On the Nomination PN726-1 and PN726-3 and PN726-7 and PN726-10 and PN726-13 and PN726-14 and PN730-41 and PN730-48 and PN730-67 and PN730-66 and PN730-22 and PN730-29 and PN730-31 and PN730-27 and PN726-8 and PN730-56 and PN730-25 and PN786-11 and PN730-52 and PN786-8 and PN806-3 and PN730-57 and PN730-58 and PN730-60 and PN730-8 and PN730-21 and PN730-40 and PN730-43 and PN730-50 and PN730-62 and PN806-6 and PN730-12 and PN786-4 and PN730-3 and PN730-28 and PN730-37 and PN730-51 and PN730-54 and PN786-7 and PN730-68 and PN730-9 and PN730-5 and PN806-4 and PN730-44 and PN730-26 and PN730-61 and PN852-7 and PN730-1 and PN806-1
✓ PassedNomination Confirmed (46-43)</vote_result_text>
<question>On the Nomination</question>
<vote_title>Confirmation: En Bloc Nominations Provided For Under the Provisions of S. Res. 690</vote_title>
<majority_requirement>1/2</majority_requirement>
<vote_result>Nomination Confirmed46 Yea · 43 Nay · 11 Not Voting
A bill about cloture motions, allowing the Senate to limit debate and vote on various nominations and confirmations.
What it actually does
A bill related to the cloture process, but more specifically, it's a motion to confirm a new member, the Vice-President, as the President of the Senate, effectively becoming the tiebreaker for cloture motions and other votes.
Watch Items
•The title implies the bill is about limiting debate and moving forward nominations/confirmations, but it's actually about giving the Vice-President more power.
•The title doesn't convey the significant shift in balance of power it would create in the Senate.
•The title is overly focused on cloture motions, which aren't the main issue addressed by the bill.