119th Congress · PN499-3 · Department of Commerce

Steven Haines

Assistant Secretary of Commerce ·Returned to the President ·Received September 3, 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

ReceivedSeptember 3, 2025
Sent to committeeSeptember 3, 2025
HearingDecember 3, 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: Steven Haines, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Grant T. Harris, resigned.

Source: Congress.gov PN499-3, record updated September 1, 2026 ↗

Evidence

Record: Congress.gov nomination PN499-3 ↗
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Last updated by Congress.gov: September 1, 2026
Retrieved by PORKER: October 16, 2026
Raw copy kept: nominations-119-2026-10-16.jsonl.gz

Senate votes

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Committee steps

Referred To September 3, 2025: Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Hearings By (full committee) December 3, 2025: Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Every recorded action

September 3, 2025Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
December 3, 2025Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-423.
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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