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119th Congress Presidential nomination

PN25-26

Department of Education

Nicholas Kent, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Education, vice James Richard Kvaal, resigned.

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

Source-supplied overview

Nomination record

Received
Feb 11, 2025
Latest action
Aug 1, 2025
Nominee positions
1
Nominees
1

Latest official action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 45. Record Vote Number: 484.

Source-supplied nominee positions for PN25-26.
PositionOrganizationNominees
Under Secretary of EducationDepartment of Education1

Official chronology

Dated actions

  1. Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 45. Record Vote Number: 484.

    Floor

  2. Considered by Senate.

    Floor

  3. By unanimous consent agreement, vote 8/1/2025.

    Floor

  4. By unanimous consent agreement, vote to be determined.

    Floor

  5. Considered by Senate.

    Floor

  6. Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 45. Record Vote Number: 467.

    Floor

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

    Floor

  8. By unanimous consent agreement, vote 7/31/2025.

    Floor

  9. Cloture motion presented in Senate.

    Floor

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

    Floor

  11. Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 165. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.

    Calendars

  12. Reported by Senator Cassidy, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, without printed report.

    Committee

  13. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported favorably.

    Committee

  14. Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

    IntroReferral