Section 1 Consideration of nominations
Limit on consideration for certain nominations—
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.
Nominations covered— A nomination described in this paragraph is a nomination of an individual to a position—
as a judge of a district court of the United States or of the United States Court of Federal Claims; or
in the executive branch that is not—
a position at level I of the Executive Schedule under section 5312 of title 5, United States Code; or
a position 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.
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.