April 28, 2025
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan, bicameral TAKE IT DOWN Act, authored by Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and co-led by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), by a vote of 409-2. Having passed the Senate in February, the TAKE IT DOWN Act now heads to the President to be signed into law.
April 23, 2025
Press Release
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, April 30, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. EST to consider the following nominations and legislation:
April 23, 2025
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today applauded Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy’s announcement that the Texas A&M System will lead a new Center for Advanced Aviation Technologies (CAAT) with laboratory and testing locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and across the Lone Star State.
April 22, 2025
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a nomination hearing for Paul Dabbar, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce, at 10:00 AM EST on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
April 16, 2025
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Brian Babin (R-Texas-36) led a bicameral coalition of federal lawmakers representing Texas communities in sending a letter to President Trump urging his administration to move the headquarters for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from Washington, D.C. to the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas. The lease for NASA’s current DC office expires in 2028.
April 11, 2025
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WASHINGTON, D.C. –– In case you missed it, victim advocacy groups, law enforcement, and tech industry leaders are urging House Republican and Democratic leadership to swiftly pass the bipartisan, bicameral TAKE IT DOWN Act, which was introduced by Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.). This legislation unanimously passed the Senate in February.
April 10, 2025
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce Committee hearing titled “If I Could Turn Back Time: Should We Lock the Clock?” Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) underscored the implications of changing the clocks on the American economy, health, and everyday life.
April 9, 2025
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce Committee nominations hearing for Jared Isaacman, nominee to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and Olivia Trusty, nominee be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) addressed the importance of U.S. leadership in space exploration, a commitment by law to getting back to the Moon, and preeminence in telecommunications.
April 9, 2025
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce Committee executive session, Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) reiterated his support for Arielle Roth’s nomination to lead the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Sen. Cruz highlighted how Ms. Roth’s current role as the telecommunication policy director for the Senate Commerce Committee Majority staff, as well as her previous work at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and across Congress, make her an exceptionally qualified candidate for NTIA Administrator.
April 8, 2025
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– In case you missed it, the House Energy and Commerce Committee today advanced the bipartisan, bicameral TAKE IT DOWN Act, introduced in the Senate by Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and in the House by Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) and Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.).