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Daniel Edwards To Be Assistant Secretary of Transportation

PN445-4

Daniel Edwards, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation, vice Carol Annette Petsonk, resigned.

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Progress

Received

Committee

Hearing

Result

Committees

Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationSenate

Timeline

Received6 months ago (July 30, 2025)

Authority1 month ago (January 3, 2026)

Last ActionJanuary 3, 2026

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.

CommitteeNovember 5, 2025

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

IntroReferralJuly 30, 2025

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

Nominees

Related Nominations

This nomination is part of a batch. PN445-4 has 11 parts total.

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Committee Meetings

1 meeting related to this nomination

Hearings to examine the nominations of Ryan McCormack, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Policy, Daniel Edwards, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of Transportation, and Trent Morse, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term expiring May 30, 2030.

Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationRussell Senate Office Building, 253Nov 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM

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Daniel Edwards

Assistant Secretary of Transportation · Department of Transportation

North Carolina