He said the committee would take another vote on the nomination.

The committee will not vote on the nomination for two weeks.

But the full Senate will now vote on the nomination.

No full Senate vote on the nomination was ever taken.

A vote by the full Senate on his nomination is expected within several days.

The Senate is expected to act only on nominations at that time.

Within weeks it became clear that some Senator had put a "hold" on the nomination.

The committee is expected to finish its work Friday and vote on the nomination within the next two weeks.

The committee is to vote sometime in the next two weeks on the nomination.

So far, most civil rights leaders have declined to say where they stand on the nomination.