Stephen Vaden, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, vice Xochitl Torres Small, resigned.
Position and Nominee
1 position with 1 nominee
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Nominee:
Stephen Vaden
State: TN
Confirmation Timeline
Track the nomination's progress through the Senate
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 44. Record Vote Number: 301.
June 10, 2025
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Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 44. Record Vote Number: 301.
June 10, 2025
Considered by Senate.
June 10, 2025
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 45. Record Vote Number: 300.
June 10, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
June 10, 2025
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
June 5, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
June 5, 2025
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 112. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
May 5, 2025
Reported by Senator Boozman, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, without printed report.
May 5, 2025
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported favorably.
May 5, 2025
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-49.
April 8, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
January 20, 2025
Voting History
2 votes recorded • Roll call available
Hearings
1 hearing associated with this nomination
S.Hrg.119-49
April 8, 2025