Senate · Roll call 217 · July 30, 2026

A vote to adopt S.Res. 817, allowing the Senate to consider a group of pending nominations together, en bloc, rather than one at a time.

Resolution Agreed to50–47 Nominations Party-line vote
Question
On the Resolution
Bill
S.Res. 817, An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
YesNoPresentDid not vote
Each dot is one current member, in the same seat as on their member page, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how they voted. Seats show current members. Members who have since left Congress appear in the list below.

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 0 · No 45
Republicans
Yes 50 · No 0 · Did not vote 3
Independent
Yes 0 · No 2

Most Democrats voted No (45 of 45).

Most Republicans voted Yes (50 of 53).

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

President's positions

The President's position: wanted a Yes vote

“Confirms a group of the President's nominees at once.”

Source: Nomination · Automatic

About this vote

S.Res. 817 provides for considering, as a single group, nominations for various executive officers, judges, ambassadors, and related positions, including posts at the Departments of Defense, Energy, the Interior, State, and the Treasury. The resolution was agreed to, so those nominations could be taken up together.

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Summary by 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.

How each member voted

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