H.R. 5875: To establish requirements for committees of the Senate and the Senate to consider and hold votes on nominations of individuals for appointments by the President, and for other purposes.

114th Congress · introduced 2016-07-14 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-07-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To establish requirements for committees of the Senate and the Senate to consider and hold votes on nominations of individuals for appointments by the President, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

This bill prescribes requirements and deadlines for Senate consideration and votes on nominations submitted by the President, including referrals of such nominations to a single Senate committee and jointly to more than one committee. If each committee to which the nomination has been referred reports it favorably to the Senate or discharges it without recommendation, the Senate shall hold a vote on the nomination within 60 days after the last such committee reports or discharges it. If the President submits to the Senate the nomination of an individual for appointment to an office and it is not referred to any Senate committee, the Senate shall hold a vote on the nomination within 150 days. In the case of the nomination of an individual for appointment to the Supreme Court of the United States, a vote in the Senate on a motion to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed to consideration of the nomination shall be treated as a vote on the nomination for purposes of this bill.

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To establish requirements for committees of the Senate and the Senate to consider and hold votes on nominations of individuals for appointments by the President, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] · 7 cosponsors

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Bill Foster (D-IL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] reported raising $2.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Cloture: A U.S. Senate vote to end debate on a measure, which usually needs 60 votes. It is how the Senate ends a filibuster.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr5875.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr5875 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114