10/08/2025 at 10:00AM
Postponed to October 21. 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, October 8, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. ET to consider the following nominations and legislation:
Agenda:
- Nomination of Harry Kumar, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs
- Nomination of Joyce Meyer, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs
- Nomination of Seval Oz, of California, to be the Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Research and Technology
- S. 1070, National STEM Week Act (Ernst)
- S. 2126, Integrated Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025 (Wicker)
- S. 2245, Digital Coast Act (Baldwin)
- S. 2357, Young Fishermen’s Development Extension Act (Sullivan)
- S. 2563, Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2025 (Young)
- S. 2666, Foreign Robocall Elimination Act (Budd)
- S. XXXX, PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025 (Cruz, Cantwell)
Kumar’s nomination hearing took place on July 9th. He is a former Trump Department of Commerce official, oil industry lobbyist, and chief lobbyist for battery-recycling startup Li-Cycle, which recently filed for bankruptcy. He is currently Senior Advisor in the Office of the Secretary at the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Oz’s nomination hearing took place on July 23rd. Oz was Head of Global Strategic Partnerships for Google [X]’s Self-Driving Car Program from 2011 to 2014, where she supported business and marketing efforts for the initiative that later became Waymo. Oz recently served on the board of directors of MicroVision Inc., an advanced driver-assistance systems software company. She is Mehmet Oz’s sister.
Meyer’s nomination hearing took place on September 17th. She served as the White House’s deputy director of legislative affairs during Trump’s first term, and was a long-time staffer of the former Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.). She would oversee the U.S. Census Bureau.