Senate Roll Call 65

119th Congress · Session 2 · March 24, 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: Colin McDonald, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney General

The Senate recorded this as
On the Nomination PN786-9
Result: Nomination Confirmed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 52Nay: 4799 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D04500
Independent I0200
Republican R52000
How each member voted (99)
52 yea, 47 nay