S.Res. 15 (A resolution to improve procedures for the consideration of legislation and nominations in the Senate) was approved by the Senate on January 24, 2013.
S.Res. 16 (A resolution amending the Standing Rules of the Senate) was approved by the Senate on January 24, 2013.
Table: Maximum Number of Hours of Post-Cloture Consideration of Nominations
POLITICO: Senate goes for ‘nuclear option’
TIME: Senate Democrats Go ‘Nuclear’ to Curb the Filibuster
Senate Floor Log – November 21, 2013
Sources: Changes to Senate Procedures at the Start of the 113th Congress Affecting the Operation of Cloture (S.Res. 15 and S.Res. 16) By Elizabeth Rybicki, Specialist on Congress and the Legislative Process, Congressional Research Service March 19, 2013 (R42996)Majority Cloture for Nominations: Implications and the “Nuclear” Proceedings
By Valerie Heitshusen, Analyst on Congress and the Legislative Process, Congressional Research Service
December 6, 2013 (R43331)