Senate Roll Call 584

119th Congress · Session 1 · October 22, 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: William W. Mercer, of Montana, to be United States District Judge for the District of Montana

The Senate recorded this as
On the Nomination PN400-2
Result: Nomination Confirmed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 52Nay: 45Not Voting: 3100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D04302
Independent I0200
Republican R52001
How each member voted (100)
52 yea, 45 nay, 3 not voting