119th Congress · PN26-50 · Department of Defense
Daniel Zimmerman
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 61–35 (roll call vote 323) · June 24, 2025
- ReceivedMarch 10, 2025
- Sent to committeeMarch 10, 2025
- HearingMay 1, 2025
- Committee voteMay 13, 2025
- On the Senate calendarMay 13, 2025
- Senate voteJune 23, 2025
- ConfirmedJune 24, 2025
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Description on the record: Daniel Zimmerman, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Celeste Ann Wallander, resigned.
Source: Congress.gov PN26-50, record updated May 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN26-50 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/26-50?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 61 - 35. Record Vote Number: 323.” (June 24, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- May 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) · June 23, 2025
Yea 58Nay 33Not voting 9
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 9 | 32 | 4 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Republican | 48 | 0 | 5 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (58)
Nay (33)
Not Voting (9)
Source: Senate roll call vote 322, June 23, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN26-50
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 322, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_322- 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 24, 2025
Yea 61Nay 35Not voting 4
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 8 | 34 | 3 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Republican | 52 | 0 | 1 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (61)
Nay (35)
Not Voting (4)
Source: Senate roll call vote 323, June 24, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN26-50
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 323, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_323- 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: Armed Services Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) May 1, 2025: Armed Services Committee
- Markup By May 13, 2025: Armed Services Committee
- Reported By May 13, 2025: Armed Services Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-325.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 138. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
- Reported by Senator Wicker, Committee on Armed Services, without printed report.
- Committee on Armed Services. 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.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58 - 33. Record Vote Number: 322.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 61 - 35. Record Vote Number: 323.
- Considered by Senate.
Same rule for every member. Both parties are always shown, and every number links to the bill or member behind it. How we calculate →