119th Congress · PN22-7 · Department of Defense
Bradley Hansell
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 61–35 (roll call vote 425) · July 22, 2025
- ReceivedFebruary 3, 2025
- Sent to committeeFebruary 3, 2025
- HearingApril 8, 2025
- Committee voteMay 1, 2025
- On the Senate calendarMay 1, 2025
- Senate voteJuly 17, 2025
- ConfirmedJuly 22, 2025
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Description on the record: Bradley Hansell, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, vice Ronald S. Moultrie, resigned.
Source: Congress.gov PN22-7, record updated May 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN22-7 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/22-7?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 61 - 35. Record Vote Number: 425.” (July 22, 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 17, 2025
Yea 57Nay 31Not voting 12
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 8 | 30 | 7 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Republican | 49 | 0 | 4 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (57)
Nay (31)
Not Voting (12)
Source: Senate roll call vote 415, July 17, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN22-7
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 415, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_415- 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 22, 2025
Yea 61Nay 35Not voting 4
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 11 | 34 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Republican | 49 | 0 | 4 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (61)
Nay (35)
Not Voting (4)
Source: Senate roll call vote 425, July 22, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN22-7
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 425, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_425- 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. 108. 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.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 31. Record Vote Number: 415.
- By unanimous consent agreement, vote 7/17/2025.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 61 - 35. Record Vote Number: 425.
- Considered by Senate.
- By unanimous consent agreement, vote 7/22/2025.
Same rule for every member. Both parties are always shown, and every number links to the bill or member behind it. How we calculate →