October 23, 2025
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Aviation organizations and families of the victims of American Airlines Flight 5342 crash have praised the Senate Commerce Committee’s unanimous passage of Chairman Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) aviation safety bill. The Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act would require ADS-B safety technology in aircraft and improve air traffic control.
October 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 full committee hearing titled “Shut Your App: How Uncle Sam Jawboned Big Tech Into Silencing Americans, Part II” on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at 10:00 am EST. This hearing will examine how the Biden administration pressured big tech companies to censor protected speech online, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic and recent elections.
October 22, 2025
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce Committee nominations hearing, Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called on the nominees to restore American maritime dominance.
October 21, 2025
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries, will convene a hearing titled “Sea Change: Reviving Commercial Shipbuilding” on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at 10:00 am EST. This hearing will examine how to modernize and accelerate U.S. commercial shipbuilding while strengthening America’s broader maritime industrial base.
October 21, 2025
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation advanced out of committee eight bills, including the amended ROTOR Act and PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025. The committee also approved nominations for the Departments of Commerce and Transportation.
October 21, 2025
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce Committee executive session, Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) detailed how the Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act will make flying safer in light of January’s fatal plane crash at Reagan National Airport. Last week, Sen. Cruz and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) reached a bipartisan agreement to help advance the bill out of committee.
October 16, 2025
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) have reached a bipartisan agreement on legislative text to advance the Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act out of committee next Tuesday.
October 15, 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 hearing to consider the nominations of the Maritime Administration, the Federal Maritime Commission, and the Department of Commerce at 10:30 AM EST on October 22, 2025.
October 14, 2025
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, has rescheduled the full committee Executive Session from Wednesday, October 8, 2025, to Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. ET to consider the following nominations and legislation.
October 10, 2025
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump announced a landmark deal to acquire four Finnish icebreakers and construct an additional seven vessels in the United States, including three to be built by Davie Defense in Galveston, Texas. Sen. Ted Cruz, Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, championed this historic investment in icebreakers in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.