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Vote on S. Res. 817 (Executive Session)

The Senate considered and agreed to S. Res. 817, a resolution allowing a group of executive nominations to be considered and voted on together in one bloc. The nominations cover officials for departments including Defense, Energy, Interior, State, and Treasury, as well as judges, ambassadors, and members of several boards and commissions. The vote was 50 to 47, with three Republican senators absent.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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John Barrasso

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“Three Republican senators are away. The Senate has passed this resolution to vote on a group of nominees together.”
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The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell), and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis). The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 47, as follows: The executive resolution (S. Res. 817) was agreed to. (The executive resolution is printed in the Record of July 23, 2026, under ``Submitted Resolutions.’’) The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Ernst). Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table.

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