119th Congress · PN13-9 · Department of Veterans Affairs
Paul Lawrence
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 51–45 (roll call vote 155) · March 27, 2025
- ReceivedJanuary 22, 2025
- Sent to committeeJanuary 22, 2025
- HearingFebruary 19, 2025
- Committee voteMarch 12, 2025
- On the Senate calendarMarch 12, 2025
- Senate voteMarch 27, 2025
- ConfirmedMarch 27, 2025
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Description on the record: Paul Lawrence, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, vice Tanya J. Bradsher, resigned.
Source: Congress.gov PN13-9, record updated September 6, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN13-9 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/13-9?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 45. Record Vote Number: 155.” (March 27, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- September 6, 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) · March 27, 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 154, March 27, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN13-9
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 154, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_154- 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 · March 27, 2025
Yea 51Nay 45Not voting 4
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 2 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (51)
Nay (45)
Not Voting (4)
Source: Senate roll call vote 155, March 27, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN13-9
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 155, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_155- 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: Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) February 19, 2025: Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Reported By March 12, 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. 119-13.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 43. 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.
- 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 - 45. Record Vote Number: 155.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 154.
- Considered by Senate.
- 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 →