Allows the Senate to move to en bloc (grouped) consideration of a long list of Executive Calendar nominations. The resolution lists each nominee, the office or board they are nominated to, and any term or expiration dates shown, enabling the Senate to consider and act on the nominations together rather than one-by-one. This is a procedural measure that affects the Senate’s floor process and speeds consideration of many nominations across federal departments, agencies, boards, and some judicial posts; it primarily affects nominees, Senate floor operations, and the agencies that will receive confirmed appointees.
Authorizes a motion to proceed to the en bloc consideration of the listed nominations on the Executive Calendar.
Calendar Number 166: Henry Mack III, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.
Calendar Number 267: James Percival, of Florida, to be General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security.
Calendar Number 354: Pedro Allende, of Florida, to be Under Secretary for Science and Technology, Department of Homeland Security.
Calendar Number 429: Michael Powers, of Virginia, to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense.
Who is affected and how:
Nominees: Grouped consideration can shorten the calendar time between nomination and Senate action. It may benefit nominees by reducing the chance that a single hold or extended debate on one name delays others, but it can also tie a nominee’s fate to the whole group's outcome.
Federal departments, agencies, boards, and courts: Faster resolution of multiple nominations can help agencies fill leadership and vacated seats, restoring full function and improving implementation of duties.
Senate operations and staff: Floor managers, clerks, and procedural staff will shift effort from managing many individual nomination entries to managing a single en bloc item; this can reduce administrative overhead but concentrates strategic negotiations.
Oversight and stakeholders: Organized groups or senators who want extended debate or separate consideration of specific nominees may find fewer opportunities to isolate individual nominations; the measure can therefore limit the pace of targeted oversight during floor consideration.
Public and regulated parties: Indirect effect—faster confirmations may lead to quicker implementation of policies or enforcement activities by agencies, but the resolution itself does not change policy or funding.
Overall impact: Primarily procedural, improving Senate efficiency for handling multiple nominations at once and affecting timing of confirmations rather than substantive policy or budgets.
Last progress December 11, 2025 (1 month ago)
Introduced on December 4, 2025 by John Thune
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