Senate Roll Call 256

119th Congress · Session 2 · September 30, 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: Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor

The Senate recorded this as
On the Nomination PN1129
Result: Nomination Confirmed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 47Nay: 41Not Voting: 12100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D03906
Independent I0200
Republican R47006
How each member voted (100)
47 yea, 41 nay, 12 not voting