The Senate on Tuesday authorised its organizing decision for the 119th Congress, formally setting the composition of committees and green-lighting nomination hearings to happen within the coming weeks.
The higher chamber adopted the resolutions, one for almost all and one other for the minority, by way of unanimous consent. The transfer lays the groundwork for the upcoming two years and units the variety of committee seats for every occasion throughout that point.
Extra instantly, it permits for committee hearings for President-elect Trump’s nominees to start out happening subsequent week.
Most committees require a one-week discover for enterprise hearings, which means that the earliest they may begin taking place is subsequent Tuesday.
A lot of prime Trump nominees are anticipated to come back earlier than numerous panels beginning subsequent week, together with Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Pete Hegseth, Brooke Rollins, and Lee Zeldin.
Others are extra in limbo, together with Pam Bondi’s nomination to turn out to be legal professional common on account of paperwork points on the committee’s finish, one Senate GOP supply stated.
Republicans had initially hoped the organizing decision can be nailed down on Friday or Monday, but it surely ended up needing extra time to be accomplished.
