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John Noh to Be Assistant Secretary of Defense · Congress.wiki

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John Noh to Be Assistant Secretary of Defense

PN246-12

John Noh, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Ely Stefansky Ratner.

1Nominees

13Actions

0Hearings

1Committees

Progress

Received

Committee

Hearing

Result

Committees

Committee on Armed Services

Senate

Senate Vote

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-47)

53

Yea

47

Nay

0

Present

0

Not Voting

Voted on December 17, 2025

Timeline

Received8 months ago (June 2, 2025)

Authority1 month ago (December 19, 2025)

Last ActionDecember 18, 2025

Action History

FloorDecember 18, 2025

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 655.

FloorDecember 18, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorDecember 17, 2025

By unanimous consent agreement, debate 12/18/2025.

FloorDecember 17, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorDecember 17, 2025

Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 653.

Nominees

Related Nominations

This nomination is part of a batch. PN246-12 has 17 parts total.

Assistant Secretary Of Defense (DoD)CONFIRMED Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans AffairsCONFIRMED Under Secretary Of Agriculture For Food SafetyCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing, Department of the TreasuryCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary Of DefenseRETURNED Deputy United States Trade RepresentativeCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary Of AgricultureWITHDRAWN Governor, United States Postal ServiceRETURNED Under Secretary of the TreasuryCONFIRMED Medical Director, Public Health ServiceRETURNED Inspector General, Department of DefenseCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary Of The TreasuryCONFIRMED Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural DevelopmentRETURNED Federal Energy Regulatory Commission MemberCONFIRMED Deputy Under Secretary Of DefenseWITHDRAWN Department Of Transportation General CounselCONFIRMED

Committee Meetings

2 meetings related to this nomination

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Michael Payne, of Virginia, to be Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, John Noh, of Texas, Timothy Dill, of Ohio, Robert Kadlec, of New York, Maurice Todd, of Florida, Marc Berkowitz, of Virginia, Joseph Jewell, of Indiana, and James Caggy, of New York, each to be an Assistant Secretary, Charles Young III, of West Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Army, Brendan Rogers, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, William Lane III, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force, Michael Borders, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, and David Beck, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration, all of the Department of Defense, and 965 nominations in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force.

Committee on Armed ServicesNov 19, 2025 at 5:00 AM

Hearings to examine the nominations of John Noh, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary, Charles Young III, of West Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Army, and William Lane III, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force, all of the Department of Defense, and David Beck, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy.

Committee on Armed ServicesDirksen Senate Office Building, G50

Oct 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM

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John Noh

Assistant Secretary of Defense · Department of Defense

Texas