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SRES 67 114th Congress Senate Congress Federal officials Legislative rules and procedure Senate

A resolution amending rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate to revise the number of affirmative votes required to end debate on nominations.

Introduced: February 4, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Feb 4, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S783-785; text of measure as introduced: CR S783)
Feb 4, 2015
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Rule XXII (Precedence of Motions) of the Standing Rules of the Senate with respect to the number of affirmative votes required to end debate (pursuant to a cloture motion) for nominations on the Executive Calendar.

Requires the question of voting on a cloture motion in the case of a nomination to be decided in the affirmative by a majority vote by the Senators.

What's happening now February 4, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S783-785; text of measure as introduced: CR S783)

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Lee, Mike
Utah · Feb 4, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 67: A resolution amending rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate to revise the number of affirmative votes required to end debate on nominations.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-67/
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"S. Res. 67: A resolution amending rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate to revise the number of affirmative votes required to end debate on nominations.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-67/.
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S. Res. 67, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-67/.
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[S. Res. 67: A resolution amending rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate to revise the number of affirmative votes required to end debate on nominations.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-67/)
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