Executive Session

Hearing RoomWASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged the following nominations by unanimous consent, which were subsequently confirmed by the U.S. Senate:

  • Dr. Mark Doms, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs, Department of Commerce 
  • Ms. Polly Ellen Trottenberg, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, Department of Transportation 
  • Ms. Mignon L. Clyburn, to be a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (reappointment)
  • Dr. Joshua D. Wright, to be a Commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission
  • Mr. Christopher R. Beall, to be a Director on the Amtrak Board of Directors 
  • Ms. Yvonne B. Burke, to be a Director on the Amtrak Board of Directors 
  • Nominations for Promotion in the U.S. Coast Guard  

The U.S. Senate confirmed the following nominees, which were previously reported out of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:

  • Mr. Michael P. Huerta, to be Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration
  • Mr. William P. Doyle, to be Commissioner, Federal Maritime Commission
There was no formal meeting of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. A discharge petition was filed on the Senate floor.

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