119th Congress · PN445-6 · Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Ho Nieh
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 66–32 (roll call vote 620) · November 19, 2025
- ReceivedJuly 30, 2025
- Sent to committeeJuly 30, 2025
- HearingOctober 8, 2025
- Committee voteOctober 29, 2025
- On the Senate calendarOctober 29, 2025
- Senate voteNovember 18, 2025
- ConfirmedNovember 19, 2025
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Description on the record: Ho Nieh, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2029, vice Christopher T. Hanson.
Source: Congress.gov PN445-6, record updated November 20, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN445-6 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/445-6?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 66 - 32. Record Vote Number: 620.” (November 19, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- November 20, 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) · November 18, 2025
Yea 65Nay 32Not voting 3
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 12 | 32 | 1 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 52 | 0 | 1 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (65)
Nay (32)
Not Voting (3)
Source: Senate roll call vote 619, November 18, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN445-6
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 619, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_619- 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 19, 2025
Yea 66Nay 32Not voting 2
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 14 | 31 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 2 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (66)
Nay (32)
Not Voting (2)
Source: Senate roll call vote 620, November 19, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN445-6
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 620, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_620- 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 30, 2025: Environment and Public Works Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) October 8, 2025: Environment and Public Works Committee
- Markup By October 29, 2025: Environment and Public Works Committee
- Reported By October 29, 2025: Environment and Public Works Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 515. 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.
- By unanimous consent agreement, vote 11/19/2025.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 65 - 32. Record Vote Number: 619.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 66 - 32. Record Vote Number: 620.
- Considered by Senate.
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