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Read. Follow. Verify.Senate Resolution to Vote on 56 Federal Nominations at Once
Last action · December 11, 2025: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 645.Sponsor: John Thune
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What This Bill Does
This resolution authorizes the U.S. Senate to vote on 56 pending executive and judicial nominations as a single group, rather than voting on each individual separately. This process, known as '' consideration, is intended to expedite the confirmation of various department officials, U.S. Attorneys, and judges.
This resolution streamlines the confirmation process for 56 high-level federal positions, including U.S. Attorneys, agency inspectors general, and department secretaries, allowing the Senate to confirm them collectively instead of through 56 individual roll-call votes.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Nominees listed in S. Res. 532
These individuals are subject to a collective confirmation vote by the Senate.
U.S. Senate
The Senate's voting procedure for these 56 nominations is changed from individual to collective.
Key Facts
- The resolution authorizes 'en bloc' (group) consideration for 56 specific nominations currently on the Executive Calendar.
- The list includes nominations for Assistant Secretaries across the Departments of Labor, Defense, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, Commerce, and State.
- The list includes nominations for U.S. Attorneys for various districts, including Eastern Louisiana, Middle Tennessee, Southern Ohio, Eastern Michigan, South Carolina, Southern Indiana, Eastern Missouri, Northern Indiana, and Western North Carolina.
- The list includes nominations for Inspectors General for the Small Business Administration, Department of Labor, and Department of Defense.
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- The list includes nominations for three Associate Judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, each for a 15-year term.
- The list includes four members of the Board of Directors for the Tennessee Valley Authority.
- The list includes leadership roles for the Department of Homeland Security, Department of the Navy, Department of the Army, and the National Nuclear Security Administration.
- The resolution was submitted on December 4, 2025.
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Current status: signed.
Procedural history
12 actions- Dec 11, 2025SenateFloorResolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 645.
- Dec 11, 2025SenateFloorPassed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 645.
- Dec 11, 2025SenateConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8655)
- Dec 10, 2025SenateConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8593-8594)
- Dec 10, 2025SenateCloture on the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 642. (CR S8593-8594)
- Dec 10, 2025SenateBy unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
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- Dec 8, 2025SenateCloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (CR S8522)
- Dec 8, 2025SenateMeasure laid before Senate by motion. (CR S8522)
- Dec 8, 2025SenateMotion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
- Dec 4, 2025SenatePlaced on Senate Executive Calendar under Over, Under the Rule. Calendar No. 4.
- Dec 4, 2025SenateSubmitted in the Senate Placed on Senate Executive Calendar under Over, Under the Rule.
- Dec 4, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced in Senate
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Total
99
- Yes
- 52
- No
- 47
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (99)
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Expedited Confirmation Strategy
The use of a single resolution to group 56 diverse nominations across multiple departments suggests a strategic effort to clear a backlog of executive appointments.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance85How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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