Senate · Roll call 19 · Jan. 27, 2025

A vote to confirm Scott Bessent as Secretary of the Treasury.

Nomination Confirmed68–29 Nomination Party-line vote
Question
On the Nomination
Bill
PN 111
← 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 15 · No 28 · Did not vote 2
Republicans
Yes 52 · No 0 · Did not vote 1
Independent
Yes 1 · No 1

Most Democrats voted No (28 of 45).

Most Republicans voted Yes (52 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: Scott Bessent, of South Carolina, to be Secretary of the Treasury”

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 Scott Bessent to be Secretary of the Treasury.

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How each member voted

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