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119th Congress Presidential nomination

PN26-43

Department of Justice

Brett Shumate, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Joseph H. Hunt, resigned.

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

Source-supplied overview

Nomination record

Received
Mar 10, 2025
Latest action
Jun 9, 2025
Nominee positions
1
Nominees
1

Latest official action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 41. Record Vote Number: 297.

Source-supplied nominee positions for PN26-43.
PositionOrganizationNominees
Assistant Attorney GeneralDepartment of Justice1

Official chronology

Dated actions

  1. Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 41. Record Vote Number: 297.

    Floor

  2. Considered by Senate.

    Floor

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

    Floor

  4. By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 6/9/2025.

    Floor

  5. Considered by Senate.

    Floor

  6. Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 40. Record Vote Number: 296.

    Floor

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

    Floor

  8. Cloture motion presented in Senate.

    Floor

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

    Floor

  10. Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 111.

    Calendars

  11. Reported by Senator Grassley, Committee on the Judiciary, without printed report.

    Committee

  12. Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported favorably.

    Committee

  13. Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

    Committee

  14. Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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