The Senate Judiciary Committee favorably reported the nomination of David Waterman to be U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Iowa by voice vote during an open hearing where members also addressed oversight topics.

The committee chair (unnamed) said, “We have, on the agenda 6 nominations, 5 are listed for the time, and will be held over. Our only vote today will be on David Waterman to be US attorney for the Southern District Of Iowa. Senator Ernst and I have recommended mister Waterman for this position.” That motion was reported favorably by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the hearing transcript.

Senator Durbin, the ranking member, said he would support Waterman’s nomination and noted the nominee had been blocked previously: “He was nominated by president Biden last February. This committee reported his nomination last April... I went to the floor 8 times seeking unanimous consent to confirm him as US attorney, and I was blocked by senator Vance 7 of those times and by Republican colleagues the time.” Durbin said he and the chair had committed to try to resolve the dispute over how nominees are advanced.

The chair closed the meeting by announcing the voice vote result and adjourning. The transcript records that five other nominees on the agenda were “held over” and that S.1829, the Stop CSAM Act, was listed but held over to a future hearing.

No further procedural details or a vote tally were specified in the transcript.