119th Congress · PN851-8 · The Judiciary
Kara Marie Westercamp
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 50–48 (roll call vote 201) · July 21, 2026
- ReceivedMarch 2, 2026
- Sent to committeeMarch 2, 2026
- HearingMarch 25, 2026
- Committee voteApril 30, 2026
- On the Senate calendarApril 30, 2026
- Senate voteJuly 16, 2026
- ConfirmedJuly 21, 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: Kara Marie Westercamp, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, vice Stephen A. Vaden, resigned.
Source: Congress.gov PN851-8, record updated July 22, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN851-8 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/851-8?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 48. Record Vote Number: 201.” (July 21, 2026)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- July 22, 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) · July 16, 2026
Yea 49Nay 48Not voting 3
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 49 | 2 | 2 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (49)
Nay (48)
Not Voting (3)
Source: Senate roll call vote 198, July 16, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN851-8
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 198, 119th Congress, session 2 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_2_198- 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 · July 21, 2026
Yea 50Nay 48Not voting 2
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 50 | 1 | 2 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (50)
Nay (48)
Not Voting (2)
Source: Senate roll call vote 201, July 21, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN851-8
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 201, 119th Congress, session 2 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_2_201- 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 March 2, 2026: Judiciary Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) March 25, 2026: Judiciary Committee
- Markup By April 30, 2026: Judiciary Committee
- Reported By April 30, 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. 738.
- 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, debate 7/16/2026.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 48. Record Vote Number: 198.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- Considered by Senate.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 48. Record Vote Number: 201.
- Considered by Senate.
- By unanimous consent agreement, vote 7/21/2026.
Same rule for every member. Both parties are always shown, and every number links to the bill or member behind it. How we calculate →