The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing for Scott Turner for secretary of housing and urban development on Jan. 16, 2025. At the time the hearing ended, the committee had not yet scheduled a meeting to vote on Turner’s nomination. Turner must receive a majority approval vote in the committee before his nomination can be put up for a confirmation vote before the full Senate. 

President Donald Trump (R) nominated Turner on Nov. 22, 2024. Trump said of Turner’s nomination, “Scott is an NFL Veteran, who, during my First Term, served as the First Executive Director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council (WHORC), helping to lead an Unprecedented Effort that Transformed our Country’s most distressed communities.”

The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee is chaired by Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is the ranking Democratic member. To watch the full hearing, click here.

This was the third day of confirmation hearings for incoming President Trump’s (R) Cabinet nominees. The first hearing was held on Jan. 14, 2025, for secretary of defense nominee Pete Hegseth. To read more about the confirmation process for Trump’s Cabinet nominees, click here.