Sean Kaufman

Where this nomination stands

Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 911. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate. · July 30, 2026

1. ReceivedApril 27, 2026
2. Sent to committeeApril 27, 2026
3. HearingJuly 15, 2026
4. Committee voteJuly 30, 2026
5. On the Senate calendarJuly 30, 2026
6. Senate vote
7. Outcome

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Description on the record: Sean Kaufman, of Georgia, to be Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human Services, vice Dawn Myers O'Connell, resigned.

Senate votes

Roll calls recorded on this nomination. Both parties are shown the same way, and nothing here is a score.

No Senate roll call vote is on record for this nomination yet.

Committee steps

• Referred To April 27, 2026: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
• Hearings By (full committee) July 15, 2026: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
• Markup By July 30, 2026: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
• Reported By July 30, 2026: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Every recorded action

• April 27, 2026Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• July 15, 2026Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
• July 30, 2026Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 911. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
• July 30, 2026Reported by Senator Cassidy, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, without printed report.
• July 30, 2026Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported favorably.