Committee Approves Four Bills and Three Nominations

United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation issued the following announcement on December 15.

The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation approved four bills and three Biden Administration nominations. All are subject to approval by the full Senate.

 Below is the full list of the legislation and nominees advanced out of committee:

1. S.46, Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2021
   1. Schatz substitute (as modified)
2. S.3196, Improving Protections for Midshipmen Act
   1. Wicker substitute (as modified)
3. S.3309, Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act of 2021
   1. Peters substitute (as modified)
4. S.3375, Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act of 2021
   1. Rosen substitute
   2. Lee_3 (as modified)
   3. Lee_4 (as modified)
   4. Rosen_1 (as modified)
5. Nomination of Alan Davidson, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, Department of Commerce (PN1321)
6. Nomination of Dr. Jed David Kolko, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs, Department of Commerce (PN1221)
7. Nomination of Viquar Ahmad, to be Assistant Secretary for Administration and Chief Financial Officer, Department of Commerce (PN1048 and PN1049)

Original source can be found here.