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Bryan Bedford to Be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration · Congress.wiki

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Bryan Bedford to Be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration

PN55-6

Bryan Bedford, of Indiana, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration for the term of five years, vice Michael G. Whitaker, resigned.

Received: March 24, 2025; March 24, 2025
Authority: February 24, 2026; February 24, 2026
Last Action: July 9, 2025; July 9, 2025

1Nominees

12Actions

1Hearings

1Committees

Progress

Received

Committee

Hearing

Result

Nominees

1 nominee

Senate Vote

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (47-42)

47

Yea

42

Nay

0

Present

11

Not Voting

Voted on July 8, 2025

Recorded Votes

Recorded Senate votes

2 recorded

Nomination Confirmed (53-43)

On the Nomination

Cloture Motion Agreed to (47-42)

On the Cloture Motion

Action History

FloorJuly 9, 2025

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 377.

FloorJuly 8, 2025

By unanimous consent agreement, vote 7/9/2025.

FloorJuly 8, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorJuly 8, 2025

Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 42. Record Vote Number: 374.

FloorJuly 8, 2025

By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.

Hearing Records

1 hearing on record

Nomination Of Bryan Bedford, Nominee To Be Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration

Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationJun 11, 2025

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Committees & Meetings

1 committee · 2 meetings

Committees

1 total

Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationSenate

Committee Meetings

2 meetings related to this nomination

Business meeting to consider S.233, to amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 to modify the authority of the Office of National Drug Control Policy with respect to the World Anti-Doping Agency, S.254, to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to protect the cultural practices and livelihoods of producers of Alaska Native handicrafts and marine mammal ivory products, S.434, to establish the Commercial Space Activity Advisory Committee, S.836, to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and teens, S.1872, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the feasibility of manufacturing in the United States products for critical infrastructure sectors, and the nominations of Bryan Bedford, of Indiana, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, and routine lists in the Coast Guard.

Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationRussell Senate Office Building, 253Jun 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Hearings to examine the nomination of Bryan Bedford, of Indiana, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.

Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationRussell Senate Office Building, 253Jun 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM

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Bryan Bedford

Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration · Department of Transportation

Indiana