119th Congress Nominee record

Karen Sessions

Latest nomination Consumer Product Safety Commission

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At a glance

Karen Sessions is a Consumer Product Safety Commission member with prior transportation administration, foreign-assistance communications and private-sector technology experience.

Summary sources: [1]

Nomination outcomes below are from the Oct 14, 2026 snapshot. Congress.gov may show subsequent actions.

Career and documented accomplishments

  • Sessions earned a finance B.B.A. from Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from the University of South Florida. [1]
  • Her public-sector roles included Transportation's deputy assistant secretary for administration, congressional and public affairs leadership at the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and local elected service in Winter Park, Florida. [1]
  • The Senate records confirmation on August 7, 2026; CPSC records her oath on August 19. [2] [1]

Role and nomination context

  • The Senate describes a seven-year term beginning October 27, 2025. The agency biography instead prints an August 18, 2033 expiration, a discrepancy requiring source correction. [2] [1]

Nomination history

PN806-7: Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission

Confirmed
Recorded name
Karen Sessions
Organization
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Listed state
Texas
Received
Latest action
Recorded vote
51–47

Latest recorded action

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 225.

Read PN806-7 on Congress.gov →

What the sources establish

  • The conflicting term dates are not harmonized by inference. The nomination's original statutory term description remains preserved.
  • Agency promotional claims about modernization results are not adopted as independent performance evidence.

Sources and review date

Career and role sources reviewed . These sources may describe developments beyond the nomination snapshot; each nomination entry retains its recorded date and outcome.

  1. Karen Sessions

    Consumer Product Safety Commission. Reviewed .

  2. Senate Floor Activity, August 7, 2026

    United States Senate. Reviewed .

Understanding these records

PN means presidential nomination. Each numbered record tracks a proposal sent to the Senate.

A Senate confirmation approves a nomination; it is not proof of current tenure or an appointment taking effect. These entries show received dates and the latest recorded action, rather than a complete legislative action timeline.

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