CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 6

119th Congress · Session 2 · January 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: Alexander C. Van Hook, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana

The Senate recorded this as
On the Nomination PN615-2
Result: Nomination Confirmed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 53Nay: 40Not Voting: 7100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D63900
Independent I1100
Republican R46007
Official record
How each member voted (100)
53 yea, 40 nay, 7 not voting