Who it affects
- U.S. senators
- The 108 listed nominees
Passed the SenateNominationsGovernment
Group consideration of federal nominations
S.Res. 412 · Resolution · Introduced Sept. 18, 2025
This bill would allow senators to propose considering 108 listed nominations for federal positions together as a group.
At a glance
Where it stands
Passed the Senate 51 to 46 on Oct. 3.
How South Carolina voted
Lobbying and money
2 groups lobbied on it: labor union, trade group.
No matched campaign money to members who voted.
See who gave to whom ↓What it would do
- Senators could propose taking up the 108 listed nominations as one group.
- The nominations include ambassadors, federal agency officials, board members, and federal prosecutors.
- The resolution would allow group consideration, not confirm the nominees.
Written with AI from the official bill text, because no CRS summary is available. Read the bill text ↗
How South Carolina voted
Senate vote
Vote to pass
Oct. 3, 2025 · Passed 51 to 46
- Republicans
- 51 yes
- 0 no
- Democrats
- 0 yes
- 44 no
- Independents
- 0 yes
- 2 no
Other votes on this bill (1)
Senate · Vote to end debate · Oct. 1, 2025 · Approved
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 campaign money matched to SC members who voted on this bill.
See all groups, by member
Members without a final recorded vote are grayed out and excluded from totals. Events and honors are not campaign money and aren't included. Matches use exact organization names.
| Organization | Darline GrahamNo vote | Lindsey GrahamYes | Tim ScottYes | Jim ClyburnNo vote | Joe WilsonNo vote | Nancy MaceNo vote | Ralph NormanNo vote | Russell FryNo vote | Sheri BiggsNo vote | William TimmonsNo vote | Members |
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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. 18, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 0
- Committees
- Not yet referred
- Latest action
- Oct. 3, 2025 · Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 541.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
Congress hasn't published an official summary.
Summary on Congress.gov ↗Everyone who lobbied on this bill (2 groups)
3 reports. Fees cover each report's whole lobbying effort, not just this bill.
Businesses and trade groups (1)
- Siff & Associates, Pllc (Obo the Mechanical Contractors Association of America) ↗Construction · 2 reports
Labor unions (1)
- Afl-cio ↗1 report
Advocacy groups and nonprofits (0)
None.
Not classified (0)
None.
Lobbying firms (2)
- Afl-cio ↗1 report
- Longbow Public Policy Group, Llc ↗Lobbying firms · 2 reports
We sorted these groups by name and industry. The labels are ours, not legal categories.