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Stephen Vaden to Be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture

PN12-43

Stephen Vaden, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, vice Xochitl Torres Small, resigned.

1Nominees

11Actions

1Hearings

1Committees

Progress

Received

Committee

Hearing

Result

Committees

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Senate

Senate Vote

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (48-45)

48

Yea

45

Nay

0

Present

7

Not Voting

Voted on June 10, 2025

Timeline

Received1 year ago (January 20, 2025)

Authority5 months ago (August 29, 2025)

Last ActionJune 10, 2025

Action History

FloorJune 10, 2025

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 44. Record Vote Number: 301.

FloorJune 10, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorJune 10, 2025

Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 45. Record Vote Number: 300.

FloorJune 10, 2025

By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.

FloorJune 5, 2025

Cloture motion presented in Senate.

Nominees

Related Nominations

This nomination is part of a batch. PN12-43 has 45 parts total.

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Committee Meetings

2 meetings related to this nomination

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Stephen Vaden, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary, and Tyler Clarkson, of Virginia, to be General Counsel, both of the Department of Agriculture.

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryCapitol (Senate side), 216May 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM

Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryRussell Senate Office Building, 328AApr 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM

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Hearing Records

1 hearing on record

Nominations Of The Honorable Stephen Vaden To Be Deputy Secretary Of Agriculture And Tyler Clarkson To Be General Counsel Of The Department Of Agriculture

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryApr 8, 2025

12-43-119-stephen-vaden

Stephen Vaden

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture · Department of Agriculture

Tennessee