CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 586

119th Congress · Session 1 · October 23, 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: Stephen Chad Meredith, of Kentucky, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky

The Senate recorded this as
On the Nomination PN368
Result: Nomination Confirmed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 48Nay: 45Not Voting: 7100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D04302
Independent I0200
Republican R48005
Official record
How each member voted (100)
48 yea, 45 nay, 7 not voting