WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee advanced 14 bills and two nominations, Mark Meador to be a Federal Trade Commissioner and Michael Kratsios to be the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. The approved legislation covers a wide swath of the Commerce Committee’s broad jurisdiction, including, oceans, space exploration, consumer protection, semiconductor manufacturing, and industrial supply chains.

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

Nomination of Mark Meador to be a Federal Trade Commissioner

• Roll call vote: 20 Yeas, 8 Nays

Nomination of Michael Kratsios to be the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy

• Roll call vote: 24 Yeas, 4 Nays

Passed by voice vote:

S. 28, Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act (Cruz, Cantwell, Curtis)

S. 97, Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act (Peters, Blackburn)

S. 244, ROUTERS Act as amended by Lujan 1 (Blackburn, Lujan)

S. 289, Youth Poisoning Prevention Act (Duckworth, Curtis, Moreno)

S. 323, PLAN for Broadband Act as amended by Cantwell 1, as modified and Wicker 1 (Wicker, Lujan)

S. 389, Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act (Gillibrand, Blackburn, Fischer)

S. 414, ADS for Mental Health Services Act as amended by the Sullivan substitute, as modified (Sullivan, Peters)

S. 428, SAFE Orbit Act as amended by Cantwell 1, as modified (Cornyn, Peters, Wicker, Blackburn, Hickenlooper, Schmitt, Lujan)

S. 433, National Manufacturing Advisory Council Act (Peters, Blackburn)

S. 582, Astronaut Ground Travel Support Act (Cruz, Peters)

S. 613, Improving Flood and Agricultural Forecasts Act of 2025 (Schatz, Marshall)

S. 759, Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act as amended by the Cruz substitute (Cruz, King)

S. 841, Romance Scam Prevention Act as amended by the Blackburn substitute, as modified (Blackburn, Hickenlooper)

S. 843, Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025 (Markey, Cornyn)

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