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119th Congress Presidential nomination

PN11-7

Department of Defense

Peter Hegseth, of Tennessee, to be Secretary of Defense.

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Source: Congress.govUpdated 2026-09-15 03:13:09 UTC.

Source-supplied overview

Nomination record

Received
Jan 20, 2025
Latest action
Jan 24, 2025
Nominee positions
1
Nominees
1

Latest official action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 50. Record Vote Number: 15.

Source-supplied nominee positions for PN11-7.
PositionOrganizationNominees
Secretary of DefenseDepartment of Defense1

Official chronology

Dated actions

  1. Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 50. Record Vote Number: 15.

    Floor

  2. Considered by Senate.

    Floor

  3. By unanimous consent agreement, debate 1/24/2025.

    Floor

  4. Considered by Senate.

    Floor

  5. Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 49. Record Vote Number: 14.

    Floor

  6. Cloture motion presented in Senate.

    Floor

  7. Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 45. Record Vote Number: 10.

    Floor

  8. Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 3. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.

    Calendars

  9. Reported by Senator Wicker, Committee on Armed Services, without printed report.

    Committee

  10. Committee on Armed Services. Ordered to be reported favorably.

    Committee

  11. Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

    IntroReferral