119th Congress · PN12-18 · Securities and Exchange Commission
Paul Atkins
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 52–44 (roll call vote 205) · April 9, 2025
- ReceivedJanuary 20, 2025
- Sent to committeeJanuary 20, 2025
- HearingMarch 27, 2025
- Committee voteApril 3, 2025
- On the Senate calendarApril 3, 2025
- Senate voteApril 9, 2025
- ConfirmedApril 9, 2025
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Description on the record: Paul Atkins, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 5, 2026, vice Gary Gensler, resigned.
Source: Congress.gov PN12-18, record updated April 10, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN12-18 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/12-18?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 44. Record Vote Number: 205.” (April 9, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- April 10, 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) · April 9, 2025
Yea 51Nay 45Not voting 4
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 2 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (51)
Nay (45)
Not Voting (4)
Source: Senate roll call vote 200, April 9, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN12-18
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 200, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_200- 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 · April 9, 2025
Yea 52Nay 44Not voting 4
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Republican | 52 | 0 | 1 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (52)
Nay (44)
Not Voting (4)
Source: Senate roll call vote 205, April 9, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN12-18
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 205, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_205- 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: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) March 27, 2025: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- Markup By April 3, 2025: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- Reported By April 3, 2025: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 61. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
- Reported by Senator Scott SC, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, without printed report.
- Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 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, vote 4/9/2025.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 44. Record Vote Number: 205.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 45. Record Vote Number: 200.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
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