Will the Senate confirm the S.Res. 817 bloc of nominations before Friday, August 7?

The 74-nominee package authorized for en bloc consideration under S.Res. 817, covering posts at the Departments of Defense, Energy, Interior, State and Treasury, ambassadorships, and seats on bodies including the NLRB and NTSB, was not confirmed before Friday, August 7, 2026. Senate floor records show the chamber resumed consideration of the nominations post-cloture on August 7 and confirmed the bloc that same day by a 51-47 vote, the final session before the August recess, rather than in advance of it. Because the question specifically asked whether confirmation would occur before Friday, August 7, the same-day vote resolved the market No even though the bloc was in fact approved that week. S.Res. 817, which authorized en bloc handling of the nominations, had itself been adopted by the Senate on July 30, 2026. Community prediction stood at 100% Yes, reflecting near-certainty that the already-teed-up nominations would clear on schedule; the actual timing, confirmation landing on, not before, Friday, diverged from that expectation, and the market resolved No.