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Terrance Cole To Be Administrator of Drug Enforcement, Department of Justice

PN26-11

Terrance Cole, of Virginia, to be Administrator of Drug Enforcement, vice Anne Milgram, resigned.

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (44-43)

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Voted on July 21, 2025

Timeline

Received11 months ago (March 10, 2025)

Authority6 months ago (July 17, 2025)

Last ActionJuly 22, 2025

Action History

FloorJuly 22, 2025

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 419.

FloorJuly 22, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorJuly 21, 2025

By unanimous consent agreement, vote 7/22/2025.

FloorJuly 21, 2025

By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.

FloorJuly 21, 2025

Considered by Senate. By Unanimous Consent.

Nominees

Terrance Cole To Be Administrator of Drug Enforcement, Department of Justice · Congress.wiki

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Terrance Cole

Administrator of Drug Enforcement · Department of Justice

Virginia

Committee Meetings

3 meetings related to this nomination

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Terrance Cole, of Virginia, to be Administrator of Drug Enforcement, Gadyaces Serralta, of Florida, to be Director of the United States Marshals Service, and David Charles Waterman, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, all of the Department of Justice.

Committee on the JudiciaryHart Senate Office Building, 216May 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM

Business meeting to consider S.180, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the use of grant amounts for providing training and resources for first responders on the use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances, and purchasing such containment devices for use by first responders, S.237, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide public safety officer benefits for exposure-related cancers, S.419, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize grants to support law enforcement officers and families, S.539, to reauthorize the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008, S.911, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include certain retired law enforcement officers in the public safety officers' death benefits program, S.1316, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that COPS grant funds may be used for local law enforcement recruits to attend schools or academies if the recruits agree to serve in precincts of law enforcement agencies in their communities, S.1563, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a grant program to help law enforcement agencies with civilian law enforcement tasks, S.1595, to establish standards for trauma kits purchased using funds provided under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, and the nominations of Terrance Cole, of Virginia, to be Administrator of Drug Enforcement, Gadyaces Serralta, of Florida, to be Director of the United States Marshals Service, and Jason Reding Quinones, of Florida, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida for the term of four years, all of the Department of Justice.

Hearings to examine the nominations of Terrance Cole, of Virginia, to be Administrator of Drug Enforcement, and Gadyaces Serralta, of Florida, to be Director of the United States Marshals Service, both of the Department of Justice.

Committee on the JudiciaryDirksen Senate Office Building, 226Apr 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM

Committee on the JudiciaryCapitol (Senate side), 216May 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM

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