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SRES 50 116th 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: February 6, 2019 Introduced by: Lankford, James Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
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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.
Apr 2, 2019
Cloture 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, 2019
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S2163)
Mar 28, 2019
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed presented in Senate. (CR S2082)
Mar 28, 2019
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S2082)
Feb 13, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 24.
Feb 13, 2019
Committee on Rules and Administration. Reported by Senator Blunt without amendment. Without written report.
Feb 13, 2019
Committee on Rules and Administration. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 6, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S924)
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now April 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.

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