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Senate Roll Call 252

119th Congress · Session 1 · May 14, 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: Michael Rigas, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources

The Senate recorded this as
On the Nomination PN12-38
Result: Nomination Confirmed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 51Nay: 46Not Voting: 3100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D14400
Independent I0200
Republican R50003
Official record
How each member voted (100)
51 yea, 46 nay, 3 not voting