Eric J. Soskin, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Transportation, vice Calvin L. Scovel, resigned.
Position and Nominee
1 position with 1 nominee
Inspector General
Organization: Department of Transportation
Nominee:
Eric J. Soskin
State: VA
Confirmation Timeline
Track the nomination's progress through the Senate
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 47. Record Vote Number: 288.
December 21, 2020
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Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 47. Record Vote Number: 288.
December 21, 2020
Considered by Senate.
December 21, 2020
Upon reconsideration cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 44. Record Vote Number: 287.
December 21, 2020
Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote (Record Vote No. 278), by which cloture was not invoked on the nomination, agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 46. Record Vote Number: 286.
December 21, 2020
Motion to proceed to consideration of the motion to reconsider the vote (Record Vote No. 278), by which cloture was not invoked on the nomination, agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 46. Record Vote Number: 285.
December 21, 2020
Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote (Record Vote No. 278) by which cloture was not invoked on the nomination entered in Senate.
December 19, 2020
Cloture not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 39 - 48. Record Vote Number: 278.
December 19, 2020
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
December 19, 2020
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
December 17, 2020
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
December 17, 2020
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 904. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
October 26, 2020
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged under the authority of the order of the Senate of 01/07/2009.
October 26, 2020
Referred sequentially to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for 20 calendar days under the authority of the order of the Senate of 01/07/2009.
September 16, 2020
Reported by Senator Wicker, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, without printed report.
September 16, 2020
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported favorably.
September 16, 2020
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-640.
August 6, 2020
Received in the Senate and referred sequentially to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; when reported by the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, pursuant to an order of January 7, 2009, to be sequentially referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for 20 calendar days.
June 22, 2020
Voting History
5 votes recorded • Roll call available
SENATE
Roll Call AvailableDecember 21, 2020 at 6:24 PM
On the Motion to Reconsider PN2029
Majority required: 1/2 (50%)
48 - 46
SENATE
Roll Call AvailableDecember 21, 2020 at 5:40 PM
On the Motion to Proceed PN2029
Majority required: 1/2 (50%)
48 - 46
SENATE
Roll Call AvailableDecember 21, 2020 at 6:51 PM
On the Cloture Motion PN2029
Majority required: 1/2 (50%)
48 - 44
Hearings
1 hearing associated with this nomination
S.Hrg.116-640
August 6, 2020