Senate Roll Call 254

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: Emil Michael, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering

The Senate recorded this as
On the Nomination PN12-31
Result: Nomination Confirmed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 54Nay: 43Not Voting: 3100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D24201
Independent I1100
Republican R51002
How each member voted (100)
54 yea, 43 nay, 3 not voting