Steven Haines to Be Assistant Secretary of Commerce

Progress

Received

Committee

Hearing

Result

Nominees

1 nominee

Committees & Meetings

1 committee · 2 meetings

Committees

1 total

Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationSenate

Committee Meetings

2 meetings related to this nomination

Senate

Meeting

Scheduled

Business meeting to consider the nominations of John DeLeeuw, of Texas, and Michael Graham, of Virginia, both to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board, Steven Haines, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Robert Harvey, of Florida, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner, Jared Isaacman, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Richard Kloster, of West Virginia, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board, Admiral Kevin Lunday to be Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, and Ryan McCormack, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy.

Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationCapitol (Senate side), 207Dec 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM

Hearings to examine the nominations of Jared Isaacman, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Steven Haines, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce.

Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationRussell Senate Office Building, 253Dec 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM

Action History

FloorJanuary 3, 2026

Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

CommitteeDecember 3, 2025

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Hearings held.

IntroReferralSeptember 3, 2025

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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This nomination is part of a batch. PN499-3 has 12 parts total.

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Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy

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CONFIRMED

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CONFIRMED

General Counsel, Central Intelligence Agency

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CONFIRMED

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