119th Congress · PN400-1 · The Judiciary
Joshua D. Dunlap
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 52–46 (roll call vote 604) · November 4, 2025
- ReceivedJuly 15, 2025
- Sent to committeeJuly 15, 2025
- HearingJuly 31, 2025
- Committee voteSeptember 11, 2025
- On the Senate calendarSeptember 11, 2025
- Senate voteOctober 30, 2025
- ConfirmedNovember 4, 2025
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Description on the record: Joshua D. Dunlap, of Maine, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, vice William J. Kayatta, Jr., retired.
Source: Congress.gov PN400-1, record updated November 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN400-1 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/400-1?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 46. Record Vote Number: 604.” (November 4, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- November 5, 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 30, 2025
Yea 51Nay 47Not voting 2
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 2 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (51)
Nay (47)
Not Voting (2)
Source: Senate roll call vote 601, October 30, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN400-1
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 601, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_601- 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 · November 4, 2025
Yea 52Nay 46Not voting 2
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 52 | 0 | 1 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (52)
Nay (46)
Not Voting (2)
Source: Senate roll call vote 604, November 4, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN400-1
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 604, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_604- 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 July 15, 2025: Judiciary Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) July 31, 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. 370.
- 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 10/30/2025.
- By unanimous consent agreement, vote to be determined.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 601.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- By unanimous consent agreement, vote 11/4/2025.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 46. Record Vote Number: 604.
- 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 →