Each week, Ballotpedia has tracked key presidential appointments, executive actions, and policy developments from the Biden administration. This is the final edition of the Weekly Transition Tracker to mark the final week of Biden’s first 100 days in office.
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- The Senate confirmed Samantha Power to be administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development on Apr. 28 by a vote of 68-26.
- On Apr. 27, the Senate confirmed the following three nominees:
- Colin Kahl for under secretary of defense for policy by a vote of 49-45.
- Janet McCabe for deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency by a vote of 52-42.
- Jason Miller for deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget by a vote of 81-13.
- The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a confirmation hearing for Eric Lander for director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy on Apr. 29.
The Biden administration’s first 100 days
Apr. 29 marked the 100th day of Joe Biden’s (D) presidency. Here is a round-up of facts and figures about Biden’s executive actions, Cabinet confirmations, judicial nominations, legislation, tie-breaking votes, and approval rating.
Executive Actions
Biden has issued:
- 42 executive orders,
- 14 presidential memoranda,
- 49 proclamations, and
- 10 notices.
Biden’s 42 executive orders are the most from a first-term president in his first 100 days since President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) in 1933.
Cabinet
Twenty-one of Biden’s 23 Cabinet members have been confirmed.
The two outstanding Cabinet positions are the directors of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Eric Lander, Biden’s nominee for OSTP director, had his confirmation hearing on Apr. 29. If Lander is confirmed, it will be the first time a presidential science advisor is in the Cabinet.
Biden initially nominated Neera Tanden, the president of Center for American Progress, to serve as OMB director. She withdrew from consideration in March. Biden has not yet named a replacement nominee. Shalanda Young is the acting director of the OMB.
Judicial nominations
Biden nominated 13 individuals to the federal circuit and district courts. Eight of the nominees are awaiting committee hearings. The other five are awaiting a committee vote. Biden also nominated a judge to the Superior Court for the District of Columbia.
Three of the nominees were announced on Thursday:
- David Estudillo for the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington;
- Tana Lin for the United States District Court for the Western…
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