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by Causes | 3.20.17

Republicans control a majority of Senate seats, but they don't have a big enough margin to sustain many defections during confirmation votes in committee or on the Senate floor if Democrats uniformly oppose a nomination. A simple majority is all that's required to advance non-Supreme Court nominations in both committee and in the full Senate, so there could be some razor thin margins and it's possible that Vice President-elect Pence could be called upon to break a tie.

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We'll keep this page updated with results of confirmation votes, newly scheduled hearings, and with nominee profiles as they become available. Here are the currently scheduled hearings in chronological order:

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Attorney General

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\nNominee: Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
\nHearings: Tuesday 1/10 and Wednesday 10/11 in the Judiciary Committee.
\nCommittee Vote: Tuesday 1/31 Approved 11-9.\n
\nSenate Vote: Wednesday 2/8 Confirmed 52-47.\n

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Secretary of Homeland Security

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\nNominee: Gen. John Kelly\n
\nHearings: Tuesday 1/10 in the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
\nSenate Vote: Friday 1/20 Confirmed 88-11.\n

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Secretary of State

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\nNominee: Rex Tillerson\n
\nHearings: Wednesday 1/11 in the Foreign Relations Committee.
\nCommittee Vote: Monday 1/23 Approved 11-10.\n
\nSenate Vote: Wednesday 2/1 Confirmed 55-43.\n

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Secretary of Transportation

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\nNominee: Elaine Chao\n
\nHearings: Wednesday 1/11 in the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.
\nCommittee Vote: Tuesday 1/24 Reported favorably.\n
\nSenate Vote: Tuesday 1/31 Confirmed 93-6.\n

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Secretary of Defense

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\nNominee: Gen. James Mattis\n
\nHearings: Thursday 1/12 in the Armed Services Committee
\nSenate Vote: Friday 1/20 Confirmed 98-1.\n

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Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

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\nNominee: Ben Carson\n
\nHearings: Thursday 1/12 in the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.
\nCommittee Vote: Tuesday 1/24 Reported favorably.\n
\nSenate Vote: Thursday 3/2 Confirmed 58-41.\n

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Secretary of Education

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\nNominee: Betsy DeVos\n
\nHearings: Tuesday 1/17 in the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
\nCommittee Vote: Tuesday 1/31 Approved 12-11.\n
\nSenate Vote: Tuesday 2/7 Confirmed 51-50 w/ Vice President Pence breaking the tie.\n

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Secretary of the Interior

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\nNominee: Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT)
\nHearings: Tuesday 1/17 in the Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
\nCommittee Vote: Tuesday 1/31 Approved 16-6.\n
\nSenate Vote: Wednesday 2/1 Confirmed 68-31.\n

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Secretary of Commerce

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\nNominee: Wilbur Ross\n
\nHearings: Wednesday 1/18 in the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.
\nCommittee Vote: Tuesday 1/24 Reported favorably.\n
\nSenate Vote: Monday 2/27 Confirmed 72-27.\n

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Secretary of Health and Human Services

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\nNominee: Rep. Tom Price (R-GA)
\nHearings: Wednesday 1/18 in the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee; Tuesday 1/24 in the Finance Committee.
\nCommittee Vote: Tuesday 1/31 Approved 14-0.\n
\nSenate Vote: Friday 2/10 Confirmed 52-47.\n

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Secretary of the Treasury

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\nNominee: Steven Mnuchin\n
\nHearings: Thursday 1/19 in the Finance Committee.
\nCommittee Vote: Tuesday 1/31 Approved 14-0.\n
\nSenate Vote: Monday 2/13 Confirmed 53-47.

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Secretary of Energy

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\nNominee: Rick Perry\n
\nHearings: Thursday 1/19 in the Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
\nCommittee Vote: Tuesday 1/31 Approved 16-7.\n
\nSenate Vote: Thursday 3/2 Confirmed 62-37.\n

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Secretary of Labor

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\nNominee: Alexander Acosta\n
\nHearings: Wednesday 3/29 in the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
\nCommittee Vote: Thursday 3/30 Approved 12-11.\n
\nConfirmation Vote: April 4/27 Confirmed 60-38.\n

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Secretary of Veterans Affairs

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\nNominee: David Shulkin\n
\nHearings: Wednesday 2/1 in the Veterans' Affairs Committee
\nConfirmation Vote: Monday 2/13 Confirmed 100-0.\n

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Secretary of Agriculture

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\nNominee: Sonny Perdue\n
\nHearings: Thursday 3/23 in the Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee
\nCommittee Vote: Thursday 3/30 Approved by voice vote.\n
\nConfirmation Vote: Monday 4/24 Confirmed 87-11-1.\n

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You can tell your senators how to vote on the confirmation of Trump's Cabinet nominees using the \"Take Action\" button below.

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Cabinet-level officials

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Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

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\nNominee: Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS)
\nHearings: Thursday 1/12 in the Select Intelligence Committee.
\nSenate Vote: Monday 1/23 Confirmed 66-32.\n

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Ambassador to the United Nations

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\nNominee: Gov. Nikki Haley\n
\nHearings: Wednesday 1/18 in the Foreign Relations Committee.
\nCommittee Vote: Tuesday 1/24 Reported favorably.\n
\nSenate Vote: Tuesday 1/24 Confirmed 96-4.\n

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Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

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\nNominee: Scott Pruitt\n
\nHearings: Wednesday 1/18 in the Environment and Public Works Committee.
\nCommittee Vote: Thursday 2/2 Approved 12-0.\n
\nSenate Vote: Friday 2/17 Confirmed 52-46.\n

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Director of the Office of Management and Budget

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\nNominee: Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC)
\nHearings: Tuesday 1/24 in the Budget Committee and the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
\nCommittee Vote: Reported 8-7 by HS&GA. Approved 12-11 by Budget.\n
\nSenate Vote: Thursday 2/16 Confirmed 51-49.\n

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Administrator of the Small Business Administration

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\nNominee: Linda McMahon
\nHearings: 1/24 in the Small Business Committee
\nCommittee Vote: Tuesday 1/31 Approved 18-1.\n
\nSenate Vote: Tuesday 2/14 Confirmed 81-19.\n

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U.S. Trade Representative

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\nNominee: Robert Lighthizer\n
\nHearings: Tuesday 3/14 in the Finance Committee.
\nCommittee Vote: Tuesday 4/25 Approved by voice vote.\n
\nConfirmation Vote: TBD

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You can tell your senators how to vote on the confirmation of Trump's cabinet-level nominees using the \"Take Action\" button below.

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— Eric Revell

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(Photo Credit: Leon Panetta.jpg) / Public Domain)

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