119th Congress · PN931-5 · Department of Defense
Roger Mason
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 51–47 (roll call vote 225) · August 7, 2026
- ReceivedApril 21, 2026
- Sent to committeeApril 21, 2026
- HearingJuly 14, 2026
- Committee voteJune 23, 2026
- On the Senate calendarJuly 22, 2026
- Senate voteAugust 7, 2026
- ConfirmedAugust 7, 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: Roger Mason, of Virginia, to be Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, vice Christopher Scolese, resigned.
Source: Congress.gov PN931-5, record updated August 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN931-5 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/931-5?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
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- 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 21, 2026: Intelligence (Select) Committee
- Markup By June 23, 2026: Intelligence (Select) Committee
- Reported By June 23, 2026: Intelligence (Select) Committee
- Referred To June 23, 2026: Armed Services Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) July 14, 2026: Armed Services Committee
- Markup By July 22, 2026: Armed Services Committee
- Reported By July 22, 2026: Armed Services Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence; when reported by the Select Committee on Intelligence, pursuant to S. Res. 470 of the 113th Congress, to be sequentially referred to the Committee on Armed Services for up to 30 days.
- Referred sequentially to the Committee on Armed Services pursuant to S. Res. 470 of the 113th Congress for 30 calendar days.
- Reported by Senator Cotton, Select Committee on Intelligence, without printed report.
- Select Committee on Intelligence. Ordered to be reported favorably.
- Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 874. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
- Reported by Senator Wicker, Committee on Armed Services, without printed report.
- Committee on Armed Services. 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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