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Earl Matthews to Be General Counsel of the Department of Defense · Congress.wiki

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Earl Matthews to Be General Counsel of the Department of Defense

PN22-17

Earl Matthews, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Defense, vice Caroline Diane Krass, resigned.

1Nominees

13Actions

0Hearings

1Committees

Progress

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Committee

Hearing

Result

Committees

Committee on Armed Services

Senate

Senate Vote

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-45)

50

Yea

45

Nay

0

Present

5

Not Voting

Voted on July 28, 2025

Timeline

Received1 year ago (February 3, 2025)

Authority6 months ago (July 29, 2025)

Last ActionJuly 29, 2025

Action History

FloorJuly 29, 2025

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 441.

FloorJuly 29, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorJuly 28, 2025

By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 7/29/2025.

FloorJuly 28, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorJuly 28, 2025

Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 45. Record Vote Number: 440.

Nominees

Related Nominations

This nomination is part of a batch. PN22-17 has 28 parts total.

Administrator of the Energy Information AdministrationCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of the InteriorCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentCONFIRMED Solicitor, Department Of The InteriorCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy)CONFIRMED General Counsel Of The Department Of CommerceCONFIRMED Under Secretary Of Defense For IntelligenceCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary Of Energy (Fossil Energy)CONFIRMED Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and AtmosphereCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of DefenseWITHDRAWN Assistant Secretary of DefenseCONFIRMED Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and SecurityCONFIRMED Under Secretary Of Commerce For International TradeCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of the InteriorCONFIRMED Under Secretary of the Air ForceCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of DefenseCONFIRMED Federal Transit AdministratorCONFIRMED Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (NNSA, DOE)CONFIRMED Deputy Secretary of DefenseCONFIRMED Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security AdministrationCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of the TreasuryWITHDRAWN Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (DOE)CONFIRMED Administrator, Pipeline And Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and InformationCONFIRMED Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and ReadinessCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of the InteriorCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of AgricultureCONFIRMED

Committee Meetings

1 meeting related to this nomination

Senate Armed Services

Committee on Armed ServicesDirksen Senate Office Building, G50Apr 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM

22-17-119-earl-matthews

Earl Matthews

General Counsel of the Department of Defense · Department of Defense

Virginia