CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 205

119th Congress · Session 1 · April 9, 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: Paul Atkins, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 5, 2026

The Senate recorded this as
On the Nomination PN12-18
Result: Nomination Confirmed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 52Nay: 44Not Voting: 4100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D04302
Independent I0101
Republican R52001
Official record
How each member voted (100)
52 yea, 44 nay, 4 not voting