Senate · Roll call 2 · Jan. 6, 2026

A vote to confirm Joshua Simmons as General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency; a Yes vote approves the nomination.

Nomination Confirmed53–47 Nomination Party-line vote
Question
On the Nomination
Bill
PN 49911
← 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 53 · No 0
Independent
Yes 0 · No 2

Most Democrats voted No (45 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: Joshua Simmons, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency”

Source: Nomination · Automatic

About this vote

This was the Senate's final vote on the President's nomination; confirmation needs a simple majority. The nomination was confirmed.

This summary was drafted and checked with AI (Claude) using only the official record of the vote. Report an error

How each member voted

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