119th Congress · PN786-9 · Department of Justice
Colin McDonald
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 52–47 (roll call vote 65) · March 24, 2026
- ReceivedJanuary 29, 2026
- Sent to committeeJanuary 29, 2026
- HearingFebruary 25, 2026
- Committee voteMarch 19, 2026
- On the Senate calendarMarch 19, 2026
- Senate voteMarch 23, 2026
- ConfirmedMarch 24, 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: Colin McDonald, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Todd Sunhwae Kim.
Source: Congress.gov PN786-9, record updated March 25, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN786-9 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/786-9?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 65.” (March 24, 2026)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- March 25, 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) · March 23, 2026
Yea 51Nay 45Not voting 4
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 2 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (51)
Nay (45)
Not Voting (4)
Source: Senate roll call vote 64, March 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN786-9
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 64, 119th Congress, session 2 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_2_64- 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 · March 24, 2026
Yea 52Nay 47Not voting 0
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 52 | 0 | 0 |
How each senator voted (99)
Yea (52)
Nay (47)
Source: Senate roll call vote 65, March 24, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN786-9
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 65, 119th Congress, session 2 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_2_65- 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 29, 2026: Judiciary Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) February 25, 2026: Judiciary Committee
- Markup By March 19, 2026: Judiciary Committee
- Reported By March 19, 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. 697.
- 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 3/24/2026.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 45. Record Vote Number: 64.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 65.
- 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 →