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John Walk To Be Inspector General, Department of Agriculture · Congress.wiki

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John Walk To Be Inspector General, Department of Agriculture

PN416-12

John Walk, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Agriculture, vice Phyllis K. Fong.

1Nominees

17Actions

0Hearings

2Committees

Progress

Received

Committee

Hearing

Result

Committees

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Senate

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsSenate

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

Received6 months ago (July 16, 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. PN416-12 has 12 parts total.

United States Representative — Department of StateRETURNED Chief Agricultural Negotiator, USTR (Rank of Ambassador)CONFIRMED U.S. Attorney For The Eastern District Of MichiganCONFIRMED Tennessee Valley Authority Board MemberCONFIRMED Director Of The MintCONFIRMED U.S. Attorney for the District of KansasCONFIRMED Federal Energy Regulatory Commission MemberCONFIRMED Chief Financial Officer, Department of AgricultureRETURNED National Labor Relations Board MemberCONFIRMED Member, National Labor Relations BoardCONFIRMED U.S. Representative on UN Economic and Social CouncilCONFIRMED

Committee Meetings

4 meetings related to this nomination

Business meeting to consider the nominations of John Walk, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Agriculture, and Thomas Bell, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services.

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsDirksen Senate Office Building, 342Nov 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM

Hearings to examine the nominations of John Walk, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Agriculture, and Thomas Bell, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services.

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsDirksen Senate Office Building, 342Nov 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM

Business meeting to consider H.R.4550, to reauthorize the United States Grain Standards Act, and the nominations of Mindy Brashears, of Texas, to be Under Secretary for Food Safety, Stella Herrell, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary, and John Walk, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, all of the Department of Agriculture.

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryCapitol (Senate side), 216

Hearings to examine the nominations of Mindy Brashears, of Texas, to be Under Secretary for Food Safety, Stella Herrell, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary, and John Walk, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, all of the Department of Agriculture.

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryDirksen Senate Office Building, 106Oct 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM

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Nov 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM

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John Walk

Inspector General · Department of Agriculture

Virginia