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Thomas Govan to Be U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama

PN730-27

Thomas Govan, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama for the term of four years, vice Louis V. Franklin, Sr., term expired.

1Nominees

4Actions

0Hearings

1Committees

Progress

Received

Committee

Hearing

Result

Committees

Committee on the JudiciarySenate

Timeline

Received1 month ago (January 13, 2026)

Authority2 weeks ago (February 5, 2026)

Last ActionFebruary 5, 2026

Action History

CalendarsFebruary 5, 2026

Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 652.

CommitteeFebruary 5, 2026

Reported by Senator Grassley, Committee on the Judiciary, without printed report.

CommitteeFebruary 5, 2026

Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported favorably.

IntroReferralJanuary 13, 2026

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Nominees

Related Nominations

This nomination is part of a batch. PN730-27 has 68 parts total.

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Committee Meetings

2 meetings related to this nomination

Business meeting to consider S.2544, to permit State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies and grantees that receive eligible Federal grant funds to use such funds for investigating elder financial fraud, pig butchering, and general financial fraud, and to clarify that Federal law enforcement agencies may assist State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies in the use of tracing tools for blockchain and related technology, S.1809, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking or transmitting video of defense information, S.3023, to limit liability for certain entities storing child sexual abuse material for law enforcement agencies, H.R.6719, to prohibit threats to a minor, S.3398, to amend title 18, United States Code, to criminalize intentional threats to distribute child sexual abuse material, and to provide appropriate penalties for the use of child sexual abuse material to extort or coerce victims, S.3397, to make coercion of children to commit harm a criminal offense, S.3394, to direct the United States Sentencing Commission to amend the sentencing guideline relating to child sexual abuse material, and the nominations of Thomas Govan, Jr., to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, Zachary Keller, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, and Ryan Raybould, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.

Committee on the JudiciaryHart Senate Office Building, 216Feb 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM

Business meeting to consider S.2544, to permit State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies and grantees that receive eligible Federal grant funds to use such funds for investigating elder financial fraud, pig butchering, and general financial fraud, and to clarify that Federal law enforcement agencies may assist State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies in the use of tracing tools for blockchain and related technology, S.1809, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking or transmitting video of defense information, S.3023, to limit liability for certain entities storing child sexual abuse material for law enforcement agencies, and the nominations of Thomas Govan, Jr., to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, Zachary Keller, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, and Ryan Raybould, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.

Committee on the Judiciary

Hart Senate Office Building, 216

Jan 29, 2026 at 3:15 PM

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Thomas Govan

United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama · Department of Justice

Alabama