Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
253 Russell
10/04/2024 at 10:00AM
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Chair of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, will convene a full committee hearing on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at 10:00 AM EDT to consider the following presidential renominations:
Nominees:
- Jennifer Homendy, to be Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (PN1498, PN1499) (reappointment)
- Patrick Fuchs, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board (PN1372) (reappointment)
The National Transportation Safety Board is an independent federal agency charged by Congress with investigating every civil aviation accident in the United States and significant events in the other modes of transportation—railroad, transit, highway, marine, pipeline, and commercial space.
The Surface Transportation Board primarily regulates freight rail.