CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 168

119th Congress · Session 2 · June 10, 2026

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: Anthony J. Powell, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas

The Senate recorded this as
On the Nomination PN851-5
Result: Nomination Confirmed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 50Nay: 44Not Voting: 6100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D04203
Independent I0200
Republican R50003
Official record
How each member voted (100)
50 yea, 44 nay, 6 not voting