Senate confirms 49 nominations en bloc
On the Nomination PN806-1 and PN730-1 and PN852-7 and PN730-61 and PN730-26 and PN730-44 and PN806-4 and PN730-5 and PN730-9 and PN730-68 and PN786-7 and PN730-54 and PN730-51 and PN730-37 and PN730-28 and PN730-3 and PN786-4 and PN730-12 and PN806-6 and PN730-62 and PN730-50 and PN730-43 and PN730-40 and PN730-21 and PN730-8 and PN730-60 and PN730-58 and PN730-57 and PN806-3 and PN786-8 and PN730-52 and PN786-11 and PN730-25 and PN730-56 and PN726-8 and PN730-27 and PN730-31 and PN730-29 and PN730-22 and PN730-66 and PN730-67 and PN730-48 and PN730-41 and PN726-14 and PN726-13 and PN726-10 and PN726-7 and PN726-3 and PN726-1
MAY 18, 2026 · 5:36 PM ET
A party-line vote. 1 vote to spare over the 45 needed.
What the Senate was voting on
The Senate voted on whether to confirm 49 nominees to federal posts as a group. The nominations were confirmed, with 46 yes votes—one more than the 45 needed.
Confirm all 49 nominations in this group in one vote.
Reject confirming the 49 nominations as a group.
- 2013, 2017
- Ending debate on nominations has needed only a simple majority since 2013, and on Supreme Court nominees since 2017.
- VP
- On a 50–50 tie the Vice President can cast the deciding vote.
45 is a majority of the 89 senators voting yes or no. Members voting “present” or absent don’t count.
- 2013, 2017
- Ending debate on nominations has needed only a simple majority since 2013, and on Supreme Court nominees since 2017.
- VP
- On a 50–50 tie the Vice President can cast the deciding vote.
