S.Res. 379 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, sent to the Committee on Rules and Administration, Sep 9, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summarySenate streamlines process for considering nominations
This resolution changes the Senate's rules to let its majority leader group up to 10 nominations together and bring them to the floor with a single motion instead of handling each one separately. However, the most powerful positions still get individual consideration: Cabinet officials, top Executive Branch positions, federal appellate judges, and Supreme Court Justices have to go through the separate process.
How it affects you
This mainly affects how the Senate operates behind the scenes rather than directly changing your daily life. It's a procedural change that could speed up how the Senate votes on federal nominees, though the most significant positions still require the traditional individual review.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Sep 9, 2025)
This resolution generally permits the Senate to consider up to 10 nominations for most federal positions using a single motion to proceed (a proposal, typically offered by the Majority Leader, to bring a measure, nomination, or treaty to the Senate floor for debate and vote). However, certain nominations still require individual motions to proceed, namely nominations for Cabinet officials and other positions at Level I of the Executive Service, appellate judges, and Supreme Court Justices.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS.Res. 379
RESOLUTION
A resolution amending the Standing Rules of the Senate to authorize the Majority Leader to move to proceed to the en bloc consideration of certain nominations.
Sponsor: Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) · Introduced Sep 9, 2025 · Congress · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 9, 2025: “Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S6472)”