SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF JULIE E. ADAMS,

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

By Jennifer A. Gorham, Executive Clerk

ONE HUNDRED FIFTEENTH CONGRESS

Monday, May 22, 2017

FIRST SESSION {

SECOND SESSION {

Issue No. 77

CONVENED JANUARY 3, 2017

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UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENTS

Terry Branstad (Cal. No. 55)

Ordered, That following Leader remarks on Monday, May 22, 2017, the Senate proceed to executive 

session and resume consideration of the nomination of Terry Branstad, of Iowa, to be Ambassador Extraordinary 

and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the People's Republic of China.

Ordered further, That the time until 5:30 p.m. be equally divided in the usual form.

Ordered further, That notwithstanding the provisions of Rule XXII, the post-cloture time on the Branstad 

nomination expire at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, May 22, 2017. (May 18, 2017.)

John J. Sullivan (Cal. No. 58)

Ordered, That with respect to the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of John J. 

Sullivan of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of State, the mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII be 

waived. (May 18, 2017.)
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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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

54 104 Courtney Elwood, of Virginia, to be General 

Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency, 

vice Caroline Diane Krass, resigned.

May 04, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Burr, Select Committee on 

Intelligence, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

* 55 52 Terry Branstad, of Iowa, to be Ambassador 

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the 

United States of America to the People's 

Republic of China.

May 09, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Corker, Committee on 

Foreign Relations, without 

printed report.

* 58 350 John J. Sullivan, of Maryland, to be Deputy 

Secretary of State, vice Antony Blinken, 

resigned.

May 16, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Corker, Committee on 

Foreign Relations, without 

printed report.

[NEW REPORTS]

THE JUDICIARY

59 105 Amul R. Thapar, of Kentucky, to be United 

States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, 

vice Boyce F. Martin Jr., retired.

May 18, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Grassley, 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

NOMINATIONS PLACED ON THE SECRETARY’S DESK

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* Committee of jurisdiction has requested appropriate biographical and financial information on this nominee

** Committee of jurisdiction has received the necessary biographical and financial information on this nominee; nominee will remain in this 

section for 10 session days

PRIVILEGED NOMINATIONS

MESSAGE

NO.

DATE

RECEIVED

NOMINEE AND POSITION * INFORMATION 

REQUESTED BY 

COMMITTEE

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** REQUESTED 

INFORMATION 

RECEIVED

SENATOR REQUESTED REFERRAL TO 

COMMITTEE OF JURISDICTION 

Pursuant to S. Res. 116, 112th Congress, nominations in this section of the Executive Calendar are entitled to expedited procedures.

351 Apr 25, 2017 Stephen Elliott Boyd, of 

Alabama, to be an Assistant 

Attorney General, vice Peter 

Joseph Kadzik.

Yes May 17, 2017 - Mrs. Feinstein.

407 May 10, 2017 Andrew K. Maloney, of Virginia, 

to be a Deputy Under 

Secretary of the Treasury, vice 

Anne Elizabeth Wall.

Yes

464 May 16, 2017 Brooks D. Tucker, of Maryland, 

to be an Assistant Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs 

(Congressional and Legislative 

Affairs), vice Joan M. Evans, 

resigned.

Yes
NOTICE OF INTENT TO OBJECT

MESSAGE

NO.

NOMINEE AND OFFICE DATE AND SENATOR

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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 inclusion in 

the Congressional Record and the Senate Executive Calendar, or following the objection 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 the Senate Executive 

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

104 Courtney Elwood, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Central 

Intelligence Agency.

May 11, 2017 - Mr. Grassley

172 Sigal Mandelker, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and 

Financial Crimes.

May 11, 2017 - Mr. Wyden
MOTIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION

DATE SUBJECT

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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 same 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.