,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#g1 #bjag,mr4 ,lankford submitted the   
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,rules and        
,administration  ,,resolution           
,improving procedures for the           
consideration of nominations in the     
,senate4  #a4 ,consideration of         
nominations  7a7 ,in general  7#a7      
,post-cloture consideration ,if cloture 
is invoked in accordance with rule      
,,xxii of the ,standing ,rules of the   
,senate on a nomination described in    
paragraph 7#b71 there shall be no more  
than #h hours of post-cloture           
consideration equally divided in the    
usual form4  7#b7 ,nominations covered  
,a nomination described in this         
paragraph is any nomination except for  
the nomination of an individual--  7,a7 
to a position at level ,i of the        
,executive ,schedule under section #ecab
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 or 

7,b7 to serve as a judge or justice     
appointed to hold office during good    
behavior4  7b7 ,special rule for        
district court nominees ,if cloture is  
invoked in accordance with rule ,,xxii  
of the ,standing ,rules of the ,senate  
on a nomination of an individual to     
serve as a judge of a district court of 
the ,united ,states1 there shall be no  
more than #b hours of post-cloture      
consideration equally divided in the    
usual form4