Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, 113th Congress (2013–2014): Members & Record

Members, 113th Congress 30

Everyone who held a seat in the 113th 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-SD	John Thune	Ranking Member
D-MN	Amy Klobuchar
D-CA	Barbara Boxer
D-FL	Bill Nelson
D-HI	Brian Schatz
D-MO	Claire McCaskill
D-NJ	Cory A. BookerJoined Oct 31, 2013
R-IN	Daniel Coats
R-NV	Dean Heller
R-NE	Deb Fischer
D-MA	Edward J. MarkeyJoined Jul 16, 2013
D-NJ	Frank R. LautenbergLeft May 23, 2013
R-NJ	Jeff ChiesaJoined Jun 20, 2013 · Left Oct 30, 2013
D-MT	John E. WalshJoined Feb 12, 2014
D-MA	John F. Kerry
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. WarnerLeft Feb 12, 2014
D-NM	Martin HeinrichJoined Jun 20, 2013 · Left Oct 31, 2013
D-CT	Richard Blumenthal
R-MS	Roger F. Wicker
R-WI	Ron Johnson
R-MO	Roy Blunt
R-TX	Ted Cruz
R-SC	Tim Scott
D-MA	William M. CowanLeft Jul 15, 2013

Subcommittees, 113th Congress 7

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 113th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 113th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 2754	Collectible Coin Protection Act	Discharged From	Dec 15, 2014
S 3010	Robocall Enforcement Improvements Act of 2014	Referred To	Dec 12, 2014
S 2983	U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Improvement Act of 2014	Discharged From	Dec 12, 2014
S 2444	Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014	Discharged From	Dec 10, 2014
S 1317	National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2013	Reported By	Dec 10, 2014
S 2991	Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2014	Referred To	Dec 9, 2014
HR 2719	Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act	Discharged From	Dec 9, 2014
HR 1204	Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2014	Discharged From	Dec 9, 2014

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 113th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 113-644	Passenger Rail: Investing in Our Nation's Future55 pages 4 witnesses Hon. Peter M. Rogoff, Under Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Transportation Hon. Anthony R. Coscia, Chairman, Amtrak Board of Directors John Previsich, President, SMART--Transportation Division Ray B. Chambers, Executive Director, Association of Independent Passenger Rail Operators (AIPRO)	Dec 10, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-685	Nominations to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Transportation Safety Board105 pagesOn H.R. 1278 3 witnesses Dr. Mark R. Rosekind, Member, National Transportation Safety Board; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Administrator-Designate Carlos A. Monje, Jr., Counselor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation; Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Policy-Designate Dr. Tho Bella Dinh-Zarr, Nominee, Member, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)	Dec 3, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-725	Addressing Domestic Violence in Professional Sports166 pages 8 witnesses Troy Vincent, Executive Vice President for Football Operations, National Football League Teri Patterson, Deputy Managing Director, NFL Players Association Joe Torre, Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations, Major League Baseball Virginia Seitz, Outside Counsel, Major League Baseball Players Association Kathy Behrens, Executive Vice President, Player Programs and Social Responsibility, National Basketball Association Michele Roberts, Executive Director, National Basketball Players Association Jessica Berman, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, National Hockey League Steven Fehr, Special Counsel, National Hockey League Players Association	Dec 2, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-666	Examining Takata Airbag Defects and the Vehicle Recall Process84 pages 5 witnesses Lieutenant Stephanie Erdman, Destin, Florida Hiroshi Shimizu, Senior Vice President, Global Quality Assurance, Takata Corporation Rick Schostek, Executive Vice President, Honda North America, Inc Scott G. Kunselman, Senior Vice President and Head of Vehicle Safety and Regulatory Compliance, Chrysler Group LLC David J. Friedman, Deputy Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation	Nov 20, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-698	Oversight of and Policy Considerations for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration113 pagesOn S. 921, S. 2151, S. 2284, S. 2322, S. 2398 and 3 more 5 witnesses David J. Friedman, Deputy Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation Joseph W. Come, Deputy Principal Assistant Inspector General for Auditing and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Transportation Jacqueline S. Gillan, President, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety Kendell Poole, Chairman, Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) Robert Strassburger, Vice President, Vehicle Safety and Harmonization, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers	Sep 16, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-616	Freight Rail Service: Improving the Performance of America's Rail System93 pagesOn S. 2777 8 witnesses Hon. John Hoeven, U.S. Senator from North Dakota Hon. Heidi Heitkamp, U.S. Senator from North Dakota Arthur Neal, Deputy Administrator, Transportation and Marketing Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Jerry D. Cope, President, South Dakota Grain and Feed Association and Marketing Manager, Dakota Mill & Grain Calvin (Cal) Dooley, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Chemistry Council Shane Karr, Vice President, Federal Government Affairs, The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers Letter dated July 8, 2014 to Hon. Daniel R. Elliott III, Chairman, Surface Transportation Board from Rob Portman, Co-Chair, Senate Auto Caucus and Carl Levin, Co-Chair, Senate Auto Caucus Edward R. Hamberger, President and Chief Executive Officer, Association of American Railroads	Sep 10, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-671	Domestic Challenges and Global Competition in Aviation Manufacturing52 pages 4 witnesses Hon. Mark Kirk, U.S. Senator from Illinois Gerald Dillingham, Ph.D., Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office Bertrand-Marc Allen, President, Boeing Capital Corporation Keith Crane, Ph.D., Director, RAND Environment, Energy, and Economic Development Program; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School, Washington Office, RAND Corporation	Jul 31, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-674	Cramming on Wireless Phone Bills: a Review of Consumer Protection Practices and Gaps133 pages 4 witnesses Hon. Terrell McSweeny, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission Hon. William H. Sorrell, Attorney General, State of Vermont Travis LeBlanc, Acting Chief, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission Michael F. Altschul, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, CTIA--The Wireless Association	Jul 30, 2014

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 113th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 113-322	Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights ActOn S. 2799	Dec 12, 2014
S. Rept. 113-321	Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2014On S. 2777	Dec 12, 2014
S. Rept. 113-320	Forensic Science and Standards Act of 2014On S. 2022	Dec 12, 2014
S. Rept. 113-319	Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2013On S. 429	Dec 12, 2014
S. Rept. 113-318	A Bill to Improve the Transition Between Experimental Permits and Commercial Licenses for Commercial Reusable Launch VehiclesOn S. 2140	Dec 12, 2014
S. Rept. 113-316	Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Amendments ActOn S. 2485	Dec 12, 2014
S. Rept. 113-315	South Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation ActOn S. 2484	Dec 12, 2014
S. Rept. 113-314	North Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation ActOn S. 2482	Dec 12, 2014

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 113th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2186	Mark R. Rosekind, of California, to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, vice David L. Strickland, resigned.Department of Transportation	Confirmed Dec 16, 2014Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 19, 2014
PN2145	NominationCoast Guard · 160 nominees	Confirmed Dec 13, 2014Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 13, 2014
PN2144	NominationCoast Guard · 4 nominees	Confirmed Dec 13, 2014Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 13, 2014
PN2143	NominationCoast Guard · 225 nominees	Confirmed Dec 13, 2014Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 13, 2014
PN2142	NominationCoast Guard · 76 nominees	Confirmed Dec 13, 2014Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 13, 2014
PN2120	Daniel R. Elliott III, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2018. (Reappointment)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.	Nov 12, 2014
PN2092	Michael P. O'Rielly, of New York, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2014. (Reappointment)Federal Communications Commission	Confirmed Dec 16, 2014Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 12, 2014
PN2091	Dava J. Newman, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, vice Lori Garver, resigned.National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Nov 12, 2014

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 113th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-8184	A communication from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, 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; Northeast Groundfish Fishery; Gulf of Maine Haddock Annual Catch Limit Revision" (RIN0648-BE45) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 11, 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 12, 2014
EC-8183	A communication from the 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; 2014 Recreational Accountability Measure and Closure for Gray Triggerfish in the South Atlantic" (RIN0648-XD628) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 11, 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 12, 2014
EC-8182	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 Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Dusky Rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska" (RIN0648-XD630) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 11, 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 12, 2014
EC-8181	A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; 2014 Sub-Annual Catch Limit (ACL) Harvested for Management Area 1A" (RIN0648-XD570) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 11, 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 12, 2014
EC-8180	A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modifications of the West Coast Commercial and Tribal Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Actions No. 10 through No. 23" (RIN0648-XD425) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 11, 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 12, 2014
EC-8179	A communication from the Acting Director of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area" (RIN0648-XD614) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 11, 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 12, 2014
EC-8149	A communication from the Federal Register Officer, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Consumer Price Index Adjustments of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 Limit of Liability for Offshore Facilities" (RIN1010-AD87) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 9, 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 11, 2014
EC-8148	A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 9, 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 11, 2014

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	599	91	11	85	68	65	132	1,964	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	89	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	114	3,264	0
107th2001–2002	23	245	37	9	35	—	155	109	3,173	1

Membership changes 10

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 113th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Feb 12, 2014	Mark R. Warner D-VA	Left the committee	S.Res. 359
Feb 12, 2014	John E. Walsh D-MT	Joined	S.Res. 359
Oct 31, 2013	Martin Heinrich D-NM	Left the committee	S.Res. 283
Oct 31, 2013	Cory A. Booker D-NJ	Joined	S.Res. 283
Oct 30, 2013	Jeff Chiesa R-NJ	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Jul 16, 2013	Edward J. Markey D-MA	Joined	S.Res. 196
Jul 15, 2013	William M. Cowan D-MA	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Jun 20, 2013	Martin Heinrich D-NM	Joined	S.Res. 179
Jun 20, 2013	Jeff Chiesa R-NJ	Joined	S.Res. 180
May 23, 2013	Frank R. Lautenberg D-NJ	Left Congress	Last recorded vote

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