WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee overwhelmingly approved 17 bipartisan bills and the nomination of Howard Lutnick to be Secretary of Commerce. The legislation passed touches almost all aspects of the Commerce Committee’s wide jurisdiction including transportation, weather and emergency forecasting, consumer protection and fee transparency, manufacturing and supply-chain resilience, oceans and fisheries, promoting tourism, and protecting children online.

The following actions were taken during today’s Executive Session:

Nomination of Howard Lutnick to be Secretary of Commerce

• Roll call vote: 16 Yeas, 12 Nays

Passed by voice vote:

S. 93, Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2025 (Sullivan, Baldwin)

S. 98, Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025 (Capito, Klobuchar)

S. 99, Strengthening Support for American Manufacturing Act (Peters, Blackburn)

S. 161, She DRIVES Act as amended by the Fischer substitute (Fischer, Duckworth)

S. 195, American Music Tourism Act (Blackburn, Hickenlooper)

S. 216, Save our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act (Sullivan, Whitehouse)

S. 245, Insure Cybersecurity Act of 2025 (Hickenlooper, Capito)

S. 246, Interstate Transport Act of 2025 (Budd, Wyden)

S. 257, Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act of 2025 as amended by Peters 1 (Cantwell, Blackburn)

S. 258, TORNADO Act as amended by Budd 1 (Wicker, Peters)

S. 260, Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act (Duckworth, Daines)

S. 278, Kids Off Social Media Act (Schatz, Cruz)

S. 281, TICKET Act as amended by Cantwell 1, as modified (Schmitt, Markey)

S. 283, Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act (Cruz, Schatz)

S. 306, Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025 (Cantwell, Sheehy)

S. 314, Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025 (Klobuchar, Moran)

S. 315, AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025 as amended by the Markey-Cruz substitute (Markey, Cruz)

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