119th Congress · PN13-6 · Environmental Protection Agency
David Fotouhi
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 53–41 (roll call vote 299) · June 10, 2025
- ReceivedJanuary 22, 2025
- Sent to committeeJanuary 22, 2025
- HearingMarch 5, 2025
- Committee voteMarch 13, 2025
- On the Senate calendarMarch 13, 2025
- Senate voteJune 9, 2025
- ConfirmedJune 10, 2025
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Description on the record: David Fotouhi, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Janet Garvin McCabe.
Source: Congress.gov PN13-6, record updated May 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN13-6 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/13-6?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 41. Record Vote Number: 299.” (June 10, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- May 8, 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) · June 9, 2025
Yea 53Nay 43Not voting 4
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 41 | 4 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 53 | 0 | 0 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (53)
Nay (43)
Not Voting (4)
Source: Senate roll call vote 298, June 9, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN13-6
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 298, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_298- 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 53Nay 41Not voting 6
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 39 | 6 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 53 | 0 | 0 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (53)
Nay (41)
Not Voting (6)
Source: Senate roll call vote 299, June 10, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN13-6
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 299, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_299- 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 22, 2025: Environment and Public Works Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) March 5, 2025: Environment and Public Works Committee
- Markup By March 13, 2025: Environment and Public Works Committee
- Reported By March 13, 2025: Environment and Public Works Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-277.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 49. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
- Reported by Senator Capito, Committee on Environment and Public Works, without printed report.
- Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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 6/10/2025.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 298.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 41. Record Vote Number: 299.
- 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 →