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Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

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555 bills referred in the 117th 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 117th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 117th Congress

Members, 117th Congress 28

Everyone who held a seat in the 117th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-WA	Maria Cantwell	Chair
R-MS	Roger F. Wicker	Ranking Member
D-MN	Amy Klobuchar
D-NM	Ben Ray Luján
D-HI	Brian Schatz
R-WY	Cynthia M. Lummis
R-AK	Dan Sullivan
R-NE	Deb Fischer
D-MA	Edward J. Markey
D-MI	Gary C. Peters
D-NV	Jacky Rosen
R-KS	Jerry Moran
R-SD	John Thune
D-CO	John W. Hickenlooper
D-MT	Jon Tester
D-AZ	Kyrsten Sinema
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn
R-UT	Mike Lee
D-GA	Raphael G. Warnock
D-CT	Richard Blumenthal
R-FL	Rick Scott
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

Subcommittees, 117th Congress 7

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 117th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 117th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 4814	ORBITS Act of 2022	Discharged From	Dec 22, 2022
S 5351	Stopping Unlawful Negative Machine Impacts through National Evaluation Act	Referred To	Dec 22, 2022
S 5343	Cruise Passenger Protection Act of 2022	Referred To	Dec 21, 2022
S 5324	Aviation WORKS Act	Referred To	Dec 20, 2022
S 5321	DIGITAL Reservations Act	Referred To	Dec 20, 2022
S 3692	NET Act	Reported By	Dec 20, 2022
S 5312	Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act of 2022	Referred To	Dec 20, 2022
SRES 865	A resolution commending and congratulating the Northern Arizona University Lumberjacks Men's Cross Country Team for winning the 2022 National Collegiate Athletic Association Cross Country National Championship.	Discharged From	Dec 16, 2022

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 117th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Meeting	Business meeting to consider the nominations of Anthony Rosario Coscia, of New Jersey, David Michael Capozzi, of Maryland, Christopher Koos, of Illinois, Samuel E. Lathem, of Delaware, and Robin Lee Wiessmann, of Pennsylvania, each to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors, Robert E. Primus, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board, Sue Ellen Moore, of Washington, and Andrew J. Read, of North Carolina, both to be a Member of the Marine Mammal Commission, Rubydee Calvert, of Wyoming, and Diane Susan Kaplan, of Alaska, both to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and routine lists in the Coast Guard.Russell Senate Office Building 2531 document	Scheduled	Dec 7, 2022

Meeting	Hearings to examine securing U.S. leadership in emerging compute technologies.Russell Senate Office Building 253	Scheduled	Sep 29, 2022
Meeting	Business meeting to consider S.4802, to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard.Russell Senate Office Building 2531 document	Scheduled	Sep 14, 2022

Meeting	Hearings to examine the nominations of David Michael Capozzi, of Maryland, Anthony Rosario Coscia, of New Jersey, Christopher Koos, of Illinois, Samuel E. Lathem, of Delaware, and Robin Lee Wiessmann, of Pennsylvania, each to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors, and Robert E. Primus, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board.Russell Senate Office Building 2531 document	Scheduled	Sep 7, 2022

Meeting	Business meeting to consider S.1628, to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, S.3663, to protect the safety of children on the internet, the nominations of David P. Pekoske, of Maryland, to be Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, Donald R. Cravins, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Minority Business Development, and Susie Feliz, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of Commerce, and Arati Prabhakar, of California, to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.Russell Senate Office Building 2532 documents	Scheduled	Jul 27, 2022

Meeting	Hearings to examine the nomination of Arati Prabhakar, of California, to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.Russell Senate Office Building 2531 document	Scheduled	Jul 20, 2022

Meeting	Hearings to examine the nominations of Donald R. Cravins, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Minority Business Development, and Susie Feliz, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of Commerce.Russell Senate Office Building 2531 document	Scheduled	Jul 14, 2022

Meeting	Hearings to examine the nomination of David P. Pekoske, of Maryland, to be Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security.Russell Senate Office Building 2531 document	Scheduled	Jul 13, 2022

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 117th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 117-901	Promoting and Investing in Small American Manufacturers51 pages 5 witnesses Carrie Hines, President and CEO, American Small Manufacturers Coalition Dr. Kelvin H. Lee, Ph.D., Institute Director, National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals, Gore Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware C. Todd Zakreski, President, Husco Automotive LLC and Board Chair, Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP) Sujai Shivakumar, Ph.D., Director and Senior Fellow, Renewing American Innovation Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies David Vasko, Senior Director, Advanced Technology, Rockwell Automation	Dec 13, 2022
S. Hrg. 117-900	Ensuring Solutions to Meet America's Broadband Needs292 pagesOn H.R. 3637, H.R. 7624, S. 163, S. 996, S. 1113 and 3 more 4 witnesses Kimball Sekaquaptewa, Chair, Connect New Mexico Council; Chief Technology Director, Santa Fe Indian School Hon. Michael Powell, President and CEO, NCTA, The Internet & Television Association Jonathan Spalter, President and CEO, USTelecom Angela Siefer, Executive Director, National Digital Inclusion Alliance	Dec 13, 2022
S. Hrg. 117-866	Landsat at 50 and the Future of U.S. Satellite-Based Earth Observation80 pagesOn S.Res. 721 5 witnesses Stephen M. Volz, Assistant Administrator, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce Dr. Kate Calvin, Chief Scientist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Daniel Jablonsky, President and Chief Executive Officer, Maxar Technologies Kevin Gallagher, Associate Director for Core Science Systems, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior Waleed Abdalati, Director, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences; Professor, Department of Geography, University of Colorado, Boulder	Dec 1, 2022
S. Hrg. 117-865	Securing U.S. Leadership in Emerging Compute Technologies79 pages 6 witnesses Nancy Albritton, M.D., Ph.D., Frank and Julie Jungers Dean College of Engineering Dean, University of Washington Jack Clark, Co-founder, Anthropic, Co-chair, AI Index. Member, National AI Advisory Committee William B. (Trey) Breckenridge III, Director, High Performance Computing Collaboratory, Mississippi State University Steven C. Lupien, Director, University of Wyoming Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation Dr. Bob Sutor, Vice President, Corporate Development, ColdQuanta Henry L. Jones II, Ph.D., Director, Research Development and Scientific Entrepreneurship, University of Southern Mississippi	Sep 29, 2022
S. Hrg. 117-445	FAA Reauthorization: Integrating New Entrants into the National Airspace System71 pagesOn H.R. 5315, H.R. 6270, S. 516, S. 4246 5 witnesses Lisa Ellman, Executive Director, Commercial Drone Alliance Colonel [Ret.] Stephen P. Luxion, Executive Director, FAA Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems [ASSURE] Stephane Fymat, Vice President and General Manager, Urban Air Mobility and Unmanned Aerial Systems, Honeywell Aerospace Edward M. Bolen, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Business Aviation Association Gregory Davis, President and Chief Executive Officer, Eviation	Sep 28, 2022
S. Hrg. 117-864	Nomination to the Amtrak Board of Directors and the Surface Transportation Board121 pagesOn H.R. 4119 6 witnesses David M. Capozzi, Nominee to be a Director, Amtrak Board of Directors Anthony R. Coscia, Nominee to be a Director, Amtrak Board of Directors Christopher Koos, Nominee to be a Director, Amtrak Board of Directors Samuel E. Lathem, Nominee to be a Director, Amtrak Board of Directors Robin L. Wiessmann, Nominee to be a Director, Amtrak Board of Directors Robert E. Primus, Nominee to be a Member, Surface Transportation Board	Sep 7, 2022
S. Hrg. 117-444	Future of Spectrum82 pagesOn S. 2881, S. 2956, S. 3246 4 witnesses Chris Lewis, President and CEO, Public Knowledge Meredith Attwell Baker, President and CEO, CTIA Andrew Von Ah, Director of Physical Infrastructure, Government Accountability Office Coleman Bazelon, Principal, The Brattle Group	Aug 2, 2022
S. Hrg. 117-863	Nomination of DR. Arati Prabhakar, to Be the Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy67 pagesOn S. 553, S. 1379 2 witnesses Hon. Mark R. Warner, U.S. Senator from Virginia Dr. Arati Prabhakar, Nominee to be Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy	Jul 20, 2022

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 117th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 117-191	Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act of 2021On S. 3375	Oct 18, 2022
S. Rept. 117-161	Stop Tip-Overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth ActOn S. 3232	Sep 27, 2022
S. Rept. 117-160	Learning Excellence and Good Examples from New Developers Act of 2021On S. 1127	Sep 22, 2022
S. Rept. 117-138	Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports ActOn S. 3662	Aug 2, 2022
S. Rept. 117-112	Protecting Indian Tribes from Scams ActOn S. 1880	May 18, 2022
S. Rept. 117-111	COVID-19 Home Safety Act of 2021On S. 116	May 18, 2022
S. Rept. 117-110	Protecting Tourism in the United States ActOn S. 115	May 18, 2022
S. Rept. 117-109	Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act of 2021On S. 3309	May 17, 2022

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 117th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2794	NominationCoast Guard · 81 nominees	Confirmed Dec 8, 2022Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 17, 2022
PN2774	NominationCoast Guard · 16 nominees	Confirmed Dec 8, 2022Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 15, 2022
PN2773	NominationCoast Guard · 315 nominees	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, 2022
PN2728	NominationCoast Guard	Confirmed Dec 8, 2022Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 14, 2022
PN2691	NominationCoast Guard · 13 nominees	Confirmed Dec 8, 2022Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Oct 11, 2022
PN2683	NominationCoast Guard · 25 nominees	Confirmed Dec 8, 2022Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Oct 11, 2022
PN2678	NominationCoast Guard · 83 nominees	Confirmed Dec 8, 2022Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 29, 2022
PN2677	NominationCoast Guard · 173 nominees	Confirmed Dec 8, 2022Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 29, 2022

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 117th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-5897	A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments; Amendment No. 4030" ((RIN2120-AA65)(Docket No. 31452)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 13, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 15, 2022
EC-5896	A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Update to Publication for Television Broadcast Station DMA Determinations for Cable and Satellite Carriage" ((MB Docket No. 22-239)(FCC 22-89)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 13, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 15, 2022
EC-5895	A communication from the Attorney for Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of the General Counsel, Consumer Product Safety Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Safety Standard for Infant Bouncer Seats" (Docket No. CPSC-2015-0028) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 13, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 15, 2022
EC-5781	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 Helicopters; Amendment 39-22191" ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2022-0888)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 8, 2022
EC-5780	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; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines; Amendment 39-22205" ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2022-0977)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 8, 2022
EC-5779	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 Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD) Helicopters; Amendment 39-22185" ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2022-0875)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 8, 2022
EC-5778	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; Amendment 39-22179" ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2022-1160)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 8, 2022
EC-5777	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; International Aero Engines LLC Turbofan Engines; Amendment 39-22184" ((RIN2120-AA64)(Docket No. FAA-2022-0292)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Executive communication	Dec 8, 2022

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 117th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 117-20	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

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