U.S. Senate · March 23, 2026
Roll call 63 · 119th Congress, session 2
Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, to be Secretary of Homeland Security
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
54 yes 45 no
The Senate said yes · recorded as “Nomination Confirmed”
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
What was being voted on
Nominee: Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, to be Secretary of Homeland Security