119th Congress · PN615-2 · The Judiciary
Alexander C. Van Hook
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 53–40 (roll call vote 6) · January 8, 2026
- ReceivedOctober 21, 2025
- Sent to committeeOctober 21, 2025
- HearingOctober 22, 2025
- Committee voteNovember 20, 2025
- On the Senate calendarNovember 20, 2025
- Senate voteDecember 18, 2025
- ConfirmedJanuary 8, 2026
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Description on the record: Alexander C. Van Hook, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, vice Elizabeth Erny Foote, retired.
Source: Congress.gov PN615-2, record updated May 12, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN615-2 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/615-2?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 40. Record Vote Number: 6.” (January 8, 2026)
- 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
06a5bfe9db28821cbcaac113aad54acd64a88e02e3f27dd489d814a6a343cc07
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 60Nay 35Not voting 5
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 6 | 34 | 5 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Republican | 53 | 0 | 0 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (60)
Nay (35)
Not Voting (5)
Source: Senate roll call vote 658, December 18, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN615-2
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 658, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_658- 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 8, 2026
Yea 53Nay 40Not voting 7
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 6 | 39 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Republican | 46 | 0 | 7 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (53)
Nay (40)
Not Voting (7)
Source: Senate roll call vote 6, January 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN615-2
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 6, 119th Congress, session 2 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_2_6- 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. 574.
- 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 to be determined.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 60 - 35. Record Vote Number: 658.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- By unanimous consent agreement, vote 12/18/2025.
- By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 1/8/2026.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 40. Record Vote Number: 6.
- 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 →