119th Congress · PN901-4 · Department of State
Brock Dahl
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 49–44 (roll call vote 170) · June 11, 2026
- ReceivedApril 13, 2026
- Sent to committeeApril 13, 2026
- HearingMay 20, 2026
- Committee voteJune 4, 2026
- On the Senate calendarJune 4, 2026
- Senate voteJune 10, 2026
- ConfirmedJune 11, 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: Brock Dahl, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State, vice Reed Rubinstein.
Source: Congress.gov PN901-4, record updated June 12, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN901-4 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/901-4?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 44. Record Vote Number: 170.” (June 11, 2026)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- June 12, 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) · June 10, 2026
Yea 51Nay 44Not voting 5
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 1 | 42 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 50 | 0 | 3 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (51)
Nay (44)
Not Voting (5)
Source: Senate roll call vote 169, June 10, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN901-4
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 169, 119th Congress, session 2 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_2_169- 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 · June 11, 2026
Yea 49Nay 44Not voting 7
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 1 | 42 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 48 | 0 | 5 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (49)
Nay (44)
Not Voting (7)
Source: Senate roll call vote 170, June 11, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN901-4
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 170, 119th Congress, session 2 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_2_170- 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. 765. 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 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 44. Record Vote Number: 169.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 44. Record Vote Number: 170.
- 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 →