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SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE · RECEIVED SEP 14, 2026
CABINETIN COMMITTEE

Hung Cao

Hung Cao of Virginia, nominated to be Secretary of the Navy.

IN COMMITTEE25 days waiting so far
25DAYS WAITINGPendingFINAL VOTE
SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE · RECEIVED SEP 14, 2026
Should the Senate confirm?
THE PATH TO CONFIRMATION

25 days and counting

WHERE THE TIME WENT25 days waiting so far
  • IN COMMITTEE25 DAYS SO FAR
  1. ReceivedSEP 14, 2026
  2. Referred to Armed ServicesSAME DAYSEP 14, 2026
  3. HearingNOT YET
  4. ReportedNOT YET
  5. On the calendarNOT YET
  6. ClotureNOT YET
  7. ConfirmedNOT YET
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

Waiting for a hearing in the Senate Armed Services Committee.

LATEST OFFICIAL ACTION · SEP 14, 2026

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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THE VOTES

Why there’s no vote count

No votes yet

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Should the Senate confirm?
THE POST

Secretary of the Navy

AGENCY
Department of Defense
OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION · PN1273-4

Hung Cao, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Navy, vice John Phelan.

THE NOMINEE

No background published yet. We add a short, sourced summary from an official record, such as the committee questionnaire or the nominee’s hearing testimony, when one is available.No background published yet. We add a short, sourced summary when one is available.

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