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  1. Dianne Feinstein

    Dianne Feinstein. Dianne Emiel Feinstein[b] (née Goldman; June 22, 1933 - September 29, 2023) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from California from 1992 until her death in 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988. [3] A San Francisco native, Feinstein ...

  2. Committee Assignments of the 118th Congress

    Committee Assignments of the 118th Congress. Below are all current senators and the committees on which they serve. Baldwin, Tammy (D-WI) Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies. Subcommittee on Defense. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development.

  3. Dianne Feinstein replacement: Her Senate Judiciary Committee seat is

    Sen. Dianne Feinstein at the U.S. Capitol on February 9, 2022. ... Should Democrats not muster the votes to eliminate the filibuster for committee assignments, then the appropriate response would ...

  4. Dianne Feinstein

    39. S.2533 — 118th Congress (2023-2024) A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to allow certain military spouses employed by the Department of Defense to telework full time. Sponsor: Feinstein, Dianne [Sen.-D-CA] (Introduced 07/26/2023) Cosponsors: () Committees: Senate - Armed Services Latest Action: Senate - 07/26/2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

  5. Dianne Feinstein, former Senator for California

    From Feb 1993 to Sep 2023, Feinstein missed 453 of 10,383 roll call votes, which is 4.4%. This is worse than the median of 2.9% among the lifetime records of senators serving in Sep 2023. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

  6. Feinstein Statement on 2021 Committee Assignments

    Feinstein Statement on 2021 Committee Assignments. Washington —Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today announced she will not seek the position of chairman or ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee in the 117th Congress. Feinstein has served as ranking member of the Judiciary Committee since 2017 and previously served as chairman ...

  7. What happens to Feinstein's seat on the Judiciary committee?

    Sept. 29, 2023 1:46 PM PT. WASHINGTON —. Sen. Dianne Feinstein was the most senior Democrat on two of the Senate's most powerful committees, and her death could set off a cascade of changes ...

  8. Here's how the Senate could replace Feinstein on the Judiciary Committee

    Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) this week asked Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to temporarily replace her on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Her prolonged absence from the upper cha…

  9. Dianne Feinstein's Replacement Plan Has One Major Problem

    Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) leaves the Senate Chamber following a vote in the U.S. Capitol on February 14, 2023 in Washington, DC. ... Democrats hold an 11-10 advantage on the Judiciary Committee ...

  10. What Happens to Dianne Feinstein's Senate Seat

    September 29, 2023 2:42 PM EDT. S enator Dianne Feinstein of California, the longest-serving female Senator in history and the oldest member of the Senate, died Thursday night at the age of 90 ...

  11. Feinstein asks to be temporarily replaced on Judiciary Committee ...

    Sen. Dianne Feinstein asks to be temporarily replaced on Judiciary Committee The move could help Senate Democrats advance more federal judges for confirmation. Feinstein, the oldest member of ...

  12. Laphonza Butler to take Dianne Feinstein's seat on Senate Judiciary

    The new lawmaker will also pick up assignments on the Senate's banking, homeland security and rules committees. Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema was tapped to fill Feinstein's seat on the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and her colleague Mark Kelly will take the late senator's place on the upper chamber's intelligence committee.

  13. Dianne Feinstein and the Democrats' dilemma: How are they going to

    The Democrats pushing Dianne Feinstein to resign are contending with a very stubborn senator. ... don't like to mess with each other's committee assignments. Committee assignments do have to ...

  14. GOP senators say they won't stop Democrats from replacing Feinstein on

    Sen. Dianne Feinstein's death creates a vacancy on the powerful panel that oversees President Biden's judicial nominees. Without her, Democrats don't have a majority on it. IE 11 is not supported.

  15. Republicans Block Sen. Dianne Feinstein's Committee Replacement Request

    Republicans blocked a Democratic request to temporarily replace California Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday, leaving Democrats with few options for moving some of ...

  16. Republicans block effort to replace Feinstein on Judiciary panel

    Any move to change committee assignments would need 60 votes to pass and Democrats are operating with a slim 51-49 majority. Senate Democrats have broadly supported Feinstein's request to give her ...

  17. In Defense of Dianne Feinstein Not Quitting (No, Really)

    Committee assignments are part of the start of every Congress, and changes are subject to 60 votes if some lawmakers object and demand a recorded vote. That means 10 Republicans would have to ...

  18. Republicans want to make it difficult for Senate to replace Feinstein

    Senate Republicans are not inclined to offer Democrats an easy off-ramp to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., on the Judiciary Committee as she remains on medical leave with no timeline to ...

  19. Replacing Feinstein can be complicated, Senate history shows

    Former Confederate general's request to leave Foreign Relations Committee in 1891 was rejected. Sen. Dianne Feinstein has asked to be replaced temporarily on the Judiciary Committee as she ...

  20. Dianne Feinstein Memorial

    While Ms. Feinstein's replacement, Senator Laphonza Butler, is already sworn in and seated in the upper chamber, it is not guaranteed that she will retain the same committee assignments on some ...

  21. Sen. Laphonza Butler is sworn in, filling Dianne Feinstein's seat

    By Rebecca Shabad and Liz Brown-Kaiser. WASHINGTON — Laphonza Butler was sworn in Tuesday to fill the seat of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., who died last week at age 90. Vice ...

  22. Who will replace Dianne Feinstein? Newsom faces critical decision

    Republicans have said they would block Democrats from replacing Feinstein on the committee. Newsom has said that without her, Democrats might not be able to get any more federal judges through ...

  23. Sen. Dianne Feinstein Won't Run for Reelection in 2024

    Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California announced Tuesday that she will not seek reelection in 2024, signaling the end of a groundbreaking political career spanning six decades.

  24. Obituary: Dianne Feinstein, trailblazing senator who defied CIA and

    A shocking assassination. The senator was born Dianne Emiel Goldman on 22 June 1933 in San Francisco, the liberal stronghold where she forged her entire career. Ms Feinstein later recounted a ...