This roll-call vote was to confirm a presidential nominee (identified by the record PN13-6) to a federal position. Under the U.S. Constitution, the President has the power to appoint individuals to high-level roles in the executive and judicial branches, but those appointments must be approved by the Senate. In the Senate, this process is known as 'advice and consent.' Most nominations today require a simple majority of the senators present to be confirmed. In this instance, 94 of the 100 senators cast a vote, meaning the nominee needed at least 48 'yes' votes to succeed. With 53 votes in favor, the nomination was confirmed. The result was bipartisan, as a majority of both Democratic and Republican senators supported the candidate. The nominee is now authorized to be officially sworn into their federal office.