WASHINGTON – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today, approved presidential nominations subject to Senate confirmation.

Nominations considered are as follows:

1.       Nomination of Leon A. Westmoreland, of Georgia, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years (agreed by roll call vote: 14-13)

2.       Nomination of Barry Lee Myers, of Pennsylvania, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere (agreed by roll call vote: 14-13)

3.       Nomination of Diana Furchtgott-Roth, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation (agreed by roll call vote: 14-13)

4.       Nomination of Brendan Carr, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2018 (agreed by roll call vote: 14-13)

5.       Nomination of Ann Marie Buerkle, of New York, to be Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), (agreed by voice vote)

6.       Nomination of Ann Marie Buerkle, of New York, and to be a Commissioner of the CPSC for a term of seven years (agreed by roll call vote: 14-13)

7.       Nomination of James Bridenstine, of Oklahoma, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (agreed by roll call vote: 14-13)

8.       Nomination of Dana Baiocco, of Ohio, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 27, 2017 (agreed by roll call vote: 14-13)