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SRES 355 115th Congress Senate Congress Federal district courts Federal officials Judges Legislative rules and procedure Senate

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

Introduced: December 7, 2017 Introduced by: Lankford, James Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (Senate)
May 8, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 400.
May 8, 2018
Committee on Rules and Administration. Reported by Senator Blunt with amendments. Without written report.
Apr 25, 2018
Committee on Rules and Administration. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Dec 19, 2017
Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-582.
Dec 7, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7934)
Dec 7, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now May 8, 2018

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 400.

 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Jun 14, 2018
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Dec 18, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 355: A resolution improving procedures for the consideration of nominations in the Senate.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-355/
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"S. Res. 355: A resolution improving procedures for the consideration of nominations in the Senate.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-355/.
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S. Res. 355, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-355/.
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