U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

09/24/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/24/2026 13:00

POSTPONED: Senate HELP Committee to Consider Trump Nominees

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee vote on multiple Trump administration nominees at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and National Mediation Board is postponed and will not take place this week.

Agenda:

  • Nomination of Nicole Saphier to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service and Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services.
  • Nomination of Timothy Westlake to be Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, Department of Health and Human Services.
  • Nomination of Mary Lazare to be Assistant Sectary for Aging, Department of Health and Human Services.
  • Nomination of Loren Sweatt to be a Member of the National Mediation Board.
  • Nomination of Douglas Ralph to be a Member of the National Mediation Board.
  • S.4428 No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026.

Date: TBD

Time: TBD

Location: 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building

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