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In 1991, the nomination of Clarence Thomas was forwarded to the full Senate without recommendation after an earlier vote to give the nomination a favorable recommendation resulted in a tie. [39] [51] Without an affirmative vote, a nomination cannot proceed to the floor of the Senate, that is unless the Senate votes to discharge it
The president has the plenary power to nominate and to appoint, while the Senate possesses the plenary power to reject or confirm the nominee prior to their appointment. [1] [2] Of the 163 nominations that presidents have submitted for the court, 137 have progressed to a full-Senate vote. 126 were confirmed by the Senate, while 11 were rejected.
On October 5, the Senate voted 51–49 for cloture; a procedural vote that brought debate to end and allowed the Senate to move forward on the Kavanaugh nomination. The vote was almost entirely along party lines, with the exception of Democrat Joe Manchin, who voted yes, and Republican Lisa Murkowski, who voted no. [ 196 ] [ 197 ] [ 198 ]
Perry was one of two candidates submitted to the White House by Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth. [4] On June 28, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Perry to be the United States attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. [2] On July 11, 2023, her nomination was sent to the Senate. [5]
Regularly scheduled elections were held for 33 out of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate, [4] [5] and special elections were held in California [6] and Nebraska. [7] U.S. senators are divided into three classes whose six-year terms are staggered so that a different class is elected every two years. [ 8 ]
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of State by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. As of August 2, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 41 nominees have been confirmed, 15 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 5 positions do not have nominees, and 20 appointments have been made to positions ...
Three Republican senators were believed to be possible swing votes against a Trump nomination or nominee: Susan Collins of Maine faced a difficult re-election campaign in part due to her vote to confirm Kavanaugh in 2018; Lisa Murkowski of Alaska was the only Republican senator to oppose Kavanaugh's nomination; and Mitt Romney of Utah was the ...
February 25, 2022 (nomination announced) February 28, 2022 (nomination submitted to U.S. Senate) Date confirmed: April 7, 2022: Outcome: Approved by the U.S. Senate: Vote of the Senate Judiciary Committee; Votes in favor: 11: Votes against: 11: Result: Deadlocked on motion to report favorably: Senate vote to discharge the nomination from the ...