119th Congress · PN730-37 · Surface Transportation Board
Richard Kloster
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 46–43 (roll call vote 125) · May 18, 2026
- ReceivedJanuary 13, 2026
- Sent to committeeJanuary 13, 2026
- Hearingnot on record
- Committee voteMarch 12, 2026
- On the Senate calendarMarch 12, 2026
- Senate voteMay 18, 2026
- ConfirmedMay 18, 2026
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Description on the record: Richard Kloster, of West Virginia, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2028, vice Martin J. Oberman, term expired.
Source: Congress.gov PN730-37, record updated May 19, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN730-37 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/730-37?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 43. Record Vote Number: 125.” (May 18, 2026)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- May 19, 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.
Confirmation vote · May 18, 2026
Yea 46Nay 43Not voting 11
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 41 | 4 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 46 | 0 | 7 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (46)
Nay (43)
Not Voting (11)
Source: Senate roll call vote 125, May 18, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN726-1 and PN726-3 and PN726-7 and PN726-10 and PN726-13 and PN726-14 and PN730-41 and PN730-48 and PN730-67 and PN730-66 and PN730-22 and PN730-29 and PN730-31 and PN730-27 and PN726-8 and PN730-56 and PN730-25 and PN786-11 and PN730-52 and PN786-8 and PN806-3 and PN730-57 and PN730-58 and PN730-60 and PN730-8 and PN730-21 and PN730-40 and PN730-43 and PN730-50 and PN730-62 and PN806-6 and PN730-12 and PN786-4 and PN730-3 and PN730-28 and PN730-37 and PN730-51 and PN730-54 and PN786-7 and PN730-68 and PN730-9 and PN730-5 and PN806-4 and PN730-44 and PN730-26 and PN730-61 and PN852-7 and PN730-1 and PN806-1
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 125, 119th Congress, session 2 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_2_125- 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: Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Markup By March 12, 2026: Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Reported By March 12, 2026: Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 690. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
- Reported by Senator Cruz, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, without printed report.
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported favorably.
- Cloture motion presented in Senate.
- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination pursuant to S. Res. 690, 119th Congress agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
- By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 5/18/2026.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 124.
- By unanimous consent agreement, debate mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 43. Record Vote Number: 125.
- 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 →