Senate · 118th Congress · Session 2 · Roll 220
Senate vote senate-118-2-220
No related bill listed for this roll call.
What is this vote?Confirming a nominee
Official question: On the Nomination
Date: 7/29/2024
Sources
Provenance for this roll-call record.
Vote date: 7/29/2024
Chamber
Senate
Data source
U.S. Senate (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
118 / 2
Roll number
220
Record identifier
senate-118-2-220
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What this vote does
On the Nomination No bill link is listed for this roll call in the source feed. Recorded outcome: Nomination Confirmed.
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Result
Official result: Nomination Confirmed
Required threshold (best-effort)
Simple majority (of those voting)
Note: This is a best-effort interpretation based on the vote question text.
Threshold check (computed)
Appears met
Computed using Yea vs Nay among those voting (Yea+Nay = 75).
Vote breakdown
Total recorded votes: 85
Not Voting list
10 members
Christopher A. Coons
Democratic · DE
Vote: Not Voting
John Fetterman
Democratic · PA
Vote: Not Voting
John Hoeven
Republican · ND
Vote: Not Voting
Edward J. Markey
Democratic · MA
Vote: Not Voting
Alex Padilla
Democratic · CA
Vote: Not Voting
Pete Ricketts
Republican · NE
Vote: Not Voting
James E. Risch
Republican · ID
Vote: Not Voting
Tim Scott
Republican · SC
Vote: Not Voting
Mark R. Warner
Democratic · VA
Vote: Not Voting
Raphael G. Warnock
Democratic · GA
Vote: Not Voting
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Last updated: 7/29/2024Roll call: senate-118-2-220