,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #acb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se  
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,may #ah1 #bjaf   
,ms4 ,e/y 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51  
,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 ,mr4
 ,murphy ( ,florida1 & ,mr4 ,polis7     
submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,rules  
,,concurr5t ,,resolution  ,prohibit+ !  
,h\se or ,s5ate f adj\rn+ or conv5+ 9 a 
pro =ma session = a p]iod ( m ?an #b    
days unless ! ,s5ate has act$ ^u !      
nom9ation ( ,judge ,m]rick ,g>l& =      
,associate ,ju/ice ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt4  
,:]eas1 on ,febru>y #ac1 #bjaf1 ,ju/ice 
,anton9 ,scalia pass$ away1 vacat+ a    
seat on ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates2 ,:]eas1 on ,febru>y #bc1 #bjaf1 
,republican ,s5ators on ! ,committee on 
! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate ann\nc$ t !y w\ld
 hold public confirmation he>+s =       
,supreme ,c\rt nom9ees only aft] ! next 
,presid5t is sworn 9 on ,janu>y #bj1    
#bjag2 ,:]eas1 on ,m>* #af1 #bjaf1      
,presid5t ,b>ack ,obama nom9at$ ,c\rt ( 

,appeals ,judge ,m]rick ,g>l& to !      
,supreme ,c\rt2 ,:]eas ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate has yet to hold a 
public confirmation he>+ to fill !      
vacancy creat$ by ! dea? ( ,ju/ice      
,anton9 ,scalia2 ,:]eas s9ce #aidi1 :5 !
 ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate   
began r\t9ely hold+ public confirmation 
he>+s = ,supreme ,c\rt nom9ees1 !       
,committee on ! ,judici>y has held he>+s
 = e nom9ee to ! ,c\rt except = ^? ^:   
nom9ations 7 )drawn by a ,presid5t1     
mean+ t ! ,committee has nev] refus$ to 
hold he>+s = a nom9ee because su* he>+s 
w\ld occur dur+ a presid5tial election  
ye>2 ,:]eas ! ,s5ate has nev] delay$ a  
vote to approve or disapprove a ,supreme
 ,c\rt nom9ee1 o!r ?an a nom9ee ^:      
nom9ation 0 )drawn1 = m ?an #abe days2  
,:]eas if ! ,s5ate waits to hold a      
public confirmation he>+ on a ,supreme  
,c\rt nom9ee until aft] ! next ,presid5t
 is sworn 91 ! seat w rema9 vacant = m  
?an #cdb days2 ,:]eas ! ,s5ate has held 
public confirmation he>+s or a          

confirmation vote = ,supreme ,c\rt      
nom9ees 9 pa/ presid5tial election ye>s2
 ,:]eas1 on ,m>* #bb1 #bjaf1 ! ,supreme 
,c\rt h&$ d[n its fir/ deadlock$        
decision s9ce ! late ,ju/ice ,scalia's  
seat became vacant1 a #d-d decision 9   
,hawk9s v4 ,community ,bank ( ,raymore2 
,:]eas betwe5 ,febru>y #ac1 #bjaf1 & !  
swe>+ 9 ( ! next ,presid5t1 ! ,supreme  
,c\rt is likely to grant & he> z _m z   
#hj oral argum5ts2 & ,:]eas ! refusal ( 
! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate  
to consid] any nom9ee appo9t$ by        
,presid5t ,b>ack ,obama impairs !       
,supreme ,c\rt's ability to p]=m its    
con/itutional duties1 pot5tially leav+  
_m critical legal que/ions unresolv$ by 
! ,supreme ,c\rt ov] ! c\rse ( two      
,supreme ,c\rt t]ms3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is resolution may be  
cit$ z ! ,s5ate's ,c\rt ,obligations    
,trump ,uncon/itutional ,/all+          
,resolution or ! ,,scotus ,resolution4  
#b4 ,prohibit+ adj\rnm5t or pro =ma     
sessions until action on nom9ation (    

,judge ,m]rick ,g>l& to ,supreme ,c\rt  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives 
or ,s5ate may n adj\rn1 rema9 adj\rn$1  
or conv5e solely 9 a pro =ma session = a
 p]iod ( m ?an #b days 7exclud+         
,saturdays1 ,sundays1 & legal holidays1 
except :5 ! ,h\se or ,s5ate is 9 session
 on su* a day7 dur+ ! rema9d] ( ! ,"o   
,hundr$ ,f\rte5? ,congress unless1 at ! 
"t ! p]iod ( adj\rnm5t beg9s1 ! ,s5ate  
has tak5 action on ! nom9ation ( ,judge 
,m]rick ,g>l& = ,associate ,ju/ice ( !  
,supreme ,c\rt by--  7#a7 hold+ a he>+  
on ! nom9ation 9 ! ,committee on !      
,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate2 or  7#b7 hold+ a  
vote on ! nom9ation 9 ! ,s5ate4  7b7    
,effective date ,subsection 7a7 %all    
take effect ,july #ai1 #bjaf4