The Senate voted on July 12 to confirm Steve Dettelbach as head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).
The 48–46 vote broke down mostly along party lines.
Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) joined Democrats to confirm Dettelbach, who was appointed by President Joe Biden.
They had also helped advance his nomination out of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The nomination faced potential challenges after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) contracted COVID-19. Senate president pro tempore Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) is also out of commission due to recovery from hip surgery.
Dettelbach is the first Senate-confirmed ATF director in seven years….
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