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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.

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13Actions
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Committees

Committee on Armed Services

Related Nominations

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

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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)
Authority2 months 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

Committee Meetings

2 meetings related to this nomination

Senate
Meeting
Scheduled

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 Services
Nov 19, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Senate
Meeting
Scheduled

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, G50Oct 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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John Noh

Assistant Secretary of Defense · Department of Defense

Texas