Cabinet of the United States

Principal advisory body to the president of the United States

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January 20 2025 Biden's presidential term concluded, ending his initial Cabinet administration.
July 21 2023 William Burns was elevated to the Cabinet-level position of CIA Director.
July 10 2023 Jared Bernstein is sworn in as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers.
June 13 2023 Jared Bernstein is confirmed as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers with a cloture vote of 50-49.
May 11 2023 Jared Bernstein is approved 12-11 for the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers position.
April 26 2023 Julie Su's nomination for Secretary of Labor approved by the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee with an 11-10 vote.
April 20 2023 Julie Su's Secretary of Labor nomination hearing held by the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.
April 18 2023 Jared Bernstein appears at the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing for his nomination as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers.
February 8 2023 Jeff Zients assumes office as White House Chief of Staff
February 7 2023 Marty Walsh reported to be resigning to become President of the National Hockey League Players' Association.
January 22 2023 Jeff Zients announced as White House Chief of Staff
October 3 2022 Arati Prabhakar was sworn in as Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
September 22 2022 Arati Prabhakar was confirmed as Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy with a 56-40 vote.
September 21 2022 Cloture was invoked for Arati Prabhakar's nomination with a 58-38 vote.
July 27 2022 Arati Prabhakar's nomination was approved by the committee with a 15-13 vote.
July 20 2022 Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a hearing for Arati Prabhakar's nomination as Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
March 17 2022 Shalanda Young sworn in as OMB Director.
March 15 2022 Shalanda Young confirmed as OMB Director with a 61-36 vote.
March 14 2022 Cloture invoked for Shalanda Young's OMB Director nomination with a 53-31 vote.
February 18 2022 Eric Lander's resignation became effective.
February 9 2022 Shalanda Young approved by Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (8-6) and Budget Committee (15-6) for OMB Director position.
February 7 2022 Eric Lander announced his resignation as Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
February 1 2022 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and Budget Committee hearings for Shalanda Young's nomination as OMB Director held.
2021 Biden became the first president since Ronald Reagan in 1981 to have all of his original Cabinet secretary nominees confirmed to their posts.
June 2 2021 Eric Lander was sworn in as Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
May 28 2021 Eric Lander was confirmed by voice vote for the position of Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
May 20 2021 Eric Lander's nomination was approved by the committee with a 22-6 vote.
April 29 2021 Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a hearing for Eric Lander's nomination as Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
March 2021 Biden's Cabinet confirmation process picked up pace, bringing nominee confirmations closer to a standard timeline after initial delays.
March 25 2021 Neera Tanden officially submits her withdrawal for the OMB Director position.
March 23 2021 Marty Walsh sworn in as Secretary of Labor.
March 22 2021 Marty Walsh confirmed as Secretary of Labor with a 68-29 Senate vote.
March 19 2021 Xavier Becerra is sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services.
March 19 2021 William Burns was sworn in as CIA Director.
March 18 2021 William Burns was confirmed by voice vote for the CIA Director position.
March 18 2021 Xavier Becerra is confirmed as Secretary of Health and Human Services with a Senate vote of 50-49.
March 18 2021 Cloture invoked for Marty Walsh's Secretary of Labor nomination with a 68-30 Senate vote.
March 17 2021 Isabel Guzman sworn in as Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
March 17 2021 Cloture for Xavier Becerra's nomination is invoked with a vote of 50-49.
March 17 2021 Katherine Tai was confirmed as U.S. Trade Representative with a 98-0 Senate vote.
March 16 2021 Deb Haaland was sworn in as Secretary of the Interior.
March 16 2021 Cloture was invoked for Katherine Tai's nomination with a 98-0 vote.
March 16 2021 Cloture invoked with an 80-18 vote, followed by confirmation with an 81-17 vote for the Small Business Administration Administrator nominee.
March 15 2021 Deb Haaland was confirmed as Secretary of the Interior with a 51-40 Senate vote.
March 12 2021 Cecilia Rouse is sworn in as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers.
March 11 2021 Merrick Garland was sworn in as Attorney General
March 11 2021 Cloture was invoked for Deb Haaland's nomination with a 54-42 vote.
March 11 2021 Michael S. Regan was sworn in as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
March 11 2021 Motion to discharge Xavier Becerra's nomination to the Senate floor passes with a vote of 51-48.
March 10 2021 Senate invoked cloture on Regan's nomination with a 65-35 vote and subsequently confirmed him with a 66-34 vote for EPA Administrator.

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