119th Congress Presidential nomination

PN730-59

Department of Agriculture

Glen Smith, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development, vice Basil Ivanhoe Gooden, resigned.

Source-supplied overview

Nomination record

Latest official action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 225.

Source-supplied nominee positions for PN730-59.
Position	Organization	Nominees
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development	Department of Agriculture	1

Official chronology

Aug 7, 2026
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 225.
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Aug 7, 2026
Considered by Senate.
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Aug 6, 2026
By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 8/7/2026.
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Aug 6, 2026
Considered by Senate.
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Aug 5, 2026
By unanimous consent agreement, debate 8/6/2026.
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Aug 5, 2026
Considered by Senate.
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Aug 5, 2026
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 44. Record Vote Number: 221.
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Aug 5, 2026
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
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Aug 3, 2026
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
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Aug 3, 2026
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination pursuant to S. Res. 817, 119th Congress agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Jun 8, 2026
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 766. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
Calendars
Jun 8, 2026
Reported by Senator Boozman, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, without printed report.
Committee
Jun 8, 2026
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported favorably.
Committee
Jan 13, 2026
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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