Senate · Roll call 143 · March 25, 2025

A vote to confirm Martin Makary as Commissioner of Food and Drugs.

Nomination Confirmed56–44 Nomination Party-line vote
Question
On the Nomination
Bill
PN 1228
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
YesNoPresentDid not vote
Each dot is one current member, in the same seat as on their member page, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how they voted. Seats show current members. Members who have since left Congress appear in the list below.

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 3 · No 42
Republicans
Yes 53 · No 0
Independent
Yes 0 · No 2

Most Democrats voted No (42 of 45).

Most Republicans voted Yes (53 of 53).

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

President's positions

The President's position: wanted a Yes vote

“Nominated by the President: Martin Makary, of Virginia, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services”

Source: Nomination · Automatic

About this vote

Many senior federal officials must be approved, or confirmed, by the Senate before they can serve. The Senate confirmed the nomination of Martin Makary to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services.

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How each member voted

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