Who it affects
- Executive office nominees
- Judicial nominees
- Ambassador and international representative nominees
- Federal board nominees
Passed the SenateNominationsGovernmentCourtsForeign affairs
Group consideration of government nominations
S.Res. 817 · Resolution · Introduced July 23, 2026
This bill would provide for considering nominees for executive offices, judgeships, ambassadorships, and related positions as a group.
At a glance
Where it stands
Passed the Senate 50 to 47 on July 30.
How South Carolina voted
Lobbying and money
1 groups lobbied on it: labor union.
No matched campaign money to members who voted.
See who gave to whom ↓What it would do
- The resolution provides for considering these nominations together as a group.
- Executive nominees would serve in the Defense, Energy, Interior, State, and Treasury departments.
- Diplomatic nominees would represent the United States at international organizations and in countries including Brazil, Cambodia, Cyprus, and Gambia.
- Other nominees would serve on federal labor, transportation safety, and consumer product safety boards.
- Judicial nominees include judges for District of Columbia courts.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
How South Carolina voted
Senate vote
Vote to pass
July 30, 2026 · Passed 50 to 47
- Republicans
- 50 yes
- 0 no
- Democrats
- 0 yes
- 45 no
- Independents
- 0 yes
- 2 no
Other votes on this bill (1)
Senate · Vote to end debate · July 29, 2026 · Approved
Graham: Didn't vote · 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 GrahamYes | Lindsey GrahamNo vote | 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
- July 23, 2026
- Cosponsors
- 0
- Committees
- Not yet referred
- Latest action
- July 30, 2026 · Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 217.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
This resolution provides for the en bloc consideration of nominations for various executive officers, judges, ambassadors, and related positions. Agencies in which the executive officers shall serve include the Departments of Defense, Energy, the Interior, State, and the Treasury. Additional nominees shall represent the United States to, among others, the United Nations, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Brazil, Cambodia, Cyprus, and the Gambia. Nominees are also appointed to the National Labor Relations Board, National Transportation Safety Board, Consumer Product Safety Commission, and District of Columbia (DC) courts.
Summary on Congress.gov ↗Everyone who lobbied on this bill (1 groups)
1 reports. Fees cover each report's whole lobbying effort, not just this bill.
Businesses and trade groups (0)
None.
Labor unions (1)
Advocacy groups and nonprofits (0)
None.
Not classified (0)
None.
Lobbying firms (1)
We sorted these groups by name and industry. The labels are ours, not legal categories.