U.S. Senate · May 11, 2026
Roll call 114 · 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.
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
46 yes 45 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-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.
