CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 193

119th Congress · Session 1 · April 8, 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: Elbridge Colby, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

The Senate recorded this as
On the Nomination PN12-9
Result: Nomination Confirmed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 54Nay: 45Not Voting: 1100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D34200
Independent I0200
Republican R51101
Official record
How each member voted (100)
54 yea, 45 nay, 1 not voting