119th Congress · PN12-29 · Federal Trade Commission
Mark Meador
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 50–46 (roll call vote 209) · April 10, 2025
- ReceivedJanuary 20, 2025
- Sent to committeeJanuary 20, 2025
- HearingFebruary 25, 2025
- Committee voteMarch 12, 2025
- On the Senate calendarMarch 12, 2025
- Senate voteApril 10, 2025
- ConfirmedApril 10, 2025
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Description on the record: Mark Meador, of Virginia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 2024, vice Lina M. Khan, term expired.
Source: Congress.gov PN12-29, record updated February 25, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN12-29 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/12-29?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 46. Record Vote Number: 209.” (April 10, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- February 25, 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) · April 10, 2025
Yea 51Nay 46Not voting 3
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 2 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (51)
Nay (46)
Not Voting (3)
Source: Senate roll call vote 208, April 10, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN12-29
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 208, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_208- 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 10, 2025
Yea 50Nay 46Not voting 4
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Republican | 50 | 0 | 3 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (50)
Nay (46)
Not Voting (4)
Source: Senate roll call vote 209, April 10, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN12-29
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 209, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_209- 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) February 25, 2025: Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Markup By March 12, 2025: Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Reported By March 12, 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. 119-219.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 37. 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 Voice Vote.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 46. Record Vote Number: 209.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 208.
- 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 →