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Senate roll call 131 · 117th Congress · Mar 23, 2021

Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of Florida, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by

On Mar 23, 2021, the Senate voted 57–43 on “On the Nomination” (PN 7911). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Republicans 7–43, Democrats 48–0, Independents 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 7 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
57
No
43
Did not vote
2
Date
Mar 23, 2021

By party

  • Republicans7 yes · 43 no · 1 didn’t vote
  • Democrats48 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
  • Independents2 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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