47th President of the United States · Republican
Term Jan 20, 2025 – Jan 20, 2029 · day 646 of 1,461
Also the 45th President, Jan 20, 2017 – Jan 20, 2021
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Nominations the President sent to the Senate for its advice and consent, from Congress.gov: Cabinet and agency officials, ambassadors, judges, U.S. attorneys and marshals, members of boards and commissions, and military promotion lists. Status follows the latest action. Nominations not confirmed when the Senate ends a session or adjourns for more than 30 days are returned to the President under Senate Rule XXXI unless the Senate agrees to hold them; the President may send them again. A confirmation by recorded vote links to the vote.
Loading nominations938 civilian nominations sent this term · 617 confirmed · 157 pending · 73 withdrawn · 91 returned
ConfirmedReceived Jan 20, 2025PN12-22
Dudley Hoskins, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, vice Jennifer Lester Moffitt, resigned.
Department of Agriculture · Latest action (Sep 18, 2025): Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526.
Senate vote #526 · Sep 18, 2025 · Nomination Confirmed · Yea 51 – Nay 47
ConfirmedReceived Jan 20, 2025PN12-21
Jacob Helberg, of Florida, to be an Under Secretary of State (Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment), vice Jose W. Fernandez, resigned.
Department of State · Latest action (Oct 7, 2025): Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 547.
Senate vote #547 · Oct 7, 2025 · Nomination Confirmed · Yea 51 – Nay 47
ConfirmedReceived Jan 20, 2025PN12-20
Preston Griffith, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Energy, vice David Crane, resigned.
Department of Energy · Latest action (Jul 9, 2025): Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 43. Record Vote Number: 375.
Senate vote #375 · Jul 9, 2025 · Nomination Confirmed · Yea 54 – Nay 43
ConfirmedReceived Jan 20, 2025PN12-2
Jayanta Bhattacharya, of California, to be Director of the National Institutes of Health, vice Monica M. Bertagnolli, resigned.
Department of Health and Human Services · Latest action (Mar 25, 2025): Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 141.
Senate vote #141 · Mar 25, 2025 · Nomination Confirmed · Yea 53 – Nay 47
ConfirmedReceived Jan 20, 2025PN12-19
Dario Gil, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Science, Department of Energy, vice Geraldine Richmond, resigned.
Department of Energy · Latest action (Sep 18, 2025): Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526.
Senate vote #526 · Sep 18, 2025 · Nomination Confirmed · Yea 51 – Nay 47
ConfirmedReceived Jan 20, 2025PN12-18
Paul Atkins, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 5, 2026, vice Gary Gensler, resigned.
Securities and Exchange Commission · Latest action (Apr 9, 2025): Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 44. Record Vote Number: 205.
Senate vote #205 · Apr 9, 2025 · Nomination Confirmed · Yea 52 – Nay 44
ConfirmedReceived Jan 20, 2025PN12-17
David Fink, of New Hampshire, to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, vice Amitabha Bose, resigned.
Department of Transportation · Latest action (Oct 7, 2025): Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 547.
Senate vote #547 · Oct 7, 2025 · Nomination Confirmed · Yea 51 – Nay 47
ConfirmedReceived Jan 20, 2025PN12-16
Stephen Feinberg, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of Defense, vice Kathleen Holland Hicks, resigned.
Department of Defense · Latest action (Mar 14, 2025): Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 59 - 40. Record Vote Number: 126.
Senate vote #126 · Mar 14, 2025 · Nomination Confirmed · Yea 59 – Nay 40
ConfirmedReceived Jan 20, 2025PN12-15
Michael Faulkender, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, vice Adewale O. Adeyemo, resigned.
Department of the Treasury · Latest action (Mar 26, 2025): Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 149.
Senate vote #149 · Mar 26, 2025 · Nomination Confirmed · Yea 53 – Nay 43
ConfirmedReceived Jan 20, 2025PN12-14
Troy Edgar, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, vice John K. Tien, resigned.
Department of Homeland Security · Latest action (Mar 6, 2025): Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 108.
Senate vote #108 · Mar 6, 2025 · Nomination Confirmed · Yea 53 – Nay 43
WithdrawnReceived Jan 20, 2025PN12-13
Michael Duffy, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, vice William A. LaPlante, Jr., resigned.
Department of Defense · Latest action (Jan 28, 2025): Received message of withdrawal of nomination from the President.
ConfirmedReceived Jan 20, 2025PN12-12
Daniel Driscoll, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of the Army, vice Christine Elizabeth Wormuth, resigned.
Department of Defense · Latest action (Feb 25, 2025): Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 66 - 28. Record Vote Number: 90.
Senate vote #90 · Feb 25, 2025 · Nomination Confirmed · Yea 66 – Nay 28
ConfirmedReceived Jan 20, 2025PN12-11
Harmeet Dhillon, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Kristen M. Clarke, resigned.
Department of Justice · Latest action (Apr 3, 2025): Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 45. Record Vote Number: 168.
Senate vote #168 · Apr 3, 2025 · Nomination Confirmed · Yea 52 – Nay 45
ConfirmedReceived Jan 20, 2025PN12-10
Monica Crowley, of New York, to be Chief of Protocol, and to have the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service, vice Rufus Gifford, resigned.
Department of State · Latest action (May 12, 2025): Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 45. Record Vote Number: 242.
Senate vote #242 · May 12, 2025 · Nomination Confirmed · Yea 52 – Nay 45
ConfirmedReceived Jan 20, 2025PN12-1
Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Lester Martinez-Lopez.
Department of Defense · Latest action (Jan 5, 2026): Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 35. Record Vote Number: 1.
Senate vote #1 · Jan 5, 2026 · Nomination Confirmed · Yea 50 – Nay 35
ConfirmedReceived Jan 20, 2025PN11-9
Howard Lutnick, of New York, to be Secretary of Commerce.
Department of Commerce · Latest action (Feb 18, 2025): Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 45. Record Vote Number: 57.
Senate vote #57 · Feb 18, 2025 · Nomination Confirmed · Yea 51 – Nay 45
ConfirmedReceived Jan 20, 2025PN11-8
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Department of Health and Human Services · Latest action (Feb 13, 2025): Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 48. Record Vote Number: 52.
Senate vote #52 · Feb 13, 2025 · Nomination Confirmed · Yea 52 – Nay 48
ConfirmedReceived Jan 20, 2025PN11-7
Peter Hegseth, of Tennessee, to be Secretary of Defense.
Department of Defense · Latest action (Jan 24, 2025): Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 50. Record Vote Number: 15.
Senate vote #15 · Jan 24, 2025 · Nomination Confirmed · Yea 50 – Nay 50
ConfirmedReceived Jan 20, 2025PN11-6
Sean Duffy, of Wisconsin, to be Secretary of Transportation.
Department of Transportation · Latest action (Jan 28, 2025): Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 77 - 22. Record Vote Number: 21.
Senate vote #21 · Jan 28, 2025 · Nomination Confirmed · Yea 77 – Nay 22
ConfirmedReceived Jan 20, 2025PN11-5
Douglas Collins, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Department of Veterans Affairs · Latest action (Feb 4, 2025): Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 77 - 23. Record Vote Number: 32.
Senate vote #32 · Feb 4, 2025 · Nomination Confirmed · Yea 77 – Nay 23
ConfirmedReceived Jan 20, 2025PN11-4
Lori Chavez-DeRemer, of Oregon, to be Secretary of Labor.
Department of Labor · Latest action (Mar 10, 2025): Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 67 - 32. Record Vote Number: 111.
Senate vote #111 · Mar 10, 2025 · Nomination Confirmed · Yea 67 – Nay 32
ConfirmedReceived Jan 20, 2025PN11-3
Douglas Burgum, of North Dakota, to be Secretary of the Interior.
Department of the Interior · Latest action (Jan 30, 2025): Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 80 - 17. Record Vote Number: 26.
Senate vote #26 · Jan 30, 2025 · Nomination Confirmed · Yea 80 – Nay 17
ConfirmedReceived Jan 20, 2025PN11-23
Lee Zeldin, of New York, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Environmental Protection Agency · Latest action (Jan 29, 2025): Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 42. Record Vote Number: 24.
Senate vote #24 · Jan 29, 2025 · Nomination Confirmed · Yea 56 – Nay 42
PendingReceived Jan 20, 2025PN11-22
Russell Vought, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Executive Office of the President · Latest action (Feb 6, 2025): Motion by Senator Thune to reconsider tabled in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 38.
Senate vote #38 · Feb 6, 2025 · Motion to Table Agreed to · Yea 52 – Nay 47
WithdrawnReceived Jan 20, 2025PN11-21
Elise Stefanik, of New York, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during her tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations.
Department of State · Latest action (Mar 31, 2025): Received message of withdrawal of nomination from the President.