S.Res. 50 — 116th Congress

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

Originated in the Senate · Introduced Feb 6, 2019 · Congress

Latest action

Apr 2, 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.

CRS summary

As of Feb 13, 2019

Reported to Senate

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.

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Roll-call votes

1 on record

Apr 2, 2019 · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed

Full roll call

Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (51–48)

Yea51: 51 R

MemberPartyState
Dan SullivanRepublicanAK
Lisa MurkowskiRepublicanAK
Richard C. ShelbyRepublicanAL
John BoozmanRepublicanAR
Tom CottonRepublicanAR
Martha McSallyRepublicanAZ
Cory GardnerRepublicanCO
Marco RubioRepublicanFL
Rick ScottRepublicanFL
David PerdueRepublicanGA
Johnny IsaksonRepublicanGA
Chuck GrassleyRepublicanIA
Joni ErnstRepublicanIA
James E. RischRepublicanID
Mike CrapoRepublicanID
Mike BraunRepublicanIN
Todd YoungRepublicanIN
Jerry MoranRepublicanKS
Pat RobertsRepublicanKS
Rand PaulRepublicanKY
Bill CassidyRepublicanLA
John KennedyRepublicanLA
Susan M. CollinsRepublicanME
Josh HawleyRepublicanMO
Roy BluntRepublicanMO
Cindy Hyde-SmithRepublicanMS
Roger F. WickerRepublicanMS
Steve DainesRepublicanMT
Richard BurrRepublicanNC
Thom TillisRepublicanNC
John HoevenRepublicanND
Kevin CramerRepublicanND
Ben SasseRepublicanNE
Deb FischerRepublicanNE
Rob PortmanRepublicanOH
James LankfordRepublicanOK
James M. InhofeRepublicanOK
Patrick J. ToomeyRepublicanPA
Lindsey GrahamRepublicanSC
Tim ScottRepublicanSC
John ThuneRepublicanSD
Mike RoundsRepublicanSD
Lamar AlexanderRepublicanTN
Marsha BlackburnRepublicanTN
John CornynRepublicanTX
Ted CruzRepublicanTX
Mitt RomneyRepublicanUT
Ron JohnsonRepublicanWI
Shelley Moore CapitoRepublicanWV
John BarrassoRepublicanWY
Michael B. EnziRepublicanWY

Nay48: 42 D · 4 I · 2 R

MemberPartyState
Doug JonesDemocratAL
Dianne FeinsteinDemocratCA
Michael F. BennetDemocratCO
Christopher MurphyDemocratCT
Richard BlumenthalDemocratCT
Christopher A. CoonsDemocratDE
Thomas R. CarperDemocratDE
Brian SchatzDemocratHI
Mazie K. HironoDemocratHI
Richard J. DurbinDemocratIL
Tammy DuckworthDemocratIL
Edward J. MarkeyDemocratMA
Elizabeth WarrenDemocratMA
Benjamin L. CardinDemocratMD
Chris Van HollenDemocratMD
Debbie StabenowDemocratMI
Gary C. PetersDemocratMI
Amy KlobucharDemocratMN
Tina SmithDemocratMN
Jon TesterDemocratMT
Jeanne ShaheenDemocratNH
Margaret Wood HassanDemocratNH
Cory A. BookerDemocratNJ
Robert MenendezDemocratNJ
Martin HeinrichDemocratNM
Tom UdallDemocratNM
Catherine Cortez MastoDemocratNV
Jacky RosenDemocratNV
Charles E. SchumerDemocratNY
Kirsten E. GillibrandDemocratNY
Sherrod BrownDemocratOH
Jeff MerkleyDemocratOR
Ron WydenDemocratOR
Robert P. Casey, Jr.DemocratPA
Jack ReedDemocratRI
Sheldon WhitehouseDemocratRI
Mark R. WarnerDemocratVA
Tim KaineDemocratVA
Patrick J. LeahyDemocratVT
Maria CantwellDemocratWA
Patty MurrayDemocratWA
Tammy BaldwinDemocratWI
Kyrsten SinemaIndependentAZ
Angus S. King, Jr.IndependentME
Bernard SandersIndependentVT
Joe Manchin, IIIIndependentWV
Mitch McConnellRepublicanKY
Mike LeeRepublicanUT

Not Voting1: 1 D

MemberPartyState
Kamala D. HarrisDemocratCA

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