Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
05/21/2025 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, May 21, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. ET to consider the following legislation and nominations.
Nominations:
- David Fink, of New Hampshire, to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration
- David Fogel, of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service
- Robert Gleason, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors
- Pierre Gentin, of New York, to be General Counsel of the Department of Commerce
Their nomination hearing was on May 13th.
Coast Guard Promotions
Legislation:
- S. 190, North Pacific Research Board Enhancement Act (Sullivan & Murkowski), to add to the board one additional member to represent Alaska Natives
- S. 318, ANCHOR Act (Padilla & Sullivan), to require the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a plan to improve the cybersecurity and telecommunications capabilities of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet
- S. 337, Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act (Fischer & Duckworth), to fight freight fraud
- S. 503, NET Act (Hickenlooper & Moran), to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to report biennially on the impact of network equipment availability on the deployment of advanced telecommunications capabilities (i.e., broadband)
- S. 1092, WIPPES Act (Merkley & Collins), to require disposable wipes be labeled with ‘Do Not Flush’ labeling
- S. 1442, Combating Trafficking in Transportation Act (Blackburn & Klobuchar), to allow for eligibility for projects for the installation of human trafficking awareness signs at rest stops
- S. 1523, Water Research Optimization Act of 2025 (Britt & Welch), to codify the National Water Center, based at the University of Alabama, as the primary center within the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration for research, development, and coordination of water related operational activities
- S. 1626, National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 (Murkowski & Cantwell), to reauthorize the National Landslide Preparedness Act