119th Congress · PN26-12 · Department of Commerce
Paul Dabbar
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 56–40 (roll call vote 325) · June 25, 2025
- ReceivedMarch 10, 2025
- Sent to committeeMarch 10, 2025
- HearingMay 1, 2025
- Committee voteMay 14, 2025
- On the Senate calendarMay 14, 2025
- Senate voteJune 24, 2025
- ConfirmedJune 25, 2025
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Description on the record: Paul Dabbar, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce, vice Donet Dominic Graves, Jr., resigned.
Source: Congress.gov PN26-12, record updated February 25, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN26-12 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/26-12?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 40. Record Vote Number: 325.” (June 25, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- February 25, 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) · June 24, 2025
Yea 56Nay 42Not voting 2
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 3 | 40 | 2 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Republican | 52 | 1 | 0 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (56)
Nay (42)
Not Voting (2)
Source: Senate roll call vote 324, June 24, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN26-12
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 324, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_324- 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 · June 25, 2025
Yea 56Nay 40Not voting 4
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 3 | 39 | 3 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 52 | 1 | 0 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (56)
Nay (40)
Not Voting (4)
Source: Senate roll call vote 325, June 25, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN26-12
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 325, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_325- 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 March 10, 2025: Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) May 1, 2025: Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Markup By May 14, 2025: Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Reported By May 14, 2025: Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-253.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 140. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
- Reported by Senator Cruz, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, without printed report.
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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 6/24/2025.
- By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 6/25/2025.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 42. Record Vote Number: 324.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 40. Record Vote Number: 325.
- Considered by Senate.
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