WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) applauded the successful conclusion of Artemis II. At approximately 8:07 p.m. ET / 5:07 p.m. PT, the Orion crew capsule safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California. Chairman Cruz said: “I am incredibly proud of astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen. Their 10-day mission in space, traveling farther than any humans in history, displayed the very best of American […]
First conviction under the bipartisan legislation WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of Senate Commerce Committee, and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) highlighted the first conviction under their bipartisan TAKE IT DOWN Act following the guilty plea of an Ohio man who used artificial intelligence to create and distribute non-consensual intimate images. […]
Chairman Cruz Announces First FTC Hearing in Nearly Six Years 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 hearing to conduct oversight of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The hearing will give senators the opportunity to engage with current FTC leadership, Chairman Andrew Ferguson and Commissioner Mark Meador, and assess the agency’s priorities, approach, and productivity. The last time FTC commissioners appeared […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will reconvene a full committee Executive Session on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET to consider the following legislation, provided the Senate is in session: Agenda: Details: WHAT: Full Committee Executive Session DATE: Tuesday, April 14, 2026 TIME: 10:00 a.m. ET LOCATION: Committee […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, America took a major step forward in what Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has called the “second space race” as NASA launched Artemis II, the first crewed mission to circumnavigate the Moon in more than fifty years. The successful launch moves the United States one step closer to setting foot […]
Revised House bill fails to prevent devastating collisions WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) released the following joint statement regarding today’s advancement of the ALERT Act in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the House Armed Services Committee, highlighting concerns regarding the limited safety reforms adopted in its current form: “The ADS-B In standard in the ROTOR Act will […]
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, March 25, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET to consider the following legislation: Agenda: Details: WHAT: Full Committee Executive Session DATE: Wednesday, March 25, 2026 TIME: 10:00 a.m. ET LOCATION: Committee Hearing Room, Russell 253 LIVESTREAM: The hearing […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.– In his opening statement during today’s Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee executive session, Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) explained how Committee Democrats boycotted a markup and effectively blocked passage of overwhelmingly bipartisan legislation that Democrats had earlier negotiated and agreed to. During the Committee’s effort to deliver consensus-driven work, all nine bills under consideration were bipartisan. The various legislation, which was either sponsored or cosponsored by 23 of the Committee’s 28 members, would have protected children, strengthened national security, and advanced science, particularly in the field of quantum computing. Click to view full remarks Chairman Cruz’s remarks as delivered: “I […]
Chairman Cruz Announces Hearing to Debate the Future of Section 230 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 hearing titled “Liability or Deniability? Platform Power as Section 230 Turns 30” on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 10:00 am EST. Thirty years after enactment of Section 230 of the Communications Decency […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.– In his opening statement during today’s Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing, Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) criticized Big Tech for too often misusing Section 230 to silence Americans. Chairman Cruz pointed to his TERMS Act and forthcoming JAWBONE Act as potential ways to protect online speech from arbitrary censorship by Big Tech and secretive censorship by the federal government short of full repeal of section 230. […]