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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, July 30, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. ET to consider the following:

Agenda:

• Nomination of Neil Jacobs, of North Carolina, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere (NOAA Administrator)
• Nomination of Taylor Jordan, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction (NOAA)
• Nomination of Harry Kumar, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs
• Nomination of Derek Barrs, of Florida, to be Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
• Nomination of Jonathan Morrison, of California, to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Nomination of Paul Roberti, of Rhode Island, to be Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
• Nomination of Gregory Zerzan, of Texas, to be General Counsel of the Department of Transportation
• Nomination of Seval Oz, of California, to be the Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Research and Technology
• Nomination of Michael Rutherford, of Florida, to be the Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy
• Coast Guard Promotions (PN 127-2, PN 367, PN 371, PN 414)
• S.1691, Traveler Privacy Protection Act of 2025 (Merkley)
• S.2314, SHARKED Act of 2025 (Scott-FL)
• S.2318, Streamlining American Manufacturing Strategy Act (Blunt Rochester)
• S.2351, Space Exploration Research Act (Cruz)