119th Congress · PN18 · Securities and Exchange Commission
Paul Atkins
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 51–47 (roll call vote 547) · October 7, 2025
- ReceivedJanuary 28, 2025
- Sent to committeeJanuary 28, 2025
- Hearingnot on record
- Committee voteApril 3, 2025
- On the Senate calendarApril 3, 2025
- Senate voteOctober 6, 2025
- ConfirmedOctober 7, 2025
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Description on the record: Paul Atkins, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2031. (Reappointment)
Source: Congress.gov PN18, record updated October 8, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN18 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/18?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 547.” (October 7, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- October 8, 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) · October 6, 2025
Yea 50Nay 45Not voting 5
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 50 | 0 | 3 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (50)
Nay (45)
Not Voting (5)
Source: Senate roll call vote 546, October 6, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN22-9 and PN345-19 and PN345-1 and PN55-15 and PN25-49 and PN25-24 and PN25-10 and PN25-5 and PN12-21 and PN465-5 and PN465-4 and PN465-3 and PN416-11 and PN380-4 and PN380-3 and PN129-14 and PN129-5 and PN55-48 and PN55-37 and PN55-32 and PN55-29 and PN55-23 and PN55-21 and PN55-19 and PN55-11 and PN55-8 and PN55-5 and PN54-4 and PN54-3 and PN54-2 and PN54-1 and PN26-41 and PN26-30 and PN26-17 and PN141-34 and PN60-18 and PN141-38 and PN60-15 and PN141-31 and PN26-32 and PN60-7 and PN141-13 and PN141-3 and PN379-24 and PN141-36 and PN141-32 and PN141-21 and PN379-14 and PN379-8 and PN379-5 and PN416-7 and PN246-15 and PN22-14 and PN25-52 and PN25-7 and PN26-48 and PN129-15 and PN141-23 and PN246-9 and PN55-1 and PN141-19 and PN246-17 and PN55-38 and PN55-4 and PN25-23 and PN55-17 and PN25-48 and PN13-1 and PN141-33 and PN141-6 and PN60-6 and PN55-40 and PN55-14 and PN25-47 and PN129-11 and PN129-3 and PN25-55 and PN25-34 and PN25-4 and PN141-17 and PN55-46 and PN129-12 and PN55-49 and PN60-1 and PN60-16 and PN60-5 and PN25-46 and PN25-25 and PN26-14 and PN129-16 and PN55-12 and PN55-35 and PN55-22 and PN25-38 and PN24-1 and PN22-28 and PN25-13 and PN22-6 and PN12-17 and PN25-30 and PN26-21 and PN55-33 and PN26-23 and PN26-9 and PN26-13 and PN25-3 and PN18
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 546, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_546- 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 · October 7, 2025
Yea 51Nay 47Not voting 2
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 2 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (51)
Nay (47)
Not Voting (2)
Source: Senate roll call vote 547, October 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN22-9 and PN345-19 and PN345-1 and PN55-15 and PN25-49 and PN25-24 and PN25-10 and PN25-5 and PN12-21 and PN465-5 and PN465-4 and PN465-3 and PN416-11 and PN380-4 and PN380-3 and PN129-14 and PN129-5 and PN55-48 and PN55-37 and PN55-32 and PN55-29 and PN55-23 and PN55-21 and PN55-19 and PN55-11 and PN55-8 and PN55-5 and PN54-4 and PN54-3 and PN54-2 and PN54-1 and PN26-41 and PN26-30 and PN26-17 and PN141-34 and PN60-18 and PN141-38 and PN60-15 and PN141-31 and PN26-32 and PN60-7 and PN141-13 and PN141-3 and PN379-24 and PN141-36 and PN141-32 and PN141-21 and PN379-14 and PN379-8 and PN379-5 and PN416-7 and PN246-15 and PN22-14 and PN25-52 and PN25-7 and PN26-48 and PN129-15 and PN141-23 and PN246-9 and PN55-1 and PN141-19 and PN246-17 and PN55-38 and PN55-4 and PN25-23 and PN55-17 and PN25-48 and PN13-1 and PN141-33 and PN141-6 and PN60-6 and PN55-40 and PN55-14 and PN25-47 and PN129-11 and PN129-3 and PN25-55 and PN25-34 and PN25-4 and PN141-17 and PN55-46 and PN129-12 and PN55-49 and PN60-1 and PN60-16 and PN60-5 and PN25-46 and PN25-25 and PN26-14 and PN129-16 and PN55-12 and PN55-35 and PN55-22 and PN25-38 and PN24-1 and PN22-28 and PN25-13 and PN22-6 and PN12-17 and PN25-30 and PN26-21 and PN55-33 and PN26-23 and PN26-9 and PN26-13 and PN25-3 and PN18
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 547, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_547- 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: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- Markup By April 3, 2025: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- Reported By April 3, 2025: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 62. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
- Reported by Senator Scott SC, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, without printed report.
- Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Ordered to be reported favorably.
- Cloture motion presented in Senate.
- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination pursuant to S. Res. 412, 119th Congress agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
- By unanimous consent agreement, debate 10/7/2025.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 45. Record Vote Number: 546.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 547.
- 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 →