Commerce Committee Advances Nomination of Neil Jacobs to be NOAA Administrator

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation approved the nomination of Neil Jacobs to serve as the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere (NOAA Administrator). Mr. Jacobs was previously reported to the full Senate on a bipartisan basis by voice vote, but due to changes in Senate procedure around nominations, a roll call vote was necessary.

The following actions were taken during today's Executive Session:

Nomination of Neil Jacobs to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere

• 20 Yeas, 8 Nays

Yeas: Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Thune (R-S.D.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), John Curtis (R-Utah), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), Shelly Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.)

Nays: Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.)

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