Votes on Nominations of Michael Kratsios to be OSTP Director and Mark Meador to be FTC Commissioner, National Mesonet Program, Sea Turtle Rescue, and Other Legislation

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
253 Russell

03/12/2025 at 10:00AM

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a full committee Executive Session on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. ET to consider the following nominations and legislation:

Nominees:

  • Michael Kratsios, of South Carolina, to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
  • Mark Meador, of Virginia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner

Their nomination hearing was February 26.

Legislation:

  • S. 28, Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act (Cruz)
  • S. 97, Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act (Peters)
  • S. 244, ROUTERS Act (Blackburn)
  • S. 289, Youth Poisoning Protection Act (Duckworth)
  • S. 323, PLAN for Broadband Act (Wicker)
  • S. 389, Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act (Gillibrand)
  • S. 414, ADS for Mental Health Services Act (Sullivan)
  • S. 428, SAFE Orbit Act (Cornyn)
  • S. 433, National Manufacturing Advisory Council Act (Peters)
  • S. 582, Astronaut Ground Travel Support Act (Cruz)
  • S. 613, Improving Flood and Agricultural Forecasts Act of 2025 (Schatz), to require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to maintain the National Mesonet Program
  • S. 759, Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act (Cruz)
  • S. 792, Government Spectrum Valuation Act (Lee)
  • S. 841, Romance Scam Prevention Act (Blackburn)
  • S. 843, Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025 (Markey)