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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 444 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 444

    Providing for the en bloc consideration of military nominations.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 31, 2023

Mr. Reed submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                 Committee on Rules and Administration

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                               RESOLUTION

 
    Providing for the en bloc consideration of military nominations.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. EN BLOC CONSIDERATION OF MILITARY NOMINATIONS.

    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``military nomination'' 
means a nomination to a position in, or promotion of an individual 
serving in a position in, an Armed Force.
    (b) Motion To Proceed.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Authorization.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), during the 118th Congress, it shall 
                be in order for the majority leader, or a designee, to 
                make a single motion in Executive Session, or a single 
                motion in Legislative Session to proceed to Executive 
                Session, to the en bloc consideration of 2 or more 
                military nominations that, at the time of the motion--
                            (i) are pending on the Executive calendar 
                        or are on the Secretary's Desk;
                            (ii) have laid over 1 day, as required 
                        under paragraph 1 of rule XXXI of the Standing 
                        Rules of the Senate; and
                            (iii) have been favorably reported to the 
                        Senate by the Committee on Armed Services of 
                        the Senate.
                    (B) Exception.--It shall not be in order to include 
                in a motion under subparagraph (A) a nomination to--
                            (i) a position described in section 151(a) 
                        of title 10, United States Code (relating to 
                        the membership of the Joint Chiefs of Staff); 
                        or
                            (ii) a position as the commander of a 
                        combatant command established under section 
                        161, 167, or 167b of title 10, United States 
                        Code.
            (2) Consideration of motion.--A motion to proceed under 
        paragraph (1) shall not be debatable and shall not be divisible 
        or subject to a point of order.
    (c) Consideration of Military Nominations.--
            (1) Cloture motion in order.--If a motion to proceed to 2 
        or more military nominations under subsection (b)(1) is agreed 
        to, the military nominations considered en bloc shall not be 
        subject to division and it shall be in order for a Senator to 
        present a single cloture motion to bring to a close debate on 
        the military nominations, en bloc, signed in accordance with 
        rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
            (2) Question.--When, in accordance with rule XXII of the 
        Standing Rules of the Senate, the Presiding Officer submits to 
        the Senate by a yea-and-nay vote the question on a cloture 
        motion presented under paragraph (1), the question shall be: 
        ``Is it the sense of the Senate that debate shall be brought to 
        a close on the military nominations the Senate agreed to 
        consider en bloc?''.
            (3) Vote threshold to invoke cloture.--The question under 
        paragraph (2) shall be decided by a majority of the Senators 
        voting, a quorum being present.
            (4) Post cloture consideration.--If cloture is invoked 
        under paragraph (3), the military nominations being considered 
        en bloc shall be the unfinished business to the exclusion of 
        all other business until disposed of and there shall be no more 
        than 2 hours of consideration of the military nominations being 
        considered en bloc.
            (5) Vote on nominations.--After no more than 2 hours of 
        consideration of the military nominations under paragraph (4), 
        the Senate shall vote, without any intervening action or 
        debate, except a single quorum call on demand to establish the 
        presence of a quorum (and motions required to establish a 
        quorum), on the confirmation of the military nominations en 
        bloc.
            (6) Disposing of nominations.--Following confirmation of 
        the military nominations en bloc under paragraph (5), the 
        motion to reconsider the confirmation vote on the military 
        nominations en bloc shall be considered made and laid upon the 
        table and the President shall be immediately notified of the 
        Senate's action on the military nominations.
    (d) Multiple Motions Authorized.--There shall be no limit on the 
number of motions in order under this resolution.
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