Senate Commerce Sets Nov. 10 Nominations Hearing on Simington

Exactly a week after the presidential and congressional elections, the government official who would replace outgoing FCC Commissioner Mike O'Rielly would get a nominations hearing. The announcement came about three hours after the agency said it would push forward on an NPRM on clarifying the meaning of Communications Decency Act Section 230, as we reported in an earlier news bulletin. O'Rielly's renomination was withdrawn after he voiced some concern about any FCC ability to reinterpret the section.

The man who would replace O'Rielly, Nathan Simington, would be among three whose hearing is scheduled for Nov. 10. Also up for 2:30 p.m. EST in 253 Russell are NASA and Department of Commerce nominees, per the Senate Commerce Committee.

The NTIA, where Simington has worked, and the FCC didn't have a comment right away, nor did the White House.