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Michael Rutherford to Be Assistant Secretary of Transportation · Congress.wiki

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Michael Rutherford to Be Assistant Secretary of Transportation

PN55-38

Michael Rutherford, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation. (New Position)

1Nominees

13Actions

0Hearings

1Committees

Progress

Received

Committee

Hearing

Result

Committees

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Senate

Senate Vote

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-45)

50

Yea

45

Nay

0

Present

5

Not Voting

Voted on October 6, 2025

Timeline

Received11 months ago (March 24, 2025)

Authority7 months ago (July 30, 2025)

Last ActionOctober 7, 2025

Action History

FloorOctober 7, 2025

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 547.

FloorOctober 7, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorOctober 6, 2025

By unanimous consent agreement, debate 10/7/2025.

FloorOctober 6, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorOctober 6, 2025

Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 45. Record Vote Number: 546.

Nominees

Related Nominations

This nomination is part of a batch. PN55-38 has 49 parts total.

Assistant Secretary for Family Support, Department of Health and Human ServicesCONFIRMED U.S. Ambassador To LatviaCONFIRMED NASA Chief Financial OfficerWITHDRAWN Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration AdministratorCONFIRMED U.S. Ambassador to TunisiaCONFIRMED Administrator, Federal Aviation AdministrationCONFIRMED Inspector General, Department of Health and Human ServicesCONFIRMED U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and AgricultureCONFIRMED Vice Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve SystemCONFIRMED U.S. Ambassador to South AfricaCONFIRMED U.S. Ambassador To FinlandCONFIRMED Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste (EPA)CONFIRMED General Counsel, National Labor Relations BoardCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary Of State For East Asian And Pacific AffairsCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of DefenseCONFIRMED Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and EnforcementCONFIRMED DHS Under Secretary for ManagementWITHDRAWN U.S. Ambassador to AustriaCONFIRMED U.S. Ambassador to KuwaitRETURNED U.S. Ambassador To Costa RicaCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary Of LaborCONFIRMED U.S. Ambassador to the Lebanese RepublicCONFIRMED U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of NorwayRETURNED U.S. Ambassador to the Argentine RepublicCONFIRMED U.S. Ambassador to Spain and AndorraCONFIRMED Alternate Representative To The United Nations For Special Political AffairsWITHDRAWN Equal Employment Opportunity Commission MemberCONFIRMED U.S. Ambassador to the Czech RepublicCONFIRMED U.S. Ambassador To ColombiaRETURNED U.S. Ambassador To New Zealand And SamoaWITHDRAWN U.S. Ambassador To EstoniaCONFIRMED U.S. Ambassador to the NetherlandsCONFIRMED Deputy Under Secretary Of DefenseCONFIRMED Federal Mine Safety And Health Review Commission MemberCONFIRMED U.S. Ambassador to UruguayCONFIRMED U.S. Ambassador to PolandCONFIRMED Administrator Of The Maritime AdministrationWITHDRAWN Occupational Safety And Health Review Commission MemberCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary Of Defense — Department Of DefenseCONFIRMED Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (Asia, Africa; Investment, Services, Textiles)CONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of the ArmyCONFIRMED Deputy Under Secretary Of The TreasuryCONFIRMED U.S. Ambassador to SwedenCONFIRMED Assistant Administrator, Environmental Protection AgencyCONFIRMED U.S. Ambassador to IrelandCONFIRMED U.S. Ambassador to BelgiumCONFIRMED Merit Systems Protection Board MemberCONFIRMED

Committee Meetings

2 meetings related to this nomination

Business meeting to consider S.1691, to limit the use of facial recognition technology in airports, S.2314, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a task force regarding shark depredation, S.2318, to amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to require the periodic update to the strategic plan to guide the Manufacturing USA Program to align with the mandatory updates to the National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing, S.2351, to supplement existing lease authorities available to the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to support research, education, and training, and the nominations of Neil Jacobs, of North Carolina, to be Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, Taylor Jordan, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary, and Harry Kumar, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary, all of the Department of Commerce, Paul Roberti, of Rhode Island, to be Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Jonathan Morrison, of California, to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Seval Oz, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary, Michael Rutherford, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary, and Gregory Zerzan, of Texas, to be General Counsel, all of the Department of Transportation, and Derek Barrs, of Florida, to be Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationRussell Senate Office Building, 253Jul 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Hearings to examine the nominations of Seval Oz, of California, and Michael Rutherford, of Florida, both to be an Assistant Secretary, and Gregory Zerzan, of Texas, to be General Counsel, all of the Department of Transportation.

Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationRussell Senate Office Building, 253Jul 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM

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Michael Rutherford

Assistant Secretary of Transportation · Department of Transportation

Florida