Senate Resolution to Vote on 56 Federal Nominations at Once
December 4, 2025
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The Frame
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.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
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.
Last recorded activity December 4, 2025.
Introduced.
Summary
Why It Matters
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.
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.
- 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does 'en bloc' mean?
Does this resolution confirm these people automatically?
News Coverage
Voting Record
Total
99
Yes
52
No
47
Present
0
Not Voting
0
Abstain
0
How they voted (99)
Shelley Capito
R · yes
John Fetterman
D · no
Lindsey Graham
R · yes
James Lankford
R · yes
Mark Kelly
D · no
John Hoeven
R · yes
Ashley Moody
R · yes
Jon Ossoff
D · no
Cynthia Lummis
R · yes
John Thune
R · yes
Mike Rounds
R · yes
Markwayne Mullin
R · yes
John Boozman
R · yes
Angela Alsobrooks
D · no
Rand Paul
R · yes
Gary Peters
D · no
Jim Banks
R · yes
Thomas Tillis
R · yes
Elissa Slotkin
D · no
John Barrasso
R · yes
Christopher Murphy
D · no
Angus King
I · no
Jacky Rosen
D · no
Cory Booker
D · no
+ 75 more
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Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
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.
Connected Entities
Sources
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