Senate Confirms Two FCC Nominees

On August 3, the Senate confirmed 63 presidential nominees by unanimous consent. Nine fall under the jurisdictional responsibility of the Senate Commerce Committee including Jessica Rosenworcel and Brendan Carr to be members of the Federal Communications Commission. Carr’s term expires on June 30, 2018. Although FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has also been re-nominated for a new term, the Senate has not acted on that nomination.