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

Bill: 116-sres-50
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2019-02-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Federal district courts
Federal officials
Judges
Legislative rules and procedure
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: 
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.

action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 
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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: 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.
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: 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)
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S2163)
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Cloture motion on the motion to proceed presented in Senate. (CR S2082)
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S2082)
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 24.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Committee on Rules and Administration. Reported by Senator Blunt without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Committee on Rules and Administration. Reported by Senator Blunt without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Committee on Rules and Administration. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S924)
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in Senate