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 TWELFTH CONGRESS

Mon day, March 28, 2011

FIRST SESSION {

SECOND SESSION {

Issue No. 23

CONVENED J ANUARY 5, 2011

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UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT

Mae A. D'Agostin o (Cal No. 40)

Ordered, That at 4:30 p.m . on Monday, March 28, 2011, the Sen ate proceed to executive session to con sider 

the nom ination of Mae A. D'Agostin o, of New York, to be United States District J udge for th e Northern District of 

New York; that th ere be one hour for debate equally divided in th e u sual form; that upon use or yielding back of 

time, th e Senate proceed to vote without in tervening action or debate on the n omination ; th at th e m otion to 

recon sider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate; that no further m otions 

be in order; that th e President be imm ediately notified of the Senate's action and the Senate th en resum e legislative 

session. 

(March 17, 2011.)
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TREATIES

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* S ignifies nom inee’s com m itm ent to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted com m ittee of the S enate

NOMINATIONS

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THE J UDICIARY

31 8 Susan L. Carney, of Connecticut, to be United 

States Circuit J udge for the Second Circuit, 

vice Barrington D. Parker, retired.

Feb 17, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

J udiciary, without printed 

report.

34 39 Michael H. Simon, of Oregon, to be United 

States District J udge for the District of 

Oregon, vice Ancer L. Haggerty, retired.

Feb 17, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

J udiciary, without printed 

report.

40 18 Mae A. D'Agostino, of New York, to be United 

States District J udge for the Northern 

District of New York, vice Frederick J . 

Scullin, J r., retired.

Mar 03, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

J udiciary, without printed 

report.

42 1 J immie V. Reyna, of Maryland, to be United 

States Circuit J udge for the Federal Circuit, 

vice Haldane Robert Mayer, retired.

Mar 10, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

J udiciary, without printed 

report.

43 5 Caitlin J oan Halligan, of New York, to be 

United States Circuit J udge for the District 

of Columbia Circuit, vice J ohn G. Roberts, 

J r., elevated.

Mar 10, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

J udiciary, without printed 

report.

44 9 Arenda L. Wright Allen, of Virginia, to be 

United States District J udge for t he Eastern 

District of Virginia, vice J erome B. Friedman, 

retired.

Mar 10, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

J udiciary, without printed 

report.

45 13 Vincent L. Briccetti, of New York, to be United 

States District J udge for the Southern 

District of New York, vice Kimba M. Wood, 

retired.

Mar 10, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

J udiciary, without printed 

report.

46 29 J ohn A. Kronstadt, of California, to be United 

States District J udge for the Central District 

of California, vice Florence-Marie Cooper, 

deceased.

Mar 10, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

J udiciary, without printed 

report.

47 41 Michael Francis Urbanski, of Virginia, to be 

United States District J udge for the Western 

District of Virginia, vice Norman K. Moon , 

retired.

Mar 10, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

J udiciary, without printed 

report.
* S ignifies nom inee’s com m itm ent to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted com m ittee of the S enate

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DEP ARTMENT OF DEFENSE

* 49 51 J o Ann Rooney, of Massachusetts, to be 

Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 

for Personnel and Readiness, vice Micha el L. 

Dominguez.

Mar 15, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Levin, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report.

OFFICE OF SP ECIAL COUNSEL

* 59 87 Carolyn N. Lerner, of Maryland, to be Special 

Counsel, Office of Special Counsel, for the 

term of five years, vice Scott J . Bloch, 

resigned.

Mar 16, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Lieberman, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, 

without printed report.

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

* 60 78 Kelvin K. Droegemeier, of Oklahoma, to be a 

Member of the Nation al Science Board, 

National Science Foundation for a term 

expiring May 10, 2016. (Reappointment)

Mar 16, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report.

[NEW REPORTS]

THE J UDICIARY

61 16 Edward Milton Chen, of California, to be 

United States District J udge for the 

Northern District of California, vice Martin J . 

J enkins, resigned.

Mar 17, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

J udiciary, without printed 

report.

DEP ARTMENT OF J USTICE

62 49 J ames Michael Cole, of the District of 

Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney General, 

vice David W. Ogden, resigned, to which 

position he was appointed during the last 

recess of the Senate.

Mar 17, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

J udiciary, without printed 

report.

DEP ARTMENT OF COMMERCE

* 63 53 Kathryn D. Sullivan, of Ohio, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Phillip 

A. Singerman.

Mar 17, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Rockefeller, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, wit hout 

printed report.
* S ignifies nom inee’s com m itm ent to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted com m ittee of the S enate

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MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION

* 64 54 Frances M.D. Gulland, of California, to be a 

Member of the Marine Mammal Commission 

for a term expiring May 13, 2012, vice Vera 

Alexander, term expired.

Mar 17, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Rockefeller, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report.

DEP ARTMENT OF TRANSP ORTATION

* 65 55 Ann D. Begeman, of Virginia, to be a Member 

of the Surface Transportation Board for a 

term expiring December 31, 2015, vice 

Charles D. Nottingham, term expired.

Mar 17, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Rockefeller, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report.

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

* 66 99 Mario Cordero, of California, to be a Federal 

Maritime Commissioner for the term expiring 

J une 30, 2014, vice Harold J . Creel, J r., 

resigned.

Mar 17, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Rockefeller, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE 

P RESIDENT

* 67 100 Philip E. Coyle, III, of California, to be an 

Associate Director of the Office of Science and 

Technology Policy, vice Rosina M. Bierbaum.

Mar 17, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Rockefeller, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report.

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

* 68 102 Rebecca F. Dye, of North Carolina, to be a 

Federal Maritime Commissioner for the term 

expiring J une 30, 2015. (Reappointment)

Mar 17, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Rockefeller, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed r eport.
* S ignifies nom inee’s com m itm ent to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted com m ittee of the S enate

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COAST GUARD

* 69 163 The below named officer for appointment as 

Deputy Commandant for Operations of the 

United States Coast Guard, a position of 

importance and responsibility in the U.S. 

Coast Guard, to the grade indicated under 

title 14, U.S.C., section 50:

Mar 17, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Rockefeller, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report.

to be Vice Adm iral

Rear Adm. Brian M. Salerno

* 70 164 The following named officer for appointment as 

Deputy Comma ndant for Mission Support of 

the United States Coast Guard, a position of 

importance and responsibility in the U.S. 

Coast Guard, and to the grade indicated 

under title 14, U.S.C., section 50:

Mar 17, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Rockefeller, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report.

to be Vice Adm iral

Vice Adm. J ohn P. Currier

* 71 165 The following named officer for appointment in 

the United States Coast Guard, to the grade 

indicated while assigned to a position of 

import ance and responsibility under title 14, 

U.S.C., section 50:

Mar 17, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Rockefeller, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report.

to be Vice Adm iral

Vice Adm. Robert C. Parker

* 72 166 The following named officer for appointment in 

the United States Coast Guard, to the grade 

indicated while assigned to a position of 

importance and responsibility under title 14, 

U.S.C., section 50:

Mar 17, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Rockefeller, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report.

to be Vice Adm iral

Vice Adm. Manson K. Brown
NOMINATIONS PLACED ON THE SECRETARY’S DESK

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COAST GUARD

PN244 COAST GUARD nomination of Phillip F. Brooking, which was received by the Senate and 

appeared in the Congressional Record of February 3, 2011.

PN245 COAST GUARD nominations (2) beginning IVAN R. MENESES, and ending WILLIAM A. 

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

February 3, 2011.

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSP HERIC ADMINISTRATION

PN160 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION nominations (14) beginning 

J OSHUA J . SLATER, and ending Patrick M. Sweeney, III, which nominations were received by the 

Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of February 2, 2011.

PN161 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION nominations (26) beginning 

AARON D. MAGGIED, and ending MICHAEL S. SILAGI, which nominations were received by the 

Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of February 2, 2011.

PN301 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION nominations (14) beginning 

Brian J . Adornato, and ending Eric G. Younkin, which nominations were received by the Senate and 

appeared in the Congressional Record of March 2, 2011.

PN338 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION nomination of Zachary P. 

Cress, which was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of March 10, 2011.
NOTICE OF INTENT TO OBJ ECT

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

the Congressional Record and the Senate Executive Calendar, or following the object ion 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 th e Senate 

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

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