Senate Roll Call 230

119th Congress · Session 2 · August 8, 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: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General

The Senate recorded this as
On the Nomination PN1078
Result: Nomination Confirmed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 50Nay: 49Not Voting: 1100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D04500
Independent I0200
Republican R50201
How each member voted (100)
50 yea, 49 nay, 1 not voting