119th Congress · PN11-11 · Department of Homeland Security
Kristi Noem
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 59–34 (roll call vote 17) · January 25, 2025
- ReceivedJanuary 20, 2025
- Sent to committeeJanuary 20, 2025
- HearingJanuary 17, 2025
- Committee voteJanuary 20, 2025
- On the Senate calendarJanuary 20, 2025
- Senate voteJanuary 24, 2025
- ConfirmedJanuary 25, 2025
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Description on the record: Kristi Noem, of South Dakota, to be Secretary of Homeland Security.
Source: Congress.gov PN11-11, record updated August 30, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN11-11 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/11-11?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 59 - 34. Record Vote Number: 17.” (January 25, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- August 30, 2025
- 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) · January 24, 2025
Yea 61Nay 39Not voting 0
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 8 | 37 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 53 | 0 | 0 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (61)
Nay (39)
Source: Senate roll call vote 16, January 24, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN11-11
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 16, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_16- 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 · January 25, 2025
Yea 59Nay 34Not voting 7
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 7 | 33 | 5 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Republican | 52 | 0 | 1 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (59)
Nay (34)
Not Voting (7)
Source: Senate roll call vote 17, January 25, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN11-11
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 17, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_17- 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
- Hearings By (full committee) January 17, 2025: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Markup By January 20, 2025: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Referred To January 20, 2025: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Reported By January 20, 2025: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Every recorded action
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-3.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 4. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
- Reported by Senator Paul, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, without printed report.
- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported favorably.
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 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 1/25/2025.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 61 - 39. Record Vote Number: 16.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 59 - 34. Record Vote Number: 17.
- Considered by Senate.
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