U.S. Senate · April 28, 2026
Roll call 107 · 119th Congress, session 2
S.Res. 690 — An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.
A vote on whether to start debating something This decides only whether the chamber takes the measure up at all. Nothing about the measure itself has been decided when it passes.
Motion to Proceed Agreed to
52 yes 47 no
The Senate said yes
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
What was being voted on
119-SRES-690 — 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 a specific group of nominations all at once, known as en bloc consideration. The nominations include several United States Attorneys and United States Marshals for various districts. Additionally, the list includes various ambassadors and assistant secretaries for several government departments. It also covers leadership roles within agencies like the Bureau of Land Management and NASA. The goal is to move these specific executive calendar items forward during an Executive Session.