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119th Congress Presidential nomination

PN12-43

Department of Agriculture

Stephen Vaden, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, vice Xochitl Torres Small, resigned.

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Source: Congress.govUpdated 2026-09-15 02:12:32 UTC.

Source-supplied overview

Nomination record

Received
Jan 20, 2025
Latest action
Jun 10, 2025
Nominee positions
1
Nominees
1

Latest official action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 44. Record Vote Number: 301.

Source-supplied nominee positions for PN12-43.
PositionOrganizationNominees
Deputy Secretary of AgricultureDepartment of Agriculture1

Official chronology

Dated actions

  1. Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 44. Record Vote Number: 301.

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  2. Considered by Senate.

    Floor

  3. Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 45. Record Vote Number: 300.

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

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  5. Cloture motion presented in Senate.

    Floor

  6. Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

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  7. Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 112. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.

    Calendars

  8. Reported by Senator Boozman, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, without printed report.

    Committee

  9. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported favorably.

    Committee

  10. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-49.

    Committee

  11. Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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