February 19, 2025
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce Committee hearing titled “America Offline? How Spectrum Auction Delays Give China the Edge and Cost Us Jobs,” Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) raised the alarm on the urgent need to auction spectrum to preserve America’s global technology leadership, protect national security, create millions of jobs, and improve the lives of American consumers. Spectrum auctions have unlocked billions for the Treasury while enabling our nation’s wireless networks to deliver better connectivity, fueling the rise of breakthroughs from the iPhone to generative AI.
February 18, 2025
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Mr. Howard Lutnick, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be U.S. Secretary of Commerce, by a vote of 51 yeas to 45 nays. Previously, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, chaired by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), voted to advance Mr. Lutnick’s nomination to the full Senate by a vote of 16–12.
February 18, 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 nominations hearing for Michael Kratsios, nominee to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Mark Meador, nominee to be a Federal Trade Commissioner, at 10:00 AM EST on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
February 18, 2025
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, announced staff promotions and senior staff positions for his committee office for the 119th Congress.
February 14, 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, announced the committee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, April 2 at 10:00 AM EST. The hearing will examine the steps taken at Boeing to address its production and safety issues following the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 incident last year and the FAA safety review.
February 13, 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, today took to the Senate floor to urge his colleagues to support Howard Lutnick’s nomination to be U.S. Secretary of Commerce. Mr. Lutnick previously passed the Commerce Committee with bipartisan support by a roll call vote of 16-12.
February 13, 2025
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) today introduced the bipartisan Astronaut Ground Travel Support Act, legislation that would provide transportation of government astronauts before they receive medical clearance to drive. Currently, astronauts returning from space, but aren’t medically cleared yet to drive, must either get written approval from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator to allow NASA to transport them or find an alternate means of transportation for medical appointments and other post-flight activities until medically cleared.
February 13, 2025
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate unanimously passed the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which was introduced by U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.). The legislation criminalizes the publication of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII), including AI-generated NCII (or “deepfake revenge pornography”), and requires social media and similar websites to implement procedures to remove such content within 48 hours of notice from a victim.
February 12, 2025
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – At today’s Senate Commerce Committee hearing on the growing geopolitical importance of Greenland and the Arctic, Senate Republicans highlighted the many potential economic and security benefits of an acquisition of Greenland by the United States.
February 12, 2025
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will convene a full committee hearing titled “America Offline? How Spectrum Auction Delays Give China the Edge and Cost Us Jobs” on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at 10:15 am EST. This hearing will examine the critical role of spectrum policy in driving the U.S. economy, maintaining the U.S.’s technological edge over China, and strengthening national security. As demand for spectrum-based services and technologies grows, American leadership in the 21st century must include a clear roadmap for spectrum optimization. The hearing will immediately follow an executive session to consider the