CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 209

119th Congress · Session 1 · April 10, 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: Mark Meador, of Virginia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 2024

The Senate recorded this as
On the Nomination PN12-29
Result: Nomination Confirmed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 50Nay: 46Not Voting: 4100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D04500
Independent I0101
Republican R50003
Official record
How each member voted (100)
50 yea, 46 nay, 4 not voting