SRES 520 United States Senate · 119th Congress

An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.

This resolution (SRES 520) allows the U.S. Senate to consider 88 presidential nominations together in a single vote during Executive Session, rather than individually. It directly affects the confirmation process for positions including Assistant Secretaries, U.S. Attorneys, and departmental leaders across agencies like Labor, Homeland Security, Defense, and the Treasury. The key mechanism is enabling "en bloc" consideration of these specific nominations listed by calendar number, streamlining the Senate's procedural workflow for these appointments. It does not create new policies or alter the nominees' roles - only the method of Senate review.
Bill status introduced 2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
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Introduced Dec 1, 2025 Last action Dec 4, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Dec 4, 2025

How they voted

4337
Failed · 20 other
Total votes 100
Dec 4, 2025
D Democratic45
37 Nay 8
82% Nay
I Independent2
2
0% Nay
R Republican53
43 Yea 10
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
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Dec 4, 2025
Vote failed
Senate Vote: Cloture Motion Rejected (43-37-20)
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Dec 1, 2025
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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