SRES 50 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 6, 2019
  2. 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 callQuestionResultDate
Senate 57Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected51–48Apr 2, 2019

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 6, 2019.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MORoy BluntOriginalFeb 6, 2019

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateRules and Administration Committee
Referred Feb 6, 2019Markup Feb 13, 2019Reported Feb 13, 2019

Actions 10

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 2, 2019Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S2163)
  2. 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)
  3. 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.
  4. Mar 28, 2019Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S2082)
  5. Mar 28, 2019Cloture motion on the motion to proceed presented in Senate. (CR S2082)

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S2529Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PAApr 30, 2019
SenateDebate and remarks S2245Mitch McConnell R-KYApr 4, 2019
SenateDebate and remarks S2210, S2211, S2213, S2225, S2227Dianne Feinstein D-CA, John Cornyn R-TX, John Hoeven R-ND, John Thune R-SD, Mitch McConnell R-KYApr 3, 2019
SenateDebate and remarks S2163, S2166–S2177Cloture motions S2177Recorded votes S2177cloture motion on motion to proceedAmy 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
SenateDebate and remarks S2106–S2108Charles E. Schumer D-NY, Lamar Alexander R-TNApr 1, 2019
SenateDebate and remarks S2081, S2082, S2083Motions S2082Cloture motions S2082David Perdue R-GA (cloture motion), Jeff Merkley D-OR, 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), Mike Crapo R-ID (cloture motion), Mike Rounds R-SD (cloture motion), Mitch McConnell R-KY (cloture motion, motion), Pat Roberts R-KS (cloture motion), Richard C. Shelby R-AL (cloture motion), 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)Mar 28, 2019
SenateDebate and remarks S1820Roy Blunt R-MOMar 13, 2019
SenateDebate and remarks S1502–S1507Chuck Grassley R-IA, David Perdue R-GA, James Lankford R-OK, John Cornyn R-TX, Joni Ernst R-IAFeb 27, 2019
SenateDebate and remarks S1428Lamar Alexander R-TNFeb 25, 2019
SenateText printed S924—Feb 6, 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.

  1. Feb 13, 2019Reported to Senate
  2. Feb 6, 2019Introduced in Senate

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