,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ehge  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ad1 #bjaf,mr4  
,pet]s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,polis1 ,mrs4   
,bu/os1 ,ms4 ,e/y1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,mr4    
,k9d1 ,mr4 ,p]lmutt]1 & ,mr4 ,fo/]7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,rules  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
e/abli% requirem5ts = committees ( !    
,s5ate & ! ,s5ate to consid] & hold     
votes on nom9ations ( individuals =     
appo9tm5ts by ! ,presid5t1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,requirem5ts = ,s5ate    
consid]ation & vote on nom9ations       
submitt$ by ! ,presid5t  7a7            
,requirem5ts = committees ,if !         
,presid5t submits to ! ,s5ate !         
nom9ation ( an individual = appo9tm5t to
 an (fice1 ! foll[+ %all apply3  7#a7   
,if ! nom9ation is ref]r$ to a s+le     
committee ( ! ,s5ate1 ! committee to :i*
 ! nom9ation has be5 ref]r$ %all hold a 
vote on ! nom9ation n lat] ?an #ij days 
aft] ! ,presid5t submits ! nom9ation1 or
 %all dis*>ge ! nom9ation )\t           

recomm5dation4  7#b7 ,if1 ^u !          
submission ( ! nom9ation1 ! nom9ation is
 ref]r$ jo9tly to m ?an "o committee ( !
 ,s5ate1 ea* committee to :i* !         
nom9ation has be5 ref]r$ %all hold a    
vote on ! nom9ation n lat] ?an #ij days 
aft] ! ,presid5t submits ! nom9ation1 or
 %all dis*>ge ! nom9ation )\t           
recomm5dation4  7#c7 ,if1 aft] !        
nom9ation is ref]r$ initially to a s+le 
committee ( ! ,s5ate1 ! nom9ation is    
ref]r$ sequ5tially by unanim\s cons5t to
 ano!r committee ( ! ,s5ate--  7,a7 !   
committee to :i* ! nom9ation 0 initially
 ref]r$ %all hold a vote on ! nom9ation 
n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! ,presid5t    
submits ! nom9ation1 or %all dis*>ge !  
nom9ation )\t recomm5dation2 &  7,b7 if 
! committee to :i* ! nom9ation 0        
initially ref]r$ reports ! nom9ation    
favorably to ! ,s5ate1 ea* committee to 
:i* ! nom9ation has be5 ref]r$          
sequ5tially %all hold a vote on !       
nom9ation n lat] ?an #bj days aft] !    
fir/ committee reports ! nom9ation      

favorably1 or %all dis*>ge ! nom9ation  
)\t recomm5dation4  7b7 ,vote by full   
,s5ate  7#a7 ,vote ^u favorable report  
by committee ,if ea* committee ( !      
,s5ate to :i* ! nom9ation ( an          
individual has be5 ref]r$ reports !     
nom9ation favorably to ! ,s5ate or      
dis*>ges ! nom9ation )\t recomm5dation1 
! ,s5ate %all hold a vote on ! nom9ation
 n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! la/ su*     
committee reports or dis*>ges !         
nom9ation4  7#b7 ,vote on nom9ations n  
ref]r$ to committees ,if ! ,presid5t    
submits to ! ,s5ate ! nom9ation ( an    
individual = appo9tm5t to an (fice & !  
nom9ation is n ref]r$ to any committee (
 ! ,s5ate1 ! ,s5ate %all hold a vote on 
! nom9ation n lat] ?an #aej days aft] ! 
,presid5t submits ! nom9ation4  7#c7    
,treatm5t ( votes on cloture 9 case (   
nom9ations to ,supreme ,c\rt ,9 ! case (
 ! nom9ation ( an individual = appo9tm5t
 to ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 
a vote 9 ! ,s5ate on a motion to invoke 
cloture on a motion to proce$ to !      

consid]ation ( ! nom9ation %all be      
treat$ z a vote on ! nom9ation =        
purposes ( ?is subsection4  #b4         
,effective date ,?is ,act %all apply )  
respect to nom9ations submitt$ on or    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4