119th Congress · PN12-26 · Department of Agriculture
Luke Lindberg
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 78–17 (roll call vote 494) · August 2, 2025
- ReceivedJanuary 20, 2025
- Sent to committeeJanuary 20, 2025
- HearingApril 29, 2025
- Committee voteMay 21, 2025
- On the Senate calendarMay 21, 2025
- Senate voteAugust 2, 2025
- ConfirmedAugust 2, 2025
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Description on the record: Luke Lindberg, of South Dakota, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, vice Alexis Taylor, resigned.
Source: Congress.gov PN12-26, record updated January 12, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN12-26 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/12-26?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 78 - 17. Record Vote Number: 494.” (August 2, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- January 12, 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.
Cloture vote (a vote to end debate) · August 2, 2025
Yea 76Nay 19Not voting 5
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 25 | 18 | 2 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Republican | 50 | 0 | 3 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (76)
Nay (19)
Not Voting (5)
Source: Senate roll call vote 493, August 2, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN12-26
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 493, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_493- 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 · August 2, 2025
Yea 78Nay 17Not voting 5
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 27 | 16 | 2 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Republican | 50 | 0 | 3 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (78)
Nay (17)
Not Voting (5)
Source: Senate roll call vote 494, August 2, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN12-26
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 494, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_494- 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: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) April 29, 2025: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Markup By May 21, 2025: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Reported By May 21, 2025: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-59.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 162. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
- Reported by Senator Boozman, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, without printed report.
- Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 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. 78 - 17. Record Vote Number: 494.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 76 - 19. Record Vote Number: 493.
- By unanimous consent agreement, 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 →