119th Congress Presidential nomination

PN55-4

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Derek Barrs, of Florida, to be Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, vice Robin Meredith Cohn Hutcheson.

Source-supplied overview

Nomination record

Latest official action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 547.

Source-supplied nominee positions for PN55-4.
Position	Organization	Nominees
Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration	Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration	1

Official chronology

Oct 7, 2025
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 547.
Floor
Oct 7, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Floor
Oct 6, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, debate 10/7/2025.
Floor
Oct 6, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Floor
Oct 6, 2025
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 45. Record Vote Number: 546.
Floor
Oct 6, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Floor
Oct 3, 2025
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
Floor
Oct 3, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination pursuant to S. Res. 412, 119th Congress agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Floor
Jul 30, 2025
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 347. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
Calendars
Jul 30, 2025
Reported by Senator Cruz, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, without printed report.
Committee
Jul 30, 2025
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported favorably.
Committee
Jul 16, 2025
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-421.
Committee
Mar 24, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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