Joseph Edlow: Senate confirmation vote
Joseph Edlow, of Maryland, to be Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.
Senate nomination PN26-15 in the 119th Congress (2025–2027). Final vote on July 15, 2025: Nomination Confirmed (52-47).
Key facts
| Item |
Detail |
| Final result |
Nomination Confirmed (52-47) |
| Yea |
52 |
| Nay |
47 |
| Not voting |
1 |
| Votes needed |
Simple majority |
| Congress |
119th (2025–2027) |
| Official record |
Senate roll call |
Every Senate vote on this nomination
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| Date |
Question |
Result |
Yea |
Nay |
Record |
| July 15, 2025 |
On the Nomination PN26-15 |
Nomination Confirmed (52-47) |
52 |
47 |
Official tally |
| July 15, 2025 |
On the Cloture Motion PN26-15 |
Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-46) |
50 |
46 |
Official tally |
Who is Joseph Edlow?
Joseph Edlow, of Maryland, was nominated to be Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. The Senate considered the nomination as PN26-15 in the 119th Congress.
Was Joseph Edlow confirmed?
Nomination Confirmed (52-47) on July 15, 2025: 52 yea, 47 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.