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There are a number of positions that required Senate confirmation of appointees in the past, but do not today. The Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 (Pub. L. 112–166 (text)), signed into law on August 10, 2012, eliminates the requirement of Senate approval for 163 positions, allowing the president alone to ...
Following his election victory in 2020, U.S. president Joe Biden had 4,000 political appointments to make to the federal government. Of those 4,000 political appointments, more than 1250 require Senate confirmation. Upon taking office, Biden quickly placed more than 1,000 high-level officials into roles that did not require confirmation. [1]
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Health and Human Services by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States.As of May 10, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 15 nominees have been confirmed, 1 nominee is being considered by the Senate, 3 positions do not have nominees, and 22 appointments have been made ...
More than 1,000 positions - including the 15 officials chosen to lead executive departments, known as the Cabinet - typically require Senate approval. This also includes ambassadors and even some ...
The Partnership for Public Service tracks about 1,200 positions, most well below the Cabinet level, that require Senate approval – although the president probably does not have a personal role ...
The recess appointments clause says that when the Senate is in recess, the president can make appointments temporarily without the approval or vetting process normally done by the Senate. The ...
Cabinet of Joe Biden, for the vetting process undergone by top-level roles including advice and consent by the Senate; Sr. Advisor to the President, the role formerly held by Karl Rove under George W. Bush, then by Valerie Jarrett/David Axelrod/etc. under Barack Obama; List of executive branch 'czars' e.g. Special Advisor to the President
Hegseth will need to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the role. Read more about Hegseth here . PHOTO: Pete Hegseth walks to an elevator for a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at ...