Scott Bessent, of South Carolina, to be Secretary of the Treasury.
Position and Nominee
1 position with 1 nominee
Secretary of the Treasury
Organization: Department of the Treasury
Nominee:
Scott Bessent
State: SC
Confirmation Timeline
Track the nomination's progress through the Senate
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 68 - 29. Record Vote Number: 19.
January 27, 2025
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Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 68 - 29. Record Vote Number: 19.
January 27, 2025
Considered by Senate.
January 27, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, debate 1/27/2025.
January 25, 2025
Considered by Senate.
January 25, 2025
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 67 - 23. Record Vote Number: 18.
January 25, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
January 25, 2025
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
January 22, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
January 22, 2025
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 5. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
January 21, 2025
Reported by Senator Crapo, Committee on Finance, without printed report.
January 21, 2025
Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported favorably.
January 21, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Finance.
January 20, 2025