Michael Kratsios: Senate confirmation vote
Michael Kratsios, of South Carolina, to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Senate nomination PN13-8 in the 119th Congress (2025–2027). Final vote on March 25, 2025: Nomination Confirmed (74-25).
Key facts
| Item |
Detail |
| Final result |
Nomination Confirmed (74-25) |
| Yea |
74 |
| Nay |
25 |
| Not voting |
1 |
| Votes needed |
Simple majority |
| Congress |
119th (2025–2027) |
| Official record |
Senate roll call |
Every Senate vote on this nomination
Newest first. Member-by-member positions are on each senator’s profile and in the official tally.
| Date |
Question |
Result |
Yea |
Nay |
Record |
| March 25, 2025 |
On the Nomination PN13-8 |
Nomination Confirmed (74-25) |
74 |
25 |
Official tally |
| March 25, 2025 |
On the Cloture Motion PN13-8 |
Cloture Motion Agreed to (73-25) |
73 |
25 |
Official tally |
Who is Michael Kratsios?
Michael Kratsios, of South Carolina, was nominated to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. The Senate considered the nomination as PN13-8 in the 119th Congress.
Was Michael Kratsios confirmed?
Nomination Confirmed (74-25) on March 25, 2025: 74 yea, 25 nay.
How many Senate votes were held on this nomination?
2 recorded votes: nomination, cloture motion. Each links to its official Senate tally below.
What does a cloture vote on a nomination mean?
Cloture ends debate on the nomination so it can come to a final vote. For nominations it needs a simple majority of senators voting.