CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 157

119th Congress · Session 1 · April 1, 2025

The vote on whether to confirm a Presidential appointee

The Senate deciding whether a person the President chose gets the job — a judge, a cabinet secretary, an ambassador. Only the Senate does this; the House has no part in it.

What was being voted on

Nominee: Matthew Whitaker, of Iowa, to be United States Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with the rank and status of Ambassador

The Senate recorded this as
On the Nomination PN25-56
Result: Nomination Confirmed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 52Nay: 45Not Voting: 3100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D14301
Independent I0200
Republican R51002
Official record
How each member voted (100)
52 yea, 45 nay, 3 not voting