119th Congress · PN645-2 · Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Douglas Weaver
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 71–29 (roll call vote 652) · December 17, 2025
- ReceivedNovember 5, 2025
- Sent to committeeNovember 5, 2025
- HearingDecember 3, 2025
- Committee voteDecember 10, 2025
- On the Senate calendarDecember 10, 2025
- Senate voteDecember 17, 2025
- ConfirmedDecember 17, 2025
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Description on the record: Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2026, vice Annie Caputo.
Source: Congress.gov PN645-2, record updated December 18, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN645-2 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/645-2?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 71 - 29. Record Vote Number: 652.” (December 17, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- December 18, 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) · December 17, 2025
Yea 69Nay 27Not voting 4
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 17 | 26 | 2 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 2 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (69)
Nay (27)
Not Voting (4)
Source: Senate roll call vote 651, December 17, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN645-2
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 651, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_651- 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 17, 2025
Yea 71Nay 29Not voting 0
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 17 | 28 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Republican | 53 | 0 | 0 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (71)
Nay (29)
Source: Senate roll call vote 652, December 17, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN645-2
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 652, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_652- 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 November 5, 2025: Environment and Public Works Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) December 3, 2025: Environment and Public Works Committee
- Markup By December 10, 2025: Environment and Public Works Committee
- Reported By December 10, 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. 594. 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.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 71 - 29. Record Vote Number: 652.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 69 - 27. Record Vote Number: 651.
- 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 →