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Mark Meador To Be Federal Trade Commissioner · Congress.wiki

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Mark Meador To Be Federal Trade Commissioner

PN12-29

Mark Meador, of Virginia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 2024, vice Lina M. Khan, term expired.

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Committees

Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationSenate

Senate Vote

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-46)

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46

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Voted on April 10, 2025

Timeline

Received1 year ago (January 20, 2025)

Authority10 months ago (April 10, 2025)

Last ActionApril 10, 2025

Action History

FloorApril 10, 2025

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 46. Record Vote Number: 209.

FloorApril 10, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorApril 10, 2025

Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 208.

FloorApril 10, 2025

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

FloorApril 8, 2025

Cloture motion presented in Senate.

Nominees

Related Nominations

This nomination is part of a batch. PN12-29 has 45 parts total.

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Committee Meetings

2 meetings related to this nomination

Business meeting to consider S.28, to require the disclosure of a camera or recording capability in certain internet-connected devices, S.97, to require SelectUSA to coordinate with State-level economic development organizations to increase foreign direct investment in semiconductor-related manufacturing and production, S.244, to direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, to conduct a study of the national security risks posed by consumer routers, modems, and devices that combine a modem and router, S.289, to ban the sale of products with a high concentration of sodium nitrate to individuals, S.323, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to develop a National Strategy to Synchronize Federal Broadband Programs, S.389, to establish consumer standards for lithium-ion batteries, S.414, to require covered digital advertising platforms to report their public service advertisements, S.428, to promote space situational awareness and space traffic coordination and to modify the functions and leadership of the Office of Space Commerce, S.433, to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the National Manufacturing Advisory Council within the Department of Commerce, S.582, to provide for the authorized use of Federal vehicle transportation by certain astronauts, S.613, to require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to maintain the National Mesonet Program, S.759, to provide for standardization, publication, and accessibility of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways, S.841, to require online dating service providers to provide fraud ban notifications to online dating service members, S.843, to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program, and the nominations of Mark Meador, of Virginia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner, and Michael Kratsios, of South Carolina, to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationRussell Senate Office Building, 253Mar 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationRussell Senate Office Building, 253Feb 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM

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Mark Meador

Federal Trade Commissioner · Federal Trade Commission

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