Shereef M. Elnahal, of New Jersey, to be Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs

On Jul 21, 2022, the Senate voted 66–23 on “On the Nomination” (PN 1843). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Republicans 21–23, Democrats 44–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 members voted against their own party.

During the 117th Congress (2021–2022), Joe Biden was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Result: Nomination Confirmed
Yes: 66
No: 23
Did not vote: 13
Date: Jul 21, 2022

By party

Republicans21 yes · 23 no · 7 didn’t vote
Democrats44 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted yes
John Boozman R-AR voted yes
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
Todd Young R-IN voted yes
Jerry Moran R-KS voted yes
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted yes
Bill Cassidy R-LA voted yes
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
Roger F. Wicker R-MS voted yes
Richard M. Burr R-NC voted yes
John Hoeven R-ND voted yes
Benjamin Eric Sasse R-NE voted yes
Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE voted yes
Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH voted yes
Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA voted yes
Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted yes
Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD voted yes
Marsha Blackburn R-TN voted yes
William Francis (Bill) Hagerty R-TN voted yes
John Cornyn R-TX voted yes
Shelley Moore Capito R-WV voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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