SRES 690 Agreed to

Authorizes the Senate to consider 49 pending executive branch nominations, including U.S. attorneys, U.S. marshals, ambassadors, and agency officials, together in a single vote.

Official title: An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.

Outcome Agreed to by the Senate

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Senate

Introduced 27-APR-2026

On the calendar 28-APR-2026

Passed 11-MAY-2026

Key points

Lets the Senate move to take up the listed Executive Calendar nominations en bloc, meaning as one group rather than one at a time.
Covers U.S. attorney nominees for several federal districts and U.S. marshal nominees for districts in Iowa, South Dakota, Maine, Louisiana, Missouri, Florida, Montana, and Minnesota.
Includes nominees for ambassador posts, State Department roles, and assistant secretary positions at Defense, Transportation, Commerce, and Energy, plus seats on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and Surface Transportation Board.

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Official CRS summary

Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Passed Senate, 11-MAY-2026).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov

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Policy area

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Sponsor John Thune (R-SD) Cosponsors · 0

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