119th Congress · PN55-6 · Department of Transportation
Bryan Bedford
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 53–43 (roll call vote 377) · July 9, 2025
- ReceivedMarch 24, 2025
- Sent to committeeMarch 24, 2025
- HearingJune 11, 2025
- Committee voteJune 25, 2025
- On the Senate calendarJune 25, 2025
- Senate voteJuly 8, 2025
- ConfirmedJuly 9, 2025
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Description on the record: Bryan Bedford, of Indiana, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration for the term of five years, vice Michael G. Whitaker, resigned.
Source: Congress.gov PN55-6, record updated February 25, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN55-6 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/55-6?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 377.” (July 9, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- February 25, 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) · July 8, 2025
Yea 47Nay 42Not voting 11
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 1 | 40 | 4 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 46 | 0 | 7 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (47)
Nay (42)
Not Voting (11)
Source: Senate roll call vote 374, July 8, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN55-6
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 374, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_374- 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 9, 2025
Yea 53Nay 43Not voting 4
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 1 | 41 | 3 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 52 | 0 | 1 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (53)
Nay (43)
Not Voting (4)
Source: Senate roll call vote 377, July 9, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN55-6
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 377, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_377- 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 March 24, 2025: Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) June 11, 2025: Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Markup By June 25, 2025: Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Reported By June 25, 2025: Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-254.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 197. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
- Reported by Senator Cruz, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, without printed report.
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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 7/9/2025.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 42. Record Vote Number: 374.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 377.
Same rule for every member. Both parties are always shown, and every number links to the bill or member behind it. How we calculate →