Nicholas Kent, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Education, vice James Richard Kvaal, resigned.
Position and Nominee
1 position with 1 nominee
Under Secretary of Education
Organization: Department of Education
Nominee:
Nicholas Kent
State: VA
Confirmation Timeline
Track the nomination's progress through the Senate
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 45. Record Vote Number: 484.
August 1, 2025
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Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 45. Record Vote Number: 484.
August 1, 2025
Considered by Senate.
August 1, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, vote 8/1/2025.
August 1, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, vote to be determined.
July 31, 2025
Considered by Senate.
July 31, 2025
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 45. Record Vote Number: 467.
July 31, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
July 31, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, vote 7/31/2025.
July 31, 2025
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
July 29, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
July 29, 2025
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 165. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
May 22, 2025
Reported by Senator Cassidy, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, without printed report.
May 22, 2025
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported favorably.
May 22, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
February 11, 2025