119th Congress · PN12-7 · Department of Veterans Affairs
Samuel Brown
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 54–44 (roll call vote 447) · July 29, 2025
- ReceivedJanuary 20, 2025
- Sent to committeeJanuary 20, 2025
- HearingApril 1, 2025
- Committee voteApril 9, 2025
- On the Senate calendarApril 9, 2025
- Senate voteJuly 29, 2025
- ConfirmedJuly 29, 2025
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Description on the record: Samuel Brown, of Nevada, to be Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs, vice Matthew T. Quinn.
Source: Congress.gov PN12-7, record updated November 22, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN12-7 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/12-7?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 44. Record Vote Number: 447.” (July 29, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- November 22, 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) · July 29, 2025
Yea 53Nay 45Not voting 2
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 2 | 43 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 2 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (53)
Nay (45)
Not Voting (2)
Source: Senate roll call vote 446, July 29, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN12-7
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 446, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_446- 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 · July 29, 2025
Yea 54Nay 44Not voting 2
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 2 | 42 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 52 | 0 | 1 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (54)
Nay (44)
Not Voting (2)
Source: Senate roll call vote 447, July 29, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN12-7
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 447, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_447- 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: Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) April 1, 2025: Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Markup By April 9, 2025: Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Reported By April 9, 2025: Veterans' Affairs Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-53.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 85. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
- Reported by Senator Moran, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, without printed report.
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported favorably.
- By unanimous consent agreement, debate 7/28/2025.
- Cloture motion presented in Senate.
- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
- Considered by Senate.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 44. Record Vote Number: 447.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 45. Record Vote Number: 446.
- 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 →