119th Congress · PN345-20 · Nuclear Regulatory Commission
David Wright
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 50–39 (roll call vote 439) · July 28, 2025
- ReceivedJune 16, 2025
- Sent to committeeJune 16, 2025
- Hearingnot on record
- Committee voteJuly 9, 2025
- On the Senate calendarJuly 9, 2025
- Senate voteJuly 28, 2025
- ConfirmedJuly 28, 2025
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Description on the record: David Wright, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 2030. (Reappointment)
Source: Congress.gov PN345-20, record updated November 24, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN345-20 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/345-20?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 39. Record Vote Number: 439.” (July 28, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- November 24, 2025
- Retrieved by PORKER
- October 16, 2026
- Raw copy kept
- nominations-119-2026-10-16-06a5bfe9.jsonl.gz
06a5bfe9db28821cbcaac113aad54acd64a88e02e3f27dd489d814a6a343cc07
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 28, 2025
Yea 51Nay 45Not voting 4
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 2 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (51)
Nay (45)
Not Voting (4)
Source: Senate roll call vote 438, July 28, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN345-20
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 438, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_438- 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 28, 2025
Yea 50Nay 39Not voting 11
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 38 | 7 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Republican | 50 | 0 | 3 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (50)
Nay (39)
Not Voting (11)
Source: Senate roll call vote 439, July 28, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN345-20
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 439, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_439- 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 June 16, 2025: Environment and Public Works Committee
- Markup By July 9, 2025: Environment and Public Works Committee
- Reported By July 9, 2025: Environment and Public Works Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 273. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
- Reported by Senator Capito, Committee on Environment and Public Works, without printed report.
- Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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. 50 - 39. Record Vote Number: 439.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 45. Record Vote Number: 438.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- Considered by Senate. By Unanimous Consent.
Same rule for every member. Both parties are always shown, and every number links to the bill or member behind it. How we calculate →