119th Congress · PN17 · Department of Defense
Michael Duffey
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 51–46 (roll call vote 283) · June 3, 2025
- ReceivedJanuary 28, 2025
- Sent to committeeJanuary 28, 2025
- HearingMarch 27, 2025
- Committee voteApril 8, 2025
- On the Senate calendarApril 8, 2025
- Senate voteJune 2, 2025
- ConfirmedJune 3, 2025
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Description on the record: Michael Duffey, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, vice William A. LaPlante, Jr., resigned.
Source: Congress.gov PN17, record updated May 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN17 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/17?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 283.” (June 3, 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 2, 2025
Yea 51Nay 45Not voting 4
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 2 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (51)
Nay (45)
Not Voting (4)
Source: Senate roll call vote 282, June 2, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN17
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 282, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_282- 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 3, 2025
Yea 51Nay 46Not voting 3
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 2 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (51)
Nay (46)
Not Voting (3)
Source: Senate roll call vote 283, June 3, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN17
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 283, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_283- 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 28, 2025: Armed Services Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) March 27, 2025: Armed Services Committee
- Markup By April 8, 2025: Armed Services Committee
- Reported By April 8, 2025: Armed Services Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-321.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 73. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
- Reported by Senator Wicker, Committee on Armed Services, without printed report.
- Committee on Armed Services. 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 6/3/2025.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 45. Record Vote Number: 282.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 283.
- Considered by Senate.
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