119th Congress · PN11-9 · Department of Commerce
Howard Lutnick
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 51–45 (roll call vote 57) · February 18, 2025
- ReceivedJanuary 20, 2025
- Sent to committeeJanuary 20, 2025
- HearingJanuary 29, 2025
- Committee voteFebruary 5, 2025
- On the Senate calendarFebruary 5, 2025
- Senate voteFebruary 6, 2025
- ConfirmedFebruary 18, 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: Howard Lutnick, of New York, to be Secretary of Commerce.
Source: Congress.gov PN11-9, record updated January 7, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN11-9 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/11-9?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 45. Record Vote Number: 57.” (February 18, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- January 7, 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.
Confirmation vote · February 6, 2025
Yea 52Nay 46Not voting 2
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 52 | 0 | 1 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (52)
Nay (46)
Not Voting (2)
Source: Senate roll call vote 44, February 6, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Motion to Proceed PN11-9
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 44, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_44- 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 · February 6, 2025
Yea 51Nay 46Not voting 3
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 2 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (51)
Nay (46)
Not Voting (3)
Source: Senate roll call vote 45, February 6, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Motion to Proceed PN11-9
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 45, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_45- 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) · February 13, 2025
Yea 52Nay 45Not voting 3
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 52 | 0 | 1 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (52)
Nay (45)
Not Voting (3)
Source: Senate roll call vote 54, February 13, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN11-9
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 54, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_54- 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 · February 18, 2025
Yea 51Nay 45Not voting 4
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 2 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (51)
Nay (45)
Not Voting (4)
Source: Senate roll call vote 57, February 18, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN11-9
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 57, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_57- 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: Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) January 29, 2025: Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Markup By February 5, 2025: Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Reported By February 5, 2025: Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-207.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 19. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
- Reported by Senator Cruz, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, without printed report.
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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 Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 46. Record Vote Number: 44.
- By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 2/13/2025.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 45. Record Vote Number: 54.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- Considered by Senate.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 45. Record Vote Number: 57.
- Considered by Senate.
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