,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #chd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #aa1 #bjbe,mr4 ,lankford submitted the 
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,rules and        
,administration  ,,resolution           
,authorizing the ,majority ,leader to   
move to proceed to the en bloc          
consideration of certain nominations4   
#a4 ,en bloc consideration of certain   
nominations  7a7 ,definition ,in this   
section1 the term covered nomination    
means a nomination to a position that is
 not a position-- 7#a7 at level ,i of   
the ,executive ,schedule under section  
#ecab of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code2  7#b7 as a judge of a district   
court of the ,united ,states2  7#c7 as a
 judge of a court of appeals of the     
,united ,states2 or  7#d7 as ,chief     
,justice of the ,united ,states or as an
 ,associate ,justice of the ,supreme    
,court of the ,united ,states4  7b7     
,authorization ,it shall be in order for

 the ,majority ,leader to move to       
proceed to the en bloc consideration of 
not more than #ae covered nominations   
that were reported to the ,senate by the
 same committee of the ,senate and      
placed on the calendar4  7c7            
,consideration ,consideration of a      
motion to proceed under subsection 7b71 
and the en bloc consideration of the    
nominations that are the subject of the 
motion1 shall be conducted in the same  
manner as if it were a motion to proceed
 to the consideration of a single       
nomination4