119th Congress · PN730-14 · Department of Justice
Robert Cekada
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 59–39 (roll call vote 109) · April 29, 2026
- ReceivedJanuary 13, 2026
- Sent to committeeJanuary 13, 2026
- HearingFebruary 4, 2026
- Committee voteMarch 5, 2026
- On the Senate calendarMarch 5, 2026
- Senate voteApril 27, 2026
- ConfirmedApril 29, 2026
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Description on the record: Robert Cekada, of Florida, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, vice Steven M. Dettelbach, resigned.
Source: Congress.gov PN730-14, record updated May 2, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN730-14 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/730-14?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 59 - 39. Record Vote Number: 109.” (April 29, 2026)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- May 2, 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) · April 27, 2026
Yea 54Nay 37Not voting 9
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 5 | 36 | 4 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Republican | 48 | 0 | 5 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (54)
Nay (37)
Not Voting (9)
Source: Senate roll call vote 106, April 27, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN730-14
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 106, 119th Congress, session 2 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_2_106- 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 · April 29, 2026
Yea 59Nay 39Not voting 2
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 6 | 38 | 1 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Republican | 52 | 0 | 1 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (59)
Nay (39)
Not Voting (2)
Source: Senate roll call vote 109, April 29, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN730-14
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 109, 119th Congress, session 2 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_2_109- 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 13, 2026: Judiciary Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) February 4, 2026: Judiciary Committee
- Markup By March 5, 2026: Judiciary Committee
- Reported By March 5, 2026: Judiciary Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 670.
- Reported by Senator Grassley, Committee on the Judiciary, without printed report.
- Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported favorably.
- By unanimous consent agreement, debate 4/27/2026.
- 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.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 37. Record Vote Number: 106.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- Considered by Senate.
- By unanimous consent agreement, vote 4/29/2026.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 59 - 39. Record Vote Number: 109.
- 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 →