119th Congress · PN26-43 · Department of Justice
Brett Shumate
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 51–41 (roll call vote 297) · June 9, 2025
- ReceivedMarch 10, 2025
- Sent to committeeMarch 10, 2025
- HearingMarch 26, 2025
- Committee voteMay 1, 2025
- On the Senate calendarMay 1, 2025
- Senate voteJune 5, 2025
- ConfirmedJune 9, 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: Brett Shumate, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Joseph H. Hunt, resigned.
Source: Congress.gov PN26-43, record updated October 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN26-43 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/26-43?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 41. Record Vote Number: 297.” (June 9, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- October 23, 2026
- Retrieved by PORKER
- October 24, 2026
- Raw copy kept
- nominations-119-2026-10-24.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 5, 2025
Yea 49Nay 40Not voting 11
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 40 | 5 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 49 | 0 | 4 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (49)
Nay (40)
Not Voting (11)
Source: Senate roll call vote 296, June 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN26-43
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 296, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_296- 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 9, 2025
Yea 51Nay 41Not voting 8
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 39 | 6 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 2 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (51)
Nay (41)
Not Voting (8)
Source: Senate roll call vote 297, June 9, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN26-43
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 297, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_297- 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) March 26, 2025: Judiciary Committee
- Markup By May 1, 2025: Judiciary Committee
- Reported By May 1, 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. 119-182.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 111.
- 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.
- By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 6/9/2025.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 40. Record Vote Number: 296.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 41. Record Vote Number: 297.
- Considered by Senate.
- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Same rule for every member. Both parties are always shown, and every number links to the bill or member behind it. How we calculate →