Trump Nominee Confirmation Calendar
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Republicans control a majority of Senate seats, but they don't have a big enough margin to sustain many defections during confirmation votes in committee or on the Senate floor if Democrats uniformly oppose a nomination. A simple majority is all that's required to advance non-Supreme Court nominations in both committee and in the full Senate, so there could be some razor thin margins and it's possible that Vice President-elect Pence could be called upon to break a tie.
We'll keep this page updated with results of confirmation votes, newly scheduled hearings, and with nominee profiles as they become available. Here are the currently scheduled hearings in chronological order:
Attorney General
- Nominee: Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
- Hearings: Tuesday 1/10 and Wednesday 10/11 in the Judiciary Committee.
- Committee Vote: Tuesday 1/31 Approved 11-9.
- Senate Vote: Wednesday 2/8 Confirmed 52-47.
Secretary of Homeland Security
- Nominee: Gen. John Kelly
- Hearings: Tuesday 1/10 in the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
- Senate Vote: Friday 1/20 Confirmed 88-11.
Secretary of State
- Nominee: Rex Tillerson
- Hearings: Wednesday 1/11 in the Foreign Relations Committee.
- Committee Vote: Monday 1/23 Approved 11-10.
- Senate Vote: Wednesday 2/1 Confirmed 55-43.
Secretary of Transportation
- Nominee: Elaine Chao
- Hearings: Wednesday 1/11 in the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.
- Committee Vote: Tuesday 1/24 Reported favorably.
- Senate Vote: Tuesday 1/31 Confirmed 93-6.
Secretary of Defense
- Nominee: Gen. James Mattis
- Hearings: Thursday 1/12 in the Armed Services Committee
- Senate Vote: Friday 1/20 Confirmed 98-1.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- Nominee: Ben Carson
- Hearings: Thursday 1/12 in the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.
- Committee Vote: Tuesday 1/24 Reported favorably.
- Senate Vote: Thursday 3/2 Confirmed 58-41.
Secretary of Education
- Nominee: Betsy DeVos
- Hearings: Tuesday 1/17 in the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
- Committee Vote: Tuesday 1/31 Approved 12-11.
- Senate Vote: Tuesday 2/7 Confirmed 51-50 w/ Vice President Pence breaking the tie.
Secretary of the Interior
- Nominee: Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT)
- Hearings: Tuesday 1/17 in the Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
- Committee Vote: Tuesday 1/31 Approved 16-6.
- Senate Vote: Wednesday 2/1 Confirmed 68-31.
Secretary of Commerce
- Nominee: Wilbur Ross
- Hearings: Wednesday 1/18 in the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.
- Committee Vote: Tuesday 1/24 Reported favorably.
- Senate Vote: Monday 2/27 Confirmed 72-27.
Secretary of Health and Human Services
- Nominee: Rep. Tom Price (R-GA)
- Hearings: Wednesday 1/18 in the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee; Tuesday 1/24 in the Finance Committee.
- Committee Vote: Tuesday 1/31 Approved 14-0.
- Senate Vote: Friday 2/10 Confirmed 52-47.
Secretary of the Treasury
- Nominee: Steven Mnuchin
- Hearings: Thursday 1/19 in the Finance Committee.
- Committee Vote: Tuesday 1/31 Approved 14-0.
- Senate Vote: Monday 2/13 Confirmed 53-47.
Secretary of Energy
- Nominee: Rick Perry
- Hearings: Thursday 1/19 in the Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
- Committee Vote: Tuesday 1/31 Approved 16-7.
- Senate Vote: Thursday 3/2 Confirmed 62-37.
Secretary of Labor
- Nominee: Alexander Acosta
- Hearings: Wednesday 3/29 in the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
- Committee Vote: Thursday 3/30 Approved 12-11.
- Confirmation Vote: April 4/27 Confirmed 60-38.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
- Nominee: David Shulkin
- Hearings: Wednesday 2/1 in the Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Confirmation Vote: Monday 2/13 Confirmed 100-0.
Secretary of Agriculture
- Nominee: Sonny Perdue
- Hearings: Thursday 3/23 in the Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee
- Committee Vote: Thursday 3/30 Approved by voice vote.
- Confirmation Vote: Monday 4/24 Confirmed 87-11-1.
You can tell your senators how to vote on the confirmation of Trump's Cabinet nominees using the "Take Action" button below.
Cabinet-level officials
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- Nominee: Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS)
- Hearings: Thursday 1/12 in the Select Intelligence Committee.
- Senate Vote: Monday 1/23 Confirmed 66-32.
Ambassador to the United Nations
- Nominee: Gov. Nikki Haley
- Hearings: Wednesday 1/18 in the Foreign Relations Committee.
- Committee Vote: Tuesday 1/24 Reported favorably.
- Senate Vote: Tuesday 1/24 Confirmed 96-4.
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
- Nominee: Scott Pruitt
- Hearings: Wednesday 1/18 in the Environment and Public Works Committee.
- Committee Vote: Thursday 2/2 Approved 12-0.
- Senate Vote: Friday 2/17 Confirmed 52-46.
Director of the Office of Management and Budget
- Nominee: Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC)
- Hearings: Tuesday 1/24 in the Budget Committee and the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
- Committee Vote: Reported 8-7 by HS&GA. Approved 12-11 by Budget.
- Senate Vote: Thursday 2/16 Confirmed 51-49.
Administrator of the Small Business Administration
- Nominee: Linda McMahon
- Hearings: 1/24 in the Small Business Committee
- Committee Vote: Tuesday 1/31 Approved 18-1.
- Senate Vote: Tuesday 2/14 Confirmed 81-19.
U.S. Trade Representative
- Nominee: Robert Lighthizer
- Hearings: Tuesday 3/14 in the Finance Committee.
- Committee Vote: Tuesday 4/25 Approved by voice vote.
- Confirmation Vote: TBD
You can tell your senators how to vote on the confirmation of Trump's cabinet-level nominees using the "Take Action" button below.
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