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Joseph Jewell to Be Assistant Secretary of Defense · Congress.wiki

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Joseph Jewell to Be Assistant Secretary of Defense

PN60-11

Joseph Jewell, of Indiana, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Aprille Joy Ericsson, resigned.

Received: March 31, 2025; March 31, 2025
Authority: December 19, 2025; December 19, 2025
Last Action: December 18, 2025; December 18, 2025

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13Actions

0Hearings

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Received

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Nominees

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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

Recorded Votes

Recorded Senate votes

2 recorded

December 19, 2025

Nomination Confirmed (53-43)

On the Nomination

December 17, 2025

Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-47)

On the Cloture Motion

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.

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Committees & Meetings

1 committee · 2 meetings

Committees

1 total

Committee on Armed ServicesSenate

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 Marc Berkowitz, of Virginia, Joseph Jewell, of Indiana, and James Caggy, of New York, each to be an Assistant Secretary, and Brendan Rogers, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, all of the Department of Defense.

Committee on Armed ServicesDirksen Senate Office Building, G50Oct 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM

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Joseph Jewell

Assistant Secretary of Defense · Department of Defense

Indiana