119th Congress · PN346-2 · The Judiciary
Emil J. Bove
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 50–49 (roll call vote 448) · July 29, 2025
- ReceivedJune 16, 2025
- Sent to committeeJune 16, 2025
- HearingJune 25, 2025
- Committee voteJuly 17, 2025
- On the Senate calendarJuly 17, 2025
- Senate voteJuly 24, 2025
- ConfirmedJuly 29, 2025
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Description on the record: Emil J. Bove III, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, vice Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr., retired.
Source: Congress.gov PN346-2, record updated November 24, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN346-2 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/346-2?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 49. Record Vote Number: 448.” (July 29, 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
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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 24, 2025
Yea 50Nay 48Not voting 2
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 50 | 2 | 1 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (50)
Nay (48)
Not Voting (2)
Source: Senate roll call vote 437, July 24, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN346-2
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 437, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_437- 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 29, 2025
Yea 50Nay 49Not voting 1
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 50 | 2 | 1 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (50)
Nay (49)
Not Voting (1)
Source: Senate roll call vote 448, July 29, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN346-2
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 448, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_448- 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: Judiciary Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) June 25, 2025: Judiciary Committee
- Markup By July 17, 2025: Judiciary Committee
- Reported By July 17, 2025: Judiciary Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 292.
- 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 Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 48. Record Vote Number: 422.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 48. Record Vote Number: 437.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 49. Record Vote Number: 448.
Same rule for every member. Both parties are always shown, and every number links to the bill or member behind it. How we calculate →