Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Lester Martinez-Lopez.
Position and Nominee
1 position with 1 nominee
Assistant Secretary of Defense
Organization: Department of Defense
Nominee:
Keith Bass
State: TX
Confirmation Timeline
Track the nomination's progress through the Senate
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 35. Record Vote Number: 1.
January 5, 2026
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Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 35. Record Vote Number: 1.
January 5, 2026
Considered by Senate.
January 5, 2026
By unanimous consent agreement, vote 1/5/2026.
December 18, 2025
Considered by Senate.
December 18, 2025
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58 - 36. Record Vote Number: 657.
December 18, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
December 18, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, vote 12/18/2025.
December 18, 2025
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
December 15, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
December 15, 2025
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 70. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
April 8, 2025
Reported by Senator Wicker, Committee on Armed Services, without printed report.
April 8, 2025
Committee on Armed Services. Ordered to be reported favorably.
April 8, 2025
Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-321.
March 27, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
January 20, 2025
Voting History
2 votes recorded • Roll call available
Hearings
1 hearing associated with this nomination
S.Hrg.119-321
March 27, 2025