119th Congress · PN11-19 · Central Intelligence Agency
John Ratcliffe
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 74–25 (roll call vote 13) · January 23, 2025
- ReceivedJanuary 20, 2025
- Sent to committeeJanuary 20, 2025
- HearingJanuary 15, 2025
- Committee voteJanuary 20, 2025
- On the Senate calendarJanuary 20, 2025
- Senate voteJanuary 21, 2025
- ConfirmedJanuary 23, 2025
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: John Ratcliffe, of Texas, to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Source: Congress.gov PN11-19, record updated August 30, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN11-19 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/11-19?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 74 - 25. Record Vote Number: 13.” (January 23, 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.
Confirmation vote · January 21, 2025
Yea 54Nay 46Not voting 0
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 1 | 44 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 53 | 0 | 0 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (54)
Nay (46)
Source: Senate roll call vote 9, January 21, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Motion to Proceed PN11-19
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 9, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_9- 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.
Cloture vote (a vote to end debate) · January 23, 2025
Yea 72Nay 26Not voting 2
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 19 | 25 | 1 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Republican | 52 | 0 | 1 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (72)
Nay (26)
Not Voting (2)
Source: Senate roll call vote 12, January 23, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN11-19
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 12, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_12- 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 23, 2025
Yea 74Nay 25Not voting 1
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 20 | 24 | 1 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Republican | 53 | 0 | 0 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (74)
Nay (25)
Not Voting (1)
Source: Senate roll call vote 13, January 23, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN11-19
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 13, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_13- 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 15, 2025: Intelligence (Select) Committee
- Markup By January 20, 2025: Intelligence (Select) Committee
- Referred To January 20, 2025: Intelligence (Select) Committee
- Reported By January 20, 2025: Intelligence (Select) Committee
Every recorded action
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-8.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 1. 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.
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
- 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. 74 - 25. Record Vote Number: 13.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 72 - 26. Record Vote Number: 12.
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