SRES 355 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

A resolution improving procedures for the consideration of nominations in the Senate.

Introduced Dec 7, 2017 Originated Senate Sponsor James Lankford R-OK

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 8, 2018 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 400.

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.

  1. IntroducedDec 7, 2017
  2. Agreed to in SenateNot reached

Summary

Limits Senate post-cloture consideration to: (1) eight hours for a nomination, except for the nomination of an individual to a position at level I of the Executive Schedule or to serve as a federal judge or justice appointed to hold office during good behavior; and (2) two hours for U.S. district court nominations.

Requires consideration of such nominations to be equally divided in the usual form.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 18, 2017 to Jun 14, 2018.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MSRoger F. WickerDec 18, 2017
R-UTOrrin G. HatchFeb 26, 2018
R-GADavid PerdueApr 10, 2018
R-SDMike RoundsJun 14, 2018

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 8, 2018Committee on Rules and Administration. Reported by Senator Blunt with amendments. Without written report.
  2. May 8, 2018Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 400.
  3. Apr 25, 2018Committee on Rules and Administration. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
  4. Dec 19, 2017Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-582.
  5. Dec 7, 2017Introduced in Senate
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Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 8, 2018Reported to Senate
  2. Dec 7, 2017Introduced in Senate

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