119th Congress · PN25-27 · Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Joseph Kent
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 52–44 (roll call vote 452) · July 30, 2025
- ReceivedFebruary 11, 2025
- Sent to committeeFebruary 11, 2025
- HearingApril 9, 2025
- Committee voteApril 29, 2025
- On the Senate calendarApril 29, 2025
- Senate voteJuly 30, 2025
- ConfirmedJuly 30, 2025
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Description on the record: Joseph Kent, of Washington, to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, vice Christine Abizaid, resigned.
Source: Congress.gov PN25-27, record updated May 1, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN25-27 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/25-27?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 44. Record Vote Number: 452.” (July 30, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- May 1, 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 30, 2025
Yea 53Nay 44Not voting 3
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 42 | 3 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 53 | 0 | 0 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (53)
Nay (44)
Not Voting (3)
Source: Senate roll call vote 451, July 30, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN25-27
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 451, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_451- 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 30, 2025
Yea 52Nay 44Not voting 4
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 41 | 4 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 52 | 1 | 0 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (52)
Nay (44)
Not Voting (4)
Source: Senate roll call vote 452, July 30, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN25-27
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 452, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_452- 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 11, 2025: Intelligence (Select) Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) April 9, 2025: Intelligence (Select) Committee
- Markup By April 29, 2025: Intelligence (Select) Committee
- Reported By April 29, 2025: Intelligence (Select) Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
- Select Committee on Intelligence. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-110.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 95. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
- Reported by Senator Cotton, Select Committee on Intelligence, without printed report.
- Select Committee on Intelligence. 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. 52 - 44. Record Vote Number: 452.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 44. Record Vote Number: 451.
- 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 →