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 

Thursday, March 19, 2009

*(updated at 2:00 p.m.)

FIRST SESSION {

SECOND SESSION {

Issue No. 33

CONVENED JANUARY 6, 2009

*1st update 

http://www.senate.gov/ExecutiveCalendar
UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT 

Elena Kagan (Cal. No. 22)

Ordered, That at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, 2009, the Senate proceed to executive session to consider 

the nomination of Elena Kagan, of Massachusetts, to be Solicitor General of the United States; that there be 6 hours 

of debate with respect to the nomination, with the time equally divided and controlled between the Senator from 

Vermont (Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter), or their designees; that upon the use or 

yielding back of time, the Senate proceed to vote on confirmation of the nomination; that upon confirmation, the 

motion to reconsider be laid upon the table; no further motions be in order, the President be immediately notified of 

the Senate's action, and the Senate resume legislative session. 

(March 18, 2009.)
RESOLUTIONS

CALENDAR 

NO.

S. RES. 

NO.

SUBJECT REPORTED 

BY

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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

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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 

* 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. 

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. 

* 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. 
* 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

4

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

* 31 139 David J. Hayes, of Virginia, to be Deputy 

Secretary of the Interior, vice Patricia Lynn 

Scarlett, resigned. 

Mar 18, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Bingaman, Committee on 

Energy and Natural Resources, 

without printed report. 

 [NEW REPORTS] 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

32 81 Dawn Elizabeth Johnsen, of Indiana, to be an 

Assistant Attorney General, vice Jack Landman 

Goldsmith III, resigned. 

Mar 19, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

* 33 180 Gary Locke, of Washington, to be Secretary of 

Commerce. 

Mar 19, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Rockefeller, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, 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

CALENDAR 

NO.

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)