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Senate Vote 71 (115th Congress, 1st Session) · February 17, 2017
PN 44

On the Nomination

Scott Pruitt, of Oklahoma, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

NominationHealth care
01
The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

02
The tally

The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.

03
The people

Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.

The official record
Cite this record
Reference number
vote-115-s71
Last checked
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Chicago

Power & Politics. "Senate recorded vote (115th Congress): On the Nomination (PN 44)." Last modified November 2, 2026. Accessed November 2, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/vote-115-s71.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Senate recorded vote (115th Congress): On the Nomination (PN 44)}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/vote-115-s71}},
  note         = {Reference number vote-115-s71; official source: U.S. Senate roll-call vote record, https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll\_call\_votes/vote1151/vote\_115\_1\_00071.htm; last checked November 2, 2026; accessed November 2, 2026}
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The tally

How the vote fell

The measure itself

What was on the floor

A nomination has no bill text; the record is the confirmation vote itself.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on PN 44

February 16, 2017 · On the Cloture Motion · 54–46 February 17, 2017 · On the Motion · 47–51
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 23 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 19 every one voted no; 8 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its senators voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: 2 yes, 0 no
  2. Maine: 0 yes, 2 no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 2 no
  5. Washington: 0 yes, 2 no
  6. Idaho: 2 yes, 0 no
  7. Montana: 1 yes, 1 no
  8. North Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  9. Minnesota: 0 yes, 2 no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 2 no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 2 no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 2 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 2 no
  16. Oregon: 0 yes, 2 no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 1 no
  18. Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
  19. South Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  20. Iowa: 2 yes, 0 no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 1 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 1 no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 2 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 2 no
  26. California: 0 yes, 2 no
  27. Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
  28. Colorado: 1 yes, 1 no
  29. Nebraska: 2 yes, 0 no
  30. Missouri: 1 yes, 1 no
  31. Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 no
  32. West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 2 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 2 no
  36. Arizona: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 2 no
  38. Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  39. Arkansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
  41. North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  42. South Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 2 yes, 0 no
  45. Louisiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  46. Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: 0 yes, 2 no
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 no
  51. Florida: 1 yes, 1 no

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

Arkansas 2 yes, 0 no

Arizona 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

California 0 yes, 2 no

Colorado 1 yes, 1 no

Connecticut 0 yes, 2 no

Florida 1 yes, 1 no

Georgia 2 yes, 0 no

Hawaii 0 yes, 2 no

Illinois 0 yes, 2 no

Indiana 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Kansas 2 yes, 0 no

Kentucky 2 yes, 0 no

Louisiana 2 yes, 0 no

Massachusetts 0 yes, 2 no

Michigan 0 yes, 2 no

Minnesota 0 yes, 2 no

Missouri 1 yes, 1 no

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

Montana 1 yes, 1 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Nebraska 2 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no

New Jersey 0 yes, 2 no

New Mexico 0 yes, 2 no

Ohio 1 yes, 1 no

Oregon 0 yes, 2 no

Rhode Island 0 yes, 2 no

South Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Tennessee 2 yes, 0 no

Texas 2 yes, 0 no

Utah 2 yes, 0 no

Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

Washington 0 yes, 2 no

Wisconsin 1 yes, 1 no

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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