119th Congress Presidential nomination

PN462-4

Department of Commerce

Timothy Petty, of Indiana, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, vice Jainey Kumar Bavishi, resigned.

Source-supplied overview

Nomination record

Latest official action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 655.

Source-supplied nominee positions for PN462-4.
Position	Organization	Nominees
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere	Department of Commerce	1

Official chronology

Dec 18, 2025
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 655.
Floor
Dec 18, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Floor
Dec 17, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, debate 12/18/2025.
Floor
Dec 17, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Floor
Dec 17, 2025
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 653.
Floor
Dec 17, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Floor
Dec 11, 2025
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
Floor
Dec 11, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination pursuant to S. Res. 532, 119th Congress agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Floor
Nov 19, 2025
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 552. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
Calendars
Nov 19, 2025
Reported by Senator Cruz, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, without printed report.
Committee
Nov 19, 2025
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported favorably.
Committee
Oct 22, 2025
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-437.
Committee
Aug 1, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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