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Roll Call Vote 119th Congress, 1st Session: Confirmation of Peter Hegseth

United States Senate

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    After Donald Trump selected Pete Hegseth to lead the Defense Department, the Senate confirmed him on a 50–50 vote with Vice President JD Vance voting yea; Vance swore Hegseth in on January 25, 2025, and the department's current biography records that he remains its secretary as of September 3, 2026.

    Vote summary: 50 yeas, 50 nays, vice president voted yea

    Trump's defense nominee won a 50–50 Senate vote with the vice president breaking the tie · Defense secretary as of September 3, 2026