119th Congress · PN22-12 · Department of Commerce
Jeffrey Kessler
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 54–45 (roll call vote 123) · March 13, 2025
- ReceivedFebruary 3, 2025
- Sent to committeeFebruary 3, 2025
- HearingFebruary 27, 2025
- Committee voteMarch 6, 2025
- On the Senate calendarMarch 6, 2025
- Senate voteMarch 13, 2025
- ConfirmedMarch 13, 2025
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Description on the record: Jeffrey Kessler, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, vice Alan F. Estevez, resigned.
Source: Congress.gov PN22-12, record updated March 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN22-12 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/22-12?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 123.” (March 13, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- March 14, 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 13, 2025
Yea 54Nay 45Not voting 1
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 1 | 43 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 53 | 0 | 0 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (54)
Nay (45)
Not Voting (1)
Source: Senate roll call vote 122, March 13, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN22-12
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 122, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_122- 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 13, 2025
Yea 54Nay 45Not voting 1
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 1 | 43 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 53 | 0 | 0 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (54)
Nay (45)
Not Voting (1)
Source: Senate roll call vote 123, March 13, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN22-12
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 123, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_123- 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 February 3, 2025: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) February 27, 2025: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- Markup By March 6, 2025: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- Reported By March 6, 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.
- Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 32. 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 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 123.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 122.
- 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 →