February 19, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC — Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), leaders of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, released a joint statement after House leadership scheduled the Senate-passed ROTOR Act for floor action next week.
February 18, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent letters to national sports organizations requesting confirmation that the groups are complying with President Trump’s executive order and eligibility rules designed to keep men out of women’s sports.
February 12, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing, “We Interrupt This Program: Media Ownership in the Digital Age,” Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) asks whether media ownership rules need to change for the digital era.
February 12, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing, “The NTSB Final Report on the DCA Midair Collision,” Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) urged the House of Representatives to pass the bipartisan Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act, warning that Congress cannot wait for another near miss or preventable tragedy to act.
February 12, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation advanced eight bipartisan measures, including the Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining Act from Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Tx.) and Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.). The Committee also cleared promotions to senior leadership roles in the Coast Guard.
February 5, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released a supplemental investigative report examining how, despite billions of dollars in state and federal funding, California’s high-speed rail is nowhere close to functioning. Instead, gross mismanagement by California leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, has led to countless delays and ballooning costs. After more than a quarter of a century and $6.8 billion in awarded federal funds, not a single high-speed train is operational in California. On July 16, 2025, the Trump administration announced it would terminate $4.2 billion in funding previously awarded to the California High-Speed Rail Authority
February 4, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing, “Hit the Road, Mac: The Future of Self-Driving Cars,” Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) stressed that Congress must craft a clear federal framework for autonomous vehicle (AV) deployment.
February 4, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Representative Bob Onder (R-MO) published an op-ed in RealClearPolicy today calling for swift House passage of the Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act, a bipartisan airspace safety reform bill prompted by last year’s fatal midair collision at Reagan National Airport.
February 3, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C – Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation advanced five nominations for roles at the Department of Commerce, Department of Transportation, Federal Maritime Commission, and National Transportation Safety Board. The Committee also voted to promote more than one hundred Coast Guardsmen, including Tom G. Allan Jr. to the position of Vice Commandant.
January 30, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), chair of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries, convened a hearing examining the Coast Guard’s presence in the Arctic, where he received confirmation from Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Kevin Lunday that Alaska could receive up to four of the eleven Arctic Security Cutters announced as part of the U.S.–Finland Icebreaker Agreement and the ICE Pact.