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Environmental Protection Agency

The Environmental Protection Agency protects human health and safeguards the natural environment. The Environmental Protection Agency was established in the executive branch as an independent agency pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970 (5 U.S.C. app.), effective December 2, 1970. It was created to permit coordinated and effective governmental action on behalf of the environment. The Ag

Who the Senate confirmed

Who has the Senate confirmed to run this?

Presidential nominations to this agency and what the Senate did with each.

Nominations on record
10
Confirmed
10
Most recent confirmation
2025-12-18
Nominations to this agency
Latest actionNominationOutcomeAction recorded
2025-12-18PN141-20ConfirmedConfirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 655.
2025-12-18PN445-11ConfirmedConfirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 655.
2025-10-07PN55-46ConfirmedConfirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 547.
2025-10-07PN55-12ConfirmedConfirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 547.
2025-09-18PN25-28ConfirmedConfirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 526.
2025-08-02PN25-16ConfirmedConfirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 45. Record Vote Number: 495.
2025-07-23PN25-53ConfirmedConfirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 47. Record Vote Number: 432.
2025-06-10PN13-6ConfirmedConfirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 41. Record Vote Number: 299.
2025-05-15PN25-11ConfirmedConfirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 258.
2025-01-29PN11-23ConfirmedConfirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 42. Record Vote Number: 24.

This site does not claim who leads an agency today. There is no authoritative feed for that, and acting officials serve without confirmation. What is shown is the confirmation record, with the date of each attached, so you can judge how current it is.

Source · Congress.gov nominations, Library of Congress

Where this sits

What is this agency part of?

Its place in the executive branch, as published in the Federal Register.

Parent
None — top-level agency
Short name
EPA
Official site
https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency

Source · Federal Register agency list