119th Congress · PN499-11 · Central Intelligence Agency
Joshua Simmons
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 53–47 (roll call vote 2) · January 6, 2026
- ReceivedSeptember 3, 2025
- Sent to committeeSeptember 3, 2025
- HearingOctober 8, 2025
- Committee voteNovember 19, 2025
- On the Senate calendarNovember 19, 2025
- Senate voteDecember 18, 2025
- ConfirmedJanuary 6, 2026
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: Joshua Simmons, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency, vice Kate Elizabeth Heinzelman, resigned.
Source: Congress.gov PN499-11, record updated May 21, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN499-11 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/499-11?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 2.” (January 6, 2026)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- May 21, 2026
- 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) · December 18, 2025
Yea 53Nay 43Not voting 4
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 41 | 4 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 53 | 0 | 0 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (53)
Nay (43)
Not Voting (4)
Source: Senate roll call vote 656, December 18, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN499-11
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 656, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_656- 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 · January 6, 2026
Yea 53Nay 47Not voting 0
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 53 | 0 | 0 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (53)
Nay (47)
Source: Senate roll call vote 2, January 6, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN499-11
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 2, 119th Congress, session 2 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_2_2- 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 September 3, 2025: Intelligence (Select) Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) October 8, 2025: Intelligence (Select) Committee
- Markup By November 19, 2025: Intelligence (Select) Committee
- Reported By November 19, 2025: Intelligence (Select) Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
- Select Committee on Intelligence. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-264.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 560. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
- Reported by Senator Cotton, Select Committee on Intelligence, without printed report.
- Select Committee on Intelligence. 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 to be determined.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 656.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 1/6/2026.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 2.
- 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 →