# 119-sres-817: An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.

119-sres-817, An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD); status passed_senate (as of 2026-08-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-817
- Congress: 119
- Title: An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2026-07-23
- Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-05

## Summary

**Authorizes en bloc consideration of 74 nominations on the Executive Calendar** for confirmation in Executive Session. The slate covers U.S. ambassadors, assistant secretaries and under secretaries, agency heads including FEMA and TSA, U.S. attorneys and U.S. marshals, federal judges, members of boards like the National Labor Relations Board and the National Endowment for the Humanities, inspectors general, and other senior federal officials. It bundles these nominees so they can be considered together in a single grouped vote.

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-07-30T13:46:00.000Z | senate | On the Resolution S.Res. 817 | Resolution Agreed to | 50 | 47 |
| 2026-07-29T18:54:00.000Z | senate | On the Cloture Motion S.Res. 817 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | 50 | 45 |

## Related bills

- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-904: Livestock Disaster Assistance Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-s-1509: Strengthening Local Processing Act of 2025
- 119-s-725: Enhancing First Response Act
- 119-s-541: ELITE Vehicles Act

## Sources
- [119-sres-817 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/817)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-904: Livestock Disaster Assistance Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-904)
- [119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-292)
- [119-s-1509: Strengthening Local Processing Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1509)
- [119-s-725: Enhancing First Response Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-725)
- [119-s-541: ELITE Vehicles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-541)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-817 (as of 2026-08-05).