119th Congress · PN25-54 · Department of Veterans Affairs
Richard Topping
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 51–47 (roll call vote 436) · July 24, 2025
- ReceivedFebruary 11, 2025
- Sent to committeeFebruary 13, 2025
- HearingApril 1, 2025
- Committee voteApril 9, 2025
- On the Senate calendarFebruary 11, 2025
- Senate voteJuly 24, 2025
- ConfirmedJuly 24, 2025
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Description on the record: Richard Topping, of Ohio, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs, vice Jon J. Rychalski.
Source: Congress.gov PN25-54, record updated November 22, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN25-54 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/25-54?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: 436.” (July 24, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- November 22, 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 24, 2025
Yea 52Nay 46Not voting 2
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 52 | 0 | 1 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (52)
Nay (46)
Not Voting (2)
Source: Senate roll call vote 435, July 24, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN25-54
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 435, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_435- 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 24, 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 436, July 24, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN25-54
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 436, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_436- 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 13, 2025: Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) April 1, 2025: Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Markup By April 9, 2025: Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Reported By April 9, 2025: Veterans' Affairs Committee
Every recorded action
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar in the Privileged Nomination section with nominee information requested by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, pursuant to S.Res. 116, 112th Congress.
- Received in the Senate.
- Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs as requested by Senator Blumenthal.
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-53.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 87. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
- Reported by Senator Moran, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, without printed report.
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII be waived.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 436.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 46. Record Vote Number: 435.
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