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This is a list of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation. Under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution and law of the United States , certain federal positions appointed by the president of the United States require confirmation ( advice and consent ) of the United States Senate .
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of State by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. As of August 2, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 41 nominees have been confirmed, 15 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 5 positions do not have nominees, and 20 appointments have been made to positions ...
The analysis found more room for a general complaint of slowness in congressional action and that the administration "has by far the fewest confirmed cabinet selections at this point" but it also noted that, beyond the non-action on Judge Merrick Garland's 10-month nomination to the Supreme Court by Trump's predecessor, President Obama's ...
The Senate’s decision on confirmations, just like on impeachment convictions, is a matter of judgment. Each senator uses his or her own formula to decide whether to approve a selection.
As of 2016, there were around 4,000 political appointment positions which an incoming administration needs to review, and fill or confirm, of which about 1,200 require Senate confirmation. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The White House Presidential Personnel Office (PPO) is one of the offices most responsible for political appointees and for assessing candidates ...
(The Center Square) – Six of 22 picks for Cabinet-level positions in the Trump administration are left for the U.S. Senate to confirm. The Senate on Thursday voted to invoke cloture on two nominees.
The number of political appointees subject to Senate confirmation — more than 1,300 — has grown by more than 70 percent since 1960, while the average time to confirm nominees has nearly ...
(Confirmed September 29, 2022 by voice vote) [V 175] — Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation — Chair of the Board of Directors of the FDIC Martin J. Gruenberg [236] January 5, 2023 (Confirmed December 19, 2022 by voice vote) [V 176] — — Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the FDIC Travis Hill: January 5, 2023 (Confirmed December 19 ...