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Congressional Votes for Connecticut for the Week of July 25-31, 2025
By Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Here's a look at how members of Congress in Connecticut voted for the week of July 25-31, 2025.The House was not in session this week. The Senate, along with its roll call votes, also passed these measures: a bill (S.1020), to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects; the Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act (S. 911), to include certain retired law enforcement officers in the public safety officers' death benefits program; and a resolution (S. Res. 344), ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Here's a look at how members of Congress in Connecticut voted for the week of July 25-31, 2025. The House was not in session this week. The Senate, along with its roll call votes, also passed these measures: a bill (S.1020), to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects; the Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act (S. 911), to include certain retired law enforcement officers in the public safety officers' death benefits program; and a resolution (S. Res. 344),observing the 20th anniversary of the date on which Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast and recognizing the progress of efforts to rebuild the affected Gulf Coast region.
There were no key votes in the House this week.
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
REGULATING NUCLEAR POWER: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of David Wright to be a commissioner on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a five-year term ending in the middle of 2030. Wright has been an NRC commissioner since mid-2018, and its chairman since this January. An opponent, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., said the Energy Department and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have been interfering with the NRC's independence, and a no vote was needed "to protect an important agency because it is essential to accomplishing a key bipartisan goal to renew America's nuclear industry safely and productively." The vote, on July 28, was 50 yeas to 39 nays.
NAYS: Murphy D-CT, Blumenthal D-CT
Senate Vote 2:
MILITARY GENERAL COUNSEL: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Earl Matthews to be General Counsel at the Defense Department. A White House staffer specializing in military policy for the first Trump administration, Matthews has been in a variety of lawyer roles in intelligence agencies and the military. The vote, on July 29, was 50 yeas to 47 nays.
NAYS: Murphy D-CT, Blumenthal D-CT
Senate Vote 3:
TRADE PROMOTION: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of William Kimmitt to be the Commerce Department's Under Secretary for International Trade. A current partner at the Kirkland & Ellis law firm, specializing in commercial law and trade, Kimmitt was a senior advisor to the U.S. trade representative in the first Trump administration. The vote, on July 29, was 51 yeas to 47 nays.
NAYS: Murphy D-CT, Blumenthal D-CT
Senate Vote 4:
CDC DIRECTOR: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Susan Monarez to direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Currently acting director at the CDC, after being deputy director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health in 2023 and 2024, Monarez had previously been a White House staffer, and a manager and researcher at various federal agencies. The vote, on July 29, was 51 yeas to 47 nays.
NAYS: Murphy D-CT, Blumenthal D-CT
Senate Vote 5:
MANAGING VA CEMETERIES: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Sam Brown to be Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs at the Veterans Affairs Department. A former Army officer who was badly wounded in Afghanistan in 2008, Brown has since operated a pharmaceutical business in Nevada, and ran for a Senate seat in the state last year. A supporter, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said Brown "understands sacrifices made every day by men and women of the U.S. military and their families as well, and he is well-equipped to undertake this significant responsibility." The vote, on July 29, was 54 yeas to 44 nays.
NAYS: Murphy D-CT, Blumenthal D-CT
Senate Vote 6:
APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Emil J. Bove III to be a judge on the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Bove was a prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York for nine years ending in 2021, then a defense attorney, including for Donald Trump, and has been a senior Justice Department attorney for the last half-year. A supporter, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Bove "has a strong legal background and has served his country honorably. I believe he will be diligent, capable, and a fair jurist." An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Bove was nominated for his loyalty to President Trump, "not because of his legal accomplishments or his dedication to a conservative method of constitutional interpretation." The vote, on July 29, was 50 yeas to 49 nays.
NAYS: Murphy D-CT, Blumenthal D-CT
Senate Vote 7:
COUNSEL FOR JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Thomas Elliot Gaiser to head the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel. Gaiser had been Ohio Solicitor General since late 2023, after time as a lawyer at the Jones Day and Boyden Gray firms, and as a Supreme Court clerk. The vote, on July 30, was 53 yeas to 45 nays.
NAYS: Murphy D-CT, Blumenthal D-CT
Senate Vote 8:
COUNTERTERRORISM DIRECTOR: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Joe Kent to direct the National Counterterrorism Center of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Kent was an Army and CIA officer for two decades; he ran for a Congressional seat in a Washington district in 2022 and 2024. A supporter, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said Kent "has committed to returning the National Counterterrorism Center to its statutory mission of integrating threat intelligence from foreign terrorist organizations and to getting out of purely domestic activities." An opponent, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., called Kent "a conspiracy theorist who espouses white supremacist views and is patently unqualified for this important role in just about every way imaginable." The vote, on July 30, was 52 yeas to 44 nays.
NAYS: Murphy D-CT, Blumenthal D-CT
Senate Vote 9:
SELLING WEAPONS TO ISRAEL: The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from the Foreign Relations Committee a resolution (S.J. Res. 41), sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders, ID-Vt., that would have barred the proposed sale of 20 thousand automatic carbine rifles to Israel for use by its national police. Sanders said that when "Israeli soldiers are shooting civilians trying to get food aid on a near-daily basis, when extremist settlers are pushing Palestinians from their homes in the West Bank and when Gaza is witnessing mass starvation as a result of Israeli government policy, the United States should not and must not be providing more weapons to enable these atrocities." A resolution opponent, Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, said cancelling the sale "would abandon America's closest ally in the Middle East." The vote, on July 30, was 27 yeas to 70 nays.
YEAS: Murphy D-CT
NAYS: Blumenthal D-CT
Senate Vote 10:
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT LAWYER: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Tyler Clarkson to be General Counsel at the Agriculture Department. Clarkson had been a lawyer at Ginkgo Bioworks, a biotechnology company; he was a senior Agriculture lawyer in the first Trump administration, after four years as a lawyer at a Washington, D.C., firm. The vote, on July 31, was 52 yeas to 45 nays.
NAYS: Murphy D-CT, Blumenthal D-CT
Senate Vote 11:
U.S. MARSHALS: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Gadyaces Serralta to direct the U.S. Marshals Service. Serralta had been the U.S. marshal for southern Florida since August 2018, following close to three full decades as a police officer and official in several different police departments in Florida. The vote, on July 31, was 59 yeas to 39 nays.
NAYS: Murphy D-CT, Blumenthal D-CT
Senate Vote 12:
VA INSPECTOR GENERAL: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Cheryl Mason to be Inspector General at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Department. Mason was for five years on a judicial board that heard veterans' appeals of VA disability benefits rulings, and most recently was a senior advisor to the VA's secretary. An opponent, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., claimed Mason was beholden to President Trump and VA Secretary Doug Collins as "part and parcel of the policies and actions of this administration that have been so dangerous and damaging to the VA in these past months." The vote, on July 31, was 53 yeas to 45 nays.
NAYS: Murphy D-CT, Blumenthal D-CT
Senate Vote 13:
INTELLIGENCE OFFICIAL: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Matthew Kozma to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis at the Homeland Security Department. A senior manager at Intel for the last three years, Kozma was a chief information officer for intelligence during the first Trump administration. The vote, on July 31, was 53 yeas to 44 nays.
NAYS: Murphy D-CT, Blumenthal D-CT
Senate Vote 14:
EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Andrea Lucas to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term ending in mid-2030. Lucas has been on the Commission since 2020, and its acting chair since this January. She was a labor and employment lawyer in Washington, D.C., for nearly a decade previously. The vote, on July 31, was 52 yeas to 45 nays.
NAYS: Murphy D-CT, Blumenthal D-CT
For more information about Targeted News Service, please contact Myron Struck, editor, 703/304-1897, editor@targetednews.com; for technical questions about transmission or for retransmissions, please contact Kevin Meek, kevin@targetednews.com.
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Congressional Votes for Colorado for the Week of July 25-31, 2025
By Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Here's a look at how members of Congress in Colorado voted for the week of July 25-31, 2025.The House was not in session this week. The Senate, along with its roll call votes, also passed these measures: a bill (S.1020), to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects; the Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act (S. 911), to include certain retired law enforcement officers in the public safety officers' death benefits program; and a resolution (S. Res. 344), observing ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Here's a look at how members of Congress in Colorado voted for the week of July 25-31, 2025. The House was not in session this week. The Senate, along with its roll call votes, also passed these measures: a bill (S.1020), to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects; the Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act (S. 911), to include certain retired law enforcement officers in the public safety officers' death benefits program; and a resolution (S. Res. 344), observingthe 20th anniversary of the date on which Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast and recognizing the progress of efforts to rebuild the affected Gulf Coast region.
There were no key votes in the House this week.
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
REGULATING NUCLEAR POWER: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of David Wright to be a commissioner on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a five-year term ending in the middle of 2030. Wright has been an NRC commissioner since mid-2018, and its chairman since this January. An opponent, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., said the Energy Department and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have been interfering with the NRC's independence, and a no vote was needed "to protect an important agency because it is essential to accomplishing a key bipartisan goal to renew America's nuclear industry safely and productively." The vote, on July 28, was 50 yeas to 39 nays.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 2:
MILITARY GENERAL COUNSEL: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Earl Matthews to be General Counsel at the Defense Department. A White House staffer specializing in military policy for the first Trump administration, Matthews has been in a variety of lawyer roles in intelligence agencies and the military. The vote, on July 29, was 50 yeas to 47 nays.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 3:
TRADE PROMOTION: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of William Kimmitt to be the Commerce Department's Under Secretary for International Trade. A current partner at the Kirkland & Ellis law firm, specializing in commercial law and trade, Kimmitt was a senior advisor to the U.S. trade representative in the first Trump administration. The vote, on July 29, was 51 yeas to 47 nays.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 4:
CDC DIRECTOR: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Susan Monarez to direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Currently acting director at the CDC, after being deputy director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health in 2023 and 2024, Monarez had previously been a White House staffer, and a manager and researcher at various federal agencies. The vote, on July 29, was 51 yeas to 47 nays.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 5:
MANAGING VA CEMETERIES: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Sam Brown to be Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs at the Veterans Affairs Department. A former Army officer who was badly wounded in Afghanistan in 2008, Brown has since operated a pharmaceutical business in Nevada, and ran for a Senate seat in the state last year. A supporter, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said Brown "understands sacrifices made every day by men and women of the U.S. military and their families as well, and he is well-equipped to undertake this significant responsibility." The vote, on July 29, was 54 yeas to 44 nays.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 6:
APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Emil J. Bove III to be a judge on the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Bove was a prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York for nine years ending in 2021, then a defense attorney, including for Donald Trump, and has been a senior Justice Department attorney for the last half-year. A supporter, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Bove "has a strong legal background and has served his country honorably. I believe he will be diligent, capable, and a fair jurist." An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Bove was nominated for his loyalty to President Trump, "not because of his legal accomplishments or his dedication to a conservative method of constitutional interpretation." The vote, on July 29, was 50 yeas to 49 nays.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 7:
COUNSEL FOR JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Thomas Elliot Gaiser to head the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel. Gaiser had been Ohio Solicitor General since late 2023, after time as a lawyer at the Jones Day and Boyden Gray firms, and as a Supreme Court clerk. The vote, on July 30, was 53 yeas to 45 nays.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 8:
COUNTERTERRORISM DIRECTOR: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Joe Kent to direct the National Counterterrorism Center of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Kent was an Army and CIA officer for two decades; he ran for a Congressional seat in a Washington district in 2022 and 2024. A supporter, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said Kent "has committed to returning the National Counterterrorism Center to its statutory mission of integrating threat intelligence from foreign terrorist organizations and to getting out of purely domestic activities." An opponent, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., called Kent "a conspiracy theorist who espouses white supremacist views and is patently unqualified for this important role in just about every way imaginable." The vote, on July 30, was 52 yeas to 44 nays.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 9:
SELLING WEAPONS TO ISRAEL: The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from the Foreign Relations Committee a resolution (S.J. Res. 41), sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders, ID-Vt., that would have barred the proposed sale of 20 thousand automatic carbine rifles to Israel for use by its national police. Sanders said that when "Israeli soldiers are shooting civilians trying to get food aid on a near-daily basis, when extremist settlers are pushing Palestinians from their homes in the West Bank and when Gaza is witnessing mass starvation as a result of Israeli government policy, the United States should not and must not be providing more weapons to enable these atrocities." A resolution opponent, Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, said cancelling the sale "would abandon America's closest ally in the Middle East." The vote, on July 30, was 27 yeas to 70 nays.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 10:
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT LAWYER: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Tyler Clarkson to be General Counsel at the Agriculture Department. Clarkson had been a lawyer at Ginkgo Bioworks, a biotechnology company; he was a senior Agriculture lawyer in the first Trump administration, after four years as a lawyer at a Washington, D.C., firm. The vote, on July 31, was 52 yeas to 45 nays.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 11:
U.S. MARSHALS: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Gadyaces Serralta to direct the U.S. Marshals Service. Serralta had been the U.S. marshal for southern Florida since August 2018, following close to three full decades as a police officer and official in several different police departments in Florida. The vote, on July 31, was 59 yeas to 39 nays.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 12:
VA INSPECTOR GENERAL: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Cheryl Mason to be Inspector General at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Department. Mason was for five years on a judicial board that heard veterans' appeals of VA disability benefits rulings, and most recently was a senior advisor to the VA's secretary. An opponent, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., claimed Mason was beholden to President Trump and VA Secretary Doug Collins as "part and parcel of the policies and actions of this administration that have been so dangerous and damaging to the VA in these past months." The vote, on July 31, was 53 yeas to 45 nays.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 13:
INTELLIGENCE OFFICIAL: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Matthew Kozma to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis at the Homeland Security Department. A senior manager at Intel for the last three years, Kozma was a chief information officer for intelligence during the first Trump administration. The vote, on July 31, was 53 yeas to 44 nays.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 14:
EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Andrea Lucas to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term ending in mid-2030. Lucas has been on the Commission since 2020, and its acting chair since this January. She was a labor and employment lawyer in Washington, D.C., for nearly a decade previously. The vote, on July 31, was 52 yeas to 45 nays.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
For more information about Targeted News Service, please contact Myron Struck, editor, 703/304-1897, editor@targetednews.com; for technical questions about transmission or for retransmissions, please contact Kevin Meek, kevin@targetednews.com.
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Congressional Votes for California for the Week of July 25-31, 2025
By Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Here's a look at how members of Congress in California voted for the week of July 25-31, 2025.The House was not in session this week. The Senate, along with its roll call votes, also passed these measures: a bill (S.1020), to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects; the Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act (S. 911), to include certain retired law enforcement officers in the public safety officers' death benefits program; and a resolution (S. Res. 344), ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Here's a look at how members of Congress in California voted for the week of July 25-31, 2025. The House was not in session this week. The Senate, along with its roll call votes, also passed these measures: a bill (S.1020), to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects; the Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act (S. 911), to include certain retired law enforcement officers in the public safety officers' death benefits program; and a resolution (S. Res. 344),observing the 20th anniversary of the date on which Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast and recognizing the progress of efforts to rebuild the affected Gulf Coast region.
There were no key votes in the House this week.
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
REGULATING NUCLEAR POWER: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of David Wright to be a commissioner on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a five-year term ending in the middle of 2030. Wright has been an NRC commissioner since mid-2018, and its chairman since this January. An opponent, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., said the Energy Department and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have been interfering with the NRC's independence, and a no vote was needed "to protect an important agency because it is essential to accomplishing a key bipartisan goal to renew America's nuclear industry safely and productively." The vote, on July 28, was 50 yeas to 39 nays.
NAYS: Padilla D-CA, Schiff D-CA
Senate Vote 2:
MILITARY GENERAL COUNSEL: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Earl Matthews to be General Counsel at the Defense Department. A White House staffer specializing in military policy for the first Trump administration, Matthews has been in a variety of lawyer roles in intelligence agencies and the military. The vote, on July 29, was 50 yeas to 47 nays.
NAYS: Padilla D-CA, Schiff D-CA
Senate Vote 3:
TRADE PROMOTION: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of William Kimmitt to be the Commerce Department's Under Secretary for International Trade. A current partner at the Kirkland & Ellis law firm, specializing in commercial law and trade, Kimmitt was a senior advisor to the U.S. trade representative in the first Trump administration. The vote, on July 29, was 51 yeas to 47 nays.
NAYS: Padilla D-CA, Schiff D-CA
Senate Vote 4:
CDC DIRECTOR: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Susan Monarez to direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Currently acting director at the CDC, after being deputy director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health in 2023 and 2024, Monarez had previously been a White House staffer, and a manager and researcher at various federal agencies. The vote, on July 29, was 51 yeas to 47 nays.
NAYS: Padilla D-CA, Schiff D-CA
Senate Vote 5:
MANAGING VA CEMETERIES: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Sam Brown to be Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs at the Veterans Affairs Department. A former Army officer who was badly wounded in Afghanistan in 2008, Brown has since operated a pharmaceutical business in Nevada, and ran for a Senate seat in the state last year. A supporter, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said Brown "understands sacrifices made every day by men and women of the U.S. military and their families as well, and he is well-equipped to undertake this significant responsibility." The vote, on July 29, was 54 yeas to 44 nays.
NAYS: Padilla D-CA, Schiff D-CA
Senate Vote 6:
APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Emil J. Bove III to be a judge on the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Bove was a prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York for nine years ending in 2021, then a defense attorney, including for Donald Trump, and has been a senior Justice Department attorney for the last half-year. A supporter, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Bove "has a strong legal background and has served his country honorably. I believe he will be diligent, capable, and a fair jurist." An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Bove was nominated for his loyalty to President Trump, "not because of his legal accomplishments or his dedication to a conservative method of constitutional interpretation." The vote, on July 29, was 50 yeas to 49 nays.
NAYS: Padilla D-CA, Schiff D-CA
Senate Vote 7:
COUNSEL FOR JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Thomas Elliot Gaiser to head the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel. Gaiser had been Ohio Solicitor General since late 2023, after time as a lawyer at the Jones Day and Boyden Gray firms, and as a Supreme Court clerk. The vote, on July 30, was 53 yeas to 45 nays.
NAYS: Padilla D-CA, Schiff D-CA
Senate Vote 8:
COUNTERTERRORISM DIRECTOR: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Joe Kent to direct the National Counterterrorism Center of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Kent was an Army and CIA officer for two decades; he ran for a Congressional seat in a Washington district in 2022 and 2024. A supporter, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said Kent "has committed to returning the National Counterterrorism Center to its statutory mission of integrating threat intelligence from foreign terrorist organizations and to getting out of purely domestic activities." An opponent, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., called Kent "a conspiracy theorist who espouses white supremacist views and is patently unqualified for this important role in just about every way imaginable." The vote, on July 30, was 52 yeas to 44 nays.
NAYS: Padilla D-CA, Schiff D-CA
Senate Vote 9:
SELLING WEAPONS TO ISRAEL: The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from the Foreign Relations Committee a resolution (S.J. Res. 41), sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders, ID-Vt., that would have barred the proposed sale of 20 thousand automatic carbine rifles to Israel for use by its national police. Sanders said that when "Israeli soldiers are shooting civilians trying to get food aid on a near-daily basis, when extremist settlers are pushing Palestinians from their homes in the West Bank and when Gaza is witnessing mass starvation as a result of Israeli government policy, the United States should not and must not be providing more weapons to enable these atrocities." A resolution opponent, Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, said cancelling the sale "would abandon America's closest ally in the Middle East." The vote, on July 30, was 27 yeas to 70 nays.
NAYS: Padilla D-CA, Schiff D-CA
Senate Vote 10:
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT LAWYER: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Tyler Clarkson to be General Counsel at the Agriculture Department. Clarkson had been a lawyer at Ginkgo Bioworks, a biotechnology company; he was a senior Agriculture lawyer in the first Trump administration, after four years as a lawyer at a Washington, D.C., firm. The vote, on July 31, was 52 yeas to 45 nays.
NAYS: Padilla D-CA, Schiff D-CA
Senate Vote 11:
U.S. MARSHALS: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Gadyaces Serralta to direct the U.S. Marshals Service. Serralta had been the U.S. marshal for southern Florida since August 2018, following close to three full decades as a police officer and official in several different police departments in Florida. The vote, on July 31, was 59 yeas to 39 nays.
NAYS: Padilla D-CA, Schiff D-CA
Senate Vote 12:
VA INSPECTOR GENERAL: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Cheryl Mason to be Inspector General at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Department. Mason was for five years on a judicial board that heard veterans' appeals of VA disability benefits rulings, and most recently was a senior advisor to the VA's secretary. An opponent, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., claimed Mason was beholden to President Trump and VA Secretary Doug Collins as "part and parcel of the policies and actions of this administration that have been so dangerous and damaging to the VA in these past months." The vote, on July 31, was 53 yeas to 45 nays.
NAYS: Padilla D-CA, Schiff D-CA
Senate Vote 13:
INTELLIGENCE OFFICIAL: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Matthew Kozma to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis at the Homeland Security Department. A senior manager at Intel for the last three years, Kozma was a chief information officer for intelligence during the first Trump administration. The vote, on July 31, was 53 yeas to 44 nays.
NAYS: Padilla D-CA, Schiff D-CA
Senate Vote 14:
EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Andrea Lucas to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term ending in mid-2030. Lucas has been on the Commission since 2020, and its acting chair since this January. She was a labor and employment lawyer in Washington, D.C., for nearly a decade previously. The vote, on July 31, was 52 yeas to 45 nays.
NAYS: Padilla D-CA, Schiff D-CA
For more information about Targeted News Service, please contact Myron Struck, editor, 703/304-1897, editor@targetednews.com; for technical questions about transmission or for retransmissions, please contact Kevin Meek, kevin@targetednews.com.
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Congressional Votes for Arkansas for the Week of July 25-31, 2025
By Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Here's a look at how members of Congress in Arkansas voted for the week of July 25-31, 2025.The House was not in session this week. The Senate, along with its roll call votes, also passed these measures: a bill (S.1020), to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects; the Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act (S. 911), to include certain retired law enforcement officers in the public safety officers' death benefits program; and a resolution (S. Res. 344), observing ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Here's a look at how members of Congress in Arkansas voted for the week of July 25-31, 2025. The House was not in session this week. The Senate, along with its roll call votes, also passed these measures: a bill (S.1020), to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects; the Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act (S. 911), to include certain retired law enforcement officers in the public safety officers' death benefits program; and a resolution (S. Res. 344), observingthe 20th anniversary of the date on which Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast and recognizing the progress of efforts to rebuild the affected Gulf Coast region.
There were no key votes in the House this week.
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
REGULATING NUCLEAR POWER: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of David Wright to be a commissioner on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a five-year term ending in the middle of 2030. Wright has been an NRC commissioner since mid-2018, and its chairman since this January. An opponent, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., said the Energy Department and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have been interfering with the NRC's independence, and a no vote was needed "to protect an important agency because it is essential to accomplishing a key bipartisan goal to renew America's nuclear industry safely and productively." The vote, on July 28, was 50 yeas to 39 nays.
YEAS: Cotton R-AR, Boozman R-AR
Senate Vote 2:
MILITARY GENERAL COUNSEL: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Earl Matthews to be General Counsel at the Defense Department. A White House staffer specializing in military policy for the first Trump administration, Matthews has been in a variety of lawyer roles in intelligence agencies and the military. The vote, on July 29, was 50 yeas to 47 nays.
YEAS: Cotton R-AR, Boozman R-AR
Senate Vote 3:
TRADE PROMOTION: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of William Kimmitt to be the Commerce Department's Under Secretary for International Trade. A current partner at the Kirkland & Ellis law firm, specializing in commercial law and trade, Kimmitt was a senior advisor to the U.S. trade representative in the first Trump administration. The vote, on July 29, was 51 yeas to 47 nays.
YEAS: Cotton R-AR, Boozman R-AR
Senate Vote 4:
CDC DIRECTOR: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Susan Monarez to direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Currently acting director at the CDC, after being deputy director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health in 2023 and 2024, Monarez had previously been a White House staffer, and a manager and researcher at various federal agencies. The vote, on July 29, was 51 yeas to 47 nays.
YEAS: Cotton R-AR, Boozman R-AR
Senate Vote 5:
MANAGING VA CEMETERIES: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Sam Brown to be Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs at the Veterans Affairs Department. A former Army officer who was badly wounded in Afghanistan in 2008, Brown has since operated a pharmaceutical business in Nevada, and ran for a Senate seat in the state last year. A supporter, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said Brown "understands sacrifices made every day by men and women of the U.S. military and their families as well, and he is well-equipped to undertake this significant responsibility." The vote, on July 29, was 54 yeas to 44 nays.
YEAS: Cotton R-AR, Boozman R-AR
Senate Vote 6:
APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Emil J. Bove III to be a judge on the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Bove was a prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York for nine years ending in 2021, then a defense attorney, including for Donald Trump, and has been a senior Justice Department attorney for the last half-year. A supporter, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Bove "has a strong legal background and has served his country honorably. I believe he will be diligent, capable, and a fair jurist." An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Bove was nominated for his loyalty to President Trump, "not because of his legal accomplishments or his dedication to a conservative method of constitutional interpretation." The vote, on July 29, was 50 yeas to 49 nays.
YEAS: Cotton R-AR, Boozman R-AR
Senate Vote 7:
COUNSEL FOR JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Thomas Elliot Gaiser to head the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel. Gaiser had been Ohio Solicitor General since late 2023, after time as a lawyer at the Jones Day and Boyden Gray firms, and as a Supreme Court clerk. The vote, on July 30, was 53 yeas to 45 nays.
YEAS: Cotton R-AR, Boozman R-AR
Senate Vote 8:
COUNTERTERRORISM DIRECTOR: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Joe Kent to direct the National Counterterrorism Center of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Kent was an Army and CIA officer for two decades; he ran for a Congressional seat in a Washington district in 2022 and 2024. A supporter, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said Kent "has committed to returning the National Counterterrorism Center to its statutory mission of integrating threat intelligence from foreign terrorist organizations and to getting out of purely domestic activities." An opponent, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., called Kent "a conspiracy theorist who espouses white supremacist views and is patently unqualified for this important role in just about every way imaginable." The vote, on July 30, was 52 yeas to 44 nays.
YEAS: Cotton R-AR, Boozman R-AR
Senate Vote 9:
SELLING WEAPONS TO ISRAEL: The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from the Foreign Relations Committee a resolution (S.J. Res. 41), sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders, ID-Vt., that would have barred the proposed sale of 20 thousand automatic carbine rifles to Israel for use by its national police. Sanders said that when "Israeli soldiers are shooting civilians trying to get food aid on a near-daily basis, when extremist settlers are pushing Palestinians from their homes in the West Bank and when Gaza is witnessing mass starvation as a result of Israeli government policy, the United States should not and must not be providing more weapons to enable these atrocities." A resolution opponent, Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, said cancelling the sale "would abandon America's closest ally in the Middle East." The vote, on July 30, was 27 yeas to 70 nays.
NAYS: Cotton R-AR, Boozman R-AR
Senate Vote 10:
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT LAWYER: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Tyler Clarkson to be General Counsel at the Agriculture Department. Clarkson had been a lawyer at Ginkgo Bioworks, a biotechnology company; he was a senior Agriculture lawyer in the first Trump administration, after four years as a lawyer at a Washington, D.C., firm. The vote, on July 31, was 52 yeas to 45 nays.
YEAS: Cotton R-AR, Boozman R-AR
Senate Vote 11:
U.S. MARSHALS: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Gadyaces Serralta to direct the U.S. Marshals Service. Serralta had been the U.S. marshal for southern Florida since August 2018, following close to three full decades as a police officer and official in several different police departments in Florida. The vote, on July 31, was 59 yeas to 39 nays.
YEAS: Cotton R-AR, Boozman R-AR
Senate Vote 12:
VA INSPECTOR GENERAL: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Cheryl Mason to be Inspector General at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Department. Mason was for five years on a judicial board that heard veterans' appeals of VA disability benefits rulings, and most recently was a senior advisor to the VA's secretary. An opponent, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., claimed Mason was beholden to President Trump and VA Secretary Doug Collins as "part and parcel of the policies and actions of this administration that have been so dangerous and damaging to the VA in these past months." The vote, on July 31, was 53 yeas to 45 nays.
YEAS: Cotton R-AR, Boozman R-AR
Senate Vote 13:
INTELLIGENCE OFFICIAL: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Matthew Kozma to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis at the Homeland Security Department. A senior manager at Intel for the last three years, Kozma was a chief information officer for intelligence during the first Trump administration. The vote, on July 31, was 53 yeas to 44 nays.
YEAS: Cotton R-AR, Boozman R-AR
Senate Vote 14:
EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Andrea Lucas to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term ending in mid-2030. Lucas has been on the Commission since 2020, and its acting chair since this January. She was a labor and employment lawyer in Washington, D.C., for nearly a decade previously. The vote, on July 31, was 52 yeas to 45 nays.
YEAS: Cotton R-AR, Boozman R-AR
For more information about Targeted News Service, please contact Myron Struck, editor, 703/304-1897, editor@targetednews.com; for technical questions about transmission or for retransmissions, please contact Kevin Meek, kevin@targetednews.com.
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Congressional Votes for Arizona for the Week of July 25-31, 2025
By Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Here's a look at how members of Congress in Arizona voted for the week of July 25-31, 2025.The House was not in session this week. The Senate, along with its roll call votes, also passed these measures: a bill (S.1020), to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects; the Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act (S. 911), to include certain retired law enforcement officers in the public safety officers' death benefits program; and a resolution (S. Res. 344), observing ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Here's a look at how members of Congress in Arizona voted for the week of July 25-31, 2025. The House was not in session this week. The Senate, along with its roll call votes, also passed these measures: a bill (S.1020), to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects; the Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act (S. 911), to include certain retired law enforcement officers in the public safety officers' death benefits program; and a resolution (S. Res. 344), observingthe 20th anniversary of the date on which Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast and recognizing the progress of efforts to rebuild the affected Gulf Coast region.
There were no key votes in the House this week.
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
REGULATING NUCLEAR POWER: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of David Wright to be a commissioner on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a five-year term ending in the middle of 2030. Wright has been an NRC commissioner since mid-2018, and its chairman since this January. An opponent, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., said the Energy Department and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have been interfering with the NRC's independence, and a no vote was needed "to protect an important agency because it is essential to accomplishing a key bipartisan goal to renew America's nuclear industry safely and productively." The vote, on July 28, was 50 yeas to 39 nays.
NOT VOTING: Gallego D-AZ
NAYS: Kelly D-AZ
Senate Vote 2:
MILITARY GENERAL COUNSEL: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Earl Matthews to be General Counsel at the Defense Department. A White House staffer specializing in military policy for the first Trump administration, Matthews has been in a variety of lawyer roles in intelligence agencies and the military. The vote, on July 29, was 50 yeas to 47 nays.
NAYS: Gallego D-AZ, Kelly D-AZ
Senate Vote 3:
TRADE PROMOTION: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of William Kimmitt to be the Commerce Department's Under Secretary for International Trade. A current partner at the Kirkland & Ellis law firm, specializing in commercial law and trade, Kimmitt was a senior advisor to the U.S. trade representative in the first Trump administration. The vote, on July 29, was 51 yeas to 47 nays.
NAYS: Gallego D-AZ, Kelly D-AZ
Senate Vote 4:
CDC DIRECTOR: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Susan Monarez to direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Currently acting director at the CDC, after being deputy director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health in 2023 and 2024, Monarez had previously been a White House staffer, and a manager and researcher at various federal agencies. The vote, on July 29, was 51 yeas to 47 nays.
NAYS: Gallego D-AZ, Kelly D-AZ
Senate Vote 5:
MANAGING VA CEMETERIES: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Sam Brown to be Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs at the Veterans Affairs Department. A former Army officer who was badly wounded in Afghanistan in 2008, Brown has since operated a pharmaceutical business in Nevada, and ran for a Senate seat in the state last year. A supporter, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said Brown "understands sacrifices made every day by men and women of the U.S. military and their families as well, and he is well-equipped to undertake this significant responsibility." The vote, on July 29, was 54 yeas to 44 nays.
NAYS: Gallego D-AZ, Kelly D-AZ
Senate Vote 6:
APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Emil J. Bove III to be a judge on the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Bove was a prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York for nine years ending in 2021, then a defense attorney, including for Donald Trump, and has been a senior Justice Department attorney for the last half-year. A supporter, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Bove "has a strong legal background and has served his country honorably. I believe he will be diligent, capable, and a fair jurist." An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Bove was nominated for his loyalty to President Trump, "not because of his legal accomplishments or his dedication to a conservative method of constitutional interpretation." The vote, on July 29, was 50 yeas to 49 nays.
NAYS: Gallego D-AZ, Kelly D-AZ
Senate Vote 7:
COUNSEL FOR JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Thomas Elliot Gaiser to head the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel. Gaiser had been Ohio Solicitor General since late 2023, after time as a lawyer at the Jones Day and Boyden Gray firms, and as a Supreme Court clerk. The vote, on July 30, was 53 yeas to 45 nays.
NOT VOTING: Gallego D-AZ
NAYS: Kelly D-AZ
Senate Vote 8:
COUNTERTERRORISM DIRECTOR: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Joe Kent to direct the National Counterterrorism Center of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Kent was an Army and CIA officer for two decades; he ran for a Congressional seat in a Washington district in 2022 and 2024. A supporter, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said Kent "has committed to returning the National Counterterrorism Center to its statutory mission of integrating threat intelligence from foreign terrorist organizations and to getting out of purely domestic activities." An opponent, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., called Kent "a conspiracy theorist who espouses white supremacist views and is patently unqualified for this important role in just about every way imaginable." The vote, on July 30, was 52 yeas to 44 nays.
NOT VOTING: Gallego D-AZ, Kelly D-AZ
Senate Vote 9:
SELLING WEAPONS TO ISRAEL: The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from the Foreign Relations Committee a resolution (S.J. Res. 41), sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders, ID-Vt., that would have barred the proposed sale of 20 thousand automatic carbine rifles to Israel for use by its national police. Sanders said that when "Israeli soldiers are shooting civilians trying to get food aid on a near-daily basis, when extremist settlers are pushing Palestinians from their homes in the West Bank and when Gaza is witnessing mass starvation as a result of Israeli government policy, the United States should not and must not be providing more weapons to enable these atrocities." A resolution opponent, Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, said cancelling the sale "would abandon America's closest ally in the Middle East." The vote, on July 30, was 27 yeas to 70 nays.
NOT VOTING: Gallego D-AZ, Kelly D-AZ
Senate Vote 10:
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT LAWYER: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Tyler Clarkson to be General Counsel at the Agriculture Department. Clarkson had been a lawyer at Ginkgo Bioworks, a biotechnology company; he was a senior Agriculture lawyer in the first Trump administration, after four years as a lawyer at a Washington, D.C., firm. The vote, on July 31, was 52 yeas to 45 nays.
NOT VOTING: Gallego D-AZ, Kelly D-AZ
Senate Vote 11:
U.S. MARSHALS: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Gadyaces Serralta to direct the U.S. Marshals Service. Serralta had been the U.S. marshal for southern Florida since August 2018, following close to three full decades as a police officer and official in several different police departments in Florida. The vote, on July 31, was 59 yeas to 39 nays.
NOT VOTING: Gallego D-AZ, Kelly D-AZ
Senate Vote 12:
VA INSPECTOR GENERAL: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Cheryl Mason to be Inspector General at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Department. Mason was for five years on a judicial board that heard veterans' appeals of VA disability benefits rulings, and most recently was a senior advisor to the VA's secretary. An opponent, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., claimed Mason was beholden to President Trump and VA Secretary Doug Collins as "part and parcel of the policies and actions of this administration that have been so dangerous and damaging to the VA in these past months." The vote, on July 31, was 53 yeas to 45 nays.
NOT VOTING: Gallego D-AZ, Kelly D-AZ
Senate Vote 13:
INTELLIGENCE OFFICIAL: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Matthew Kozma to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis at the Homeland Security Department. A senior manager at Intel for the last three years, Kozma was a chief information officer for intelligence during the first Trump administration. The vote, on July 31, was 53 yeas to 44 nays.
NOT VOTING: Gallego D-AZ, Kelly D-AZ
Senate Vote 14:
EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Andrea Lucas to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term ending in mid-2030. Lucas has been on the Commission since 2020, and its acting chair since this January. She was a labor and employment lawyer in Washington, D.C., for nearly a decade previously. The vote, on July 31, was 52 yeas to 45 nays.
NOT VOTING: Gallego D-AZ, Kelly D-AZ
For more information about Targeted News Service, please contact Myron Struck, editor, 703/304-1897, editor@targetednews.com; for technical questions about transmission or for retransmissions, please contact Kevin Meek, kevin@targetednews.com.
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Congressional Votes for Alaska for the Week of July 25-31, 2025
By Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Here's a look at how members of Congress in Alaska voted for the week of July 25-31, 2025.The House was not in session this week. The Senate, along with its roll call votes, also passed these measures: a bill (S.1020), to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects; the Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act (S. 911), to include certain retired law enforcement officers in the public safety officers' death benefits program; and a resolution (S. Res. 344), observing ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Here's a look at how members of Congress in Alaska voted for the week of July 25-31, 2025. The House was not in session this week. The Senate, along with its roll call votes, also passed these measures: a bill (S.1020), to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects; the Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act (S. 911), to include certain retired law enforcement officers in the public safety officers' death benefits program; and a resolution (S. Res. 344), observingthe 20th anniversary of the date on which Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast and recognizing the progress of efforts to rebuild the affected Gulf Coast region.
There were no key votes in the House this week.
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
REGULATING NUCLEAR POWER: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of David Wright to be a commissioner on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a five-year term ending in the middle of 2030. Wright has been an NRC commissioner since mid-2018, and its chairman since this January. An opponent, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., said the Energy Department and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have been interfering with the NRC's independence, and a no vote was needed "to protect an important agency because it is essential to accomplishing a key bipartisan goal to renew America's nuclear industry safely and productively." The vote, on July 28, was 50 yeas to 39 nays.
NOT VOTING: Murkowski R-AK
YEAS: Sullivan R-AK
Senate Vote 2:
MILITARY GENERAL COUNSEL: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Earl Matthews to be General Counsel at the Defense Department. A White House staffer specializing in military policy for the first Trump administration, Matthews has been in a variety of lawyer roles in intelligence agencies and the military. The vote, on July 29, was 50 yeas to 47 nays.
YEAS: Murkowski R-AK, Sullivan R-AK
Senate Vote 3:
TRADE PROMOTION: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of William Kimmitt to be the Commerce Department's Under Secretary for International Trade. A current partner at the Kirkland & Ellis law firm, specializing in commercial law and trade, Kimmitt was a senior advisor to the U.S. trade representative in the first Trump administration. The vote, on July 29, was 51 yeas to 47 nays.
YEAS: Murkowski R-AK, Sullivan R-AK
Senate Vote 4:
CDC DIRECTOR: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Susan Monarez to direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Currently acting director at the CDC, after being deputy director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health in 2023 and 2024, Monarez had previously been a White House staffer, and a manager and researcher at various federal agencies. The vote, on July 29, was 51 yeas to 47 nays.
YEAS: Murkowski R-AK
NOT VOTING: Sullivan R-AK
Senate Vote 5:
MANAGING VA CEMETERIES: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Sam Brown to be Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs at the Veterans Affairs Department. A former Army officer who was badly wounded in Afghanistan in 2008, Brown has since operated a pharmaceutical business in Nevada, and ran for a Senate seat in the state last year. A supporter, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said Brown "understands sacrifices made every day by men and women of the U.S. military and their families as well, and he is well-equipped to undertake this significant responsibility." The vote, on July 29, was 54 yeas to 44 nays.
YEAS: Murkowski R-AK, Sullivan R-AK
Senate Vote 6:
APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Emil J. Bove III to be a judge on the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Bove was a prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York for nine years ending in 2021, then a defense attorney, including for Donald Trump, and has been a senior Justice Department attorney for the last half-year. A supporter, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Bove "has a strong legal background and has served his country honorably. I believe he will be diligent, capable, and a fair jurist." An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Bove was nominated for his loyalty to President Trump, "not because of his legal accomplishments or his dedication to a conservative method of constitutional interpretation." The vote, on July 29, was 50 yeas to 49 nays.
NAYS: Murkowski R-AK
YEAS: Sullivan R-AK
Senate Vote 7:
COUNSEL FOR JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Thomas Elliot Gaiser to head the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel. Gaiser had been Ohio Solicitor General since late 2023, after time as a lawyer at the Jones Day and Boyden Gray firms, and as a Supreme Court clerk. The vote, on July 30, was 53 yeas to 45 nays.
YEAS: Murkowski R-AK, Sullivan R-AK
Senate Vote 8:
COUNTERTERRORISM DIRECTOR: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Joe Kent to direct the National Counterterrorism Center of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Kent was an Army and CIA officer for two decades; he ran for a Congressional seat in a Washington district in 2022 and 2024. A supporter, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said Kent "has committed to returning the National Counterterrorism Center to its statutory mission of integrating threat intelligence from foreign terrorist organizations and to getting out of purely domestic activities." An opponent, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., called Kent "a conspiracy theorist who espouses white supremacist views and is patently unqualified for this important role in just about every way imaginable." The vote, on July 30, was 52 yeas to 44 nays.
YEAS: Murkowski R-AK, Sullivan R-AK
Senate Vote 9:
SELLING WEAPONS TO ISRAEL: The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from the Foreign Relations Committee a resolution (S.J. Res. 41), sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders, ID-Vt., that would have barred the proposed sale of 20 thousand automatic carbine rifles to Israel for use by its national police. Sanders said that when "Israeli soldiers are shooting civilians trying to get food aid on a near-daily basis, when extremist settlers are pushing Palestinians from their homes in the West Bank and when Gaza is witnessing mass starvation as a result of Israeli government policy, the United States should not and must not be providing more weapons to enable these atrocities." A resolution opponent, Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, said cancelling the sale "would abandon America's closest ally in the Middle East." The vote, on July 30, was 27 yeas to 70 nays.
NAYS: Murkowski R-AK, Sullivan R-AK
Senate Vote 10:
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT LAWYER: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Tyler Clarkson to be General Counsel at the Agriculture Department. Clarkson had been a lawyer at Ginkgo Bioworks, a biotechnology company; he was a senior Agriculture lawyer in the first Trump administration, after four years as a lawyer at a Washington, D.C., firm. The vote, on July 31, was 52 yeas to 45 nays.
YEAS: Murkowski R-AK, Sullivan R-AK
Senate Vote 11:
U.S. MARSHALS: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Gadyaces Serralta to direct the U.S. Marshals Service. Serralta had been the U.S. marshal for southern Florida since August 2018, following close to three full decades as a police officer and official in several different police departments in Florida. The vote, on July 31, was 59 yeas to 39 nays.
YEAS: Murkowski R-AK, Sullivan R-AK
Senate Vote 12:
VA INSPECTOR GENERAL: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Cheryl Mason to be Inspector General at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Department. Mason was for five years on a judicial board that heard veterans' appeals of VA disability benefits rulings, and most recently was a senior advisor to the VA's secretary. An opponent, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., claimed Mason was beholden to President Trump and VA Secretary Doug Collins as "part and parcel of the policies and actions of this administration that have been so dangerous and damaging to the VA in these past months." The vote, on July 31, was 53 yeas to 45 nays.
YEAS: Murkowski R-AK, Sullivan R-AK
Senate Vote 13:
INTELLIGENCE OFFICIAL: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Matthew Kozma to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis at the Homeland Security Department. A senior manager at Intel for the last three years, Kozma was a chief information officer for intelligence during the first Trump administration. The vote, on July 31, was 53 yeas to 44 nays.
YEAS: Murkowski R-AK, Sullivan R-AK
Senate Vote 14:
EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Andrea Lucas to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term ending in mid-2030. Lucas has been on the Commission since 2020, and its acting chair since this January. She was a labor and employment lawyer in Washington, D.C., for nearly a decade previously. The vote, on July 31, was 52 yeas to 45 nays.
YEAS: Murkowski R-AK, Sullivan R-AK
For more information about Targeted News Service, please contact Myron Struck, editor, 703/304-1897, editor@targetednews.com; for technical questions about transmission or for retransmissions, please contact Kevin Meek, kevin@targetednews.com.
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Congressional Votes for Alabama for the Week of July 25-31, 2025
By Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Here's a look at how members of Congress in Alabama voted for the week of July 25-31, 2025.The House was not in session this week. The Senate, along with its roll call votes, also passed these measures: a bill (S.1020), to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects; the Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act (S. 911), to include certain retired law enforcement officers in the public safety officers' death benefits program; and a resolution (S. Res. 344), observing ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Here's a look at how members of Congress in Alabama voted for the week of July 25-31, 2025. The House was not in session this week. The Senate, along with its roll call votes, also passed these measures: a bill (S.1020), to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects; the Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act (S. 911), to include certain retired law enforcement officers in the public safety officers' death benefits program; and a resolution (S. Res. 344), observingthe 20th anniversary of the date on which Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast and recognizing the progress of efforts to rebuild the affected Gulf Coast region.
There were no key votes in the House this week.
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
REGULATING NUCLEAR POWER: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of David Wright to be a commissioner on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a five-year term ending in the middle of 2030. Wright has been an NRC commissioner since mid-2018, and its chairman since this January. An opponent, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., said the Energy Department and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have been interfering with the NRC's independence, and a no vote was needed "to protect an important agency because it is essential to accomplishing a key bipartisan goal to renew America's nuclear industry safely and productively." The vote, on July 28, was 50 yeas to 39 nays.
YEAS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 2:
MILITARY GENERAL COUNSEL: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Earl Matthews to be General Counsel at the Defense Department. A White House staffer specializing in military policy for the first Trump administration, Matthews has been in a variety of lawyer roles in intelligence agencies and the military. The vote, on July 29, was 50 yeas to 47 nays.
YEAS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 3:
TRADE PROMOTION: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of William Kimmitt to be the Commerce Department's Under Secretary for International Trade. A current partner at the Kirkland & Ellis law firm, specializing in commercial law and trade, Kimmitt was a senior advisor to the U.S. trade representative in the first Trump administration. The vote, on July 29, was 51 yeas to 47 nays.
YEAS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 4:
CDC DIRECTOR: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Susan Monarez to direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Currently acting director at the CDC, after being deputy director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health in 2023 and 2024, Monarez had previously been a White House staffer, and a manager and researcher at various federal agencies. The vote, on July 29, was 51 yeas to 47 nays.
YEAS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 5:
MANAGING VA CEMETERIES: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Sam Brown to be Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs at the Veterans Affairs Department. A former Army officer who was badly wounded in Afghanistan in 2008, Brown has since operated a pharmaceutical business in Nevada, and ran for a Senate seat in the state last year. A supporter, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said Brown "understands sacrifices made every day by men and women of the U.S. military and their families as well, and he is well-equipped to undertake this significant responsibility." The vote, on July 29, was 54 yeas to 44 nays.
YEAS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 6:
APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Emil J. Bove III to be a judge on the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Bove was a prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York for nine years ending in 2021, then a defense attorney, including for Donald Trump, and has been a senior Justice Department attorney for the last half-year. A supporter, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Bove "has a strong legal background and has served his country honorably. I believe he will be diligent, capable, and a fair jurist." An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Bove was nominated for his loyalty to President Trump, "not because of his legal accomplishments or his dedication to a conservative method of constitutional interpretation." The vote, on July 29, was 50 yeas to 49 nays.
YEAS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 7:
COUNSEL FOR JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Thomas Elliot Gaiser to head the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel. Gaiser had been Ohio Solicitor General since late 2023, after time as a lawyer at the Jones Day and Boyden Gray firms, and as a Supreme Court clerk. The vote, on July 30, was 53 yeas to 45 nays.
YEAS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 8:
COUNTERTERRORISM DIRECTOR: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Joe Kent to direct the National Counterterrorism Center of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Kent was an Army and CIA officer for two decades; he ran for a Congressional seat in a Washington district in 2022 and 2024. A supporter, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said Kent "has committed to returning the National Counterterrorism Center to its statutory mission of integrating threat intelligence from foreign terrorist organizations and to getting out of purely domestic activities." An opponent, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., called Kent "a conspiracy theorist who espouses white supremacist views and is patently unqualified for this important role in just about every way imaginable." The vote, on July 30, was 52 yeas to 44 nays.
YEAS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 9:
SELLING WEAPONS TO ISRAEL: The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from the Foreign Relations Committee a resolution (S.J. Res. 41), sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders, ID-Vt., that would have barred the proposed sale of 20 thousand automatic carbine rifles to Israel for use by its national police. Sanders said that when "Israeli soldiers are shooting civilians trying to get food aid on a near-daily basis, when extremist settlers are pushing Palestinians from their homes in the West Bank and when Gaza is witnessing mass starvation as a result of Israeli government policy, the United States should not and must not be providing more weapons to enable these atrocities." A resolution opponent, Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, said cancelling the sale "would abandon America's closest ally in the Middle East." The vote, on July 30, was 27 yeas to 70 nays.
NAYS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 10:
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT LAWYER: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Tyler Clarkson to be General Counsel at the Agriculture Department. Clarkson had been a lawyer at Ginkgo Bioworks, a biotechnology company; he was a senior Agriculture lawyer in the first Trump administration, after four years as a lawyer at a Washington, D.C., firm. The vote, on July 31, was 52 yeas to 45 nays.
YEAS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 11:
U.S. MARSHALS: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Gadyaces Serralta to direct the U.S. Marshals Service. Serralta had been the U.S. marshal for southern Florida since August 2018, following close to three full decades as a police officer and official in several different police departments in Florida. The vote, on July 31, was 59 yeas to 39 nays.
YEAS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 12:
VA INSPECTOR GENERAL: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Cheryl Mason to be Inspector General at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Department. Mason was for five years on a judicial board that heard veterans' appeals of VA disability benefits rulings, and most recently was a senior advisor to the VA's secretary. An opponent, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., claimed Mason was beholden to President Trump and VA Secretary Doug Collins as "part and parcel of the policies and actions of this administration that have been so dangerous and damaging to the VA in these past months." The vote, on July 31, was 53 yeas to 45 nays.
YEAS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 13:
INTELLIGENCE OFFICIAL: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Matthew Kozma to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis at the Homeland Security Department. A senior manager at Intel for the last three years, Kozma was a chief information officer for intelligence during the first Trump administration. The vote, on July 31, was 53 yeas to 44 nays.
YEAS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 14:
EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Andrea Lucas to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term ending in mid-2030. Lucas has been on the Commission since 2020, and its acting chair since this January. She was a labor and employment lawyer in Washington, D.C., for nearly a decade previously. The vote, on July 31, was 52 yeas to 45 nays.
YEAS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
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