EXECUTIVE CALENDAR - senate.gov€¦ · session and resume consideration of the nomination of Kevin Christopher Newsom, of Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh

SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF JULIE E. ADAMS,

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

By Jennifer A. Gorham, Executive Clerk

ONE HUNDRED FIFTEENTH CONGRESS

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

{ FIRST SESSION

{ SECOND SESSION

Issue No. 115

CONVENED JANUARY 3, 2017

http://www.senate.gov/ExecutiveCalendar

UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENTS

Kevin Christopher Newsom (Cal. No. 172)

Ordered, That following Leader remarks on Tuesday, August 1, 2017, the Senate proceed to executive

session and resume consideration of the nomination of Kevin Christopher Newsom, of Alabama, to be United

States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, with all time during morning business, recess, adjournment, and

Leader remarks counting post-cloture on the nomination. (Jul. 31, 2017.)

Marvin Kaplan (Cal. No. 175)

Ordered, That with respect to the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Marvin

Kaplan, of Kansas, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring

August 27, 2020, the mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII be waived. (Jul. 31, 2017.)

RESOLUTIONS

CALENDAR

NO. S. RES.

NO. SUBJECT

REPORTED

BY

1

TREATIES

CALENDAR

NO. TREATY

DOC. NO. SUBJECT

REPORTED

BY

2

* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate

NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE

NO. NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR

REPORTED

BY

3

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

* 61 294 Elaine McCusker, of Virginia, to be a Principal

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, vice

John Conger.

May 23, 2017 Reported by Mr.

McCain, Committee on Armed

Services, without printed

report.

* 63 346 Robert Daigle, of Virginia, to be Director of

Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation,

Department of Defense, vice Jamie Michael

Morin.




report.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

* 95 173 Heath P. Tarbert, of Maryland, to be an

Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice

Marisa Lago.


Crapo, Committee on

Banking, Housing, and Urban

Affairs, without printed

report.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

* 96 364 Mira Radielovic Ricardel, of California, to be

Under Secretary of Commerce for Export

Administration, vice Eric L. Hirschhorn.


Crapo, Committee on



report.

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

* 98 119 Althea Coetzee, of Virginia, to be Deputy

Administrator of the Small Business

Administration, vice Douglas J. Kramer.


Risch, Committee on Small

Business and

Entrepreneurship, without

printed report.

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY

COMMISSION

* 101 405 Neil Chatterjee, of Kentucky, to be a Member

of the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission for the term expiring June 30,

2021, vice Anthony T. Clark, resigned.

Jun 06, 2017 Reported by Ms.

Murkowski, Committee on

Energy and Natural

Resources, without printed

report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

4

* 102 406 Robert F. Powelson, of Pennsylvania, to be a

Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission for the term expiring June 30,

2020, vice Philip D. Moeller, resigned.



Energy and Natural


report.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

* 103 459 Dan R. Brouillette, of Texas, to be Deputy

Secretary of Energy, vice Elizabeth

Sherwood-Randall.



Energy and Natural


report.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

105 299 Noel J. Francisco, of the District of Columbia,

to be Solicitor General of the United States,

vice Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., resigned.

Jun 08, 2017 Reported by Mr.

Grassley, Committee on the

Judiciary, without printed

report.

106 249 Makan Delrahim, of California, to be an

Assistant Attorney General, vice William

Joseph Baer, resigned.




report.

107 58 Steven Andrew Engel, of the District of

Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney

General, vice Virginia A. Seitz, resigned.




report.

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

* 109 363 Pamela Hughes Patenaude, of New

Hampshire, to be Deputy Secretary of

Housing and Urban Development, vice Nani

A. Coloretti.


Crapo, Committee on



report.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE

PRESIDENT

* 110 457 Kevin Allen Hassett, of Massachusetts, to be

Chairman of the Council of Economic

Advisers, vice Jason Furman.


Crapo, Committee on



report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

5


* 111 103 David Malpass, of New York, to be an Under

Secretary of the Treasury, vice D. Nathan

Sheets.


Hatch, Committee on

Finance, without printed

report.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

* 112 248 Eric D. Hargan, of Illinois, to be Deputy

Secretary of Health and Human Services,

vice William V. Corr, resigned.


Hatch, Committee on


report.


* 113 296 Brent James McIntosh, of Michigan, to be

General Counsel for the Department of the

Treasury, vice Christopher J. Meade,

resigned.


Hatch, Committee on


report.

* 114 407 Andrew K. Maloney, of Virginia, to be a

Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice

Anne Elizabeth Wall.


Hatch, Committee on


report.

THE JUDICIARY

117 374 Scott L. Palk, of Oklahoma, to be United States

District Judge for the Western District of

Oklahoma, vice Stephen P. Friot, retired.




report.


PRESIDENT

118 298 Vishal J. Amin, of Michigan, to be Intellectual

Property Enforcement Coordinator,

Executive Office of the President, vice Daniel

Henry Marti.




report.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND

SECURITY

119 352 Lee Francis Cissna, of Maryland, to be Director

of United States Citizenship and

Immigration Services, Department of

Homeland Security, vice Leon Rodriguez.




report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

6


PRESIDENT

* 153 367 Russell Vought, of Virginia, to be Deputy

Director of the Office of Management and

Budget, vice Brian C. Deese.


Johnson, Committee on

Homeland Security and

Governmental Affairs,

without printed report.


Enzi, Committee on the

Budget, without printed

report.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

* 155 403 Adam J. Sullivan, of Iowa, to be an Assistant

Secretary of Transportation, vice Dana G.

Gresham.

Jun 21, 2017 Placed on the

Calendar pursuant to S.Res.

116, 112th Congress.

ARMY

156 529-2 The following named officers for appointment

in the Reserve of the Army to the grades

indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section

12203:




report.

to be Brigadier General

Col. Darius S. Gallegos

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY

BOARD

* 158 404 Robert L. Sumwalt III, of South Carolina, to be

a Member of the National Transportation

Safety Board for a term expiring December

31, 2021. (Reappointment)


Thune, Committee on

Commerce, Science, and

Transportation, without

printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

* 159 458 Derek Kan, of California, to be Under

Secretary of Transportation for Policy, vice

Blair Anderson.


Thune, Committee on



printed report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

7


160 351 Stephen Elliott Boyd, of Alabama, to be an

Assistant Attorney General, vice Peter

Joseph Kadzik.




report.

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

* 161 402 J. Christopher Giancarlo, of New Jersey, to be

Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading

Commission, vice Timothy G. Massad,

resigned.


Roberts, Committee on

Agriculture, Nutrition, and

Forestry, without printed

report.


162 512 Robert R. Hood, of Georgia, to be an Assistant

Secretary of Defense, vice Stephen C. Hedger.

Jul 03, 2017 Placed on the

Calendar pursuant to S.Res.

116, 112th Congress.


SECURITY

* 163 477 Claire M. Grady, of Pennsylvania, to be Under

Secretary for Management, Department of

Homeland Security, vice Russell C. Deyo.

Jul 11, 2017 Reported by Mr.





OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL

* 164 525 Henry Kerner, of California, to be Special

Counsel, Office of Special Counsel, for the

term of five years, vice Carolyn N. Lerner,

term expired.







SECURITY

* 165 297 David James Glawe, of Iowa, to be Under

Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis,

Department of Homeland Security, vice

Francis Xavier Taylor.


Burr, Select Committee on

Intelligence, without printed

report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

8

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

* 166 408 Mark Andrew Green, of Wisconsin, to be

Administrator of the United States Agency

for International Development, vice Gayle

Smith.


Corker, Committee on

Foreign Relations, without

printed report.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

* 167 460 Susan Parker Bodine, of Maryland, to be an

Assistant Administrator of the

Environmental Protection Agency, vice

Cynthia Giles.


Barrasso, Committee on

Environment and Public

Works, without printed

report.

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

* 168 560 Annie Caputo, of Virginia, to be a Member of

the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the

term of five years expiring June 30, 2021,

vice William Charles Ostendorff, term

expired.





report.

* 169 562 David Wright, of South Carolina, to be a

Member of the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission for the term of five years

expiring June 30, 2020, vice Jeffery Martin

Baran, resigned.





report.

THE JUDICIARY

171 588 Timothy J. Kelly, of the District of Columbia,

to be United States District Judge for the

District of Columbia, vice Rosemary M.

Collyer, retired.




report.

172 372 Kevin Christopher Newsom, of Alabama, to be

United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh

Circuit, vice Joel F. Dubina, retired.




report.

173 375 Damien Michael Schiff, of California, to be a

Judge of the United States Court of Federal

Claims for a term of fifteen years, vice George

W. Miller, retired.




report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

9


* 174 553 Richard V. Spencer, of Wyoming, to be

Secretary of the Navy, vice Raymond Edwin

Mabus, Jr.




report.

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

* 175 681 Marvin Kaplan, of Kansas, to be a Member of

the National Labor Relations Board for the

term of five years expiring August 27, 2020,

vice Harry I. Johnson III, resigned.


Alexander, Committee on

Health, Education, Labor,

and Pensions, without printed

report.

* 176 725 William J. Emanuel, of California, to be a

Member of the National Labor Relations

Board for the term of five years expiring

August 27, 2021, vice Kent Yoshiho

Hirozawa, term expired.


Alexander, Committee on

Health, Education, Labor,

and Pensions, without printed

report.


SECURITY

* 177 559 David P. Pekoske, of Maryland, to be an

Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security,

vice Peter V. Neffenger.







Thune, Committee on



printed report.


178 696 Christopher A. Wray, of Georgia, to be Director

of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a

term of ten years, vice James B. Comey, Jr.




report.

THE JUDICIARY

179 589 Trevor N. McFadden, of Virginia, to be United

States District Judge for the District of

Columbia, vice Richard J. Leon, retired.




report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

10


180 597 Beth Ann Williams, of New Jersey, to be an

Assistant Attorney General, vice Christopher

H. Schroeder.




report.

181 612 John W. Huber, of Utah, to be United States

Attorney for the District of Utah for the term

of four years. (Reappointment)




report.

182 611 Justin E. Herdman, of Ohio, to be United

States Attorney for the Northern District of

Ohio for the term of four years, vice Carole

Schwartz Rendon, resigned.




report.

183 615 John E. Town, of Alabama, to be United States

Attorney for the Northern District of

Alabama for the term of four years, vice

Joyce White Vance, resigned.




report.


* 184 454 David J. Kautter, of Virginia, to be an


Mark J. Mazur.


Hatch, Committee on


report.

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

* 185 464 Brooks D. Tucker, of Maryland, to be an

Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs

(Congressional and Legislative Affairs), vice

Joan M. Evans, resigned.


Isakson, Committee on

Veterans' Affairs, without

printed report.

THE JUDICIARY

* 186 591 Michael P. Allen, of Florida, to be a Judge of

the United States Court of Appeals for

Veterans Claims for the term of fifteen years,

vice Bruce E. Kasold, term expired.




printed report.

* 187 592 Amanda L. Meredith, of Virginia, to be a Judge

of the United States Court of Appeals for


vice William A. Moorman, retired.




printed report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

11

* 188 593 Joseph L. Toth, of Wisconsin, to be a Judge of

the United States Court of Appeals for


vice Lawrence B. Hagel, retired.




printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

* 189 697 Thomas G. Bowman, of Florida, to be Deputy

Secretary of Veterans Affairs, vice Sloan D.

Gibson.




printed report.

* 190 698 James Byrne, of Virginia, to be General

Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs,

vice Leigh A. Bradley, resigned.




printed report.


* 191 362 David Joel Trachtenberg, of Virginia, to be a

Principal Deputy Under Secretary of

Defense, vice Brian P. McKeon.


Inhofe for Mr. McCain,

Committee on Armed


report.

* 192 554 Charles Douglas Stimson, of Virginia, to be

General Counsel of the Department of the

Navy, vice Paul Luis Oostburg Sanz.



Committee on Armed


report.

* 193 555 Owen West, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant

Secretary of Defense, vice Michael D.

Lumpkin.



Committee on Armed


report.

* 194 582 Ryan McCarthy, of Illinois, to be Under

Secretary of the Army, vice Patrick Joseph

Murphy.



Committee on Armed


report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

12


* 224 677 Isabel Marie Keenan Patelunas, of

Pennsylvania, to be Assistant Secretary for

Intelligence and Analysis, Department of the

Treasury, vice S. Leslie Ireland.




report.

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE

* 225 728 Susan M. Gordon, of Virginia, to be Principal

Deputy Director of National Intelligence, vice

Stephanie O'Sullivan.




report.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

* 226 523 Callista L. Gingrich, of Virginia, to be

Ambassador Extraordinary and

Plenipotentiary of the United States of

America to the Holy See.




printed report.

* 227 603 Kelly Knight Craft, of Kentucky, to be



America to Canada.




printed report.

* 228 604 Sharon Day, of Florida, to be Ambassador

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the

United States of America to the Republic of

Costa Rica.




printed report.

* 229 606 Nathan Alexander Sales, of Ohio, to be

Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the

rank and status of Ambassador at Large, vice

Tina S. Kaidanow, resigned.




printed report.

* 230 676 George Edward Glass, of Oregon, to be



America to the Portuguese Republic.




printed report.

* 231 691 Robert Wood Johnson IV, of New York, to be



America to the United Kingdom of Great

Britain and Northern Ireland.




printed report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

13

* 232 721 Luis E. Arreaga, of Virginia, a Career Member

of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of

Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador



Guatemala.




printed report.

* 233 722 Krishna R. Urs, of Connecticut, a Career

Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class

of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador



Peru.




printed report.

* 234 733 Kay Bailey Hutchison, of Texas, to be United

States Permanent Representative on the

Council of the North Atlantic Treaty

Organization, with the rank and status of


Plenipotentiary.




printed report.

* 235 743 Lewis M. Eisenberg, of Florida, to be



America to the Italian Republic, and to serve

concurrently and without additional

compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary

and Plenipotentiary of the United States of

America to the Republic of San Marino.




printed report.

OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT

CORPORATION

* 236 566 Ray Washburne, of Texas, to be President of

the Overseas Private Investment

Corporation, vice Elizabeth L. Littlefield.




printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

* 237 689 Kelley Eckels Currie, of Georgia, to be

Representative of the United States of

America on the Economic and Social Council

of the United Nations, with the rank of

Ambassador.




printed report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

14

UNITED NATIONS

* 238 690 Kelley Eckels Currie, of Georgia, to be an

Alternate Representative of the United

States of America to the Sessions of the

General Assembly of the United Nations,

during her tenure of service as

Representative of the United States of

America on the Economic and Social Council

of the United Nations.




printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

* 239 693 Carl C. Risch, of Pennsylvania, to be an

Assistant Secretary of State (Consular

Affairs), vice Michele Thoren Bond.




printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

* 240 513 Richard Ashooh, of New Hampshire, to be an

Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Kevin

Wolf, resigned.


Crapo, Committee on



report.

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

* 241 514 J. Paul Compton, Jr., of Alabama, to be

General Counsel of the Department of

Housing and Urban Development, vice Helen

R. Kanovsky, resigned.


Crapo, Committee on



report.

* 242 515 Neal J. Rackleff, of Texas, to be an Assistant

Secretary of the Department of Housing and

Urban Development, vice Mercedes Marquez.


Crapo, Committee on



report.

* 243 680 Anna Maria Farias, of Texas, to be an

Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban

Development, vice Gustavo Velasquez

Aguilar, resigned.


Crapo, Committee on



report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

15


* 244 715 Christopher Campbell, of California, to be an


Cyrus Amir-Mokri, resigned.


Crapo, Committee on



report.

OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT

CORPORATION

* 245 565 David Steele Bohigian, of Missouri, to be

Executive Vice President of the Overseas

Private Investment Corporation, vice Mimi E.

Alemayehou.




printed report.


* 246 599 Lucian Niemeyer, of Pennsylvania, to be an

Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Sharon

E. Burke, resigned.



Committee on Armed


report.

* 247 669 John H. Gibson II, of Texas, to be Deputy Chief

Management Officer of the Department of

Defense, vice Peter Levine.



Committee on Armed


report.

* 248 713 Matthew P. Donovan, of Virginia, to be Under

Secretary of the Air Force, vice Lisa S.

Disbrow, resigned.



Committee on Armed


report.

* 249 714 Ellen M. Lord, of Rhode Island, to be Under

Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,

Technology, and Logistics, vice Frank

Kendall III.



Committee on Armed


report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

16

[NEW REPORTS]

ARMY

250 761-2 The following named Army National Guard of

the United States officers for appointment in

the Reserve of the Army to the grade

indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections

12203 and 12211:



Committee on Armed


report.

to be Brigadier General

Col. John K. Muller


NOMINATIONS PLACED ON THE SECRETARY’S DESK

17

* Committee of jurisdiction has requested appropriate biographical and financial information on this nominee

** Committee of jurisdiction has received the necessary biographical and financial information on this nominee; nominee will remain in this

section for 10 session days

PRIVILEGED NOMINATIONS

MESSAGE

NO. DATE

RECEIVED NOMINEE AND POSITION * INFORMATION

REQUESTED BY

COMMITTEE

18

** REQUESTED

INFORMATION

RECEIVED

SENATOR REQUESTED REFERRAL TO

COMMITTEE OF JURISDICTION

Pursuant to S. Res. 116, 112th Congress, nominations in this section of the Executive Calendar are entitled to expedited procedures.

567 Jun 06, 2017 Peter Louis Oppenheim, of

Maryland, to be Assistant

Secretary for Legislation and

Congressional Affairs,

Department of Education, vice

Julius Lloyd Horwich.

Yes Jul 19, 2017

674 Jun 19, 2017 Michael Platt, Jr., of Arkansas,

to be an Assistant Secretary of

Commerce, vice Steven

Michael Haro, resigned.

Yes Jul 17, 2017

742 Jul 11, 2017 Mary Kirtley Waters, of

Virginia, to be an Assistant

Secretary of State (Legislative

Affairs), vice Julia Frifield.

Yes

NOTICE OF INTENT TO OBJECT

MESSAGE NO.

NOMINEE AND OFFICE

DATE AND SENATOR

19

When a notice of intent to object is given to the appropriate leader, or their designee, and such notice is submitted for inclusion in

the Congressional Record and the Senate Executive Calendar, or following the objection to a unanimous consent to proceeding to, and,

or disposition of, matters relating to nominations and treaties on their behalf, it shall be placed in the section of the Senate Executive

Calendar entitled “Notice of Intent to Object”. (S. Res. 28, 112th Congress)

558 Steven Gill Bradbury, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the

Department of Transportation.

Jun 29, 2017 - Ms. Duckworth.

MOTIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION

DATE

SUBJECT

20

After an action taken by the Senate, any Senator voting with the prevailing side or who has not voted may, on the same day or on

either of the next two days of actual session thereafter, either enter a motion for reconsideration or move a reconsideration. This section

contains such motions not yet acted on as so provided by Rule XIII, Paragraph 1.

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