CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 507

119th Congress · Session 1 · September 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: Robert Law, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, Department of Homeland Security

The Senate recorded this as
On the Nomination PN129-10
Result: Nomination Confirmed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 49Nay: 46Not Voting: 5100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D04302
Independent I0200
Republican R49103
Official record
How each member voted (100)
49 yea, 46 nay, 5 not voting