CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 76

119th Congress · Session 2 · April 14, 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: John Thomas Shepherd, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas

The Senate recorded this as
On the Nomination PN787-3
Result: Nomination Confirmed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 53Nay: 46Not Voting: 1100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D04401
Independent I0200
Republican R53000
Official record
How each member voted (100)
53 yea, 46 nay, 1 not voting