119th Congress · PN615-1 · The Judiciary
William J. Crain
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 49–46 (roll call vote 638) · December 9, 2025
- ReceivedOctober 21, 2025
- Sent to committeeOctober 21, 2025
- HearingOctober 22, 2025
- Committee voteNovember 20, 2025
- On the Senate calendarNovember 20, 2025
- Senate voteDecember 9, 2025
- ConfirmedDecember 9, 2025
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Description on the record: William J. Crain, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, vice Eldon E. Fallon, retired.
Source: Congress.gov PN615-1, record updated May 12, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN615-1 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/615-1?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 46. Record Vote Number: 638.” (December 9, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- May 12, 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 9, 2025
Yea 51Nay 46Not voting 3
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 2 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (51)
Nay (46)
Not Voting (3)
Source: Senate roll call vote 637, December 9, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN615-1
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 637, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_637- 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 · December 9, 2025
Yea 49Nay 46Not voting 5
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 49 | 0 | 4 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (49)
Nay (46)
Not Voting (5)
Source: Senate roll call vote 638, December 9, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN615-1
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 638, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_638- 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 October 21, 2025: Judiciary Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) October 22, 2025: Judiciary Committee
- Markup By November 20, 2025: Judiciary Committee
- Reported By November 20, 2025: Judiciary Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-286.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 572.
- 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 12/9/2025.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 46. Record Vote Number: 638.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 637.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Same rule for every member. Both parties are always shown, and every number links to the bill or member behind it. How we calculate →