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SRES 377 Agreed to

Authorizes the Senate to consider 48 executive branch nominations together as a single group instead of one at a time.

Official title: An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.

Outcome Agreed to by the Senate
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Senate
Introduced 08-SEP-2025
On the calendar 09-SEP-2025
Blocked 11-SEP-2025
Passed 15-SEP-2025
Key points
  • Covers 48 nominations on the Senate Executive Calendar, including posts at the Energy, Defense, Interior, Agriculture, and Environmental Protection Agencies.
  • Includes ambassador nominations to Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Greece, Sweden, and Argentina.
  • Also includes the Patent and Trademark Office director, the Central Intelligence Agency inspector general, and a member of the Amtrak Board of Directors.
  • Allows the Senate to move to consider all listed nominations en bloc in executive session.
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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (08-SEP-2025); the text has changed since (Agreed to Senate, 15-SEP-2025).

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Policy area

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Sponsor John Thune (R-SD) Cosponsors · 0

No cosponsors.

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