119th Congress · PN22-13 · Department of Commerce
William Kimmitt
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 51–47 (roll call vote 443) · July 29, 2025
- ReceivedFebruary 3, 2025
- Sent to committeeFebruary 3, 2025
- HearingApril 10, 2025
- Committee voteApril 29, 2025
- On the Senate calendarApril 29, 2025
- Senate voteJuly 29, 2025
- ConfirmedJuly 29, 2025
A step is marked when Congress.gov’s record shows it. Not every nomination goes through every step (for example, some are confirmed by voice vote or unanimous consent without a roll call).
Description on the record: William Kimmitt, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, vice Maria Louise Lago, resigned.
Source: Congress.gov PN22-13, record updated July 30, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN22-13 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/22-13?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: 443.” (July 29, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- July 30, 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) · July 29, 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 442, July 29, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN22-13
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 442, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_442- 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 · July 29, 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 443, July 29, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN22-13
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 443, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_443- 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: Finance Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) April 10, 2025: Finance Committee
- Markup By April 29, 2025: Finance Committee
- Reported By April 29, 2025: Finance Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Committee on Finance. Hearings held.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 94. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
- Reported by Senator Crapo, Committee on Finance, without printed report.
- Committee on Finance. 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. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 443.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 442.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII be 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 →