Confirming the Cabinet

The President . . . shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law.

(Article II, Section 2, Clause 2)

Department	Nominee	Annc'd	Committee	Hearing	Open	Comm. Vote	Vote	Full Vote	Vote
State	Rex Tillerson	Dec. 13	Foreign Relations	Jan. 11	PDF	Jan. 23	11-10	Feb. 1	56-43
Treasury	Steve Mnuchin	Nov. 30	Finance	Jan. 19	PDF	Feb. 1	14-0*	Feb. 14	53-47
Defense	Gen. James Mattis (ret.)	Dec. 6	Armed Services	Jan. 12	PDF	Jan. 18	26-1	Jan. 20	98-1
Attorney General	U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (AL)	Nov. 18	Judiciary	Jan. 10-11	PDF	Feb. 1	11-9	Feb. 8	52-47
Interior	U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke (MT)	Dec. 15	Energy	Jan. 17	PDF	Jan. 31	16-6	Mar. 1	68-31
Agriculture	Fmr. Gov. Sonny Perdue (GA)	Jan. 19	Agriculture	Mar. 23	PDF	Mar. 30	voice/1 no	Apr. 24	87-11
Commerce	Wilbur Ross Jr.	Nov. 30	Commerce	Jan. 18	PDF	Jan. 24	voice	Feb. 27	72-27
Labor	Andy Puzder	Dec. 8	HELP	withdrew
	Alexander Acosta	Feb. 16	HELP	Mar. 22	PDF	Mar. 30	12-11	Apr. #	#
HHS	U.S. Rep. Tom Price (GA)	Nov. 29	HELP	Jan. 18	PDF			Feb. 10	52-47
			Finance	Jan. 24	PDF	Feb. 1	14-0*
HUD	Dr. Ben Carson	Dec. 5	Banking	Jan. 12	PDF	Jan. 24	unanimous	Mar. 2	58-41
Transportation	Elain Chao	Nov. 29	Commerce	Jan. 11	PDF	Jan. 24	voice	Jan. 31	93-6
Energy	Fmr. Gov. Rick Perry (TX)	Dec. 14	Energy	Jan. 19	PDF	Jan. 31	16-7	Mar. 2	62-37
Education	Betsy DeVos	Nov. 23	HELP	Jan. 17	PDF	Jan. 31	12-11	Feb. 7	51-50
Veterans Affairs	David J. Shulkin	Jan. 11	Veterans' Affairs	Feb. 1	PDF	Feb. 7	15-0	Feb. 13	100-0
Homeland Security	Gen. John F. Kelly (ret.)	Dec. 12	Homeland Security	Jan. 10	PDF	Jan. 20	favorably	Jan. 20	88-11
EPA	Okla. AG Scott Pruitt	Dec. 8	Environment	Jan. 18	PDF	Feb. 2	11-0*	Feb. 17	52-46
OMB	U.S. Rep. Mick Mulvaney (SC)	Dec. 16	Budget	Jan. 24	PDF	Feb. 2	12-11	Feb. 16	51-49
			Homeland Security	Jan. 24	PDF	Feb. 2	8-7
USTR	Robert Lighthizer	Jan. 3	Finance	Mar. 14	PDF	Apr. 25	unanimous	May #	#
UN Ambassador	Gov. Nikki Haley	Nov. 23	Foreign Relations	Jan. 18	PDF	Jan. 24	voice	Jan. 24	96-4
SBA	Linda McMahon	Dec. 7	Small Business	Jan. 24	PDF	Jan. 31	18-1	Feb. 14	81-19
CIA	U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo	Nov. 18	Select Intelligence	Jan. 12	PDF	Jan. 20	favorably	Jan. 23	66-32

Notes:

Keep in mind that Cabinet nominees are just the start.  According to the Partnership for Public Service roughly 1,200 positions in the federal government require Senate confirmation. 

On Feb. 15, 2017 Andy Puzder (b. July 11, 1950) withdrew from consideration for Secretary of Labor.  His confirmation hearing had been delayed four times as he worked to disentangle himself from his business interests and provide paperwork (from Jan. 12, Jan. 17, Feb. 2 and Feb. 7).  On Feb. 7 the New York Times reported Puzder had hired an undocumented immigrant to work as a housekeeper for several years.  President Trump announced Alexander Acosta as his new pick on Feb. 16.

Democrats boycotted the Finance Committee executive session on Jan. 31, delaying the Committee's votes on Mnuchin (Treasury) and Price (HHS).  When the Committee met the next day, Democrats were again absent.  Chairman Hatch temporarily suspended the rules, and Republicans on the Committee voted 14-0 to advance the nominations.

Democrats boycotted the Environment and Public Works Committee business meeting on Feb. 1, delaying the Committee's vote on Pruitt (EPA).  When the Committee met the next day, Democrats were again absent.  Chairman Barasso temporarily suspended the rules, and Republicans on the Committee voted 11-0 to advance the nominations.

The full vote on DeVos (Education) at noon on Feb. 7 came only after Senate Democrats held an all-night session to protest her nomination.  Two Republican Senators, Susan Collins (ME) and Lisa Murkowski (AK) opposed the nomination, leaving a 50-50 vote, and requiring Vice President Pence to cast the tie breaking vote. The vote on DeVos also held up the vote on Sessions (Attorney General) as his vote was needed on DeVos.

See also:

congress.gov: Nominations

 
Photodog Coverage of Hearings from Jan. 18-Feb. 1, 2017

Ross	Price	Pruitt	Haley	Mnuchin	Perr
					another view
Shulkin