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Reed Rubinstein To Be Legal Adviser, Department Of State · Congress.wiki

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Reed Rubinstein To Be Legal Adviser, Department Of State

PN25-50

Reed Rubinstein, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State, vice Margaret L. Taylor.

Received: February 11, 2025; February 11, 2025
Authority: May 13, 2025; May 13, 2025
Last Action: May 13, 2025; May 13, 2025

1Nominees

13Actions

0Hearings

1Committees

Progress

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Committee

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Nominees

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Senate Vote

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-45)

52

Yea

45

Nay

0

Present

3

Not Voting

Voted on May 13, 2025

Recorded Votes

Recorded Senate votes

2 recorded

Nomination Confirmed (52-46)

On the Nomination

Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-45)

On the Cloture Motion

Action History

FloorMay 13, 2025

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 46. Record Vote Number: 244.

FloorMay 13, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorMay 12, 2025

By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 5/13/2025.

FloorMay 12, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorMay 12, 2025

Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 45. Record Vote Number: 243.

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Committees & Meetings

1 committee · 3 meetings

Committees

1 total

Committee on Foreign RelationsSenate

Committee Meetings

3 meetings related to this nomination

Business meeting to consider the nomination of Reed Rubinstein, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the nominations of David Perdue, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, and Monica Crowley, of New York, to be Chief of Protocol, and to have the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service, both of the Department of State.

Committee on Foreign RelationsDirksen Senate Office Building, 419Apr 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Ronald Johnson, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the United Mexican States, Mike Huckabee, of Arkansas, to be Ambassador to the State of Israel, Reed Rubinstein, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser, and Kevin Cabrera, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Panama, all of the Department of State.

Committee on Foreign RelationsCapitol (Senate side), 116

Hearings to examine the nominations of Reed Rubinstein, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser, Mike Huckabee, of Arkansas, to be Ambassador to the State of Israel, and Kevin Cabrera, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Panama, all of the Department of State.

Committee on Foreign RelationsDirksen Senate Office Building, 419Mar 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Apr 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM

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Reed Rubinstein

Legal Adviser · Department of State

Maryland