119th Congress · PN246-14 · Department of Agriculture

Glen Smith

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development ·Returned to the President ·Received June 2, 2025

Where this nomination stands

Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate. · January 3, 2026

ReceivedJune 2, 2025
Sent to committeeJune 2, 2025
HearingNovember 5, 2025
Committee votenot on record
On the Senate calendarnot on record
Senate votenot on record
ReturnedJanuary 3, 2026

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Description on the record: Glen Smith, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development, vice Basil Ivanhoe Gooden, resigned.

Source: Congress.gov PN246-14, record updated February 25, 2026 ↗

Evidence

Record: Congress.gov nomination PN246-14 ↗
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Last updated by Congress.gov: February 25, 2026
Retrieved by PORKER: October 16, 2026
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Senate votes

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Committee steps

Referred To June 2, 2025: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Hearings By (full committee) November 5, 2025: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Every recorded action

June 2, 2025Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
November 5, 2025Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-176.
January 3, 2026Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

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