119th Congress · PN933 · Department of Justice
Don Richard Berthiaume
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 51–47 (roll call vote 225) · August 7, 2026
- ReceivedApril 21, 2026
- Sent to committeeApril 21, 2026
- HearingMay 20, 2026
- Committee voteJune 18, 2026
- On the Senate calendarJuly 20, 2026
- Senate voteAugust 7, 2026
- ConfirmedAugust 7, 2026
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Description on the record: Don Richard Berthiaume, Jr., of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Justice, vice Michael E. Horowitz.
Source: Congress.gov PN933, record updated October 24, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN933 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/933?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
- October 24, 2026
- Retrieved by PORKER
- October 25, 2026
- Raw copy kept
- nominations-119-2026-10-25.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 21, 2026: Judiciary Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) May 20, 2026: Judiciary Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) June 17, 2026: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Referred To June 18, 2026: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Markup By June 18, 2026: Judiciary Committee
- Reported By June 18, 2026: Judiciary Committee
- Discharged From July 20, 2026: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and when, reported by Committee on the Judiciary, nomination be referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for not to exceed 20 calendar days under authority of the order of the Senate of 01/07/2009.
- Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-474.
- Referred sequentially to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for 20 calendar days under authority of the order of the Senate of 01/07/2009.
- Reported by Senator Grassley, Committee on the Judiciary, without printed report.
- Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported favorably.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 832.
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged under the authority of the order of the Senate of 01/07/2009.
- 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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