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Senate Roll Call 495

119th Congress · Session 1 · August 2, 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: Catherine Hanson, of South Carolina, to be Chief Financial Officer, Environmental Protection Agency

The Senate recorded this as
On the Nomination PN25-16
Result: Nomination Confirmed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 50Nay: 45Not Voting: 5100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D04302
Independent I0200
Republican R50003
Official record
How each member voted (100)
50 yea, 45 nay, 5 not voting