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Press Releases 07/1/2025
Nominations Hearing for Department of Commerce Nominees
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 nominees of the Department of Commerce at 10:00 AM EST on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
Press Releases 07/1/2025
Senate Passes Historic Budget Reconciliation Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate passed the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act, which included a number of significant provisions authored by Senate Commerce Committee Republicans. The committee’s title of the budget reconciliation bill reduces deficits by more than $43 billion over a decade and eliminates more than $1.1 billion in wasteful spending.
Press Releases 06/27/2025
ICYMI: Conservatives, Little Tech, and Business Leaders Voice Support for Commerce Committee’s AI Provision
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, the Senate Commerce Committee’s AI provision in the budget reconciliation text, released by Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas), received widespread praise from conservative groups, business and policy leaders, and entrepreneurs in the tech industry. The provision, expected to be included in the Senate’s One, Big, Beautiful Bill (OBBB), helps the U.S. beat China in the AI race by spurring investment and encouraging some measure of certainty to developers, researchers, and small businesses that might otherwise be subjected to a fragmented regulatory landscape governed by inconsistent and conflicting state-level laws.
Press Releases 06/25/2025
Sen. Cruz: The FAA Needs a Steady Leader with Executive Experience
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce Committee executive session, Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) emphasized the need for strong leadership at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Sen. Cruz urged his colleagues to support the nomination of Bryan Bedford to serve as FAA Administrator, citing Mr. Bedford’s extensive experience in the aviation industry and his background as a pilot. Mr. Bedford’s background makes him well-positioned to lead the cultural and operational changes necessary to modernize the FAA and enhance safety and efficiency.
Press Releases 06/25/2025
Chairman Cruz Releases Updated Budget Reconciliation Text
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, published the updated text for the Commerce Committee’s portion of the budget reconciliation bill. The revisions include technical edits while maintaining the original achievement of reducing deficits by more than $40 billion over a decade, ending more than $1.4 billion in wasteful spending, turbocharging the American economy, upgrading transportation infrastructure, strengthening national security, and promoting domestic innovation and manufacturing.
Press Releases 06/25/2025
Commerce Committee Advances Five Bills and Nomination of FAA Administrator
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation approved five bills and the nomination of Bryan Bedford to serve as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. The Committee also voted to promote four Coast Guardsmen. The approved legislation covers a wide sweep of the Committee’s jurisdiction, including kids’ data privacy, sports, space, and economic development.
Press Releases 06/18/2025
Chairman Cruz Announces Executive Session for June 25th
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, June 25, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. ET to consider the following legislation and nomination
Press Releases 06/18/2025
Sen. Young Chairs Hearing on Modernizing America’s Rail Network
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), Chairman of the Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety, convened a subcommittee hearing titled “On the Right Track: Modernizing America’s Rail.”
Press Releases 06/17/2025
Sen. Cruz: Doping Has No Place in Olympic Sports
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy hearing titled “WADA Shame: Swimming in Denial Over Chinese Doping,” Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) condemned the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for failing to enforce anti-doping standards and compromising the integrity of athletic competition. Sen. Cruz criticized WADA for allowing Chinese athletes who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs to compete in the Olympics without consequence.
Press Releases 06/16/2025
‘The Art of a Spectrum Deal’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board praised Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and President Trump for securing a major legislative breakthrough to reinstate spectrum auction authority. The agreement, included in Senate Commerce Committee’s section of the Senate budget reconciliation text, balances key national security interests with consumer demands, establishing the largest spectrum pipeline ever. The spectrum provision will generate an estimated $85 billion for American taxpayers, drive consumer-focused innovation in connectivity and AI, and secure American leadership in next-generation technologies.