Limits Senate post-cloture consideration to: (1) eight hours for a nomination, except for the nomination of an individual to a position at level I of the Executive Schedule or to serve as a federal judge or justice appointed to hold office during good behavior; and (2) two hours for U.S. district court nominations.
Requires consideration of such nominations to be equally divided in the usual form.
[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 355 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 355
Improving procedures for the consideration of nominations in the
Senate.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 7, 2017
Mr. Lankford submitted the following resolution; which was referred to
the Committee on Rules and Administration
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RESOLUTION
Improving procedures for the consideration of nominations in the
Senate.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. CONSIDERATION OF NOMINATIONS.
(a) In General.--
(1) Post-cloture consideration.--If cloture is invoked in
accordance with rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate
on a nomination described in paragraph (2), there shall be no
more than 8 hours of post-cloture consideration equally divided
in the usual form.
(2) Nominations covered.--A nomination described in this
paragraph is any nomination except for the nomination of an
individual--
(A) to a position at level I of the Executive
Schedule under section 5312 of title 5, United States
Code; or
(B) to serve as a judge or justice appointed to
hold office during good behavior.
(b) Special Rule for District Court Nominees.--If cloture is
invoked in accordance with rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the
Senate on a nomination of an individual to serve as a judge of a
district court of the United States, there shall be no more than 2
hours of post-cloture consideration equally divided in the usual form.
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Introduced in Senate
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7934)
Committee on Rules and Administration. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-582.
Committee on Rules and Administration. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Committee on Rules and Administration. Reported by Senator Blunt with amendments. Without written report.
Committee on Rules and Administration. Reported by Senator Blunt with amendments. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 400.
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