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Levine with U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra after being sworn in as assistant secretary for health, March 27, 2021. On February 13, 2021, President Joe Biden formally nominated Levine to serve as Assistant Secretary for Health. [22] Her confirmation hearing with the Senate HELP Committee took place on February 25.
Secretary of Health and Human Services is a level I position in the Executive Schedule, [5] thus earning a salary of US$221,400, as of January 2021. [6] Xavier Becerra has served as the 25th United States secretary of health and human services since March 19, 2021, the first person of Hispanic descent to hold the post.
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Health and Human Services by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States.As of May 10, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 15 nominees have been confirmed, 1 nominee is being considered by the Senate, 3 positions do not have nominees, and 22 appointments have been made ...
Six years ago, then-Vice President Joe Biden launched the Cancer Moonshot initiative with the mission of improving the rate of progress against cancer in the United States.. During the program’s ...
After Joe Biden's election as president in November 2020, Becerra was considered a candidate for United States Attorney General. [105] [47] The New York Times reported in early December 2020 that Biden would nominate Becerra as Secretary of Health and Human Services. [106]
Ensuring a more analytical approach to dealing with COVID-19 public health threats. Executive Order 13994, officially titled Ensuring a Data-Driven Response to COVID-19 and Future High-Consequence Public Health Threats, is the tenth executive order signed by U.S. President Joe Biden. The order indicates that it is vital to ensure that there is ...
Secretary of Health and Human Services [ edit ] Although historically the nominee also holds meetings with the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee , officially a nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the United States Senate Committee on Finance , then presented to ...
List of Executive Office appointments by Joe Biden. There are about 4,000 positions in the Executive Office of the President of the United States. [1] The core White House staff positions and most Executive Office positions are generally not required to be confirmed by the Senate. The positions that require Senate confirmation include: the ...