119th Congress · PN129-4 · Department of Justice
Thomas Gaiser
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 53–45 (roll call vote 450) · July 30, 2025
- ReceivedApril 29, 2025
- Sent to committeeApril 29, 2025
- HearingMay 21, 2025
- Committee voteJune 12, 2025
- On the Senate calendarJune 12, 2025
- Senate voteJuly 30, 2025
- ConfirmedJuly 30, 2025
A step is marked when Congress.gov’s record shows it. Not every nomination goes through every step (for example, some are confirmed by voice vote or unanimous consent without a roll call).
Description on the record: Thomas Gaiser, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Christopher Charles Fonzone, resigned.
Source: Congress.gov PN129-4, record updated August 29, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN129-4 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/129-4?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 45. Record Vote Number: 450.” (July 30, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- August 29, 2026
- Retrieved by PORKER
- October 16, 2026
- Raw copy kept
- nominations-119-2026-10-16.jsonl.gz
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 30, 2025
Yea 53Nay 47Not voting 0
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 53 | 0 | 0 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (53)
Nay (47)
Source: Senate roll call vote 449, July 30, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN129-4
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 449, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_449- 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 30, 2025
Yea 53Nay 45Not voting 2
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 53 | 0 | 0 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (53)
Nay (45)
Not Voting (2)
Source: Senate roll call vote 450, July 30, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN129-4
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 450, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_450- 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: Judiciary Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) May 21, 2025: Judiciary Committee
- Markup By June 12, 2025: Judiciary Committee
- Reported By June 12, 2025: Judiciary Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-177.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 182.
- Reported by Senator Grassley, Committee on the Judiciary, without printed report.
- Committee on the Judiciary. 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.
- By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 7/30/2025.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 45. Record Vote Number: 450.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 449.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- Considered by Senate.
Same rule for every member. Both parties are always shown, and every number links to the bill or member behind it. How we calculate →