Hearings

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a nomination hearing for the Honorable Sean Duffy, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be U.S. Secretary of Transportation, at 10:00 AM EST on Wednesday, January 15, 2025.

U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media and Broadband, will convene a subcommittee hearing titled “Communications Networks Safety and Security” on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at 2:30 PM EST.

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, will convene a full committee hearing on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at 10 A.M. EDT to consider the following Presidential nominations:

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, will convene a full committee hearing titled “Aviation Cybersecurity Threats” on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at 10:00 AM EDT.

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, will convene a full committee Executive Session on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at 10 a.m. EDT to consider the following legislation and nominations:

U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight and Ports, will convene a subcommittee field hearing titled “Examining the Impact of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law on Transportation Infrastructure” on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at 10 A.M. ET in Lansing, Michigan.

U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) will host a field hearing in Dallas, Texas, titled, “Take It Down: Ending Big Tech’s Complicity In Revenge Porn.”

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, will convene a full committee hearing titled “FAA Oversight of Aviation Manufacturing” on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at 10:00 AM EDT.

U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security, will convene a subcommittee hearing titled “Strengthening Data Security to Protect Consumers” at 2:30 PM EDT on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The hearing will focus on the importance of data security, and how to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of consumer data and safeguard data against unauthorized access, including through data minimization and robust data security practices.