U.S. Senate · December 11, 2025
Roll call 645 · 119th Congress, session 1
S.Res. 532 — 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
52 yes 47 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-532 — An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.
This resolution authorizes the Senate to consider several nominations together as a single group, known as en bloc, during an Executive Session. The nominations include various high-level positions across several federal agencies and departments. These roles range from Assistant Secretaries and Under Secretaries to United States Attorneys and Ambassadors. The list covers agencies such as the Department of Defense, Department of the Treasury, and Department of Labor, among others.