CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

U.S. Senate · January 5, 2026

Roll call 1 · 119th Congress, session 2

Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense

The vote on whether to confirm a Presidential appointee The Senate deciding whether a person the President chose gets the job — a judge, a cabinet secretary, an ambassador. Only the Senate does this; the House has no part in it.

Confirmed

50 yes 35 no

The Senate said yes · recorded as “Nomination Confirmed”

Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.

Yea: 50 Nay: 35 Not Voting: 15 100 members

What was being voted on

Nominee: Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense

Where the votes came from

The buttons outline the members the breakdown below talks about.

How each senator votedThe Republican President's nominee was confirmed 50–35.Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) · Didn't vote; Dan Sullivan (R-AK) · YesKatie Britt (R-AL) · Yes; Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) · YesJohn Boozman (R-AR) · Yes; Tom Cotton (R-AR) · YesRuben Gallego (D-AZ) · Yes; Mark Kelly (D-AZ) · Didn't voteAlex Padilla (D-CA) · No; Adam Schiff (D-CA) · NoMichael Bennet (D-CO) · No; John Hickenlooper (D-CO) · NoRichard Blumenthal (D-CT) · No; Christopher Murphy (D-CT) · NoLisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) · Didn't vote; Christopher Coons (D-DE) · Didn't voteAshley Moody (R-FL) · Yes; Rick Scott (R-FL) · YesJon Ossoff (D-GA) · No; Raphael Warnock (D-GA) · Didn't voteMazie Hirono (D-HI) · No; Brian Schatz (D-HI) · NoJoni Ernst (R-IA) · Yes; Chuck Grassley (R-IA) · YesMike Crapo (R-ID) · Yes; James Risch (R-ID) · YesRichard Durbin (D-IL) · No; Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) · NoJim Banks (R-IN) · Yes; Todd Young (R-IN) · YesJerry Moran (R-KS) · Didn't vote; Roger Marshall (R-KS) · YesMitch McConnell (R-KY) · Yes; Rand Paul (R-KY) · YesBill Cassidy (R-LA) · Yes; John Kennedy (R-LA) · YesEdward Markey (D-MA) · Didn't vote; Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) · NoAngela Alsobrooks (D-MD) · No; Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) · NoSusan Collins (R-ME) · No; Angus King (I-ME) · YesGary Peters (D-MI) · No; Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) · NoAmy Klobuchar (D-MN) · No; Tina Smith (D-MN) · NoJosh Hawley (R-MO) · Yes; Eric Schmitt (R-MO) · YesCindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) · Yes; Roger Wicker (R-MS) · YesSteve Daines (R-MT) · Didn't vote; Tim Sheehy (R-MT) · Didn't voteTed Budd (R-NC) · Yes; Thomas Tillis (R-NC) · YesKevin Cramer (R-ND) · Didn't vote; John Hoeven (R-ND) · YesDeb Fischer (R-NE) · Yes; Pete Ricketts (R-NE) · YesMaggie Hassan (D-NH) · No; Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) · YesCory Booker (D-NJ) · No; Andy Kim (D-NJ) · NoMartin Heinrich (D-NM) · No; Ben Luján (D-NM) · NoCatherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) · No; Jacky Rosen (D-NV) · YesKirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) · No; Charles Schumer (D-NY) · NoJon Husted (R-OH) · Yes; Bernie Moreno (R-OH) · YesJames Lankford (R-OK) · Yes; Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) · YesJeff Merkley (D-OR) · No; Ron Wyden (D-OR) · NoJohn Fetterman (D-PA) · Yes; David McCormick (R-PA) · YesJohn Reed (D-RI) · Yes; Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) · NoLindsey Graham (R-SC) · Didn't vote; Tim Scott (R-SC) · YesMike Rounds (R-SD) · Yes; John Thune (R-SD) · YesMarsha Blackburn (R-TN) · Didn't vote; Bill Hagerty (R-TN) · YesJohn Cornyn (R-TX) · Yes; Ted Cruz (R-TX) · YesJohn Curtis (R-UT) · Yes; Mike Lee (R-UT) · Didn't voteTimothy Kaine (D-VA) · Yes; Mark Warner (D-VA) · NoBernie Sanders (I-VT) · No; Peter Welch (D-VT) · Didn't voteMaria Cantwell (D-WA) · No; Patty Murray (D-WA) · NoTammy Baldwin (D-WI) · No; Ron Johnson (R-WI) · YesShelley Capito (R-WV) · Yes; James Justice (R-WV) · YesJohn Barrasso (R-WY) · Didn't vote; Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) · Yes
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How each senator voted
AK-S1Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) · Didn't vote
AK-S2Dan Sullivan (R-AK) · Yes
AL-S1Katie Britt (R-AL) · Yes
AL-S2Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) · Yes
AR-S1John Boozman (R-AR) · Yes
AR-S2Tom Cotton (R-AR) · Yes
AZ-S1Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) · Yes
AZ-S2Mark Kelly (D-AZ) · Didn't vote
CA-S1Alex Padilla (D-CA) · No
CA-S2Adam Schiff (D-CA) · No
CO-S1Michael Bennet (D-CO) · No
CO-S2John Hickenlooper (D-CO) · No
CT-S1Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) · No
CT-S2Christopher Murphy (D-CT) · No
DE-S1Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) · Didn't vote
DE-S2Christopher Coons (D-DE) · Didn't vote
FL-S1Ashley Moody (R-FL) · Yes
FL-S2Rick Scott (R-FL) · Yes
GA-S1Jon Ossoff (D-GA) · No
GA-S2Raphael Warnock (D-GA) · Didn't vote
HI-S1Mazie Hirono (D-HI) · No
HI-S2Brian Schatz (D-HI) · No
IA-S1Joni Ernst (R-IA) · Yes
IA-S2Chuck Grassley (R-IA) · Yes
ID-S1Mike Crapo (R-ID) · Yes
ID-S2James Risch (R-ID) · Yes
IL-S1Richard Durbin (D-IL) · No
IL-S2Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) · No
IN-S1Jim Banks (R-IN) · Yes
IN-S2Todd Young (R-IN) · Yes
KS-S1Jerry Moran (R-KS) · Didn't vote
KS-S2Roger Marshall (R-KS) · Yes
KY-S1Mitch McConnell (R-KY) · Yes
KY-S2Rand Paul (R-KY) · Yes
LA-S1Bill Cassidy (R-LA) · Yes
LA-S2John Kennedy (R-LA) · Yes
MA-S1Edward Markey (D-MA) · Didn't vote
MA-S2Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) · No
MD-S1Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) · No
MD-S2Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) · No
ME-S1Susan Collins (R-ME) · No
ME-S2Angus King (I-ME) · Yes
MI-S1Gary Peters (D-MI) · No
MI-S2Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) · No
MN-S1Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) · No
MN-S2Tina Smith (D-MN) · No
MO-S1Josh Hawley (R-MO) · Yes
MO-S2Eric Schmitt (R-MO) · Yes
MS-S1Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) · Yes
MS-S2Roger Wicker (R-MS) · Yes
MT-S1Steve Daines (R-MT) · Didn't vote
MT-S2Tim Sheehy (R-MT) · Didn't vote
NC-S1Ted Budd (R-NC) · Yes
NC-S2Thomas Tillis (R-NC) · Yes
ND-S1Kevin Cramer (R-ND) · Didn't vote
ND-S2John Hoeven (R-ND) · Yes
NE-S1Deb Fischer (R-NE) · Yes
NE-S2Pete Ricketts (R-NE) · Yes
NH-S1Maggie Hassan (D-NH) · No
NH-S2Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) · Yes
NJ-S1Cory Booker (D-NJ) · No
NJ-S2Andy Kim (D-NJ) · No
NM-S1Martin Heinrich (D-NM) · No
NM-S2Ben Luján (D-NM) · No
NV-S1Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) · No
NV-S2Jacky Rosen (D-NV) · Yes
NY-S1Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) · No
NY-S2Charles Schumer (D-NY) · No
OH-S1Jon Husted (R-OH) · Yes
OH-S2Bernie Moreno (R-OH) · Yes
OK-S1James Lankford (R-OK) · Yes
OK-S2Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) · Yes
OR-S1Jeff Merkley (D-OR) · No
OR-S2Ron Wyden (D-OR) · No
PA-S1John Fetterman (D-PA) · Yes
PA-S2David McCormick (R-PA) · Yes
RI-S1John Reed (D-RI) · Yes
RI-S2Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) · No
SC-S1Lindsey Graham (R-SC) · Didn't vote
SC-S2Tim Scott (R-SC) · Yes
SD-S1Mike Rounds (R-SD) · Yes
SD-S2John Thune (R-SD) · Yes
TN-S1Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) · Didn't vote
TN-S2Bill Hagerty (R-TN) · Yes
TX-S1John Cornyn (R-TX) · Yes
TX-S2Ted Cruz (R-TX) · Yes
UT-S1John Curtis (R-UT) · Yes
UT-S2Mike Lee (R-UT) · Didn't vote
VA-S1Timothy Kaine (D-VA) · Yes
VA-S2Mark Warner (D-VA) · No
VT-S1Bernie Sanders (I-VT) · No
VT-S2Peter Welch (D-VT) · Didn't vote
WA-S1Maria Cantwell (D-WA) · No
WA-S2Patty Murray (D-WA) · No
WI-S1Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) · No
WI-S2Ron Johnson (R-WI) · Yes
WV-S1Shelley Capito (R-WV) · Yes
WV-S2James Justice (R-WV) · Yes
WY-S1John Barrasso (R-WY) · Didn't vote
WY-S2Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) · Yes

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The vote, broken down

The Republican President's nominee was confirmed 50–35.

How your senators voted

  • 7 senators voted against most of their party

    Fetterman does it about 1 in 5 votes, Collins about 1 in 6.

  • 15 senators didn't vote: 9 Republicans and 6 Democrats

  • It would have passed either way

    8 of the 50 who voted yes (43 Republicans, 6 Democrats and 1 independent) switching to no would have made it fail.

    As voted
    50–35 Passes
    If the 7 who voted against most of their party had voted with it
    45–40 Passes
    If the 15 who didn't vote had voted with their party
    59–41 Passes
    If both had happened
    54–46 Passes

How each member voted (100)

50 yea, 35 nay, 15 not voting