Senate · Roll call 441 · July 29, 2025

A vote to confirm Earl Matthews as General Counsel of the Department of Defense.

Nomination Confirmed50–47 Nomination Party-line vote
Question
On the Nomination
Bill
PN 2217
← 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 45
Republicans
Yes 50 · No 0 · Did not vote 3
Independent
Yes 0 · No 2

Most Democrats voted No (45 of 45).

Most Republicans voted Yes (50 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: Earl Matthews, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Defense”

Source: Nomination · Automatic

About this vote

Under the Constitution, the President nominates and the Senate confirms many federal officials, including judges and ambassadors. This was the Senate's final vote on the nomination, and Earl Matthews was confirmed as General Counsel of the Department of Defense.

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How each member voted

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