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Kashyap Patel To Be Director Of The Federal Bureau Of Investigation

PN12-35

Kashyap Patel, of Nevada, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a term of ten years, vice Christopher A. Wray, resigned.

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Senate Vote

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Motion to Proceed Agreed to (48-45)

48

Yea

45

Nay

0

Present

7

Not Voting

Voted on February 18, 2025

Timeline

Received1 year ago (January 20, 2025)

Authority1 week ago (January 28, 2026)

Last ActionFebruary 20, 2025

Action History

FloorFebruary 20, 2025

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 49. Record Vote Number: 61.

FloorFebruary 20, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorFebruary 20, 2025

Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 60.

FloorFebruary 20, 2025

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

FloorFebruary 18, 2025

Cloture motion presented in Senate.

Nominees

Kashyap Patel To Be Director Of The Federal Bureau Of Investigation · Congress.wiki

Related Nominations

This nomination is part of a batch. PN12-35 has 45 parts total.

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Committee Meetings

3 meetings related to this nomination

Business meeting to consider S.331, to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and the nomination of Kashyap Patel, of Nevada, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.

Committee on the JudiciaryDirksen Senate Office Building, 216Feb 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Business meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee during the 119th Congress, committee rules for the 119th Congress, designation of subcommittees for the 119th Congress, and the nomination of Kashyap Patel, of Nevada, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.

Committee on the JudiciaryHart Senate Office Building, 216Feb 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM

Hearings to examine the nomination of Kashyap Patel, of Nevada, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.

Committee on the JudiciaryHart Senate Office Building, 216Jan 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM

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Kashyap Patel

Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation · Department of Justice

Nevada

Hearing Records

1 hearing on record

Confirmation Hearing On The Nomination Of Kashyap Pramod Patel To Be Director Of The Federal Bureau Of Investigation

Committee on the JudiciaryJan 30, 2025