Feb 3, 2025Confirmed
Earl Matthews, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Defense, vice Caroline Diane Krass, resigned.
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Feb 3, 2025
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Earl Matthews, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Defense, vice Caroline Diane Krass, resigned.
Jul 28, 2025, 7:42 PM ET
SenateAgreed To
On the Cloture Motion
On the Cloture Motion
50 Yes
45 No
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Member Votes
100 members
| Member | Party | State | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
 Alsobrooks, Angela D. | Democrat | MD | Nay |
AA Armstrong, Alan | Republican | OK | — |
 Baldwin, Tammy | Democrat | WI | Nay |
 Banks, Jim | Republican | IN | Yea |
 Barrasso, John | Republican | WY | Yea |
 Bennet, Michael F. | Democrat | CO | Nay |
 Blackburn, Marsha | Republican | TN | Yea |
 Blumenthal, Richard | Democrat | CT | Nay |
 Blunt Rochester, Lisa | Democrat | DE | Nay |
 Booker, Cory A. | Democrat | NJ | Nay |
 Boozman, John | Republican | AR | Yea |
 Britt, Katie Boyd | Republican | AL | Yea |
 Budd, Ted | Republican | NC | Yea |
 Cantwell, Maria | Democrat | WA | Nay |
 Capito, Shelley Moore | Republican | WV | Yea |
 Cassidy, Bill | Republican | LA | Not Voting |
 Collins, Susan M. | Republican | ME | Yea |
 Coons, Christopher A. | Democrat | DE | Nay |
 Cornyn, John | Republican | TX | Yea |
 Cortez Masto, Catherine | Democrat | NV | Nay |
 Cotton, Tom | Republican | AR | Yea |
 Cramer, Kevin | Republican | ND | Yea |
 Crapo, Mike | Republican | ID | Yea |
 Cruz, Ted | Republican | TX | Yea |
 Curtis, John R. | Republican | UT | Yea |
 Daines, Steve | Republican | MT | Yea |
 Duckworth, Tammy | Democrat | IL | Nay |
 Durbin, Richard J. | Democrat | IL | Nay |
 Ernst, Joni | Republican | IA | Yea |
 Fetterman, John | Democrat | PA | Nay |
 Fischer, Deb | Republican | NE | Yea |
 Gallego, Ruben | Democrat | AZ | Not Voting |
 Gillibrand, Kirsten E. | Democrat | NY | Nay |
 Graham, Lindsey | Republican | SC | Yea |
 Grassley, Chuck | Republican | IA | Yea |
 Hagerty, Bill | Republican | TN | Yea |
 Hassan, Margaret Wood | Democrat | NH | Nay |
 Hawley, Josh | Republican | MO | Yea |
 Heinrich, Martin | Democrat | NM | Nay |
 Hickenlooper, John W. | Democrat | CO | Nay |
 Hirono, Mazie K. | Democrat | HI | Nay |
 Hoeven, John | Republican | ND | Yea |
 Husted, Jon | Republican | OH | Yea |
 Hyde-Smith, Cindy | Republican | MS | Yea |
 Johnson, Ron | Republican | WI | Yea |
 Justice, James C. | Republican | WV | Yea |
 Kaine, Tim | Democrat | VA | Nay |
 Kelly, Mark | Democrat | AZ | Nay |
 Kennedy, John | Republican | LA | Yea |
 Kim, Andy | Democrat | NJ | Nay |
 King, Angus S., Jr. | Independent | ME | Nay |
 Klobuchar, Amy | Democrat | MN | Nay |
 Lankford, James | Republican | OK | Yea |
 Lee, Mike | Republican | UT | Yea |
 Luján, Ben Ray | Democrat | NM | Nay |
 Lummis, Cynthia M. | Republican | WY | Yea |
 Markey, Edward J. | Democrat | MA | Nay |
 Marshall, Roger | Republican | KS | Yea |
 McConnell, Mitch | Republican | KY | Yea |
 McCormick, David | Republican | PA | Yea |
 Merkley, Jeff | Democrat | OR | Nay |
 Moody, Ashley | Republican | FL | Yea |
 Moran, Jerry | Republican | KS | Yea |
 Moreno, Bernie | Republican | OH | Yea |
 Murkowski, Lisa | Republican | AK | Not Voting |
 Murphy, Christopher | Democrat | CT | Nay |
 Murray, Patty | Democrat | WA | Nay |
 Ossoff, Jon | Democrat | GA | Nay |
 Padilla, Alex | Democrat | CA | Nay |
 Paul, Rand | Republican | KY | Yea |
 Peters, Gary C. | Democrat | MI | Nay |
 Reed, Jack | Democrat | RI | Nay |
 Ricketts, Pete | Republican | NE | Yea |
 Risch, James E. | Republican | ID | Yea |
 Rosen, Jacky | Democrat | NV | Nay |
 Rounds, Mike | Republican | SD | Yea |
 Sanders, Bernard | Independent | VT | Nay |
 Schatz, Brian | Democrat | HI | Nay |
 Schiff, Adam B. | Democrat | CA | Nay |
 Schmitt, Eric | Republican | MO | Yea |
 Schumer, Charles E. | Democrat | NY | Nay |
 Scott, Rick | Republican | FL | Yea |
 Scott, Tim | Republican | SC | Yea |
 Shaheen, Jeanne | Democrat | NH | Nay |
 Sheehy, Tim | Republican | MT | Yea |
 Slotkin, Elissa | Democrat | MI | Nay |
 Smith, Tina | Democrat | MN | Nay |
 Sullivan, Dan | Republican | AK | Yea |
 Thune, John | Republican | SD | Yea |
 Tillis, Thomas | Republican | NC | Not Voting |
 Tuberville, Tommy | Republican | AL | Yea |
 Van Hollen, Chris | Democrat | MD | Nay |
 Warner, Mark R. | Democrat | VA | Nay |
 Warnock, Raphael G. | Democrat | GA | Nay |
 Warren, Elizabeth | Democrat | MA | Nay |
 Welch, Peter | Democrat | VT | Not Voting |
 Whitehouse, Sheldon | Democrat | RI | Nay |
 Wicker, Roger F. | Republican | MS | Yea |
 Wyden, Ron | Democrat | OR | Nay |
 Young, Todd | Republican | IN | Yea |
Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 441.
Jul 29, 2025
Jul 29, 2025, 11:30 AM ET
SenateAgreed To
On the Nomination
On the Nomination
50 Yes
47 No
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100 members