116th Congress (2019–2021) · Senate resolution · Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
This page covers SRES50 in the 116th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so SRES50 in another Congress is a different bill.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 1 |
| Chamber | Senate |
| Latest vote | 2019-04-02: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (51-48, 3/5 majority required) |
| Latest action | 2019-04-02: 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. |
| Policy area | Congress |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
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.
Subjects: Federal district courts, Federal officials, Judges, Legislative rules and procedure, Senate
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-02 | Senate | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. Res. 50 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (51-48, 3/5 majority required) | 34 | 37 | 0 | Official tally |
SRES50 (A resolution improving procedures for the consideration of nominations in the Senate.) was introduced in the 116th Congress (2019–2021) by Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK].
On 2019-04-02: 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.
1 recorded vote in the 116th Congress. The most recent, on 2019-04-02, was "On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S.Res. 50": Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (51-48, 3/5 majority required).