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 

Friday, May 1, 2009

FIRST SESSION {

SECOND SESSION {

Issue No. 51

CONVENED JANUARY 6, 2009

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RESOLUTIONS

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

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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. 

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. 

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 STATE 

* 40 168 Philip H. Gordon, of the District of Columbia, to 

be an Assistant Secretary of State (European 

and Eurasian Affairs), vice Daniel Fried, 

resigned. 

Mar 31, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report. 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

* 63 182 Regina McCarthy, of Massachusetts, to be an 

Assistant Administrator of the Environmental 

Protection Agency, vice Jeffrey R. Holmstead, 

resigned. 

Apr 23, 2009 Reported by Mrs. 

Boxer, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed report. 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 

64 185 R. Gil Kerlikowske, of Washington, to be Director 

of National Drug Control Policy, vice John P. 

Walters, resigned. 

Apr 23, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

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

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

* 67 279 Cameron F. Kerry, of Massachusetts, to be 

General Counsel of the Department of 

Commerce, vice Lily Fu Claffee, resigned. 

Apr 23, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Inouye, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

* 79 204 William Craig Fugate, of Florida, to be 

Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of Homeland 

Security, vice R. David Paulison. 

Apr 27, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Lieberman, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, without 

printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 

DEVELOPMENT 

* 80 147 Ronald C. Sims, of Washington, to be Deputy 

Secretary of Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, vice Romolo A. Bernardi, 

resigned. 

Apr 28, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Dodd, Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs, 

without printed report. 

* 81 231 Peter A. Kovar, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 

vice Sheila McNamara Greenwood. 

Apr 28, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Dodd, Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs, 

without printed report. 

* 82 276 John D. Trasvina, of California, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban 

Development, vice Kim Kendrick, resigned. 

Apr 28, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Dodd, Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs, 

without printed report. 

* 83 277 Helen R. Kanovsky, of Maryland, to be General 

Counsel of the Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, vice Robert M. Couch. 

Apr 28, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Dodd, Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs, 

without printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

* 84 149 David S. Cohen, of Maryland, to be Assistant 

Secretary for Terrorist Financing, Department 

of the Treasury, vice Patrick M. O'Brien, 

resigned. 

Apr 28, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Dodd, Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs, 

without printed report. 
* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 

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EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED 

STATES 

* 85 301 Fred P. Hochberg, of New York, to be President of 

the Export-Import Bank of the United States 

for a term expiring January 20, 2013, vice 

James Lambright, term expired. 

Apr 28, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Dodd, Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs, 

without printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

* 86 209 Russlynn Ali, of California, to be Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of 

Education, vice Stephanie Johnson Monroe, 

resigned. 

Apr 29, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Dodd, Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and 

Pensions, without printed 

report. 

* 87 210 Carmel Martin, of Maryland, to be Assistant 

Secretary for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy 

Development, Department of Education, vice 

Williamson Evers, resigned. 

Apr 29, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Dodd, Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and 

Pensions, without printed 

report. 

* 88 211 Charles P. Rose, of Illinois, to be General 

Counsel, Department of Education, vice Kent 

D. Talbert, resigned. 

Apr 29, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Dodd, Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and 

Pensions, without printed 

report. 

* 89 216 Peter Cunningham, of Illinois, to be Assistant 

Secretary for Communications and Outreach, 

Department of Education, vice Lauren M. 

Maddox. 

Apr 29, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Dodd, Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and 

Pensions, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

* 90 217 Brian Vincent Kennedy, of Virginia, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice Kristine Ann 

Iverson, resigned. 

Apr 29, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Dodd, Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and 

Pensions, without printed 

report. 

* 91 254 T. Michael Kerr, of the District of Columbia, to be 

an Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice Patrick 

Pizzella, resigned. 

Apr 29, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Dodd, Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and 

Pensions, without printed 

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

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

* 92 321 Gabriella Cecilia Gomez, of California, to be 

Assistant Secretary for Legislation and 

Congressional Affairs, Department of 

Education, vice Holly A. Kuzmich, resigned. 

Apr 29, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Dodd, Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and 

Pensions, without printed 

report. 

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH 

REVIEW COMMISSION 

* 93 334 Thomasina Rogers, of Maryland, to be a Member 

of the Occupational Safety and Health Review 

Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2015. 

(Reappointment) 

Apr 29, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Dodd, Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and 

Pensions, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

* 94 222 Kristina M. Johnson, of Maryland, to be Under 

Secretary of Energy, vice Clarence H. Albright, 

resigned. 

Apr 30, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Bingaman, Committee on 

Energy and Natural Resources, 

without printed report. 

* 95 250 Steven Elliot Koonin, of California, to be Under 

Secretary for Science, Department of Energy, 

vice Raymond L. Orbach, resigned. 

Apr 30, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Bingaman, Committee on 

Energy and Natural Resources, 

without printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

* 97 260 Hilary Chandler Tompkins, of New Mexico, to be 

Solicitor of the Department of the Interior, vice 

David Longly Bernhardt, resigned. 

Apr 30, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Bingaman, Committee on 

Energy and Natural Resources, 

without printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

* 98 270 Scott Blake Harris, of Virginia, to be General 

Counsel of the Department of Energy, vice 

David R. Hill, resigned. 

Apr 30, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Bingaman, Committee on 

Energy and Natural Resources, 

without printed report. 
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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)