119th Congress Presidential nomination

PN499-11

Central Intelligence Agency

Joshua Simmons, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency, vice Kate Elizabeth Heinzelman, resigned.

Source-supplied overview

Nomination record

Latest official action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 2.

Source-supplied nominee positions for PN499-11.
Position	Organization	Nominees
General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency	Central Intelligence Agency	1

Official chronology

Jan 6, 2026
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 2.
Floor
Jan 6, 2026
Considered by Senate.
Floor
Jan 5, 2026
By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 1/6/2026.
Floor
Dec 18, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, vote to be determined.
Floor
Dec 18, 2025
Considered by Senate.
Floor
Dec 18, 2025
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 656.
Floor
Dec 18, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Floor
Dec 15, 2025
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
Floor
Dec 15, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Floor
Nov 19, 2025
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 560. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
Calendars
Nov 19, 2025
Reported by Senator Cotton, Select Committee on Intelligence, without printed report.
Committee
Nov 19, 2025
Select Committee on Intelligence. Ordered to be reported favorably.
Committee
Oct 8, 2025
Select Committee on Intelligence. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-264.
Committee
Sep 3, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
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