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Colin McDonald To Be Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice · Congress.wiki

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Colin McDonald To Be Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice

PN786-9

Colin McDonald, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Todd Sunhwae Kim.

Received: January 29, 2026; January 29, 2026
Authority: March 21, 2026; March 21, 2026
Last Action: March 21, 2026; March 21, 2026

1Nominees

7Actions

0Hearings

1Committees

Progress

Received

Committee

Hearing

Result

Nominees

1 nominee

Senate Vote

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-45)

51

Yea

45

Nay

0

Present

4

Not Voting

Voted on March 24, 2026

Action History

FloorMarch 21, 2026

Cloture motion presented in Senate.

FloorMarch 21, 2026

Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

CalendarsMarch 19, 2026

Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 697.

CommitteeMarch 19, 2026

Reported by Senator Grassley, Committee on the Judiciary, without printed report.

CommitteeMarch 19, 2026

Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported favorably.

Committees & Meetings

1 committee · 1 meeting

Committees

1 total

Committee on the JudiciarySenate

Committee Meetings

1 meeting related to this nomination

Hearings to examine the nomination of Colin McDonald, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney General.

Committee on the JudiciaryDirksen Senate Office Building, G50Feb 25, 2026 at 3:15 PM

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Colin Mcdonald

Assistant Attorney General · Department of Justice

California