119th Congress · PN25-35 · Department of the Interior
Brian Nesvik
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 54–43 (roll call vote 470) · August 1, 2025
- ReceivedFebruary 11, 2025
- Sent to committeeFebruary 11, 2025
- HearingMarch 26, 2025
- Committee voteApril 9, 2025
- On the Senate calendarApril 9, 2025
- Senate voteAugust 1, 2025
- ConfirmedAugust 1, 2025
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Description on the record: Brian Nesvik, of Wyoming, to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, vice Martha Williams, resigned.
Source: Congress.gov PN25-35, record updated October 23, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN25-35 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/25-35?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 43. Record Vote Number: 470.” (August 1, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- October 23, 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.
Confirmation vote · August 1, 2025
Yea 54Nay 43Not voting 3
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 2 | 41 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 52 | 0 | 1 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (54)
Nay (43)
Not Voting (3)
Source: Senate roll call vote 470, August 1, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN25-35
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 470, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_470- 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: Environment and Public Works Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) March 26, 2025: Environment and Public Works Committee
- Markup By April 9, 2025: Environment and Public Works Committee
- Reported By April 9, 2025: Environment and Public Works Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 90. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
- Reported by Senator Capito, Committee on Environment and Public Works, without printed report.
- Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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 8/1/2025.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 43. Record Vote Number: 470.
- By unanimous consent agreement, vote 8/1/2025.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 41. Record Vote Number: 468.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- Considered by Senate.
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