Cabinet Confirmation Votes Vs Senate Floor Voe

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Cabinet confirmation votes vs senate floor voe. On november 23 2013 the senate voted 52 48 to rescind the three fifths vote requirement for cloture votes on the confirmation of presidential appointees allowing for confirmation on the basis of a simple majority vote 51 votes on nominees other than those for the supreme court. Floor action on h r 8337 the continuing resolution is expected prior to the end of the fiscal year. Another message will be sent as more is known about the remainder of this week s vote schedule. Bush had nominated tower as defense secretary.

Once the nomination is considered by the senate unlimited debate is allowed until two thirds of the senate vote to invoke cloture closing debate. In 1834 democrat andrew jackson became the first president to lose a major confirmation fight when the senate rejected his recess appointment of roger taney as treasury secretary by a vote of 28 18. In the previous few days senate republicans one after the. It used to require 60 votes not 51 to proceed to a floor vote until senate democrats changed the rules in 2013 except in cases of nominations to the supreme court.

At a time to be determined thursday the senate will vote on confirmation of young nomination. Senate records show that only nine cabinet nominees have been rejected once their nomination made it to a full floor vote. The nomination will then go to the senate floor for consideration. In 2016 the republican majority refused to allow a confirmation vote on merrick garland president obama s pick to replace justice antonin scalia who died in february of that year.

Tower had headed the senate armed services committee until he retired in 1985. The mood was upbeat in part because barrett appeared to have the votes for confirmation before the president ever uttered her name. 2 that committee can then hold hearings vote to move the nomination straight to the senate floor for a vote or not move on it at all in which case the committee effectually kills the nomination.