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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.

Received: February 3, 2025; February 3, 2025
Authority: July 29, 2025; July 29, 2025
Last Action: July 29, 2025; July 29, 2025

1Nominees

13Actions

0Hearings

1Committees

Progress

Received

Committee

Hearing

Result

Nominees

1 nominee

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

Recorded Votes

Recorded Senate votes

2 recorded

Nomination Confirmed (50-47)

On the Nomination

Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-45)

On the Cloture Motion

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.

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

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Administrator, Pipeline And Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

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Committees & Meetings

1 committee · 1 meeting

Committees

1 total

Committee on Armed ServicesSenate

Committee Meetings

1 meeting related to this nomination

Hearings to examine the nominations of Bradley Hansell, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Security, Earl Matthews, of Virginia, to be General Counsel, and Dale Marks, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary, all of the Department of Defense, and Brandon Williams, of New York, to be Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security.

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

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Earl Matthews

General Counsel of the Department of Defense · Department of Defense

Virginia