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John Busterud To Be Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, EPA

PN55-12

John Busterud, of California, to be Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency, vice Peter C. Wright.

Received: March 24, 2025; March 24, 2025
Authority: June 11, 2025; June 11, 2025
Last Action: October 7, 2025; October 7, 2025

1Nominees

13Actions

0Hearings

1Committees

Progress

Received

Committee

Hearing

Result

Nominees

1 nominee

Senate Vote

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-45)

50

Yea

45

Nay

0

Present

5

Not Voting

Voted on October 6, 2025

Recorded Votes

Recorded Senate votes

2 recorded

October 7, 2025

Nomination Confirmed (51-47)

On the Nomination

October 6, 2025

Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-45)

On the Cloture Motion

Action History

FloorOctober 7, 2025

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

FloorOctober 7, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorOctober 6, 2025

By unanimous consent agreement, debate 10/7/2025.

FloorOctober 6, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorOctober 6, 2025

Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 45. Record Vote Number: 546.

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Active Holds (1)

Alejandro Padilla(D)

Nomination

On hold for Jun 3, 2025

since Jun 3, 2025

Committees & Meetings

1 committee · 2 meetings

Committees

1 total

Committee on Environment and Public WorksSenate

Committee Meetings

2 meetings related to this nomination

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Sean McMaster, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, John Busterud, of California, to be Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency, and Adam Telle, of Mississippi, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, Department of Defense.

Committee on Environment and Public WorksDirksen Senate Office Building, 562Jun 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Hearings to examine the nominations of Sean McMaster, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, John Busterud, of California, to be Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency, and Adam Telle, of Mississippi, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, Department of Defense.

Committee on Environment and Public WorksDirksen Senate Office Building, 562

May 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM

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John Busterud

Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste · Environmental Protection Agency

California