Bill Sponsor
Senate Simple Resolution 50
116th Congress(2019-2020)
A resolution improving procedures for the consideration of nominations in the Senate.
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Feb 6, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Feb 6, 2019
Latest Action
Apr 2, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Simple Resolution
Simple Resolution
A form of legislative measure introduced and potentially acted upon by only one congressional chamber and used for the regulation of business only within the chamber of origin. Depending on the chamber of origin, they begin with a designation of either H.Res. or S.Res. Joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions are other types of resolutions.
Bill Number
50
Congress
116
Policy Area
Congress
Congress
Primary focus of measure is Members of Congress; general congressional oversight; congressional agencies, committees, operations; legislative procedures; U.S. Capitol. Measures concerning oversight and investigation of specific matters may fall under the issue-specific relevant policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Oklahoma
Republican
Missouri
Senate Votes (1)
Failed on April 2, 2019
Question
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
Status
Failed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Result
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
Roll Number
57
Senate Roll Call Votes
Summary

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.

Text (2)
February 13, 2019
February 6, 2019
Actions (10)
04/02/2019
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.
04/02/2019
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)
04/02/2019
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S2163)
03/28/2019
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed presented in Senate. (CR S2082)
03/28/2019
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S2082)
02/13/2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 24.
02/13/2019
Committee on Rules and Administration. Reported by Senator Blunt without amendment. Without written report.
02/13/2019
Committee on Rules and Administration. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
02/06/2019
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S924)
02/06/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 4:02:57 PM