+ − Upcoming Hearings (8)
November 19, 2025 at 3:45pm EST
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December 2, 2025 at 9:30am EST
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November 19, 2025 at 10:30am EST
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Committee:Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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November 19, 2025 at 11:00am EST
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November 19, 2025 at 2:30pm EST
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December 3, 2025 at 10:00am EST
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November 19, 2025 at 9:45am EST
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+ − Contact Information
Phone: (202) 224-5274
Fax: (202) 228-2183
Office Address:
716 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
Washington, DC
+ − Biography
NELSON, Clarence William (Bill), a Senator and a Representative from Florida; born in Miami, Dade County, Fla., September 29, 1942; attended the Brevard County public schools; graduated from Melbourne High School 1960; B.A., Yale University 1965; J.D., University of Virginia School of Law 1968; admitted to the Florida bar in 1968 and commenced practice in Melbourne in 1970; served in United States Army Reserve 1965-1971; United States Army, active duty, 1968-1970, achieving rank of captain; legislative assistant to Governor Reubin Askew 1971; elected to Florida State house of representatives in 1972 and reelected in 1974 and 1976; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-sixth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1979-January 3, 1991); was not a candidate for reelection in 1990 to the House of Representatives, but was a candidate for nomination for governor of Florida; crewmember on the twenty-fourth flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia, January 12-18, 1986; Florida treasurer and insurance commissioner 1995-2000; elected to the United States Senate in 2000; reelected in 2006 and again in 2012, and served from January 3, 2001, to January 3, 2019; was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Senate in 2018; chair, Special Committee on Aging (One Hundred Thirteenth Congress).
+ − Committees (14)
US - Senate Aging (Senate)
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Member
US - Senate Armed Services (Senate)
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Member
US - Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities (Senate)
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Member
US - Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate)
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Ranking
US - Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security (Senate)
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Ex Officio
US - Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security (Senate)
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Ex Officio
US - Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard (Senate)
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Ex Officio
US - Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security (Senate)
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Ex Officio
US - Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet (Senate)
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Ex Officio
US - Senate Finance (Senate)
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Member
US - Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure (Senate)
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Member
US - Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness (Senate)
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Member
US - Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness (Senate)
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Ex Officio
US - Subcommittee on Cybersecurity (Senate)
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