119th Congress · PN11-23 · Environmental Protection Agency
Lee Zeldin
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 56–42 (roll call vote 24) · January 29, 2025
- ReceivedJanuary 20, 2025
- Sent to committeeJanuary 20, 2025
- Hearingnot on record
- Committee voteJanuary 23, 2025
- On the Senate calendarJanuary 23, 2025
- Senate voteJanuary 29, 2025
- ConfirmedJanuary 29, 2025
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Description on the record: Lee Zeldin, of New York, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Source: Congress.gov PN11-23, record updated January 30, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN11-23 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/11-23?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 42. Record Vote Number: 24.” (January 29, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- January 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 29, 2025
Yea 56Nay 42Not voting 2
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 3 | 40 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 53 | 0 | 0 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (56)
Nay (42)
Not Voting (2)
Source: Senate roll call vote 23, January 29, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN11-23
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 23, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_23- 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 29, 2025
Yea 56Nay 42Not voting 2
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 3 | 40 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 53 | 0 | 0 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (56)
Nay (42)
Not Voting (2)
Source: Senate roll call vote 24, January 29, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN11-23
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 24, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_24- 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 January 20, 2025: Environment and Public Works Committee
- Markup By January 23, 2025: Environment and Public Works Committee
- Reported By January 23, 2025: Environment and Public Works Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 8. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
- Reported by Senator Capito, Committee on Environment and Public Works, without printed report.
- Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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 1/29/2025.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 42. Record Vote Number: 24.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 42. Record Vote Number: 23.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- 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 →