CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 193

119th Congress · Session 2 · July 13, 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: Arthur Roberts Jones, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas

The Senate recorded this as
On the Nomination PN930-3
Result: Nomination Confirmed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 46Nay: 44Not Voting: 999 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D04203
Independent I0200
Republican R46006
Official record
How each member voted (99)
46 yea, 44 nay, 9 not voting