119th Congress · PN12-43 · Department of Agriculture
Stephen Vaden
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 51–44 (roll call vote 301) · June 10, 2025
- ReceivedJanuary 20, 2025
- Sent to committeeJanuary 20, 2025
- HearingApril 8, 2025
- Committee voteMay 5, 2025
- On the Senate calendarMay 5, 2025
- Senate voteJune 10, 2025
- ConfirmedJune 10, 2025
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Description on the record: Stephen Vaden, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, vice Xochitl Torres Small, resigned.
Source: Congress.gov PN12-43, record updated August 30, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN12-43 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/12-43?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 44. Record Vote Number: 301.” (June 10, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- August 30, 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) · June 10, 2025
Yea 48Nay 45Not voting 7
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 48 | 0 | 5 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (48)
Nay (45)
Not Voting (7)
Source: Senate roll call vote 300, June 10, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN12-43
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 300, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_300- 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 · June 10, 2025
Yea 51Nay 44Not voting 5
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 42 | 3 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 2 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (51)
Nay (44)
Not Voting (5)
Source: Senate roll call vote 301, June 10, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN12-43
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 301, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_301- 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 8, 2025: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Markup By May 5, 2025: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Reported By May 5, 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. 119-49.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 112. 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. 51 - 44. Record Vote Number: 301.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 45. Record Vote Number: 300.
- 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 →