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Neil Jacobs to Be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere · Congress.wiki

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Neil Jacobs to Be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere

PN22-9

Neil Jacobs, of North Carolina, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, vice Richard W. Spinrad, resigned.

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17Actions

0Hearings

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Committees

Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationSenate

Senate Vote

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-45)

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Voted on October 6, 2025

Timeline

Received1 year ago (February 3, 2025)

Authority7 months ago (July 9, 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. PN22-9 has 28 parts total.

Administrator of the Energy Information AdministrationCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of the InteriorCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentCONFIRMED Solicitor, Department Of The InteriorCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy)CONFIRMED General Counsel Of The Department Of CommerceCONFIRMED Under Secretary Of Defense For IntelligenceCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary Of Energy (Fossil Energy)CONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of DefenseWITHDRAWN Assistant Secretary of DefenseCONFIRMED Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and SecurityCONFIRMED Under Secretary Of Commerce For International TradeCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of the InteriorCONFIRMED Under Secretary of the Air ForceCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of DefenseCONFIRMED General Counsel, Department of DefenseCONFIRMED Federal Transit AdministratorCONFIRMED Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (NNSA, DOE)CONFIRMED Deputy Secretary of DefenseCONFIRMED Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security AdministrationCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of the TreasuryWITHDRAWN Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (DOE)CONFIRMED Administrator, Pipeline And Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and InformationCONFIRMED Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and ReadinessCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of the InteriorCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of AgricultureCONFIRMED

Committee Meetings

3 meetings related to this nomination

Business meeting to consider the nomination of Neil Jacobs, of North Carolina, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere; to be immediately followed by hearings to examine the nominations of Michael Graham, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board, Ethan Klein, of New Jersey, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Joyce Meyer, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs.

Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationRussell Senate Office Building, 253Sep 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM

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.

Hearings to examine the nominations of Neil Jacobs, of North Carolina, to be Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, and Taylor Jordan, of the District of Columbia, and Harry Kumar, of New York, both to be an Assistant Secretary, all of the Department of Commerce.

Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationRussell Senate Office Building, 253Jul 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM

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

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Neil Jacobs

Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere · Department of Commerce

North Carolina