119th Congress · PN22-17 · Department of Defense
Earl Matthews
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 50–47 (roll call vote 441) · July 29, 2025
- ReceivedFebruary 3, 2025
- Sent to committeeFebruary 3, 2025
- HearingApril 8, 2025
- Committee voteMay 1, 2025
- On the Senate calendarMay 1, 2025
- Senate voteJuly 28, 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: Earl Matthews, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Defense, vice Caroline Diane Krass, resigned.
Source: Congress.gov PN22-17, record updated May 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN22-17 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/22-17?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 441.” (July 29, 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) · July 28, 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 440, July 28, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN22-17
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 440, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_440- 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 50Nay 47Not voting 3
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 50 | 0 | 3 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (50)
Nay (47)
Not Voting (3)
Source: Senate roll call vote 441, July 29, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN22-17
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 441, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_441- 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: Armed Services Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) April 8, 2025: Armed Services Committee
- Markup By May 1, 2025: Armed Services Committee
- Reported By May 1, 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. 119-323.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 110. 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 7/29/2025.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 45. Record Vote Number: 440.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 441.
- 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 →