119th Congress · PN1092 · Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Walter Clayton
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 51–47 (roll call vote 211) · July 28, 2026
- ReceivedJune 11, 2026
- Sent to committeeJune 11, 2026
- HearingJuly 15, 2026
- Committee voteJuly 21, 2026
- On the Senate calendarJuly 21, 2026
- Senate voteJuly 27, 2026
- ConfirmedJuly 28, 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: Walter Clayton, of New York, to be Director of National Intelligence, vice Tulsi Gabbard.
Source: Congress.gov PN1092, record updated July 29, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN1092 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/1092?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 211.” (July 28, 2026)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- July 29, 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) · July 27, 2026
Yea 51Nay 43Not voting 6
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 41 | 4 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 2 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (51)
Nay (43)
Not Voting (6)
Source: Senate roll call vote 210, July 27, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN1092
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 210, 119th Congress, session 2 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_2_210- 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 · July 28, 2026
Yea 51Nay 47Not voting 2
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 2 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (51)
Nay (47)
Not Voting (2)
Source: Senate roll call vote 211, July 28, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN1092
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 211, 119th Congress, session 2 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_2_211- 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 11, 2026: Intelligence (Select) Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) July 15, 2026: Intelligence (Select) Committee
- Markup By July 21, 2026: Intelligence (Select) Committee
- Reported By July 21, 2026: Intelligence (Select) Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
- Select Committee on Intelligence. Hearings held.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 833. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
- Reported by Senator Cotton, Select Committee on Intelligence, without printed report.
- Select Committee on Intelligence. 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.
- By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 7/28/2026.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 43. Record Vote Number: 210.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 211.
- Considered by Senate.
Same rule for every member. Both parties are always shown, and every number links to the bill or member behind it. How we calculate →