Senate · Roll call 507 · Sept. 9, 2025

A vote to confirm Robert Law as Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, Department of Homeland Security.

Nomination Confirmed49–46 Nomination Party-line vote
Question
On the Nomination
Bill
PN 12910
← 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 49 · No 1 · Did not vote 3
Independent
Yes 0 · No 2

Most Democrats voted No (43 of 45).

Most Republicans voted Yes (49 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: Robert Law, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, Department of Homeland Security”

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 Robert Law was confirmed as Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, Department of Homeland Security.

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How each member voted

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