan 1, 2013Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 14, 2012
PN2012	NominationCoast Guard · 146 nominees	Confirmed Jan 1, 2013Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 13, 2012
PN2011	NominationCoast Guard · 74 nominees	Confirmed Jan 1, 2013Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 13, 2012
PN2010	NominationCoast Guard · 400 nominees	Confirmed Jan 1, 2013Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 13, 2012
PN2009	NominationCoast Guard · 2 nominees	Confirmed Jan 1, 2013Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 13, 2012
PN1958	NominationCoast Guard	Confirmed Sep 22, 2012Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 19, 2012

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 112th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-8757	A communication from the Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Board's competitive sourcing efforts for fiscal year 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 31, 2012
EC-8756	A communication from the Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; White Hake Trimester Total Allowable Catch Area Closure for the Common Pool Fishery" (RIN0648-XC369) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 28, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 31, 2012
EC-8755	A communication from the Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer" (RIN0648-XC340) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 28, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 31, 2012
EC-8754	A communication from the Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fisheries; 2013 Fishing Quotas for Atlantic Surfclams and Ocean Quahogs; and Suspension of Minimum Atlantic Surfclam Size Limit" (RIN0648-XC353) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 28, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 31, 2012
EC-8753	A communication from the Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2012 Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure for South Atlantic Blue Runner" (RIN0648-XC310) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 28, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 31, 2012
EC-8752	A communication from the Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; 2012 Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure for South Atlantic Snowy Grouper" (RIN0648-XC380) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 28, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 31, 2012
EC-8751	A communication from the Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States; Transferability of Black Sea Bass Pot Endorsements" (RIN0648-BC30) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 28, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 31, 2012
EC-8750	A communication from the Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Extension of Emergency Fishery Closure Due to the Presence of the Toxin That Causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP)" (RIN0648-BB59) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 28, 2012; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 31, 2012

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 112th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Dec 13, 2012	Daniel K. Inouye D-HI	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
May 3, 2011	John Ensign R-NV	Left Congress	Last recorded vote

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