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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.

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13Actions

0Hearings

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Progress

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Committees

Committee on Environment and Public WorksSenate

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

Timeline

Received11 months ago (March 24, 2025)

Authority8 months ago (June 11, 2025)

Last ActionOctober 7, 2025

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.

Nominees

John Busterud To Be Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, EPA · Congress.wiki

Related Nominations

This nomination is part of a batch. PN55-12 has 49 parts total.

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Active Holds (1)

Alejandro Padilla(D)

Nomination

On hold for 8 months

since Jun 3, 2025

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