119th Congress · PN26-15 · Department of Homeland Security
Joseph Edlow
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 52–47 (roll call vote 390) · July 15, 2025
- ReceivedMarch 10, 2025
- Sent to committeeMarch 10, 2025
- HearingMay 21, 2025
- Committee voteJune 12, 2025
- On the Senate calendarJune 12, 2025
- Senate voteJuly 15, 2025
- ConfirmedJuly 15, 2025
A step is marked when Congress.gov’s record shows it. Not every nomination goes through every step (for example, some are confirmed by voice vote or unanimous consent without a roll call).
Description on the record: Joseph Edlow, of Maryland, to be Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, vice Ur Mendoza Jaddou, resigned.
Source: Congress.gov PN26-15, record updated August 29, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN26-15 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/26-15?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 390.” (July 15, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- August 29, 2026
- Retrieved by PORKER
- October 16, 2026
- Raw copy kept
- nominations-119-2026-10-16.jsonl.gz
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 15, 2025
Yea 50Nay 46Not voting 4
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 50 | 0 | 3 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (50)
Nay (46)
Not Voting (4)
Source: Senate roll call vote 389, July 15, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN26-15
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 389, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_389- 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 15, 2025
Yea 52Nay 47Not voting 1
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 52 | 0 | 1 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (52)
Nay (47)
Not Voting (1)
Source: Senate roll call vote 390, July 15, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN26-15
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 390, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_390- 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: Judiciary Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) May 21, 2025: Judiciary Committee
- Markup By June 12, 2025: Judiciary Committee
- Reported By June 12, 2025: Judiciary Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-177.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 184.
- Reported by Senator Grassley, Committee on the Judiciary, without printed report.
- Committee on the Judiciary. 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 - 47. Record Vote Number: 390.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 46. Record Vote Number: 389.
- 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 →