WASHINGTON, D.C. – 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 15, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET to consider the following nominations and legislation:
Agenda:
- Nomination of Thomas B. Chapman, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board
- Nomination of Edward Eppler, of Connecticut, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Transportation
- Nomination of Karen Jean Hedlund, of New York, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board
- Nomination of Brien Lorenze, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Nomination of Karen Sessions, of Texas, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission
- S. 1759, Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act (Budd)
- S. 3258, Aviation Medication Transparency Act of 2025 (Duckworth, Hoeven)
- S. 3885, Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act (Welch, Budd)
- S. 4429, Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026 (Moreno, Slotkin)
- S. 4448, Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026 (Thune, Lujan)
- S. 4691, Disaster Communications Coordination and Preparedness Act (Sheehy, Klobuchar)
- S. 4802, Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Recapitalization Act (Cantwell, Cruz)
Agenda is subject to change.
Details:
WHAT: Full Committee Executive Session
DATE: Wednesday, July 15, 2026
TIME: 10:00 a.m. ET
LOCATION: Committee Hearing Room, Russell 253
LIVESTREAM: The markup will stream live on the committee website and YouTube.
MEDIA INFO: Reporters wanting to attend the committee should contact their respective media gallery to RSVP.
- Senate Daily Press: 202-224-0241 or senate_press_gallery@saa.senate.gov
- Senate Periodical Press: 202-224-0265 or periodicals@saa.senate.gov
- Senate Photographers: 202-224-6548 or press_photo@saa.senate.gov
- Senate Radio/TV: 202-224-6421
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