Senate Procedure: Voting on Multiple Government Officials at Once
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- The Senate is considering a plan to vote on a group of 88 people nominated for government jobs all at the same time. Usually, each person is voted on individually, which can take a lot of time. This 'all at once' approach is meant to speed up the process.
- The list includes people picked for important leadership roles in several major agencies, including the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Labor. It also includes several U.S. Attorneys who handle federal crimes in different states.
- By voting on them as a group, the Senate can fill these empty positions faster. This helps government agencies get their leadership in place so they can carry out their daily work and manage their programs more effectively.
- The people on this list would serve in various roles, such as overseeing food safety at the Department of Agriculture, managing veterans' health at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and leading the Small Business Administration's watchdog office.
- This move is a common way for the Senate to handle a large backlog of nominations. However, it requires senators to agree to skip the usual long debate process for each individual person.
Milestones
Cloture, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 37. Record Vote Number: 633. (CR S8501)
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (CR S8433)
Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S8433)
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Vote Results
1 voteOn the Cloture Motion
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.
Sponsor
Data Sources
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