119th Congress · PN25-56 · Department of State
Matthew Whitaker
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 52–45 (roll call vote 157) · April 1, 2025
- ReceivedFebruary 11, 2025
- Sent to committeeFebruary 11, 2025
- HearingMarch 4, 2025
- Committee voteMarch 12, 2025
- On the Senate calendarMarch 12, 2025
- Senate voteMarch 31, 2025
- ConfirmedApril 1, 2025
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Description on the record: Matthew Whitaker, of Iowa, to be United States Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
Source: Congress.gov PN25-56, record updated April 3, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN25-56 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/25-56?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 45. Record Vote Number: 157.” (April 1, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- April 3, 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) · March 31, 2025
Yea 49Nay 42Not voting 9
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 1 | 40 | 4 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 48 | 0 | 5 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (49)
Nay (42)
Not Voting (9)
Source: Senate roll call vote 156, March 31, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN25-56
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 156, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_156- 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 · April 1, 2025
Yea 52Nay 45Not voting 3
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 1 | 43 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 2 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (52)
Nay (45)
Not Voting (3)
Source: Senate roll call vote 157, April 1, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN25-56
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 157, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_157- 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: Foreign Relations Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) March 4, 2025: Foreign Relations Committee
- Markup By March 12, 2025: Foreign Relations Committee
- Reported By March 12, 2025: Foreign Relations Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 40. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
- Reported by Senator Risch, Committee on Foreign Relations, without printed report.
- Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported favorably.
- By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 3/31/2025.
- Cloture motion presented in Senate.
- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 42. Record Vote Number: 156.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- Considered by Senate.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 45. Record Vote Number: 157.
- 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 →