119th Congress · PN12-42 · Department of Labor
Keith Sonderling
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 53–46 (roll call vote 119) · March 12, 2025
- ReceivedJanuary 20, 2025
- Sent to committeeJanuary 20, 2025
- HearingFebruary 27, 2025
- Committee voteMarch 6, 2025
- On the Senate calendarMarch 6, 2025
- Senate voteMarch 12, 2025
- ConfirmedMarch 12, 2025
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Description on the record: Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Deputy Secretary of Labor, vice Julie A. Su, resigned.
Source: Congress.gov PN12-42, record updated June 2, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN12-42 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/12-42?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 46. Record Vote Number: 119.” (March 12, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- June 2, 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) · March 12, 2025
Yea 53Nay 45Not voting 2
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Republican | 53 | 0 | 0 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (53)
Nay (45)
Not Voting (2)
Source: Senate roll call vote 118, March 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN12-42
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 118, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_118- 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 · March 12, 2025
Yea 53Nay 46Not voting 1
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 53 | 0 | 0 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (53)
Nay (46)
Not Voting (1)
Source: Senate roll call vote 119, March 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN12-42
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 119, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_119- 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: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) February 27, 2025: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Markup By March 6, 2025: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Reported By March 6, 2025: 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. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-24.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 34. 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. 53 - 46. Record Vote Number: 119.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 45. Record Vote Number: 118.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
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