119th Congress · PN726-5 · The Judiciary
David Clay Fowlkes
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 54–40 (roll call vote 22) · February 3, 2026
- ReceivedJanuary 5, 2026
- Sent to committeeJanuary 5, 2026
- Hearingnot on record
- Committee voteJanuary 15, 2026
- On the Senate calendarJanuary 15, 2026
- Senate voteFebruary 2, 2026
- ConfirmedFebruary 3, 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: David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, vice Paul Kinloch Holmes III, retired.
Source: Congress.gov PN726-5, record updated February 4, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN726-5 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/726-5?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 40. Record Vote Number: 22.” (February 3, 2026)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- February 4, 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) · February 2, 2026
Yea 49Nay 40Not voting 11
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 5 | 38 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 44 | 0 | 9 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (49)
Nay (40)
Not Voting (11)
Source: Senate roll call vote 21, February 2, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN726-5
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 21, 119th Congress, session 2 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_2_21- 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 · February 3, 2026
Yea 54Nay 40Not voting 6
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 5 | 38 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 49 | 0 | 4 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (54)
Nay (40)
Not Voting (6)
Source: Senate roll call vote 22, February 3, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN726-5
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 22, 119th Congress, session 2 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_2_22- 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 January 5, 2026: Judiciary Committee
- Markup By January 15, 2026: Judiciary Committee
- Reported By January 15, 2026: Judiciary Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 610.
- 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.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 40. Record Vote Number: 21.
- Considered by Senate.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 40. Record Vote Number: 22.
- 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 →