Who it affects
- Nominees for executive branch jobs
- Nominees for ambassador positions
Passed the SenateNominationsGovernmentForeign affairs
Group consideration of government nominees
S.Res. 377 · Resolution · Introduced Sept. 8, 2025
This bill would allow nominees for several executive branch jobs and ambassadorships to be considered together.
At a glance
Where it stands
Passed the Senate 51 to 44 on Sept. 15.
How South Carolina voted
Lobbying and money
No lobbying reported yet
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What it would do
- The resolution allows a group of nominees to be considered together.
- Executive branch nominees would serve in the Departments of Defense, Energy, the Interior, and Labor.
- Ambassador nominees would represent the United States in Argentina, Greece, Liechtenstein, and Sweden.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
How South Carolina voted
Senate vote
Vote to pass
Sept. 15, 2025 · Passed 51 to 44
- Republicans
- 51 yes
- 0 no
- Democrats
- 0 yes
- 43 no
- Independents
- 0 yes
- 1 no
Other votes on this bill (6)
Senate · Vote to reconsider an earlier vote · Sept. 11, 2025 · Approved
Graham: Yes · Scott: Yes
Official vote ↗Senate · Vote on the presiding officer's ruling · Sept. 11, 2025 · Overturned
A yes vote keeps the ruling.
Graham: No · Scott: No
Official vote ↗Senate · Vote to end debate · Sept. 11, 2025 · Approved
Graham: Yes · Scott: Yes
Official vote ↗Senate · Vote to end debate · Sept. 11, 2025 · Rejected
Graham: Yes · Scott: Yes
Official vote ↗Senate · Vote to start debate · Sept. 9, 2025 · Approved
Graham: Yes · Scott: Yes
Official vote ↗Senate · Vote to set it aside · Sept. 9, 2025 · Approved
A yes vote sets the question aside without a direct vote, which usually ends it.
Graham: Yes · Scott: Yes
Official vote ↗
Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
PAC, lobbyist campaign and qualifying employee money this election, shown separately and never added together. Lobbying reports name the bills a group worked on, not which side it took.
No lobbying reported yet. Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published.
Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.
- Sponsor
- Sen. Thune, John (R-SD)
- Introduced
- Sept. 8, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 0
- Committees
- Not yet referred
- Latest action
- Sept. 15, 2025 · Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 44. Record Vote Number: 517.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
This resolution provides for the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of nominations for various executive officers and ambassadors. The agencies in which the executive officers shall serve include the Departments of Defense, Energy, the Interior, and Labor. The ambassadors shall represent the United States to Argentina, Greece, Liechtenstein, and Sweden.
Summary on Congress.gov ↗Everyone who lobbied on this bill (0 groups)
No lobbying report we have loaded names this bill. That doesn't mean no lobbying took place.
Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published. Reports for October through December 2026 are due January 20, 2027.