119th Congress · PN368 · The Judiciary
Stephen Chad Meredith
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 48–45 (roll call vote 586) · October 23, 2025
- ReceivedJune 23, 2025
- Sent to committeeJune 23, 2025
- HearingJuly 30, 2025
- Committee voteSeptember 11, 2025
- On the Senate calendarSeptember 11, 2025
- Senate voteOctober 22, 2025
- ConfirmedOctober 23, 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: Stephen Chad Meredith, of Kentucky, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky, vice Danny C. Reeves, retired.
Source: Congress.gov PN368, record updated October 24, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN368 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/368?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 45. Record Vote Number: 586.” (October 23, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- October 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) · October 22, 2025
Yea 52Nay 45Not voting 3
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 52 | 0 | 1 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (52)
Nay (45)
Not Voting (3)
Source: Senate roll call vote 583, October 22, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN368
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 583, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_583- 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 · October 23, 2025
Yea 48Nay 45Not voting 7
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 48 | 0 | 5 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (48)
Nay (45)
Not Voting (7)
Source: Senate roll call vote 586, October 23, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN368
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 586, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_586- 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 23, 2025: Judiciary Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) July 30, 2025: Judiciary Committee
- Markup By September 11, 2025: Judiciary Committee
- Reported By September 11, 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. 373.
- 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, vote 10/23/2025.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 45. Record Vote Number: 583.
- By unanimous consent agreement, vote 10/22/2025.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 45. Record Vote Number: 586.
- 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 →