The Senate HELP Committee advanced President Trump’s nominees to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, and the Department of Labor. The move sends Erica Schwartz, Sean Kaufman and Keith Sonderling to the full Senate, where confirmation would place them in influential roles covering public health, emergency preparedness and labour policy.

Schwartz, a physician and former deputy surgeon general, would take charge of the CDC after a period of leadership instability. Kaufman’s past comments on vaccines drew scrutiny because ASPR oversees medical countermeasures and emergency supplies, while Sonderling’s nomination is for labour secretary; the committee votes are a procedural step rather than final confirmation.