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William Lane to Be General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force · Congress.wiki

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William Lane to Be General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force

PN141-27

William Lane III, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force, vice Peter J. Beshar, resigned.

1Nominees

13Actions

0Hearings

1Committees

Progress

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Committees

Committee on Armed ServicesSenate

Senate Vote

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-47)

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47

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Voted on December 17, 2025

Timeline

Received9 months ago (May 6, 2025)

Authority1 month ago (December 19, 2025)

Last ActionDecember 18, 2025

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.

Nominees

Related Nominations

This nomination is part of a batch. PN141-27 has 39 parts total.

Special Counsel — Office of Special CounselWITHDRAWN Under Secretary For Science And Technology, DHSCONFIRMED U.S. Attorney for the District of MontanaCONFIRMED Deputy Administrator, NASARETURNED Federal Labor Relations Authority MemberCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary EducationCONFIRMED U.S. Representative to the United NationsCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary Of The Air ForceCONFIRMED Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)WITHDRAWN Administrator Of The Maritime Administration (DOT)CONFIRMED Director of National Drug Control PolicyWITHDRAWN Chairperson, National Endowment for the ArtsCONFIRMED U.S. Attorney — District of North DakotaCONFIRMED DoD Chief Information OfficerCONFIRMED Chief Financial Officer, Department Of Housing And Urban DevelopmentRETURNED General Counsel, Department of the NavyCONFIRMED General Counsel, Office of the Director of National IntelligenceCONFIRMED Under Secretary of State for ManagementCONFIRMED Inspector General of the Intelligence Community (ODNI)CONFIRMED Assistant Administrator, Environmental Protection AgencyCONFIRMED U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of FloridaCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary Of Housing And Urban DevelopmentCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of DefenseCONFIRMED Special Envoy To Monitor And Combat Anti‑SemitismWITHDRAWN Inspector General, Small Business AdministrationCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentCONFIRMED Alternate U.S. Representative for Special Political Affairs at the UNCONFIRMED Ambassador at Large for Industrial and Manufacturing CompetitivenessRETURNED Inspector General, Department of Veterans AffairsCONFIRMED United States Attorney for the District of NebraskaCONFIRMED U.S. Attorney — Northern District of IowaCONFIRMED Equal Employment Opportunity Commission MemberCONFIRMED U.S. Attorney For The District Of MinnesotaCONFIRMED United States Attorney — Eastern District of VirginiaWITHDRAWN U.S. Attorney for the District of the Virgin IslandsCONFIRMED Inspector General, Central Intelligence AgencyCONFIRMED U.S. Attorney, Middle District of LouisianaCONFIRMED Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and TrainingCONFIRMED

Committee Meetings

2 meetings related to this nomination

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Michael Payne, of Virginia, to be Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, John Noh, of Texas, Timothy Dill, of Ohio, Robert Kadlec, of New York, Maurice Todd, of Florida, Marc Berkowitz, of Virginia, Joseph Jewell, of Indiana, and James Caggy, of New York, each to be an Assistant Secretary, Charles Young III, of West Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Army, Brendan Rogers, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, William Lane III, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force, Michael Borders, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, and David Beck, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration, all of the Department of Defense, and 965 nominations in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force.

Committee on Armed ServicesNov 19, 2025 at 5:00 AM

Hearings to examine the nominations of John Noh, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary, Charles Young III, of West Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Army, and William Lane III, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force, all of the Department of Defense, and David Beck, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy.

Committee on Armed ServicesDirksen Senate Office Building, G50

Oct 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM

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William Lane

General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force · Department of Defense

Virginia