SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

EXECUTIVE CALENDAR 

PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF NANCY ERICKSON, 

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

By Michelle Haynes, Executive Clerk

ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS 

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

*(updated at 11:00 a.m.)

FIRST SESSION {

SECOND SESSION {

Issue No. 31

CONVENED JANUARY 6, 2009

*1st update 

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RESOLUTIONS

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NO.

S. RES. 

NO.

SUBJECT REPORTED 

BY

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TREATIES

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NO.

TREATY

DOC. NO.

SUBJECT REPORTED 

BY

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

NOMINATIONS

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NO.

MESSAGE

NO.

NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR REPORTED 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

22 67 Elena Kagan, of Massachusetts, to be Solicitor 

General of the United States, vice Gregory G. 

Garre, resigned. 

Mar 05, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 

* 24 64-9 Ronald Kirk, of Texas, to be United States Trade 

Representative, with the rank of Ambassador 

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. 

Mar 12, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Baucus, Committee on Finance, 

without printed report. 

* 25 65-7 John P. Holdren, of Massachusetts, to be Director 

of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, 

vice John H. Marburger, III. 

Mar 12, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Rockefeller, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

* 26 65-10 Jane Lubchenco, of Oregon, to be Under 

Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 

Atmosphere, vice Conrad Lautenbacher, Jr., 

resigned. 

Mar 12, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Rockefeller, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

* 27 80 David S. Kris, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 

Attorney General, vice J. Patrick Rowan, 

resigned. 

Mar 12, 2009 Reported by Mrs. 

Feinstein, Select Committee on 

Intelligence, without printed 

report. 

 Mar 05, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

 [NEW REPORTS] 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

* 29 65-3 Gary Gensler, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner 

of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission 

for a term expiring April 13, 2012, vice Rueben 

Jeffery III, resigned. 

Mar 17, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Agriculture, Nutrition, and 

Forestry, without printed 

report. 
* 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

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* 30 65-4 Gary Gensler, of Maryland, to be Chairman of 

the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 

vice Reuben Jeffery III, resigned. 

Mar 17, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Agriculture, Nutrition, and 

Forestry, without printed 

report. 
NOMINATIONS PLACED ON THE SECRETARY’S DESK

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COAST GUARD 

PN116 COAST GUARD nominations (2) beginning KENT P. BAUER, and ending MARK S. MACKEY, 

which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of February 25, 

2009. 

PN117 COAST GUARD nominations (2) beginning CORINNA M. FLEISCHMANN, and ending KELLY C. 

SEALS, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 

February 25, 2009. 
NOTICE OF INTENT TO OBJECT TO PROCEEDING

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MESSAGE

NO.

NOMINEE AND OFFICE DATE AND SENATOR

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 When following the objection to a unanimous consent request to proceeding to, and, or passage of, a measure or matter on their

behalf, a Senator has notified the appropriate leader, or their designee, in writing and submits such objection for inclusion in the 

Congressional Record and the Senate Executive Calendar, it shall be placed in the section of the Executive Calendar entitled “Notice 

of Intent to Object to Proceeding”. (Sec. 512, P.L. 110-81)