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Douglas Collins To Be Secretary Of Veterans Affairs

PN11-5

Douglas Collins, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Received: January 20, 2025; January 20, 2025
Authority: August 29, 2025; August 29, 2025
Last Action: February 4, 2025; February 4, 2025

1Nominees

14Actions

1Hearings

1Committees

Progress

Received

Committee

Hearing

Result

Nominees

1 nominee

Senate Vote

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (83-13)

83

Yea

13

Nay

0

Present

4

Not Voting

Voted on January 31, 2025

Recorded Votes

Recorded Senate votes

2 recorded

February 4, 2025

Nomination Confirmed (77-23)

On the Nomination

January 31, 2025

Cloture Motion Agreed to (83-13)

On the Cloture Motion

Action History

FloorFebruary 4, 2025

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 77 - 23. Record Vote Number: 32.

FloorFebruary 4, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorFebruary 3, 2025

By unanimous consent agreement, vote 2/4/2025.

FloorJanuary 30, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorJanuary 30, 2025

Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 83 - 13. Record Vote Number: 28.

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Committees & Meetings

1 committee · 2 meetings

Committees

1 total

Committee on Veterans' AffairsSenate

Committee Meetings

2 meetings related to this nomination

Business meeting to consider the nomination of Douglas Collins, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Committee on Veterans' AffairsRussell Senate Office Building, 418Jan 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Hearings to examine the nomination of Douglas Collins, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Committee on Veterans' AffairsDirksen Senate Office Building, G50Jan 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM

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Hearing Records

1 hearing on record

Nomination Of The Honorable Douglas A. Collins To Be Secretary Of Veterans Affairs

Committee on Veterans' AffairsJan 21, 2025

11-5-119-douglas-collins

Douglas Collins

Secretary of Veterans Affairs · Department of Veterans Affairs

Georgia