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Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

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Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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384 bills referred in the 115th 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 115th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 115th Congress 28

Everyone who held a seat in the 115th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-SD	John Thune	Chair
D-FL	Bill Nelson	Ranking Member
D-MN	Amy Klobuchar
D-HI	Brian Schatz
D-NV	Catherine Cortez Masto
D-NJ	Cory A. BookerLeft Jan 9, 2018
R-CO	Cory Gardner
R-AK	Dan Sullivan
R-NV	Dean Heller
R-NE	Deb Fischer
D-MA	Edward J. Markey
D-MI	Gary C. Peters
R-OK	James M. Inhofe
R-KS	Jerry Moran
D-MT	Jon TesterJoined Jan 9, 2018
D-NH	Margaret Wood Hassan
D-WA	Maria Cantwell
R-UT	Mike Lee
D-CT	Richard Blumenthal
R-MS	Roger F. Wicker
R-WI	Ron Johnson
R-MO	Roy Blunt
R-WV	Shelley Moore Capito
D-WI	Tammy Baldwin
D-IL	Tammy Duckworth
R-TX	Ted Cruz
R-IN	Todd Young
D-NM	Tom Udall

Subcommittees, 115th Congress 6

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 115th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 3720	Community Health and Clean Transit Act of 2018	Discharged From	Dec 20, 2018
HR 5509	Innovations in Mentoring, Training, and Apprenticeships Act	Discharged From	Dec 20, 2018
S 3799	National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2018	Referred To	Dec 20, 2018
S 1426	United States Center for Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017	Reported By	Dec 20, 2018
S 3790	Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act of 2018	Referred To	Dec 19, 2018
S 2764	Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2018	Reported By	Dec 19, 2018
S 3778	Retain Innovation and Manufacturing Excellence (RIME) Act of 2018	Referred To	Dec 19, 2018
S 3773	Primate Protection and Research Modernization Act of 2018	Referred To	Dec 18, 2018

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 115th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 115-896	Preparing for Maritime Transportation in a Changing Arctic43 pages 4 witnesses Captain Edward Page, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired) and Executive Director, Marine Exchange of Alaska Kathy Metcalf, President and CEO, Chamber of Shipping of America Willie Goodwin, Chairman, Arctic Waterways Safety Committee Andrew Hartsig, Arctic Program Director, Ocean Conservancy	Dec 6, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-730	Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission151 pagesOn S. 2102 5 witnesses Hon. Joseph J. Simons, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission Hon. Rohit Chopra, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission Hon. Noah Joshua Phillips, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission Hon. Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission Hon. Christine S. Wilson, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission	Nov 27, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-888	Pipeline Safety in the Merrimack Valley: Incident Prevention and Response166 pages 14 witnesses Hon. Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts Hon. Niki Tsongas, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts Hon. Seth Moulton, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts Hon. Lori Trahan, U.S. Representative-Elect from Massachusetts Lucyannie Rondon, Sister of Leonel Rondon Hon. Robert L. Sumwalt III, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board Hon. Matthew A. Beaton, Secretary, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Steve Bryant, President, Columbia Gas of Massachusetts Joe Hamrock, President and Chief Executive Officer, NiSource Richard B. Kuprewicz, President, Accufacts, Incorporated Paul Roberti, Chief Counsel, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Hon. Dan Rivera, Mayor, City of Lawrence Tina Messina, Owner, Wine Connextion Michael B. Mansfield, Fire Chief, Andover Fire Rescue	Nov 26, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-805	The State of Our Salmon96 pagesOn S. 2010 10 witnesses Chris Oliver, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce Sam Cotten, Commissioner, Alaska Department of Fish and Game Bill Templin, M.S., Chief Fisheries Scientist, Division of Commercial Fisheries, Alaska Department of Fish and Game James Hasbrouck, Ph.D., Chief Fisheries Scientist, Division of Sportfish, Alaska Department of Fish and Game Dr. Milo Adkison, Ph.D., Professor and Chair Department of Fisheries, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks Dr. Matthew Baker, Ph.D., Science Director, North Pacific Research Board Karen Gillis, Executive Director, Bering Sea Fishermen's Association Katrina Hoffman, M.S., President and CEO, Prince William Sound Science Center Mary Sattler Peltola, Executive Director, Kuskokwim River Inter- Tribal Fish Commission Danielle Dickson, Senior Program Manager, Chief Officer for Collaboration and Synthesis, North Pacific Research Board	Oct 20, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-887	The Race to 5G: a View from the Field69 pagesOn S. 3157 6 witnesses Hon. Brendan Carr, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission Hon. Paul TenHaken, Mayor, City of Sioux Falls Dr. Jose-Marie Griffiths, President, Dakota State University Robert Fisher, Senior Vice President, Federal Government Affairs, Verizon Justin Forde, Senior Director, Government Relations, Midcontinent Communications Mark Shlanta, Chief Executive Officer, SDN Communications	Oct 12, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-877	The Future of the Fleets: Coast Guard and NOAA Ship Recapitalization67 pages 3 witnesses Rear Admiral Michael J. Haycock, Assistant Commandant for Acquisition and Chief Acquisition Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Marie A. Mak, Director, Contracting and National Security Acquisitions, Government Accountability Office Ronald O'Rourke, Specialist in Naval Affairs, Congressional Research Service	Oct 11, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-895	Consumer Data Privacy: Examining Lessons from the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation and the California Consumer Privacy Act116 pagesOn S. 1691 4 witnesses Dr. Andrea Jelinek, Chair, European Data Protection Board Alastair Mactaggart, Chair, Californians for Consumer Privacy Laura Moy, Executive Director, Center on Privacy and Technology, Georgetown Law Nuala O'Connor, President and CEO, Center for Democracy & Technology	Oct 10, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-854	Broadband: Opportunities and Challenges in Rural America118 pagesOn H.R. 1625, S. 1363, S. 1682, S. 1988, S. 2418 and 2 more 4 witnesses Denny Law, Chief Executive Officer, Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc Mona Thompson, General Manager, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Telephone Authority Grant B. Spellmeyer, Vice President, Federal Affairs and Public Policy, United States Cellular Corporation Godfrey Enjady, General Manager, Mescalero Apache Telecommunications, Inc	Oct 4, 2018

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 115th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 115-443	United States Center for Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017On S. 1426	Dec 19, 2018
S. Rept. 115-442	Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2018On S. 2764	Dec 19, 2018
S. Rept. 115-430	Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction ActOn S. 2773	Dec 11, 2018
S. Rept. 115-425	Whaling Convention Amendments Act of 2018On S. 2369	Dec 11, 2018
S. Rept. 115-415	Allowing Alaska to Improve Vital Opportunities in the Rural Economy ActOn S. 1965	Dec 5, 2018
S. Rept. 115-400	Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention ActOn S. 3119	Nov 29, 2018
S. Rept. 115-397	Space Frontier Act of 2018On S. 3277	Nov 29, 2018
S. Rept. 115-390	Department of Transportation Reports Harmonization ActOn S. 3367	Nov 27, 2018

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 115th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2706	NominationCoast Guard · 259 nominees	Confirmed Dec 22, 2018Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Dec 19, 2018
PN2705	NominationCoast Guard · 162 nominees	Confirmed Dec 22, 2018Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Dec 19, 2018
PN2700	Don Munce, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2024, vice Loretta Cheryl Sutliff, term expired.Corporation for Public Broadcasting	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Dec 11, 2018
PN2699	Robert A. Mandell, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2022, vice Brent Franklin Nelsen, term expired.Corporation for Public Broadcasting	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Dec 11, 2018
PN2671	NominationCoast Guard · 72 nominees	Confirmed Dec 22, 2018Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 26, 2018
PN2670	NominationCoast Guard · 100 nominees	Confirmed Dec 22, 2018Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 26, 2018
PN2642	L. E. Sola, of Florida, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for a term expiring June 30, 2023, vice William P. Doyle, term expired.Federal Maritime Commission	Confirmed Jan 2, 2019Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 15, 2018
PN2641	Daniel B. Maffei, of New York, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for a term expiring June 30, 2022. (Reappointment)Federal Maritime Commission	Confirmed Jan 2, 2019Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 15, 2018

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-7554	A communication from the Secretary of the Federal Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Interpretive Rule, Shipping Act of 1984" (RIN3072-AC71) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 19, 2018; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 19, 2018
EC-7553	A communication from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Establishment of the Upper Hudson Viticultural Area" (RIN1513-AC38) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 19, 2018; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 19, 2018
EC-7552	A communication from the Acting Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal year 2018; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 19, 2018
EC-7538	A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Airworthiness Directives; Zodiac Aero Evacuation Systems (Also known as Air Cruisers Company)" ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2016-9392)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 14, 2018; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 18, 2018
EC-7537	A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Airworthiness Directives; Zodiac Seats France Cabin Attendant Seats" ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2017-0632)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 14, 2018; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 18, 2018
EC-7536	A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes" ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2018-0639)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 14, 2018; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 18, 2018
EC-7535	A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes" ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2018-0764)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 14, 2018; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 18, 2018
EC-7534	A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes" ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2018-0298)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 14, 2018; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 18, 2018

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 115th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Jan 9, 2018	Cory A. Booker D-NJ	Left the committee	S.Res. 370
Jan 9, 2018	Jon Tester D-MT	Joined	S.Res. 370

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