CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 172

119th Congress · Session 2 · June 15, 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: Justin D. Smith, of Missouri, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit

The Senate recorded this as
On the Nomination PN851-7
Result: Nomination Confirmed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 48Nay: 43Not Voting: 9100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D04203
Independent I0002
Republican R48104
Official record
How each member voted (100)
48 yea, 43 nay, 9 not voting