119th Congress · PN445-9 · Department of Justice

Darin Smith

United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming ·Returned to the President ·Received July 30, 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

ReceivedJuly 30, 2025
Sent to committeeJuly 30, 2025
Hearingnot on record
Committee voteDecember 11, 2025
On the Senate calendarDecember 11, 2025
Senate votenot on record
ReturnedJanuary 3, 2026

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Description on the record: Darin Smith, of Wyoming, to be United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming for the term of four years, vice Mark A. Klaassen, term expired.

Source: Congress.gov PN445-9, record updated January 5, 2026 ↗

Evidence

Record: Congress.gov nomination PN445-9 ↗
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Last updated by Congress.gov: January 5, 2026
Retrieved by PORKER: October 16, 2026
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Senate votes

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Committee steps

Referred To July 30, 2025: Judiciary Committee
Markup By December 11, 2025: Judiciary Committee
Reported By December 11, 2025: Judiciary Committee

Every recorded action

July 30, 2025Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
December 11, 2025Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 601.
December 11, 2025Reported by Senator Grassley, Committee on the Judiciary, without printed report.
December 11, 2025Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported favorably.
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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