119th Congress · PN901-11 · Department of State
Eric Wendt
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 51–47 (roll call vote 225) · August 7, 2026
- ReceivedApril 13, 2026
- Sent to committeeApril 13, 2026
- HearingMay 20, 2026
- Committee voteJune 4, 2026
- On the Senate calendarJune 4, 2026
- Senate voteAugust 7, 2026
- ConfirmedAugust 7, 2026
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Description on the record: Eric Wendt, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Albania.
Source: Congress.gov PN901-11, record updated August 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN901-11 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/901-11?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 225.” (August 7, 2026)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- August 8, 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 · August 7, 2026
Yea 51Nay 47Not voting 2
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 2 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (51)
Nay (47)
Not Voting (2)
Source: Senate roll call vote 225, August 7, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN961-1 and PN937-5 and PN901-1 and PN730-38 and PN962-3 and PN931-6 and PN1022-25 and PN806-5 and PN1022-10 and PN1012 and PN931-5 and PN931-4 and PN937-2 and PN1022-22 and PN962-1 and PN961-4 and PN901-3 and PN806-7 and PN730-23 and PN1022-7 and PN1022-6 and PN961-3 and PN937-9 and PN937-8 and PN937-7 and PN1022-34 and PN1022-31 and PN1022-15 and PN1022-9 and PN1022-8 and PN1022-3 and PN961-9 and PN931-2 and PN1093-2 and PN1093-1 and PN1011 and PN961-2 and PN930-8 and PN930-6 and PN930-5 and PN930-1 and PN901-12 and PN901-2 and PN850 and PN787-2 and PN730-18 and PN730-2 and PN933 and PN852-3 and PN806-2 and PN961-7 and PN901-7 and PN901-6 and PN792 and PN786-10 and PN931-3 and PN730-59 and PN786-5 and PN937-1 and PN901-11 and PN859-5 and PN730-36 and PN901-5 and PN859-2 and PN859-1 and PN901-10 and PN852-11 and PN852-9 and PN859-6 and PN852-6 and PN852-5 and PN852-2 and PN806-9 and PN730-11
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 225, 119th Congress, session 2 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_2_225- 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 April 13, 2026: Foreign Relations Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) May 20, 2026: Foreign Relations Committee
- Markup By June 4, 2026: Foreign Relations Committee
- Reported By June 4, 2026: Foreign Relations Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 761. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
- Reported by Senator Risch, Committee on Foreign Relations, without printed report.
- Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported favorably.
- Cloture motion presented in Senate.
- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination pursuant to S. Res. 817, 119th Congress agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
- By unanimous consent agreement, debate 8/6/2026.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 44. Record Vote Number: 221.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 8/7/2026.
- Considered by Senate.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 225.
- Considered by Senate.
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