Congressional approval of cabinet members can go on indefinitely. There is the custom of approving within weeks, but not sure that will be true this time around in 2017. So many of the proposed cabinet members have not followed rules of disclosure for consideration that the hold up starts there.
The Senate must approve the president's cabinet.
senate confirmation of cabinet members
Cabinet members are appointed by the President; with Senate approval.
The joint committee has both house and senate members.
The senate then holds confirmation hearings on the president's nominees for cabinet posts. The nominee to head each department appears before the Senate committee that oversees the department to answer questions about his or her background or views.
Members of the Senate, and ministers in Cabinet, are similar in that both are appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the prime minister.
A joint committee.
The Jamaican House of Parliament includes the President of the Senate, Cabinet Members, Parliament Members, Senators, and Committee Members. The Parliament Members are made up of Government Members and Opposition Members.
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The Senate
Yes. The senate helps decide the cabinet members.