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James Baehr to Be General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs · Congress.wiki

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James Baehr to Be General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs

PN25-3

James Baehr, of Louisiana, to be General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs, vice Richard A. Sauber.

1Nominees

13Actions

1Hearings

1Committees

Progress

Received

Committee

Hearing

Result

Committees

Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Senate

Senate Vote

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-45)

50

Yea

45

Nay

0

Present

5

Not Voting

Voted on October 6, 2025

Timeline

Received11 months ago (February 11, 2025)

Authority2 months ago (November 21, 2025)

Last ActionOctober 7, 2025

Action History

FloorOctober 7, 2025

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 547.

FloorOctober 7, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorOctober 6, 2025

By unanimous consent agreement, debate 10/7/2025.

FloorOctober 6, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorOctober 6, 2025

Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 45. Record Vote Number: 546.

Nominees

Related Nominations

This nomination is part of a batch. PN25-3 has 56 parts total.

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Committee Meetings

2 meetings related to this nomination

Senate Veterans' Affairs

Committee on Veterans' AffairsCapitol (Senate side), 216

Apr 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM

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Senate Veterans' Affairs

Committee on Veterans' AffairsRussell Senate Office Building, 418Apr 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM

Hearing Records

1 hearing on record

Hearing To Consider Pending Nominations

Committee on Veterans' AffairsApr 1, 2025

25-3-119-james-baehr

James Baehr

General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs · Department of Veterans Affairs

Louisiana