October 2016

Date	Title
10/6/16	Thune Statement on FCC IG Report Concluding that Chairman Wheeler Initiated Lifeline Leak
10/3/16	Senate and House Requestors Issue Statement on GAO Political “Burrowing” Review Findings

September 2016

Date	Title
9/30/16	Thune to FCC: Don’t Keep FCC Set-top Box Proposal Secret
9/22/16	Surface Transportation and Maritime Security Act Addresses TSA Vulnerabilities
9/21/16	Commerce Announces Second FTC Oversight Hearing on September 27 - Postponed
9/21/16	Commerce Approves NASA Transition Act, BOTS Act, and 3 Other Bills
9/20/16	Thune Statement on the Release of Federal Automated Vehicles Guidelines
9/16/16	Commerce Committee Senators Introduce The NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2016
9/15/16	Thune and Nelson Statement on Inspector General Criticisms of TSA Risk Assessments
9/15/16	Commerce to Mark Up NASA Transition Act and Five Other Bills
9/9/16	Thune Statement on Commerce IG Report on ‘Globetrotting Obama official’
9/8/16	Senate and House Chairs Call for Administration to Reconsider ICANN Internet Transition
9/8/16	Moran to Hold Hearing on “Ticket Bots” Legislation
9/1/16	Five FCC Commissioners to Testify September 15

August 2016

Date	Title
8/11/16	Hearing Wrap Up: Senate Commerce Examines Freight Rail Reform Implementation
8/4/16	Thune to Hold South Dakota Hearing on Freight Rail System

July 2016

Date	Title
7/15/16	Thune and Markey Explore How Wireless Carriers May Reduce Unwanted Calls and Texts
7/14/16	Thune Seeks Answers from Elon Musk on Autopilot Technology
7/13/16	Congress Sends Pro-Security Aviation Bill to the President’s Desk
7/7/16	Cruz Calls Hearing on Future of Space Under New Administration
7/6/16	Thune Calls Hearing on FCC’s Proposal to Change Broadband Privacy Rules
7/6/16	Hearing on FAST Act’s Impact on Economy and Transportation
7/6/16	House and Senate Leaders’ Joint Statement on FAA Extension Agreement
7/6/16	Thune: Congress Sending Pro-Security Aviation Bill to President by July 15

June 2016

Date	Title
6/29/16	Commerce Committee Approves Gardner-Peters Bill to Keep America Competitive
6/29/16	Commerce Approves American Innovation and Competitiveness Act, Nine Other Bills, Multiple Nominations
6/23/16	Commerce to Mark Up American Innovation and Competitiveness Act, Other Bills and Nominations
6/23/16	Senate Science and Technology Leaders Introduce the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act
6/22/16	Thune Leads Oversight of Multi-State Lottery Association Rigging Scandal
6/21/16	The Internet of Things: Modernizing Transportation and Infrastructure
6/20/16	Committee Queries World Anti-Doping Agency on Enforcement Delays, Effectiveness
6/15/16	Commerce Approves 3 Bills, Multiple Nominations
6/15/16	Wicker to Convene Subcommittee Oversight Hearing on FirstNet
6/14/16	Thune and Wicker Statements on FCC Open Internet Order Court Decision
6/13/16	Senate Advances Bipartisan Pipeline Safety Bill to the President’s Desk
6/9/16	Coast Guard Commandant to Testify on Drug and Migrant Smuggling
6/9/16	Commerce to Mark Up 3 Bills, Multiple Nominations
6/2/16	Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to Testify Before Commerce Committee

May 2016

Date	Title
5/31/16	Thune: New GAO Aviation Security Report Underscores Need for House Action on Senate’s Security Focused Aviation Bill
5/23/16	Thune Statement on Facebook Response to Questions About “Trending Topics” Bias Allegations
5/18/16	Hearing to Examine IANA Transition to Global Multistakeholder Community
5/18/16	Subcommittee Hearing to Examine Improvements in Hurricane Forecasting
5/12/16	Hearing to Examine Effects of 25-Year-Old Robocall Law on Modern Consumers and Businesses
5/11/16	NBC, CBS, FOX, CNN, Gizmodo, and Others Cover Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune’s Letter to Facebook on “Trending Topics” Bias Allegations
5/10/16	Thune and Gardner Question Excessive Consulting Fees Draining Rural Health Care Telecommunications Funds
5/10/16	Thune Seeks Answers from Facebook on Political Manipulation Allegations
5/5/16	Commerce Announces Hearing on Future of Science and Technology Policy
5/4/16	Confirmation Hearing Set for Commerce Department Inspector General Vacancy

April 2016

Date	Title
4/29/16	Senate Thanks Coast Guard Aviators for 100 Years of Service
4/27/16	Commerce Approves FCC Reauthorization, Internet of Things Bill, and Five Other Bills
4/25/16	Fischer Sets May 2 Nebraska Field Hearing on FAST Act Implementation
4/21/16	Commerce Schedules Legislative Markup of FCC Reauthorization and Six Other Bills
4/19/16	Rail Customers Honor Thune for Improving Freight Rail Service
4/19/16	Commerce Leaders Praise Passage of Security-Focused, Passenger-Friendly FAA Bill
4/13/16	Commerce Announces Second Hearing on Maritime Industry
4/7/16	Senate Adds Bipartisan Airport Security Enhancements to FAA Legislation

March 2016

Date	Title
3/30/16	Following ISIS Attacks, TSA Administrator to Testify April 6
3/16/16	Commerce Approves FAA Reauthorization Bill
3/14/16	Self-Driving Cars Exhibit Outside Senate Dirksen Building
3/9/16	Commerce Leaders Introduce FAA Reauthorization Bill
3/9/16	Commerce Schedules Markup for FAA and FCC Reauthorization Bills
3/8/16	Commerce Announces Hearing on Self-Driving Vehicles
3/7/16	Thune Announces FCC Reauthorization Act Introduction
3/3/16	Commerce Approves MOBILE NOW Act and Nominations
3/1/16	Subcommittee Convenes Hearing on the State of the U.S. Maritime Industry

February 2016

Date	Title
2/29/16	Thune Launches @SenateCommerce Instagram Account
2/24/16	Commerce Committee Sets March 3 Vote on MOBILE NOW Act, Nominations
2/19/16	Thune Names New Committee Deputy Staff Director
2/19/16	ICYMI: CBS This Morning on Consumer Review Freedom Act
2/18/16	Commerce Announces Subcommittee Hearing on Passenger Rail
2/17/16	Commerce Announces Subcommittee Hearing on Fisheries Management Law
2/11/16	A Victory for the Internet, Entrepreneurs and Consumers: Senate Passes Bill to Ban Internet Access Taxes
2/11/16	Committee Leaders Introduce Bipartisan MOBILE NOW Act
2/9/16	Coast Guard Reauthorization Enacted into Law
2/8/16	Thune to Keynote Conference on 5G Wireless Leadership
2/8/16	Five FCC Commissioners to Testify March 2
2/3/16	Thune Statement on House Introduction of FAA Legislation
2/2/16	Thune Statement on EU-US “Privacy Shield” Data Transfer Agreement

January 2016

Date	Title
1/29/16	Commerce Announces Subcommittee Hearing on Funding for Rural Communications
1/28/16	ICYMI: The DeLorean is Back!
1/14/16	Commerce Announces Federal Motor Carrier Safety Nomination Hearing
1/14/16	Thune Urges Administration to Work with Congress on Automated Vehicles

December 2015

Date	Title
12/30/15	Senate Commerce Committee Releases 2015 Report & Look Ahead
12/18/15	Senate Passes Coast Guard Reauthorization
12/17/15	Thune Announces Key Commerce Committee Staff Change
12/14/15	Senate Passes Bill to Protect Consumers and Integrity of Online Reviews
12/10/15	Thune Applauds House Passage of Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization
12/9/15	Bipartisan Pipeline Safety Bill Passes Committee
12/9/15	Senate Commerce Approves Eight Bills and FCC Commissioner Nomination
12/9/15	Commerce Committee Approves Legislation to Tighten Screening for Airport Workers
12/8/15	Statement on DOT’s Inclusion of Crash Avoidance Technology in 5-Star Auto Ratings
12/3/15	Thune Statement on Passage of Five-Year Transportation Bill
12/3/15	Senate Commerce Schedules Markup on December 9
12/2/15	Cruz Calls Subcommittee Hearing on Climate Change
12/1/15	Thune and Nelson Statements on Five-Year Surface Transportation Bill

November 2015

Date	Title
11/30/15	Senate and House Leaders Seek GAO Review of Political Appointee Conversions to Federal Civil Service Positions
11/18/15	Commerce Committee Advances Bill to Protect Consumers, Online Reviews
11/18/15	Senate Commerce Approves Six Bills, Multiple Nominations
11/10/15	Senate Commerce Schedules Markup on November 18
11/10/15	Joint Commerce Committee Statement on Senate Passage of Bill to Boost Competitiveness of U.S. Space Industry
11/4/15	TODAY Show, Good Morning America Highlight Importance of Protecting Honest Online Reviews

October 2015

Date	Title
10/30/15	ADVISORY: How “Gagging” Honest Reviews Affects Consumers and the Economy
10/29/15	Thune Statement on Enactment of Legislation to Continue Highway Funding, Avert a Railroad Shutdown
10/28/15	Thune Statement on Passage of Legislation to Avert Railroad Shutdown
10/27/15	Senate Commerce Approves Feinberg for Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration
10/27/15	Thune Welcomes Passage of Significant Cybersecurity Bill
10/21/15	Rosenworcel Confirmation Hearing Slated for Next Wednesday
10/20/15	Gardner and Peters Continue Efforts to Strengthen American R&D; Policy, Competitiveness
10/14/15	Bipartisan Senate & House Tech Leaders Press Commerce Dept., FTC on Need to Protect Data Flows in Wake of European ‘Safe Harbor’ Ruling
10/9/15	Commerce Committee Shares Resources to Improve Online Safety for Cyber Security Awareness Month
10/8/15	What's the future of wireless broadband?
10/7/15	Commerce Committee Launches New Website to Increase Usability and Transparency
10/6/15	Thune Statement on Safe Harbor Invalidation
10/6/15	FOX News: Amtrak Threatens Shutdown
10/2/15	Sen. Moran to Hold Oversight Hearing on Consumer Product Safety Commission
10/1/15	Commerce Announces Second Hearing on Wireless Broadband

September 2015

Date	Title
9/30/15	Thune: Congress Must Act to Keep America’s Railroads Open
9/30/15	Thune Statement on House Introduction of Bill to Avert a Rail Service Shutdown
9/29/15	Senate Committee Chairmen Urge Administration to Immediately Adopt Stage Two Modifications for Electronic Health Records Program, Make Rules for Stage Three Final No Sooner Than 2017
9/25/15	Witnesses Announced for Pipeline Safety Hearing
9/25/15	A Commerce Committee Bill Signed Into Law
9/23/15	Sen. Fischer Calls Second Hearing on Pipeline Safety
9/23/15	Railroads, Shippers, Labor, and Retailers Agree that the Positive Train Control Deadline Needs An Extension. Here’s Why.
9/17/15	Thune, Schatz, and Moran Introduce Bill to Protect Consumers from Fines for Negative Online Reviews
9/16/15	GAO Report Confirms Need for Positive Train Control Deadline Extension
9/11/15	Montana State University-Billings to Host U.S. Senate Pipeline Safety Hearing
9/11/15	Commerce Announces Railroad Safety Nomination Hearing
9/10/15	Commerce Leaders Forge Accord to Test Vehicle-to-Vehicle Spectrum Sharing

August 2015

Date	Title
8/25/15	Dakota State University to Host U.S. Senate Cybersecurity Field Hearing
8/17/15	Statement on FCC Decision to Strip DISH Network of Auction Discount
8/11/15	Senate Commerce Committee Releases Midyear 2015 Report with Look Ahead
8/6/15	Thune & Johnson to President: Commerce Department Needs a Permanent IG
8/4/15	Senate Approves U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act

July 2015

Date	Title
7/30/15	Commerce Committee Transportation Reforms Approved in Multi-Year Bill
7/29/15	Thune: Rail Passengers Deserve Critical Safety and Infrastructure Improvements Put Forward in DRIVE Act
7/28/15	Thune: Why Americans Need a Long-Term Transportation Solution
7/27/15	Thune Touts Bipartisan Freight Provisions in DRIVE Act
7/23/15	Thune Urges Colleagues to Pass Multi-Year Transportation Bill
7/23/15	Thune Announces Series of Wireless Broadband Hearings
7/22/15	Gardner and Peters Kick Off Discussions Aimed at Strengthening American Competitiveness
7/21/15	Thune Statement on Bipartisan DRIVE Act
7/15/15	Senate Commerce Approves Multi-Year Transportation Bill with Bipartisan Provisions
7/15/15	Commerce Sets Confirmation Hearing for PHMSA Nominee
7/14/15	UPDATE: Commerce Markup of Transportation Bill with Regulatory and Consumer Protection Reforms
7/9/15	Thune Sets Mark-Up of Transportation Bill with Regulatory and Consumer Protection Reforms
7/9/15	Sen. Moran Announces Subcommittee Hearing on Governance and Integrity of International Soccer
7/7/15	Witnesses to Testify on Unlocking the Cures for America’s Most Deadly Diseases
7/1/15	Technologies Transforming Transportation: Is the Government Keeping Up?

June 2015

Date	Title
6/25/15	Transparency Bill Approved in Response to West Coast Ports Strife
6/25/15	Committee Approves Wicker/Booker Railroad Reforms
6/25/15	Senate Commerce Approves Eight Bills
6/25/15	Commerce Committee Approves DOTCOM Act to Protect the Open Internet
6/22/15	Thune Pledges to Work with TSA Administrator on Agency Challenges
6/22/15	New Congressional Report on Auto Airbag Scandal Details Lapses at Takata
6/22/15	Senate Commerce Schedules Executive Session on June 25
6/22/15	Thune Statement on Findings of Safety Failings by Auto Regulator
6/19/15	Witnesses Announced for Takata Hearing
6/19/15	Senate Passes Bipartisan Surface Transportation Board Reforms
6/18/15	Commerce Committee Leaders Introduce Coast Guard Reauthorization
6/18/15	Thune and Wicker Statement on Lifeline Program Expansion
6/17/15	Thune Statement on Reversal of Proposed Carry-On Bag Guidelines
6/17/15	Senate Commerce Committee to Hold Hearing on Takata Investigation
6/16/15	Thune Proposes Modernization for the National Weather Service
6/15/15	Committee Probes Report of Self-Dealing by NOAA Employees
6/11/15	Thune on Court Declining to Issue Temporary Stay in FCC Internet Case
6/11/15	Sens. Thune, Schatz, Wicker and Rubio Introduce DOTCOM Act
6/11/15	Moran Convenes Oversight Hearing on Consumer Product Safety Commission
6/4/15	Thune Statement on FCC’s Effective Competition Vote
6/4/15	Senate Commerce Approves Nomination of TSA Administrator
6/4/15	Thune Sets Passenger Rail Safety Hearing
6/2/15	Joint Thune and Nelson Statement on TSA Checkpoint Test Failure, Transfer of Acting Administrator

May 2015

Date	Title
5/22/15	Subcommittee Hearing on the FCC’s Lifeline Program
5/20/15	Senate Commerce Approves 13 Bills and Three Nominations
5/19/15	Thune Statement on Expansion of Takata Airbag Recalls
5/15/15	Nominee for TSA Administrator to Testify at Senate Commerce
5/14/15	Executive Session Scheduled for May 20
5/14/15	Bipartisan Weather Legislation Focused on Improving Seasonal Forecasting
5/13/15	Rubio Calls Subcommittee Hearing on Fishery Data Collection
5/13/15	Thune and Nelson Statement on Deadly Amtrak Derailment
5/13/15	Hearing: Examining Air Traffic Control Reform
5/12/15	Sen. Cruz and Ranking Member Nelson Introduce U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act
5/12/15	Senators Introduce Port Transparency Bill in Wake of Prolonged West Coast Ports Strife
5/12/15	Sixty-One U.S. Senators Call on FCC to Modernize Support for Rural Broadband Services
5/3/15	Commerce Probes White House Notification Policy After Data Breach
5/1/15	Thune and Shuster Statement on DOT’s Crude-by-Rail Announcement

April 2015

Date	Title
4/30/15	Thune’s Morning at #Hack4Congress
4/29/15	Commerce Probes $3 Billion Collusion Concern in FCC Spectrum Auction
4/29/15	Senate Commerce Announces Nominations Hearing
4/29/15	Thune to Kick Off Hackathon to Improve Congress
4/28/15	Thune, Nelson Applaud Senate Passage of Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act
4/28/15	Statement on Nomination of TSA Administrator
4/28/15	GAO Releases Report on First Responder Network
4/24/15	Five Years After Deepwater Horizon, Full Committee Hearing to Examine Lessons Learned
4/23/15	Digital Trade Provision Included in Trade Promotion Authority
4/23/15	Thune Statement on GAO Report on FCC’s Lifeline Program
4/22/15	Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on Aviation Safety
4/22/15	Coast Guard Commandant to Testify Before Oceans Subcommittee
4/22/15	Thune and Smith: Maximize Valuable Federal Research
4/16/15	Aviation Subcommittee Schedules Two Hearings on FAA Certification, Infrastructure
4/16/15	Full Committee Hearing to Examine Weather Forecasting Enhancements