Hill Heat

Full committee executive session.

Bills:

• S. 1759, Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act, to allow for the operation of civil supersonic flight in the national airspace system under certain conditions
• S. 3258, Aviation Medication Transparency Act of 2025, to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to publish the list of medications that the Administrator has compiled for purposes of the medical certification of airmen and air traffic control specialists
• S. 3885, Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act, to provide for updates to the Federal Aviation Administration type certification process to support development of new and novel technologies
• S. 4429, Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026, to prohibit the importation, manufacture, sale, resale, or introduction into interstate commerce in the United States of connected vehicles and related software and hardware associated with foreign adversaries
• S. 4448, Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026, to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to create tools for tracking the progress of grant recipients under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, to require the Assistant Secretary to help executive agencies improve compliance with the statutory deadline for processing communications use applications
• S. 4691, Disaster Communications Coordination and Preparedness Act, to support improved awareness and coordination of Federal communications resources during disasters and emergencies
• S. 4802, Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Recapitalization Act, to provide for the acquisition by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of aircraft for air, atmosphere, and weather reconnaissance and research missions

Nominees:

• Thomas B. Chapman, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board
• Edward Eppler, of Connecticut, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Transportation
• Karen Jean Hedlund, of New York, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board
• Brien Lorenze, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Karen Sessions, of Texas, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission