Nominations and Legislation

Washington, DC – Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today announced the following agenda for the Executive Session scheduled for Thursday, March 13, at 9:30 a.m. in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building (not necessarily in order of consideration):

Adoption of Committee Rules for the 108th Congress
Elimination of the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce and Tourism, and addition of the Subcommittee on Competition, Foreign Commerce, and Infrastructure, and Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Product Safety; title change of Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, and Fisheries, to Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, and Coast Guard
Subcommittee assignments for the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 108th Congress
S. 579, National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization
S. 275, The Professional Boxing Act Amendments of 2003
S. 196, Digital and Wireless Network Technology Program Act of 2003
S. 165, Air Cargo Security Act
Nomination of Ellen Engleman, of Indiana, to be a Member and Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board
Nomination of Richard Healing, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board
Nomination of Mark Rosenker, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board
Nomination of Dr. Charles E. McQueary, of North Carolina, to be Under Secretary for Science and Technology, Department of Homeland Security
Nomination of Jeffrey Shane, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, Department of Transportation
Nomination of Emil Frankel, of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, Department of Transportation
Nomination of Robert Sturgell, of Maryland, to be Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
Nominations for Promotion in the United States Coast Guard

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