Health and Human Services Department
Public Health Service
The U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) was structured under the Public Health Service Act of 1944as the primary division of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) which was later renamed the United States Department of health and Human Services (HHS). The PHS comprises all Agency Divisions of Health and Human Services including: -Administration for Children and Families (ACF); -Adm
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
- 4
- Confirmed
- 0
- Most recent confirmation
- —
| Latest action | Nomination | Outcome | Action recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | PN963 | No final action recorded | Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. |
| 2026-05-11 | PN730-47 | No final action recorded | Received message of withdrawal of nomination from the President. |
| 2026-01-03 | PN246-10 | Returned or withdrawn | Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Sta |
| 2025-05-07 | PN12-32 | No final action recorded | Received message of withdrawal of nomination from the President. |
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
- Health and Human Services Department
- Short name
- PHS
- Official site
- https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/public-health-service
Source · Federal Register agency list