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Jeffrey Kessler, Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security

PN22-12

Jeffrey Kessler, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, vice Alan F. Estevez, resigned.

Received: February 3, 2025; February 3, 2025
Authority: March 13, 2025; March 13, 2025
Last Action: March 13, 2025; March 13, 2025

1Nominees

11Actions

0Hearings

1Committees

Progress

Received

Committee

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Nominees

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Senate Vote

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (54-45)

54

Yea

45

Nay

0

Present

1

Not Voting

Voted on March 13, 2025

Recorded Votes

Recorded Senate votes

2 recorded

Nomination Confirmed (54-45)

On the Nomination

Cloture Motion Agreed to (54-45)

On the Cloture Motion

Action History

FloorMarch 13, 2025

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 123.

FloorMarch 13, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorMarch 13, 2025

Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 122.

FloorMarch 13, 2025

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

FloorMarch 11, 2025

Cloture motion presented in Senate.

Related Nominations

This nomination is part of a batch. PN22-12 has 28 parts total.

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General Counsel Of The Department Of Commerce

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Assistant Secretary of Defense

PN22-10

Assistant Secretary of Defense

PN22-11

Under Secretary Of Commerce For International Trade

PN22-13

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PN22-14

Under Secretary of the Air Force

PN22-15

Assistant Secretary of Defense

PN22-16

General Counsel, Department of Defense

PN22-17

Federal Transit Administrator

PN22-18

Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (NNSA, DOE)

PN22-19

Deputy Secretary of Defense

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Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration

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Assistant Secretary of the Treasury

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Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (DOE)

PN22-23

Administrator, Pipeline And Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

PN22-24

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Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness

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Assistant Secretary of the Interior

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Assistant Secretary of Agriculture

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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 Stephen Miran, of New York, to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, Jeffrey Kessler, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, William Pulte, of Florida, to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and Jonathan McKernan, of Tennessee, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsDirksen Senate Office Building, 538Mar 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM

Hearings to examine the nominations of Stephen Miran, of New York, to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, Jeffrey Kessler, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, William Pulte, of Florida, to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and Jonathan McKernan, of Tennessee, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.

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

Feb 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM

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Jeffrey Kessler

Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security · Department of Commerce

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