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Keith Bass to Be Assistant Secretary of Defense (Department of Defense)

PN12-1

Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Lester Martinez-Lopez.

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14Actions

0Hearings

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Progress

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Committee on Armed Services

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Senate Vote

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (58-36)

58

Yea

36

Nay

0

Present

6

Not Voting

Voted on December 19, 2025

Timeline

Received1 year ago (January 20, 2025)

Authority1 month ago (January 5, 2026)

Last ActionJanuary 5, 2026

Action History

FloorJanuary 5, 2026

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 35. Record Vote Number: 1.

FloorJanuary 5, 2026

Considered by Senate.

FloorDecember 18, 2025

By unanimous consent agreement, vote 1/5/2026.

FloorDecember 18, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorDecember 18, 2025

Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58 - 36. Record Vote Number: 657.

Nominees

Keith Bass to Be Assistant Secretary of Defense (Department of Defense) · Congress.wiki

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This nomination is part of a batch. PN12-1 has 45 parts total.

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Committee Meetings

1 meeting related to this nomination

Senate Armed Services

Committee on Armed ServicesDirksen Senate Office Building, G50Mar 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM

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Keith Bass

Assistant Secretary of Defense · Department of Defense

Texas