Hill Heat

Full committee executive session.

Nominees:

• Olivia Trusty, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission
• Jared Isaacman, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Coast Guard Promotion (PN 114)

The nomination hearing for Isaacson and Trusty took place on April 9th.

Olivia Trusty reported favorably 21-7.

Isaacman reported favorably 19-9. The four Democratic yes votes were Senators Maria Cantwell (Washington), Tammy Baldwin (Wisconsin), John Hickenlooper (Colorado) and Andy Kim (New Jersey).

Legislation:

• S. 29, Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 (Scott-FL), to permanently shift U.S. time zones to Daylight Saving Time, was supported 16-12, but only ten supporters were present, so the bill was not reported. Republicans Ted Cruz (Texas), Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.), Ted Budd (N.C.), Eric Schmitt (Mo.) Bernie Moreno (Ohio), Shelley Moore Capito (W. Va.), Cynthia Lummis (Wyo.), and Democrats Maria Cantwell (Wash.), Brian Schatz (Hawaii), and Ben Ray Luján (N.M.) were present and voted aye, with ayes by proxy from Republican John Curtis (Utah) and Democrats Ed Markey (Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (Wisc.), Hickenlooper (Colo.), John Fetterman (Pa.), and Andy Kim (N.J.). The nos were Republicans John Thune (S.D.), Roger Wicker (Miss.), Deb Fischer (Neb.), Jerry Moran (Kans.), Todd Young (Ind.), Tim Sheehy (Mont.) and Democrats Amy Klobuchar (Minn.), Gary Peters (Mich.), Tammy Duckworth (Ill.), Jacky Rosen (Nev.), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (Del.).
• S. 191, Licensing Individual Commercial Exam-takers Now Safely and Efficiently (LICENSE) Act of 2025 (Lummis), to relax certain requirements related to commercial driver’s license` (CDL) testing
• S. 196, Mitigating Automated Internet Networks (MAIN) for Event Ticketing Act (Blackburn), to limit automated ticket scalping
• S. 259, Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act (Fischer), to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to annually publish a list of entities that hold a license or other authorization granted by the FCC and have ties to China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, or Venezuela
• S. 320, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (Padilla)
• S. 580, Combating CCP Labor Abuses Act of 2025 (Peters), to require the Secretary of Commerce to provide training and guidance relating to human rights abuses, including such abuses perpetrated against the Uyghur population by China
• S. 606, Contaminated Wells Relocation Act (Kaine), to authorize the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to reimburse the Town of Chincoteague, Virginia, for costs directly associated with the removal and replacement of drinking water wells contaminated with PFAS
• S. 688, Federally Integrated Species Health (FISH) Act of 2025 (Sullivan), to consolidate the management and regulation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), with respect to anadromous species, within the Fish and Wildlife Service
• S. 725, Enhancing First Response Act (Klobuchar), to ensure Americans can reach help when they dial 9-1-1 during natural disasters
• S. 769, United States Research Protection Act of 2025 (Cornyn), to remove ambiguity in what qualifies as a malign foreign talent program under the CHIPS and Science Act
• S. 1003, Lulu’s Law (Britt), to require the Federal Communications Commission to include a shark attack as an event for which a wireless emergency alert may be transmitted
• S. 1081, Comprehensive NASA Reporting Act of 2025 (Cruz), to require copies of all NASA reports to Congress be sent to the Science committees
• S. 1278, Fog Observations and Geographic Forecasting Act (Cruz), to require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to conduct a project to improve forecasts of coastal marine fog
• S. 1378, Transformational Artificial intelligence to Modernize the Economy (TAME) against Extreme Weather and Wildfires Act (Schatz), to partner with the private and academic sectors on AI weather and wildfire forecasting
• S. 1433, Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025 (Murray), to promote the protection of the resources of the Northwest Straits
• S. 1437, Accessing Satellite Capabilities to Enable New Discoveries (ASCEND) Act (Hickenlooper, Cornyn), to privatize space-based and airborne Earth remote sensing data, services, distribution, and applications wherever possible
• S. 1492, Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2025 (Moreno, Blunt Rochester), to promote the adoption of blockchain technology