119th Congress Nominee record

Mark Priebe

Latest nomination Department of Education

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At a glance

Mark Priebe's federal career centers on education-program auditing, including oversight of non-federal audits and financial statements.

Summary sources: [1] [2]

Also recorded or identified as: Mark Elmer Priebe; Mark E. Priebe.

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

Career and documented accomplishments

  • Education's training biography dates his leadership of the Non-Federal Audit Team to January 2017 and describes earlier work at FERC and HUD. [1]
  • That biography lists Madonna University B.S. and MBA degrees in accounting. [1]
  • His government-accountants conference biography connects the earlier audit role to his December 7, 2025 assumption of acting inspector-general duties. [2]

Role and nomination context

  • Education's July 8, 2026 summit announcement identifies him as acting inspector general. Acting duties are distinct from Senate confirmation to the nominated office. [3] [2]

Nomination history

PN1366-4: Inspector General, Department of Education

Pending
Recorded name
Mark Priebe
Organization
Department of Education
Listed state
Virginia
Received
Latest action

Latest recorded action

Received in the Senate and referred sequentially to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; when reported by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, pursuant to an order of January 7, 2009, to be sequentially referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for 20 calendar days.

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What the sources establish

  • The training biography retains his earlier director title; the later summit and speaker biography establish the subsequent acting role.

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. Mark Priebe — Presenter Biography

    Department of Education. Reviewed .

  2. Mark Priebe — Acting Inspector General

    Association of Government Accountants. Reviewed .

  3. Higher Education Fraud Summit, July 8, 2026

    Department of Education. 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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