# S.Res. 817 (119th): An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.

An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.

## How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: appointments. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: executive_nominations. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: foreign_policy. Category: war_peace. Lane tag: prudential.
Lane: procedural. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Stored polarity: mixed. Only tags the rules mark scoreable on a mixed bill are scored. A yea can draw a penalty or a credit according to the tag. A nay on a tag scored as good can draw a penalty.
Roll 214: On the Cloture Motion S.Res. 817. Vote type: cloture.
Roll 217: On the Resolution S.Res. 817. Vote type: final_passage.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The measure is a routine procedural mechanism for confirming executive and judicial nominations. It carries ordinary prudential governance value and no direct moral harm or restraint is evident from the metadata. Judgment of individual nominees is deferred because their records are not provided, so the classification is mixed and prudential rather than good or evil.
Theological note: Scripture commends orderly, accountable government and the faithful exercise of office (Romans 13:1-4; Proverbs 29:2). The resolution itself is procedural and does not directly advance or restrain a named moral harm. Moral weight would depend on the records and conduct of individual nominees, which this metadata does not establish, so no verdict on the nominees is warranted here.

## Recorded votes

Roll 214: On the Cloture Motion S.Res. 817. Yea 50 · Nay 45 · Other 5.
Roll 217: On the Resolution S.Res. 817. Yea 50 · Nay 47 · Other 3.

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