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S.Res. 690 · Congress
An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.
Introduced Apr 27, 2026 · Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 45. Record Vote Number: 114. (text: CR 4/27/2026 S2056-2057)
Amendments adopted
Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD)

Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD)

What does this mean?

The Senate uses this resolution to speed up its own paperwork: instead of voting separately on each of 49 people the President has nominated for government jobs, it lets senators vote on all of them together in one batch, which is called "en bloc" consideration. The people covered include nominees for positions in the Commerce Department (handles business regulation and trade), Justice Department (federal law enforcement and legal matters), State Department (foreign policy and diplomacy), and Transportation Department (roads, aviation, and other transit systems), as well as nominees to become U.S. ambassadors to Iceland, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam — the official representatives who manage America's relationship with those countries. This doesn't change what any of these jobs do; it simply lets the Senate confirm the people for them faster by grouping the votes instead of holding 49 individual ones.

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Bill Lifecycle
Real action history from Congress.gov — where this bill is in the process, and every recorded step along the way.
Passed Senate
May 11, 2026
Full action history (13)
Apr 27, 2026Placed on Senate Executive Calendar under Over, Under the Rule. Calendar No. 5.
Apr 27, 2026Submitted in the Senate. Placed on Senate Executive Calendar under Over, Under the Rule. (text: CR S2056-2057)
Apr 27, 2026Submitted in Senate
Apr 28, 2026Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (CR S2065)
Apr 28, 2026Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S2065)
Apr 28, 2026Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 107. (CR S2065)
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