United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 1977-

The United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is a standing committee of the United States Senate. It is empowered with legislative oversight of the Coast Guard and Merchant Marine, interstate commerce, communications, the Internet, highways, aviation, rail, shipping, transportation security, oceans, fisheries, climate change, natural disasters, science, sports, tourism, consumer protection, economic development, technology, competitiveness, product safety, insurance, and standards and measurement. The committee also has jurisdiction over coastal zone management, inland waterways, the Panama Canal and other interoceanic canals, and commerce aspects of Continental Shelf lands. (Source: Wikipedia)