Commerce Committee Advances 4 Nominations, Including NASA Administrator
December 8, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation approved four nominations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Department of Transportation, and the National Transportation Safety Board. The remaining four nominees from today’s markup agenda will be processed at a later date.
The following actions were taken during today’s Executive Session:
Nomination of Jared Isaacman, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- 18 Yeas, 10 Nays
Yeas: Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Thune (R-S.D.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), John Curtis (R-Utah), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.)
Nays: Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.)
Nomination of Admiral Kevin E. Lunday, to be Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
- 23 Yeas, 5 Nays
Yeas: Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Thune (R-S.D.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), John Curtis (R-Utah), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.)
Nays: Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.)
Nomination of Ryan McCormack, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy
- 18 Yeas, 10 Nays
Yeas: Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Thune (R-S.D.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), John Curtis (R-Utah), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.)
Nays: Sens. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.)
Nomination of Michael Graham, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board
- 19 Yeas, 9 Nays
Yeas: Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Thune (R-S.D.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), John Curtis (R-Utah), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.)
Nays: Sens. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.)
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