Senate Roll Call 170

119th Congress · Session 2 · June 11, 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: Brock Dahl, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State

The Senate recorded this as
On the Nomination PN901-4
Result: Nomination Confirmed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 49Nay: 44Not Voting: 7100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D14202
Independent I0200
Republican R48005
How each member voted (100)
49 yea, 44 nay, 7 not voting