S.Res. 355 · 115th Congress
A resolution improving procedures for the consideration of nominations in the Senate.
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- James Lankford
- Introduced
- 2017-12-07
- Latest action
- 2018-05-08 · Committee on Rules and Administration. Reported by Senator Blunt with amendments. Without written report.
Summary
Limits Senate post-cloture consideration to: (1) eight hours for a nomination, except for the nomination of an individual to a position at level I of the Executive Schedule or to serve as a federal judge or justice appointed to hold office during good behavior; and (2) two hours for U.S. district court nominations.
Requires consideration of such nominations to be equally divided in the usual form.