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Richard Anderson To Be Assistant Secretary Of The Air Force · Congress.wiki

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Richard Anderson To Be Assistant Secretary Of The Air Force

PN26-1

Richard Anderson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, vice Alex Wagner, resigned.

1Nominees

18Actions

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Committee on Armed Services

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Cloture Motion Rejected (51-48, 3/5 majority required)

51

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48

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Present

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Voted on September 17, 2025

Timeline

Received11 months ago (March 10, 2025)

Authority4 months ago (September 18, 2025)

Last ActionSeptember 18, 2025

Action History

FloorSeptember 18, 2025

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526.

FloorSeptember 18, 2025

Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

FloorSeptember 17, 2025

By unanimous consent agreement, debate pursuant to S. Res. 377, 119th Congress on 9/18/2025.

FloorSeptember 17, 2025

Considered by Senate pursuant S. Res. 377, 119th Congress.

FloorSeptember 17, 2025

Upon reconsideration, cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 525.

Nominees

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Committee Meetings

2 meetings related to this nomination

Hearings to examine the posture of the Department of the Air Force in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-217.

Committee on Armed ServicesDirksen Senate Office Building, G50May 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM

Hearings to examine the nominations of Richard Anderson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Adam Telle, of Mississippi, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, and Matthew Napoli, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration.

Committee on Armed ServicesDirksen Senate Office Building, G50May 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM

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Richard Anderson

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force · Department of Defense

Virginia