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James Percival To Be General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security · Congress.wiki

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James Percival To Be General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security

PN26-37

James Percival, of Florida, to be General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, vice Jonathan Eugene Meyer, resigned.

Received: March 10, 2025; March 10, 2025
Authority: August 29, 2025; August 29, 2025
Last Action: December 18, 2025; December 18, 2025

1Nominees

13Actions

1Hearings

1Committees

Progress

Received

Committee

Hearing

Result

Nominees

1 nominee

Senate Vote

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-47)

53

Yea

47

Nay

0

Present

0

Not Voting

Voted on December 17, 2025

Recorded Votes

Recorded Senate votes

2 recorded

December 19, 2025

Nomination Confirmed (53-43)

On the Nomination

December 17, 2025

Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-47)

On the Cloture Motion

Action History

FloorDecember 18, 2025

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 655.

FloorDecember 18, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorDecember 17, 2025

By unanimous consent agreement, debate 12/18/2025.

FloorDecember 17, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorDecember 17, 2025

Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 653.

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Hearing Records

1 hearing on record

Nomination Of Hon. Sean Cairncross, Robert Law, James Percival, Kevin Rhodes, And James Woodruff Ii

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsJun 5, 2025

Committees & Meetings

1 committee · 4 meetings

Committees

1 total

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsSenate

Committee Meetings

4 meetings related to this nomination

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Sean Cairncross, of Minnesota, to be National Cyber Director, Robert Law, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, and James Percival, of Florida, to be General Counsel, both of the Department of Homeland Security, Kevin Rhodes, of Florida, to be Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, and James Woodruff II, of Florida, to be a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2032.

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsCapitol (Senate side), 216Jun 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Sean Cairncross, of Minnesota, to be National Cyber Director, Robert Law, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, and James Percival, of Florida, to be General Counsel, both of the Department of Homeland Security, Kevin Rhodes, of Florida, to be Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, and James Woodruff II, of Florida, to be a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2032.

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsCapitol (Senate side), 216

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Sean Cairncross, of Minnesota, to be National Cyber Director, Robert Law, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, James Percival, of Florida, to be General Counsel, and Sean Plankey, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, all of the Department of Homeland Security, Kevin Rhodes, of Florida, to be Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget, and James Woodruff II, of Florida, to be a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board.

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsDirksen Senate Office Building, 342

Hearings to examine the nominations of Sean Cairncross, of Minnesota, to be National Cyber Director, Robert Law, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, and James Percival, of Florida, to be General Counsel, all of the Department of Homeland Security, Kevin Rhodes, of Florida, to be Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, and James Woodruff II, of Florida, to be a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board.

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsDirksen Senate Office Building, 342

Jun 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM

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Jun 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM

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Jun 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM

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James Percival

General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security · Department of Homeland Security

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