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handle is hein.crs/crsmthzzbky0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CRS INSIGHT Senate Confirmation Votes on U.S. Supreme Court Nominations: Overview September 13, 2018 (IN10966) Related Author Bary_ L MMillion Barry J. McMillion, Analyst in American National Government (bmcmillion&crsloc gov, 7-6025) After the Senate Judiciary Committee reports a Supreme Court nomination, it is placed on the enate Executive Calendar (to be considered in executive session). Senate consideration of a Supreme Court nomination includes floor debate on the nomination, as well as a final vote by the Senate on whether to approve it. When floor debate on a nomination ends, the presiding officer puts the question of confirmation to a vote. A rollcallIlte to confirm requires a simple majority of Senators present and voting, a quorum being present. Since 1967, beginning with the confirmation of Thurgood Mar hall, every Senate vote on whether to confirm a Supreme Court nomination has been by roll call (prior to 1967, most confirmation votes were by ..i . This Insight provides an overview of several issues related to final confirmation votes by the Senate on Supreme Court nominations. For additional information on these and other issues (including floor procedures for considering a nomination), see CRS Report R44234, Supreme Court Appointment Process: Senate Debate and Confirmation Vote. Number of Days from Nomination to Final Vote Historically, there has been variation in the length of time from a President nominating a person to fill a Supreme Court vacancy to a final Senate vote on that nomination. For nominees since 1975 who have received a final vote, Eigure 1 shows the number of calendar days that elapsed from the date on which the nomination was formally submitted to the Senate to the date on which the Senate voted whether to approve the nomination. Of the 15 nominees listed in the figure, Robert Bork waited the greatest number of days (108) from nomination to a final Senate vote-followed by Clarence Thomas (99). John Paul Stevens waited the fewest number of days (19)- followed by Sandra Day O'Connor (33). Overall, the average number of days from nomination to final Senate vote for these nominees is 69.6 days (or approximately 2.3 months), while the median is 69.0 days. From the date t Jn hug w minatdto the publication date of this Insight (September 13, 2018), the Kavanaugh nomination has been pending in the Senate for 65 days.

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