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William Kirk To Be Inspector General, Small Business Administration · Congress.wiki

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William Kirk To Be Inspector General, Small Business Administration

PN141-25

William Kirk, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Small Business Administration, vice Hannibal Ware.

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Committees

Committee on Small Business and EntrepreneurshipSenate

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsSenate

Senate Vote

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-47)

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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. PN141-25 has 39 parts total.

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Committee Meetings

3 meetings related to this nomination

Hearings to examine the nominations of Edward Forst, of Florida, to be Administrator of General Services, Charles Arrington, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term expiring July 1, 2030, John Cuong Truong, Elana S. Suttenberg, and Stephen F. Rickard, each to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, William Kirk, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Small Business Administration, Anthony D'Esposito, of New York, to be Inspector General, Department of Labor, and Platte Moring, of South Carolina, to be Inspector General, Department of Defense.

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsDirksen Senate Office Building, 342Oct 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Business meeting to consider the nomination of William Kirk, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Small Business Administration.

Committee on Small Business and EntrepreneurshipCapitol (Senate side), 216Oct 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM

Hearings to examine the nomination of William Kirk, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Small Business Administration.

Committee on Small Business and EntrepreneurshipRussell Senate Office Building, 428ASep 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM

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William Kirk

Inspector General · Small Business Administration

Maryland