119th Congress · PN1129 · Department of Labor
Keith Sonderling
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 47–41 (roll call vote 256) · September 30, 2026
- ReceivedJuly 13, 2026
- Sent to committeeJuly 13, 2026
- HearingJuly 16, 2026
- Committee voteJuly 30, 2026
- On the Senate calendarJuly 30, 2026
- Senate voteSeptember 30, 2026
- ConfirmedSeptember 30, 2026
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Description on the record: Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor, vice Lori Chavez-DeRemer, resigned.
Source: Congress.gov PN1129, record updated October 1, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN1129 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/1129?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 41. Record Vote Number: 256.” (September 30, 2026)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- October 1, 2026
- Retrieved by PORKER
- October 16, 2026
- Raw copy kept
- nominations-119-2026-10-16.jsonl.gz
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) · September 30, 2026
Yea 53Nay 47Not voting 0
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 53 | 0 | 0 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (53)
Nay (47)
Source: Senate roll call vote 255, September 30, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN1129
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 255, 119th Congress, session 2 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_2_255- 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 · September 30, 2026
Yea 47Nay 41Not voting 12
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 39 | 6 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 47 | 0 | 6 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (47)
Nay (41)
Not Voting (12)
Source: Senate roll call vote 256, September 30, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN1129
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 256, 119th Congress, session 2 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_2_256- 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 July 13, 2026: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) July 16, 2026: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Markup By July 30, 2026: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Reported By July 30, 2026: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 912. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
- Reported by Senator Cassidy, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, without printed report.
- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 41. Record Vote Number: 256.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 255.
- By unanimous consent agreement, debate mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Same rule for every member. Both parties are always shown, and every number links to the bill or member behind it. How we calculate →