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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)

Received: March 24, 2025; March 24, 2025
Authority: July 30, 2025; July 30, 2025
Last Action: October 7, 2025; October 7, 2025

1Nominees

13Actions

0Hearings

1Committees

Progress

Received

Committee

Hearing

Result

Nominees

1 nominee

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

Recorded Votes

Recorded Senate votes

2 recorded

October 7, 2025

Nomination Confirmed (51-47)

On the Nomination

October 6, 2025

Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-45)

On the Cloture Motion

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.

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.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