Brett Shumate, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Joseph H. Hunt, resigned.
Position and Nominee
1 position with 1 nominee
Assistant Attorney General
Organization: Department of Justice
Nominee:
Brett Shumate
State: VA
Confirmation Timeline
Track the nomination's progress through the Senate
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 41. Record Vote Number: 297.
June 9, 2025
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Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 41. Record Vote Number: 297.
June 9, 2025
Considered by Senate.
June 9, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
June 9, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 6/9/2025.
June 5, 2025
Considered by Senate.
June 5, 2025
Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 40. Record Vote Number: 296.
June 5, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
June 5, 2025
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
June 3, 2025
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
June 3, 2025
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 111.
May 1, 2025
Reported by Senator Grassley, Committee on the Judiciary, without printed report.
May 1, 2025
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported favorably.
May 1, 2025
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
March 26, 2025
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
March 10, 2025