The nomination of Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) to be the next Department of Homeland Security Secretart was officially sent to the Senate by the White House on Monday. Mullin was nominated on March 5 by President Donald Trump to replace Secretary Kristi Noem, who had held the position since her confirmation by the Senate on Jan. 25, 2025. The tentative date was announced by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Monday.

Trump and Republicans hope for a swift confirmation of Mullin as the ninth secretary of DHS. Paul, the chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, told CBS News on Monday that he was planning for the hearing to be “a week from Wednesday,” which would be March 18.