119th Congress Presidential nomination

PN141-6

Department of Education

David Barker, of Iowa, to be Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, vice Nasser H. Paydar, resigned.

Source-supplied overview

Nomination record

Latest official action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 547.

Source-supplied nominee positions for PN141-6.
Position	Organization	Nominees
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education	Department of Education	1

Official chronology

Oct 7, 2025
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 547.
Floor
Oct 7, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Floor
Oct 6, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, debate 10/7/2025.
Floor
Oct 6, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Floor
Oct 6, 2025
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 45. Record Vote Number: 546.
Floor
Oct 6, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Floor
Oct 3, 2025
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
Floor
Oct 3, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination pursuant to S. Res. 412, 119th Congress agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Floor
Jul 24, 2025
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 314. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
Calendars
Jul 24, 2025
Reported by Senator Cassidy, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, without printed report.
Committee
Jul 24, 2025
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported favorably.
Committee
May 6, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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