A number of Senate committees are scheduled to vote on Cabinet nominees this week.
Monday evening, the Senate Finance Committee is slated to vote on the nomination of Steve Mnuchin to be the Secretary of the Treasury. The following day, the committee is also currently scheduled to vote on the nomination of Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) to become the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Committees are expected to vote on the nominations for at least four other Cabinet secretaries on Tuesday. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has scheduled votes on Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) to be the Secretary of the Interior and former Texas governor Rick Perry to be the Secretary of Energy for Tuesday. Also tomorrow, the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee is slated to vote on Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos. The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to formally vote on the nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) for the position of Attorney General.
The Environment and Public Works Committee is slated to vote on the nomination of Scott Pruitt, the Oklahoma Attorney General who has been tapped to head the Environmental Protection Agency, on Wednesday. The nomination of Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) to head the Office of Management and Budget will be headed to a vote before the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday as well.