The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a confirmation hearing for Lori Chavez-DeRemer for secretary of Labor on Feb. 19, 2025. At the time the hearing ended, the committee had not scheduled a meeting to vote on her nomination. Chavez-DeRemer must receive a majority approval vote in the committee before her nomination can be put up for a confirmation vote before the full Senate. 

President Donald Trump (R) nominated Chavez-DeRemer on Nov. 22, 2024. Trump said of Chavez-DeRemer’s nomination, “I look forward to working with her to create tremendous opportunity for American Workers, to expand Training and Apprenticeships, to grow wages and improve working conditions, to bring back our Manufacturing jobs.”

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee is chaired by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is the ranking Democratic member. To watch the full hearing, click here.

This was the final confirmation hearing for Trump’s 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.