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119th Congress Presidential nomination

PN22-12

Department of Commerce

Jeffrey Kessler, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, vice Alan F. Estevez, resigned.

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Source: Congress.govUpdated 2026-09-15 15:26:55 UTC.

Source-supplied overview

Nomination record

Received
Feb 3, 2025
Latest action
Mar 13, 2025
Nominee positions
1
Nominees
1

Latest official action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 123.

Source-supplied nominee positions for PN22-12.
PositionOrganizationNominees
Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and SecurityDepartment of Commerce1

Official chronology

Dated actions

  1. Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 123.

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  2. Considered by Senate.

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  3. Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 122.

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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.

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  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. 32. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.

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  8. Reported by Senator Scott SC, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, without printed report.

    Committee

  9. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Ordered to be reported favorably.

    Committee

  10. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.

    Committee

  11. Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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