Vote on Nominations Including Neil Jacobs for NOAA Administrator, Taylor Jordan for NOAA Deputy Administrator, and Anti-Shark Legislation

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
253 Russell

07/30/2025 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, 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) - Agreed to by voice vote. Markey, Blunt-Rochester, Peters, Duckworth, Hickenlooper, Fetterman, Kim recorded as noes after the fact.

  • Nomination of Paul Roberti, of Rhode Island, to be Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Roll call vote 22-6. R aye: Wicker Fischer Moran Sullivan Blackburn Young Budd Schmitt Moreno Sheehy Capito Lummis. R Aye by proxy: Thune, Curtis. Curtis. D aye: Cantwell Rosen. D aye by proxy: Klobuchar Peters Baldwin Duckworth Fetterman. D no: Markey Luján Hickenlooper Kim Blunt-Rochester Schatz. (Cantwell initially asked for Schatz to be aye by proxy)

  • Nomination of Gregory Zerzan, of Texas, to be General Counsel of the Department of Transportation. Roll call vote 15-13. R aye: Wicker Fischer Moran Sullivan Blackburn Young Budd Schmitt Curtis Moreno Sheehy Capito Lummis Cruz. R aye by proxy Thune. D no: Cantwell Klobuchar Schatz Markey Peters Baldwin Duckworth Rosen Luján Hickenlooper Fetterman Kim Blunt-Rochester

  • Nomination of Taylor Jordan, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction (NOAA). Roll call vote: 15-13. Same as above.

  • Nomination of Jonathan Morrison, of California, to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Roll call vote: 16-12. Peters aye by proxy.

  • Nomination of Derek Barrs, of Florida, to be Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Roll call vote: 15-13.

  • Nomination of Michael Rutherford, of Florida, to be the Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy. Roll call vote: 15-13.

  • Nomination of Harry Kumar, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. Not voted on.

  • Nomination of Seval Oz, of California, to be the Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Research and Technology. Not voted on.

  • Coast Guard Promotions (PN 127-2, PN 367, PN 371, PN 414) - Agreed to by voice vote

  • S.2314, SHARKED Act of 2025 (Scott-FL) - Agreed to by voice vote, supported by Cantwell

  • S.2318, Streamlining American Manufacturing Strategy Act (Blunt-Rochester) - Agreed to by voice vote, supported by Cantwell

  • S.2351, Space Exploration Research Act (Cruz) - Agreed to by voice vote, supported by Cantwell

  • S.1691, Traveler Privacy Protection Act of 2025 (Merkley). Not voted on.