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Pierre Gentin To Be General Counsel Of The Department Of Commerce · Congress.wiki

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Pierre Gentin To Be General Counsel Of The Department Of Commerce

PN22-6

Pierre Gentin, of New York, to be General Counsel of the Department of Commerce, vice Leslie B. Kiernan, resigned.

1Nominees

13Actions

0Hearings

1Committees

Progress

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Committees

Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationSenate

Senate Vote

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-45)

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45

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Voted on October 6, 2025

Timeline

Received1 year ago (February 3, 2025)

Authority8 months ago (May 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. PN22-6 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 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 General Counsel, Department 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

2 meetings related to this nomination

Business meeting to consider S.190, to enhance the operations of the North Pacific Research Board, S.318, to require a plan to improve the cybersecurity and telecommunications of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet, S.337, to amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the authority of the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration relating to the shipping of household goods, S.503, to direct the Federal Communications Commission to evaluate and consider the impact of the telecommunications network equipment supply chain on the deployment of universal service, S.1092, to require certain products to be labeled with 'Do Not Flush' labeling, S.1442, to amend title 49, United States Code, to allow for eligibility for projects for the installation of human trafficking awareness signs at rest stops, S.1523, to modify operations of the National Water Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, S.1626, to reauthorize the National Landslide Preparedness Act, and the nominations of David Fink, of New Hampshire, to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, David Fogel, of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service, Robert Gleason, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years, and Pierre Gentin, of New York, to be General Counsel of the Department of Commerce, and promotions in the Coast Guard.

Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationRussell Senate Office Building, 253May 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Hearings to examine the nominations of David Fink, of New Hampshire, to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, David Fogel, of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service, and Pierre Gentin, of New York, to be General Counsel, both of the Department of Commerce, and Robert Gleason, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years.

Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationRussell Senate Office Building, 253

May 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM

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Pierre Gentin

General Counsel of the Department of Commerce · Department of Commerce

New York