119th Congress · PN26-27 · Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Aaron Lukas
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 51–46 (roll call vote 424) · July 22, 2025
- ReceivedMarch 10, 2025
- Sent to committeeMarch 10, 2025
- HearingApril 9, 2025
- Committee voteApril 29, 2025
- On the Senate calendarApril 29, 2025
- Senate voteJuly 17, 2025
- ConfirmedJuly 22, 2025
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Description on the record: Aaron Lukas, of Arkansas, to be Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, vice Stacey A. Dixon.
Source: Congress.gov PN26-27, record updated May 1, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN26-27 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/26-27?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 424.” (July 22, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- May 1, 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 17, 2025
Yea 49Nay 40Not voting 11
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 39 | 6 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Republican | 49 | 0 | 4 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (49)
Nay (40)
Not Voting (11)
Source: Senate roll call vote 414, July 17, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN26-27
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 414, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_414- 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 22, 2025
Yea 51Nay 46Not voting 3
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 2 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (51)
Nay (46)
Not Voting (3)
Source: Senate roll call vote 424, July 22, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN26-27
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 424, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_424- 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) April 9, 2025: Intelligence (Select) Committee
- Markup By April 29, 2025: Intelligence (Select) Committee
- Reported By April 29, 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. 119-110.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 96. 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.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 40. Record Vote Number: 414.
- By unanimous consent agreement, vote 7/17/2025.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 424.
- Considered by Senate.
- By unanimous consent agreement, vote 7/22/2025.
Same rule for every member. Both parties are always shown, and every number links to the bill or member behind it. How we calculate →