119th Congress · PN129-10 · Department of Homeland Security
Robert Law
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 49–46 (roll call vote 507) · September 9, 2025
- ReceivedApril 29, 2025
- Sent to committeeApril 29, 2025
- HearingJune 5, 2025
- Committee voteJune 30, 2025
- On the Senate calendarJune 30, 2025
- Senate voteSeptember 9, 2025
- ConfirmedSeptember 9, 2025
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Description on the record: Robert Law, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, Department of Homeland Security, vice Robert Peter Silvers, resigned.
Source: Congress.gov PN129-10, record updated January 12, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN129-10 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/129-10?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 46. Record Vote Number: 507.” (September 9, 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) · September 9, 2025
Yea 51Nay 46Not voting 3
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 42 | 3 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 51 | 2 | 0 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (51)
Nay (46)
Not Voting (3)
Source: Senate roll call vote 506, September 9, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN129-10
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 506, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_506- 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 · September 9, 2025
Yea 49Nay 46Not voting 5
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 49 | 1 | 3 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (49)
Nay (46)
Not Voting (5)
Source: Senate roll call vote 507, September 9, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN129-10
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 507, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_507- 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 April 29, 2025: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) June 5, 2025: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Markup By June 30, 2025: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Reported By June 30, 2025: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-105.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 269. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
- Reported by Senator Paul, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, without printed report.
- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 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. 49 - 46. Record Vote Number: 507.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 506.
- 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 →