U.S. Senate · October 3, 2025
Roll call 541 · 119th Congress, session 1
S.Res. 412 — An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.
The vote on whether to adopt the resolution A resolution is one chamber speaking for itself — setting its own rules, taking a position, honouring someone — and it never goes to the President. Agreeing to it is the whole decision.
Passed
51 yes 46 no
The Senate said yes · recorded as “Resolution Agreed to”
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
What was being voted on
119-SRES-412 — An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.
S. Res. 412 is a resolution that allows the Senate to consider a large group of nominations together in one go, rather than one by one. This process is called "en bloc" consideration. The list includes 108 different people nominated for various government roles, such as ambassadors, attorneys, and agency secretaries. These nominations cover a wide range of departments, including State, Labor, Education, and Energy.