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

Monday, May 2, 2011

FIRST SESSION {

SECOND SESSION {

Issue No. 35

CONVENED JANUARY 5, 2011

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UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT

Roy Bale Dalton, Jr. (Cal. No. 74)

Kevin Hunter Sharp (Cal. No. 76)

Ordered, That at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, May 2, 2011, the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following 

nominations: Roy Bale Dalton, Jr., of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, and Kevin 

Hunter Sharp, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee; provided further, that there 

be one hour for debate equally divided in the usual form; that upon the use or yielding back of time, the nomination of Roy Bale 

Dalton, Jr. be confirmed and the Senate proceed to vote without any intervening action or debate on the nomination of Kevin 

Hunter Sharp; that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate; 

that no further motions be in order to any of the nominations; that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's actions 

and the Senate resume legislative session.

(April 14, 2011.)
RESOLUTIONS

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TREATIES

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TREATY

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

NOMINATIONS

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THE JUDICIARY

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

States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, 

vice Barrington D. Parker, retired.

Feb 17, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

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

States District Judge for the District of 

Oregon, vice Ancer L. Haggerty, retired.

Feb 17, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

43 5 Caitlin Joan Halligan, of New York, to be 

United States Circuit Judge for the District 

of Columbia Circuit, vice John G. Roberts, 

Jr., elevated.

Mar 10, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

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

United States District Judge for the Eastern 

District of Virginia, vice Jerome B. Friedman, 

retired.

Mar 10, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

47 41 Michael Francis Urbanski, of Virginia, to be 

United States District Judge for the Western 

District of Virginia, vice Norman K. Moon, 

retired.

Mar 10, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

* 49 51 Jo Ann Rooney, of Massachusetts, to be 

Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 

for Personnel and Readiness, vice Michael L. 

Dominguez.

Mar 15, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Levin, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report.

THE JUDICIARY

61 16 Edward Milton Chen, of California, to be 

United States District Judge for the 

Northern District of California, vice Martin J. 

Jenkins, resigned.

Mar 17, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

62 49 James 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 

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

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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE 

PRESIDENT

* 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.

THE JUDICIARY

73 15 Claire C. Cecchi, of New Jersey, to be United 

States District Judge for the District of New 

Jersey, vice Joseph A. Greenaway, elevated.

Mar 31, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

74 19 Roy Bale Dalton, Jr., of Florida, to be United 

States District Judge for the Middle District 

of Florida, vice Henry Lee Adams, Jr., 

retired.

Mar 31, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

75 32 John J. McConnell, Jr., of Rhode Island, to be 

United States District Judge for the District 

of Rhode Island, vice Ernest C. Torres, 

retired.

Mar 31, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

76 38 Kevin Hunter Sharp, of Tennessee, to be 

United States District Judge for the Middle 

District of Tennessee, vice Robert L. Echols, 

retired.

Mar 31, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE 

PRESIDENT

* 78 154 Heather A. Higginbottom, of the District of 

Columbia, to be Deputy Director of the Office 

of Management and Budget, vice Robert L. 

Nabors, resigned.

Apr 05, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Conrad, Committee on the 

Budget, without printed 

report.

Mar 16, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Lieberman, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, 

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

NOMINATIONS

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

* 79 57 Daniel M. Ashe, of Maryland, to be Director of 

the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 

vice Samuel D. Hamilton.

Apr 05, 2011 Reported by Mrs. 

Boxer, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed 

report.

THE JUDICIARY

80 3 Goodwin Liu, of California, to be United States 

Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice a 

new position created by Public Law 110-117, 

approved January 7, 2008.

Apr 07, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

81 35 Esther Salas, of New Jersey, to be United 

States District Judge for the District of New 

Jersey, vice Katharine Sweeney Hayden, 

retired.

Apr 07, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

82 93 J. Paul Oetken, of New York, to be United 

States District Judge for the Southern 

District of New York, vice Denny Chin, 

elevated.

Apr 07, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

83 157 Paul A. Engelmayer, of New York, to be United 

States District Judge for the Southern 

District of New York, vice Gerard E. Lynch, 

elevated.

Apr 07, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

84 92 Ramona Villagomez Manglona, of the Northern 

Mariana Islands, to be Judge for the District 

Court for the Northern Mariana Islands for a 

term of ten years, vice Alex R. Munson, 

retired.

Apr 07, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

* 86 334 Ben S. Bernanke, of New Jersey, to be United 

States Alternate Governor of the 

International Monetary Fund for a term of 

five years. (Reappointment)

Apr 12, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

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

NOMINATIONS

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

* 95 64 David Bruce Shear, of New York, a Career 

Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class

of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador 

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the 

United States of America to the Socialist 

Republic of Vietnam.

Apr 12, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report.

[NEW REPORTS]

AIR FORCE

97 322 The following named officer for appointment in 

the United States Air Force to the grade 

indicated while assigned to a position of 

importance and responsibility under title 10, 

U.S.C., section 601:

Apr 14, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Levin, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report.

to be Lieutenant General

Maj. Gen. David L. Goldfein

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

* 102 59 Jenni Rane LeCompte, of the District of 

Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 

Treasury, vice Michele A. Davis, resigned.

Apr 14, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Baucus, Committee on 

Finance, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

* 103 98 Eric L. Hirschhorn, of Maryland, to be Under 

Secretary of Commerce for Export 

Administration, vice Mario Mancuso, 

resigned.

Apr 14, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Johnson SD, Committee on 

Banking, Housing, and Urban 

Affairs, without printed 

report.
NOMINATIONS PLACED ON THE SECRETARY’S DESK

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO OBJECT

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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)
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.