119th Congress · PN26-25 · Department of Homeland Security
Matthew Kozma
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 53–44 (roll call vote 463) · July 31, 2025
- ReceivedMarch 10, 2025
- Sent to committeeMarch 10, 2025
- HearingJune 25, 2025
- Committee voteJuly 15, 2025
- On the Senate calendarJuly 15, 2025
- Senate voteJuly 30, 2025
- ConfirmedJuly 31, 2025
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Description on the record: Matthew Kozma, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security, vice Kenneth L. Wainstein, resigned.
Source: Congress.gov PN26-25, record updated April 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN26-25 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/26-25?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 44. Record Vote Number: 463.” (July 31, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- April 8, 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) · July 30, 2025
Yea 53Nay 44Not voting 3
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 42 | 3 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 53 | 0 | 0 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (53)
Nay (44)
Not Voting (3)
Source: Senate roll call vote 457, July 30, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN26-25
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 457, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_457- 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 31, 2025
Yea 53Nay 44Not voting 3
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 42 | 3 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 53 | 0 | 0 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (53)
Nay (44)
Not Voting (3)
Source: Senate roll call vote 463, July 31, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN26-25
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 463, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_463- 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: Intelligence (Select) Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) June 25, 2025: Intelligence (Select) Committee
- Markup By July 15, 2025: Intelligence (Select) Committee
- Reported By July 15, 2025: Intelligence (Select) Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
- Select Committee on Intelligence. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-111.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 282. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
- Reported by Senator Cotton, Select Committee on Intelligence, without printed report.
- Select Committee on Intelligence. 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, vote 7/31/2025.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 44. Record Vote Number: 457.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- By unanimous consent agreement, vote 7/30/2025.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 44. Record Vote Number: 463.
- Considered by Senate.
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