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Paul Lawrence to Be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs

PN13-9

Paul Lawrence, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, vice Tanya J. Bradsher, resigned.

1Nominees

10Actions

1Hearings

1Committees

Progress

Received

Committee

Hearing

Result

Committees

Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Senate

Senate Vote

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-47)

53

Yea

47

Nay

0

Present

0

Not Voting

Voted on March 27, 2025

Timeline

Received1 year ago (January 22, 2025)

Authority5 months ago (September 5, 2025)

Last ActionMarch 27, 2025

Action History

FloorMarch 27, 2025

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 45. Record Vote Number: 155.

FloorMarch 27, 2025

Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 154.

FloorMarch 27, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorMarch 27, 2025

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

FloorMarch 25, 2025

Cloture motion presented in Senate.

Nominees

Paul Lawrence to Be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs · Congress.wiki

Related Nominations

This nomination is part of a batch. PN13-9 has 13 parts total.

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Hearing Records

1 hearing on record

Nomination Of The Honorable Paul Lawrence To Be Deputy Secretary Of Veterans Affairs

Committee on Veterans' AffairsFeb 19, 2025

Committee Meetings

2 meetings related to this nomination

Senate Veterans' Affairs

Committee on Veterans' AffairsCapitol (Senate side), 216Mar 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM

Senate Veterans' Affairs

Committee on Veterans' AffairsRussell Senate Office Building, 418Feb 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM

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Paul Lawrence

Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs · Department of Veterans Affairs

Virginia