HHS Secretary Confirmed; ED Nominee Pending Senate Consideration
Published February 24, 2025
By AACOM Government Relations
Higher Education
OME Advocate
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in on February 13, 2025, as the 26th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) following a Senate confirmation vote of 52–48. The vote was largely along party lines, with Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) as the sole Republican voting against the nomination.
- Following the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee’s confirmation hearing for ED Secretary nominee Linda McMahon, the Committee voted on February 20, 2025, along party lines, to advance her to the full Senate for consideration. A date for her confirmation is yet to be set. No Republicans have made any public objections to McMahon’s nomination, so she is almost certain to be confirmed.
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