119th Congress · PN1078 · Department of Justice
Todd Blanche
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 50–49 (roll call vote 230) · August 8, 2026
- ReceivedJune 8, 2026
- Sent to committeeJune 8, 2026
- HearingJuly 15, 2026
- Committee voteAugust 4, 2026
- On the Senate calendarAugust 4, 2026
- Senate voteAugust 8, 2026
- ConfirmedAugust 8, 2026
A step is marked when Congress.gov’s record shows it. Not every nomination goes through every step (for example, some are confirmed by voice vote or unanimous consent without a roll call).
Description on the record: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General, vice Pamela Bondi.
Source: Congress.gov PN1078, record updated August 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN1078 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/1078?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 49. Record Vote Number: 230.” (August 8, 2026)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- August 8, 2026
- Retrieved by PORKER
- October 16, 2026
- Raw copy kept
- nominations-119-2026-10-16-06a5bfe9.jsonl.gz
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Senate votes
Roll calls recorded on this nomination. Both parties are shown the same way, and nothing here is a score.
Cloture vote (a vote to end debate) · August 8, 2026
Yea 50Nay 49Not voting 1
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 50 | 2 | 1 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (50)
Nay (49)
Not Voting (1)
Source: Senate roll call vote 229, August 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN1078
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 229, 119th Congress, session 2 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_2_229- Why this vote is linked here
- The Senate vote record names this nomination number, or Congress.gov lists this roll call number in the nomination’s action line.
Confirmation vote · August 8, 2026
Yea 50Nay 49Not voting 1
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 50 | 2 | 1 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (50)
Nay (49)
Not Voting (1)
Source: Senate roll call vote 230, August 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN1078
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 230, 119th Congress, session 2 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_2_230- Why this vote is linked here
- The Senate vote record names this nomination number, or Congress.gov lists this roll call number in the nomination’s action line.
Committee steps
- Referred To June 8, 2026: Judiciary Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) July 15, 2026: Judiciary Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) July 16, 2026: Judiciary Committee
- Markup By August 4, 2026: Judiciary Committee
- Reported By August 4, 2026: Judiciary Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
- Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 914.
- Reported by Senator Grassley, Committee on the Judiciary, without printed report.
- Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported favorably.
- Cloture motion presented in Senate.
- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 49. Record Vote Number: 230.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 49. Record Vote Number: 229.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Same rule for every member. Both parties are always shown, and every number links to the bill or member behind it. How we calculate →