SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

NINETY-NINTH CONGRESS

Convened January 3, 1985

FIRST SESSION { Adjourned December 20, 1985

Convened January 21, 1986

SECOND SESSION {

EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

Wednesday, April 23, 1986

PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF JO-ANNE L. COE, 

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

By Gerald A. Hackett, Executive Clerk
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TREATIES

Calendar

No.

Treaty 

Doc. No.

Subject Reported

By

5 EX. Q, 

96-2

Tax Convention with Denmark Dec 11, 85 Reported 

favorably, by Mr. Evans, 

Committee on Foreign 

Relations, with a proposed 

resolution of advice and 

consent to ratification 

without reservation 

(Printed report—Ex. Rept. 

99-5)

6 98-12 Protocol to Amend the 1980 Tax Convention 

with Denmark

Do.

8 98-30 Tax Agreement with the People’s Republic of 

China

Dec 11, 85 Reported 

favorably, by Mr. Evans, 

Committee on Foreign 

Relations, with a proposed 

resolution of advice and 

consent to ratification 

without reservation 

(Printed report—Ex. Rept. 

99-7)

11 99-4 Protocol to the 1966 International 

Convention for the Conservation of 

Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)

Apr 16, 86 Reported 

favorably, by Mr. Lugar, 

Committee on Foreign 

Relations, with a proposed 

resolution of advice and 

consent to ratification 

without reservation 

(Printed report—Ex. Rept 

99-12)
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NOMINATIONS

Calendar

No.

Message

No.

Nominee, Office, And Predecessor Reported

Bv

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY

COMMISSION

* 608 401 Terrence M. Scanlon, of the District of 

Columbia, to be Chairman of the Consumer 

Product Safety Commission, vice Nancy 

Harvey Steorts, resigned, to which 

position he was appointed during the 

recess of the Senate from October 12,

1984, until January 3, 1985.

Dec 12, 85 Mr. Danforth, 

Committee bn Commerce, 

Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report.

THE JUDICIARY

675 881-3 Robert J. Bryan, of Washington, to be 

United States District Judge for the 

Western District of Washington, vice a new 

position created by P.L. 98-353, approved 

July 10. 1984.

Feb 27, 86 Mr. Thurmond, 

Committee on the Judiciary, 

without printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

* 730 939 Robert Ortner, of New Jersey, to be Under 

Secretary of Commerce for Economic 

Affairs, vice Sidney Lewis Jones, 

resigned.

Mar 25, 86 Mr. Danforth, 

Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

* 734 794 Jed Dean Christensen, of Virginia, to be 

Director of the Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, vice John D. 

Ward, resigned.

Mar 26. 86 Mr. McClure, 

Committee on Energy and 

Natural Resources, without 

printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN

SERVICES

* 735 902 Donald M. Newman, of Indiana, to be Under 

Secretary of Health and Human Services, 

vice Charles D. Baker, resigned.

Apr 8, 86 Mr. Packwood, 

Committee on Finance, 

without printed report.
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Calendar

No.

Message

No.

Nominee, Office, And Predecessor Reported

Bv

THE JUDICIARY

756 949 Kenneth L. Ryskamp, of Florida, to be 

United States District Judge for the 

Southern District of Florida, vice Joe 

Eaton.

Apr 17, 86 Mr. Thurmond, 

Committee on the Judiciary, 

without printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

757 961 Joe D. Whitley, of Georgia, to be United 

States Attorney for the Middle District of 

Georgia for the term of four years. 

(Reappointment)

Do.

*Sigmf/es nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly

constituted committee of the Senate.
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NOMINATIONS PLACED ON THE SECRETARY'S DESK IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE

SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE

Foreign Service nominations beginning Marshall D. Brown, and ending Robert A. Riccio, which 

nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of March 1? 

1986.

Senior Foreign Service nomination of Edwin G. Corr, which was received by the Senate and 

appeared in the Congressional Record of October 28, 1985.