119th Congress · PN938-1 · The Judiciary
Benjamin M. Flowers
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 49–46 (roll call vote 202) · July 22, 2026
- ReceivedApril 27, 2026
- Sent to committeeApril 27, 2026
- HearingMay 20, 2026
- Committee voteJune 18, 2026
- On the Senate calendarJune 18, 2026
- Senate voteJuly 20, 2026
- ConfirmedJuly 22, 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: Benjamin M. Flowers, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice Jeffrey S. Sutton, retiring.
Source: Congress.gov PN938-1, record updated July 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN938-1 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/938-1?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 46. Record Vote Number: 202.” (July 22, 2026)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- July 23, 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 20, 2026
Yea 43Nay 40Not voting 17
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 39 | 6 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Republican | 43 | 0 | 10 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (43)
Nay (40)
Not Voting (17)
Source: Senate roll call vote 200, July 20, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN938-1
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 200, 119th Congress, session 2 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_2_200- 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 22, 2026
Yea 49Nay 46Not voting 5
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 49 | 0 | 4 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (49)
Nay (46)
Not Voting (5)
Source: Senate roll call vote 202, July 22, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN938-1
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 202, 119th Congress, session 2 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_2_202- 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 27, 2026: Judiciary Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) May 20, 2026: Judiciary Committee
- Markup By June 18, 2026: Judiciary Committee
- Reported By June 18, 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. 775.
- Reported by Senator Grassley, Committee on the Judiciary, without printed report.
- Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported favorably.
- By unanimous consent agreement, debate 7/20/2026.
- 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 7/21/2026.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 40. Record Vote Number: 200.
- Considered by Senate.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- By unanimous consent agreement, vote 7/22/2026.
- Considered by Senate.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 46. Record Vote Number: 202.
- 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 →