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handle is hein.crs/crsmthabfsj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CRS INSIGHT Discharging a Senate Committee from Consideration of a Nomination April 5, 2016 (IN10468) Related Congressional Operations Issue SeaeFlor P roceeins Related Author * ElizabethRybicki Elizabeth Rybicki, Specialist on Congress and the Legislative Process (erybicki crs lc gov, 7-0644) Some press reports have suggested that the full Senate could vote in relation to the nomination of Merrick B. Garland to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, even if the Senate Judiciary Committee does not act on the nomination. (See, for example, the Roll Call articeoM h 2 .) This CRS Insight addresses questions concerning the exact nature of such a vote; it also explains the procedural steps that could be necessary to bring the nomination to a direct vote on the floor. Not all procedural options are discussed in this product; additional resources and relevant CRS experts on the confirmation process are listed at the end. CRS resources provide background and explanatory information. Only the Office of the Senate Parliamentarian can provide authoritative advice regarding Senate proceedings, and consultation with that office regarding any specific floor action is advised. Very few nominations proceed without the support of the committee of jurisdiction, but chamber rules do make it possible for the full Senate to consider a nomination the committee does not report. Senate Rule XVII permits any Senator to submit a motion or resolution that a committee be discharged from the consideration of a subject referred to it. While it is common for committees to be discharged by unanimous consent, doing so by motion or resolution is rare. A motion or resolution to discharge a committee from the consideration of a nomination is in order only after the Senate has agreed to enter executive session, a parliamentary form of the Senate that has its own Journal and Calendar and, to some extent, its own rules of procedure. All business concerning nominations and treaties is considered in executive session. Typically, the Senate begins each day in legislative session, where bills and resolutions are considered, and enters executive session by unanimous consent request or motion made by the majority leader. Only if the Senate adjourned or recessed while in executive session would the next meeting automatically open in executive session. The majority leader (or a designee) generally makes the motions that affect the Senate's agenda, and under long-standing practice, the

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