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119th Congress Presidential nomination

PN129-10

Department of Homeland Security

Robert Law, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, Department of Homeland Security, vice Robert Peter Silvers, resigned.

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

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Nomination record

Received
Apr 29, 2025
Latest action
Sep 9, 2025
Nominee positions
1
Nominees
1

Latest official action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 46. Record Vote Number: 507.

Source-supplied nominee positions for PN129-10.
PositionOrganizationNominees
Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, Department of Homeland SecurityDepartment of Homeland Security1

Official chronology

Dated actions

  1. Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 46. Record Vote Number: 507.

    Floor

  2. Considered by Senate.

    Floor

  3. Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 506.

    Floor

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

    Floor

  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.

    Floor

  7. Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 269. 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 Paul, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, without printed report.

    Committee

  9. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported favorably.

    Committee

  10. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-105.

    Committee

  11. Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

    IntroReferral