[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 84 (Thursday, May 18, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1750-S1751]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 219--AMENDING THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE TO 
    AUTHORIZE THE MAJORITY LEADER TO MOVE TO PROCEED TO THE EN BLOC 
                  CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN NOMINATIONS

  Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. King, and Mr. Cardin) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules and 
Administration:

                              S. Res. 219

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. EN BLOC CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN NOMINATIONS.

       Rule XXXI of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

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       ``8.(a) In this paragraph, the term `covered nomination' 
     means a nomination to a position that is not a position--
       ``(1) at level I of the Executive Schedule under section 
     5312 of title 5, United States Code;
       ``(2) as a judge of a court of appeals of the United 
     States; or
       ``(3) as Chief Justice of the United States or as an 
     Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
       ``(b) It shall be in order for the Majority Leader to move 
     to proceed to the en bloc consideration of not more than 10 
     covered nominations that were reported to the Senate by the 
     same committee of the Senate and placed on the calendar.
       ``(c) Consideration of a motion to proceed under 
     subparagraph (b), and the en bloc consideration of the 
     nominations that are the subject of the motion, shall be 
     conducted in the same manner as if it were a motion to 
     proceed to the consideration of a single nomination.''.

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