A resolution improving procedures for the consideration of nominations in the Senate.
Latest action · Apr 2, 2019 Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S. Res. 50 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 57) entered in Senate.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2019
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
This resolution limits Senate post-cloture consideration to two hours for certain nominations. This limitation applies to a nomination to U.S. district courts, to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, or to an executive branch position that is not
- at level I of the Executive Schedule; or
- as a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Election Commission, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the Surface Transportation Board, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Senate post-cloture consideration of all nominations shall be equally divided between the majority and the minority leaders.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate 57 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S.Res. 50 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected51–48 | Apr 2, 2019 |
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 6, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Original | Feb 6, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Rules and Administration Committee | Referred Feb 6, 2019Markup Feb 13, 2019Reported Feb 13, 2019 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 2, 2019Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S2163)
- Apr 2, 2019Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 48. Record Vote Number: 57. (CR S2177)
- Apr 2, 2019Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S. Res. 50 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 57) entered in Senate.
- Mar 28, 2019Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S2082)
- Mar 28, 2019Cloture motion on the motion to proceed presented in Senate. (CR S2082)
- Feb 13, 2019Committee on Rules and Administration. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Feb 13, 2019Committee on Rules and Administration. Reported by Senator Blunt without amendment. Without written report.
- Feb 13, 2019Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 24.
- Feb 6, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Feb 6, 2019Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S924)
In the Congressional Record 10
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2529 | Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA | Apr 30, 2019 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2245 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Apr 4, 2019 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2210, S2211, S2213, S2225, S2227 | Dianne Feinstein D-CA, John Cornyn R-TX, John Hoeven R-ND, John Thune R-SD, Mitch McConnell R-KY | Apr 3, 2019 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2163, S2166–S2177Cloture motions S2177Recorded votes S2177cloture motion on motion to proceed | Amy Klobuchar D-MN, Chuck Grassley R-IA, David Perdue R-GA (cloture motion), James Lankford R-OK, John Barrasso R-WY (cloture motion), John Boozman R-AR (cloture motion), John Hoeven R-ND (cloture motion), John Thune R-SD (cloture motion), Johnny Isakson R-GA (cloture motion), Lamar Alexander R-TN (cloture motion), Mazie K. Hirono D-HI, Mike Crapo R-ID (cloture motion), Mike Rounds R-SD (cloture motion), Mitch McConnell R-KY (cloture motion), Pat Roberts R-KS (cloture motion), Patrick J. Leahy D-VT, Richard C. Shelby R-AL (cloture motion), Richard J. Durbin D-IL, Ron Johnson R-WI (cloture motion), Roy Blunt R-MO (cloture motion), Shelley Moore Capito R-WV (cloture motion), Steve Daines R-MT (cloture motion), Tom Cotton R-AR (cloture motion) | Apr 2, 2019 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2106–S2108 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY, Lamar Alexander R-TN | Apr 1, 2019 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution improving procedures for the consideration of nominations in the Senate.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2019Reported to Senate
- Feb 6, 2019Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
