I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5875 
To establish requirements for committees of the Senate and the Senate 
to consider and hold votes on nominations of individuals for appointments 
by the President, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2016 
Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. POLIS, Mrs. BUSTOS, Ms. ESTY, Mr. KILMER, 
Mr. KIND, Mr. PERLMUTTER, and Mr. FOSTER) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Rules 
A BILL 
To establish requirements for committees of the Senate and 
the Senate to consider and hold votes on nominations 
of individuals for appointments by the President, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENTS FOR SENATE CONSIDERATION 
AND VOTE ON NOMINATIONS SUBMITTED BY 
THE PRESIDENT. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMITTEES.—If the Presi-
dent submits to the Senate the nomination of an individual 
for appointment to an office, the following shall apply: 
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(1) If the nomination is referred to a single 
committee of the Senate, the committee to which the 
nomination has been referred shall hold a vote on 
the nomination not later than 90 days after the 
President submits the nomination, or shall discharge 
the nomination without recommendation. 
(2) If, upon the submission of the nomination, 
the nomination is referred jointly to more than one 
committee of the Senate, each committee to which 
the nomination has been referred shall hold a vote 
on the nomination not later than 90 days after the 
President submits the nomination, or shall discharge 
the nomination without recommendation. 
(3) If, after the nomination is referred initially 
to a single committee of the Senate, the nomination 
is referred sequentially by unanimous consent to an-
other committee of the Senate— 
(A) the committee to which the nomination 
was initially referred shall hold a vote on the 
nomination not later than 60 days after the 
President submits the nomination, or shall dis-
charge the nomination without recommendation; 
and 
(B) if the committee to which the nomina-
tion was initially referred reports the nomina-
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tion favorably to the Senate, each committee to 
which the nomination has been referred sequen-
tially shall hold a vote on the nomination not 
later than 20 days after the first committee re-
ports the nomination favorably, or shall dis-
charge the nomination without recommendation. 
(b) VOTE BY FULL SENATE.— 
(1) VOTE UPON FAVORABLE REPORT BY COM-
MITTEE.—If each committee of the Senate to which 
the nomination of an individual has been referred re-
ports the nomination favorably to the Senate or dis-
charges the nomination without recommendation, 
the Senate shall hold a vote on the nomination not 
later than 60 days after the last such committee re-
ports or discharges the nomination. 
(2) VOTE ON NOMINATIONS NOT REFERRED TO 
COMMITTEES.—If the President submits to the Sen-
ate the nomination of an individual for appointment 
to an office and the nomination is not referred to 
any committee of the Senate, the Senate shall hold 
a vote on the nomination not later than 150 days 
after the President submits the nomination. 
(3) TREATMENT
OF
VOTES
ON
CLOTURE
IN 
CASE
OF
NOMINATIONS
TO
SUPREME
COURT.—In 
the case of the nomination of an individual for ap-
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