SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

ONE HUNDREDTH CONGRESS 

FIRST SESSION { 

Convened January 6, 1987 

Adjourned December 22, 1987 

Convened January 25, 1988 

SECOND SESSION { 

EXECUTIVE CALENDAR 

Monday, September 19, 1988 

PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF WALTER J. STEWART, 

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE 

By Gerald A. Hackett, Executive Clerk 
Unanimous Consent Agreement 

Ordered, That at 10:30 a. m. on Tuesday, September 20, 1988, the Senate go into 

executive session for the consideration of the nomination of Lauro F. Cavazos, of Texas, 

to be Secretary of Education (Cal. No. 861), with 30 minutes for debate on the nomination 

to be equally divided and controlled by the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) and 

the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch) with a vote on the confirmation of the nomination to 

occur at 11:00 a. m. 

(September 16, 1988) 
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TREATIES 

Calendar Treaty Subject Reported 

No. Doc. No. Bv 

1 EX. Treaty with the Union of Soviet Socialist Feb 27 87 Reported 

N(A), Republics on the Limitation of Underground favorably, with a 

94-2 Nuclear Weapon Tests, and the Protocol resolution of advice and 

thereto (Threshold Test Ban Treaty). consent to ratification 

with a reservation and a 

declaration, by Mr. Pell, 

Committee on Foreign 

Relations (Printed Report 

together with additional 

views--Ex. Rept. 100-1) 

2 EX. Treaty with the Union of Soviet Socialist Feb 27 87 Reported 

N(B), Republics on Underground Nuclear favorably, with a 

94-2 Explosions for Peaceful Purposes, and the resolution of advice and 

Protocol thereto (Peaceful Nuclear consent to ratification 

Explosions Treaty). with a reservation and a 

declaration, by Mr. Pell, 

Committee on Foreign 

Relations (Printed report 

together with additional 

views--Ex. Rept. 100-1) 

10 99-27 Berne Convention for the Protection of Jul 14 88 Reported 

Literary and Artistic Works. favorably, with a 

resolution of advice and 

consent to accession 

without reservation, by 

Mr. Pell, Committee on 

Foreign Relations (Printed 

Reoort--Ex. RePt. 100-17) 
Calendar Message 

No. No. 

* 686 857 

* 740 936-1 

* 741 936-2 

790 200 

791 525 

* 801 1212 

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NOMINATIONS 

Nominee, Office, And Predecessor 

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 

John E. Higgins, Jr., of Maryland, to be a 

Member of the National Labor Relations 

Board for the term of five years expiring 

December 16, 1992, vice Donald L. Dotson, 

term expired. 

FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT 

INVESTMENT BOARD 

The following-named person to be a Member 

of the Federal Retirement Thrift 

Investment Board for a term of two years: 

(Public Law 99-335) 

Richard H. Headlee, of Michigan. 

(Reappointment) 

The following-named person to be a Member 

of the Federal Retirement Thrift 

Investment Board for the term of four 

years: (Public Law 99-335) 

Roger W. Mehle, of New York. 

(Reappointment) 

THE JUDICIARY 

Susan Wittenberg Liebeler, of California, 

to be United States Circuit Judge for the 

Federal Circuit vice Shiro Kashiwa, 

retired. 

Richard L. Voorhees, of North Carolina, to 

be United States District Judge for the 

Western District of North Carolina, vice 

David Bryan Sentelle, elevated. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Elizabeth Anne Moler, of Virginia, to be a 

Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission for a term expiring October 20, 

1991, vice Charles G. Stalon, term 

expired. 

Reported 

By 

May 26, 88 Mr. Kennedy, 

Committee on Labor and 

Human Resources, without 

printed report. 

Jun 27, 88 Mr. Glenn, 

Committee on Governmental 

Affairs, without printed 

report. 

Do. 

Jul 14, 88 Mr. Byrd, for Mr. 

Biden, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without 

recommendation with printed 

report with additional 

views - Ex.Rept. 100-16. 

Jul 25, 88 Mr. Byrd, for Mr. 

Biden, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

Jul 27, 88 Mr. Johnston, 

Committee on Energy and 

Natural Resources, without 

printed report. 
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Calendar Message Nominee, Office, And Predecessor Reported 

No. No. Bv 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

810 1023 Francis Anthony Keating, II, of Oklahoma, Aug 4, 88 Mr. Byrd, for Mr. 

to be Associate Attorney General, vice Biden, Committee on the 

Stephen S. Trott. Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

811 1119 Harold G. Christensen, of Utah, to be Do. 

Deputy Attorney General, vice Arnold I. 

Burns, resigned. 

812 1120 Edward S. G. Dennis, Jr. of Pennsylvania, Do. 

to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice 

William F. Weld, resigned. 

THE JUDICIARY 

837 625 Stuart A. Summit, of New York, to be United Aug 10, 88 Mr. Byrd, for Mr. 

States Circuit Judge for the Second Biden, Committee on the 

Circuit vice Irving R. Kaufman, retired. Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

838 1163 Robert P. Patterson, Jr., of New York, to Do. 

be United States District Judge for the 

Southern District of New York vice Whitman 

Knapp, retired. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

* 839 440 Martha 0. Hesse, of Illinois, to be a Aug 11, 88 Mr. Johnston, 

Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Committee on Energy and 

Commission for a term expiring October 20, Natural Resources, without 

1991. (Reappointment) printed report. 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 

COMMISSION 

* 856 943 Joy Cherian, of Maryland, to be a Member of Sep 15, 88 Mr. Kennedy, 

the Equal Employment Opportunity Committee on Labor and 

Commission for a term expiring July 1, Human Resources, without 

1993. (Reappointment) printed report. 
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Calendar Message Nominee, Office, And Predecessor Reported 

No. No. Bv 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

"' 857 1150 Charles L. Hosler, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to Sep 15, 88 Mr. Kennedy, be a Member of the National Science Board, Committee on Labor and 

National Science Foundation, for a term Human Resources, without 

expiring May 10, 1994. (Reappointment) printed report 

* 858 1153 Roland W. Schmitt, of New York, to be a Do. 

Member of the National Science Board, 

National Science Foundation, for a term 

expiring May 10, 1994. (Reappointment) 

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

* 859 1199 Hillel Fradkin, of Wisconsin, to be a Do. 

Member of the National Council on the 

Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 

1994, vice A. Lawrence Chickering, term 

expired. 

* 860 1243 Donald Kagan, of Connecticut, to be a Do. 

Member of the National Council on the 

Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 

1994, vice Gertrude Himmelfarb, term 

expired. 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

* 861 1302 Lauro F. Cavazos, of Texas, to be Secretary Do. 

of Education. . . *Stgmf1es nommee'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 

Foreign Service nominations beginning Shirley Elizabeth Barnes, and ending Peter D. Whitney, 

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

September 7, 1988.