Senate · Roll call 205 · April 9, 2025

A vote to confirm Paul Atkins as a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 5, 2026.

Nomination Confirmed52–44 Nomination Party-line vote
Question
On the Nomination
Bill
PN 1218
← 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 0 · No 43 · Did not vote 2
Republicans
Yes 52 · No 0 · Did not vote 1
Independent
Yes 0 · No 1 · Did not vote 1

Most Democrats voted No (43 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: Paul Atkins, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 5, 2026”

Source: Nomination · Automatic

About this vote

Under the Constitution, the Senate must approve, or confirm, the President's nominees for many senior government posts. This vote decided whether Paul Atkins would be confirmed as a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 5, 2026, and the nomination was confirmed.

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How each member voted

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