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Paul Atkins To Be A Member Of The Securities And Exchange Commission · Congress.wiki

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Paul Atkins To Be A Member Of The Securities And Exchange Commission

PN12-18

Paul Atkins, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 5, 2026, vice Gary Gensler, resigned.

Received: January 20, 2025; January 20, 2025
Authority: April 9, 2025; April 9, 2025
Last Action: April 9, 2025; April 9, 2025

1Nominees

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Action History

FloorApril 9, 2025

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 44. Record Vote Number: 205.

FloorApril 9, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorApril 9, 2025

Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 45. Record Vote Number: 200.

FloorApril 9, 2025

By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.

FloorApril 8, 2025

By unanimous consent agreement, vote 4/9/2025.

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Committees & Meetings

1 committee · 2 meetings

Committees

1 total

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsSenate

Committee Meetings

2 meetings related to this nomination

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Paul Atkins, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Jonathan Gould, of Virginia, to be Comptroller of the Currency, and Luke Pettit, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of the Treasury, and Marcus Molinaro, of New York, to be Federal Transit Administrator, Department of Transportation.

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsDirksen Senate Office Building, 538Apr 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Hearings to examine the nominations of Jonathan Gould, of Virginia, to be Comptroller of the Currency for a term of five years, Luke Pettit, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Paul Atkins, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 5, 2026, and Marcus Molinaro, of New York, to be Federal Transit Administrator.

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsDirksen Senate Office Building, 538

Mar 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM

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Paul Atkins

Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission · Securities and Exchange Commission

Virginia