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Improving procedures for the consideration of nominations in the Senate.

S. Res. 50 · 116th Congress · Feb 6, 2019 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

Section 1 Consideration of nominations

(a)
Limit on consideration for certain nominations—
(1)
In general— If cloture is invoked on a nomination described in paragraph (2), there shall be no more than 2 hours of post-cloture consideration equally divided between the majority leader and the minority leader, or their designees.
(2)
Nominations covered— A nomination described in this paragraph is a nomination of an individual to a position—
(A)
as a judge of a district court of the United States or of the United States Court of Federal Claims; or
(B)
in the executive branch that is not—
(i)
a position at level I of the Executive Schedule under section 5312 of title 5, United States Code; or
(ii)
a position as a member of—
(I)
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission;
(II)
the Securities and Exchange Commission;
(III)
the Federal Election Commission;
(IV)
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
(V)
the Federal Trade Commission;
(VI)
the National Labor Relations Board;
(VII)
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission;
(VIII)
the Consumer Product Safety Commission;
(IX)
the Federal Communications Commission;
(X)
the Surface Transportation Board;
(XI)
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
(XII)
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; or
(XIII)
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
(b)
Division of time on other nominations— If cloture is invoked on a nomination that is not described in subsection (a)(2), the period of post-cloture consideration shall be equally divided between the majority leader and the minority leader, or their designees.