PN786-9119th Congress (2025-2027)ConfirmedCivilian

Colin McDonald, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Todd Sunhwae Kim.

Received January 29, 2026

Position and Nominee

1 position with 1 nominee

Assistant Attorney General

Organization: Department of Justice

Nominee:

Colin McDonald

State: CA

Confirmation Timeline

Track the nomination's progress through the Senate

Floor Latest Action

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 65.

March 24, 2026

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Floor

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 65.

March 24, 2026

Floor

Considered by Senate.

March 24, 2026

Floor

By unanimous consent agreement, vote 3/24/2026.

March 23, 2026

Floor

Considered by Senate.

March 23, 2026

Floor

Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 45. Record Vote Number: 64.

March 23, 2026

Floor

By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.

March 23, 2026

Floor

Cloture motion presented in Senate.

March 21, 2026

Floor

Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

March 21, 2026

Calendars

Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 697.

March 19, 2026

Committee

Reported by Senator Grassley, Committee on the Judiciary, without printed report.

Judiciary Committee

March 19, 2026

Committee

Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported favorably.

Judiciary Committee

March 19, 2026

Committee

Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

Judiciary Committee

February 25, 2026

IntroReferral

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

January 29, 2026