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

Friday, Au gu st 5, 2011

FIRST SESSION {

SECOND SESSION {

Issue No. 92

CONVENED J ANUARY 5, 2011

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UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT

Be rn ice Bou ie Donald (Cal. No. 109)

Ordered, That at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, September 6, 2011, the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the 

nomination of Bernice Bouie Donald, of Tennessee, to be United States Circuit J udge for the Sixth Circuit; that there be 30 

minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form; that upon the use or yielding back of time, the Senate proceed to vote,

without any intervening action or debate, on confirmation of the nomination; that upon confirmation, the motion to reconsider be 

considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, th e President be immediately notified of the 

Senate's action and the Sena te then resume legislative session. 

(August 2, 2011.)
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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 t he 

J udiciary, 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.

* 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.

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

* 86 334 Ben S. Bernanke, of New J ersey, 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.

DEP ARTMENT 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. 

J ohnson SD, Committee on 

Banking, Housing, and Urban 

Affairs, without printed 

report.

* 108 101 Scott C. Doney, of Massachusetts, to be Chief 

Scientist of the National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, vice Kathryn D. 

Sullivan.

May 05, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Rockefeller, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report.
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109 7 Bernice Bouie Donald, of Tennessee, to be 

United States Circuit J udge for the Sixth 

Circuit, vice Ronald Lee Gilman, retired.

May 09, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

J udiciary, without printed 

report.

GOVERNMENT P RINTING OFFICE

* 112 136 William J . Boarman, of Maryland, to be Public 

Printer, vice Robert Charles Tapella, 

resigned, to which position he was appointed 

during the recess of the Senate from 

December 22, 2010, to J anuary 5, 2011.

May 12, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Schumer, Committee on Rules 

and Administration, without 

printed report.

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113 90 Henry F. Floyd, of South Carolina, to be 

United States Circuit J udge for the Fourth 

Circuit, vice Karen J . Williams, retired.

May 12, 2011 Reported by Mr.

Leahy, Committee on the 

J udiciary, without printed 

report.

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR 

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOP MENT

* 128 270 Mara E. Rudman, of Massachusetts, to be an 

Assistant Administrator of the United States 

Agency for International Development, vice

Sean R. Mulvaney.

May 17, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report.

OVERSEAS P RIVATE INVESTMENT 

CORP ORATION

* 129 61 J ames A. Torrey, of Connecticut, to be a 

Member of the Board of Directors of the 

Overseas Private Investment Corporation for 

a term expiring December 17, 2013, vice 

Dianne I. Moss, term expired.

May 17, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report.

* 130 119 Matthew Maxwell Taylor Kennedy, of 

California, to be a Member of the Board of 

Directors of the Overseas Private Investment 

Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 

2012, vice Samuel E. Ebbesen, term expired.

May 17, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

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169 34 J ohn Andrew Ross, of Missouri, to be United 

States District J udge for the Eastern District 

of Missouri, vice Charles A. Shaw, retired.

May 26, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

J udiciary, without printed 

report.

170 260 Timothy M. Cain, of South Carolina, to be 

United States District J udge for the District 

of South Carolina, vice P. Michael Duffy, 

retired.

May 26, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

J udiciary, without printed 

report.

171 291 Nannette J olivette Brown, of Louisiana, to be 

United States District J udge for the Eastern 

District of Louisiana, vice Stanwood R. 

Duval, J r., retired.

May 26, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

J udiciary, without printed 

report.

172 293 Nancy Torresen, of Maine, to be United States 

District J udge for the District of Maine, vice 

D. Brock Hornby, retired.

May 26, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

J udiciary, without printed 

report.

173 318 William Francis Kuntz, II, of New York, to be 

United States District J udge for the Eastern 

District of New York, vice Nina Gershon, 

retired.

May 26, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

J udiciary, without printed 

report.

184 31 Marina Garcia Marmolejo, of Texas, to be 

United States District J udge for the Souther n 

District of Texas, vice Samuel B. Kent, 

resigned.

J un 16, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

J udiciary, without printed 

report.

185 91 Michael Charles Green, of New York, to be 

United States District J udge for the Western 

District of New York, vice David G. Larimer, 

retired.

J un 16, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

J udiciary, without printed 

report.

NAVY

226 531 The following named officer for appointment in 

the United States Navy to the grade 

indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 624:

J un 29, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Levin, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report.

to be R ear Adm iral

Rear Adm. (lh) Cynthia A. Covell
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SUP ERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT 

OF COLUMBIA

* 231 208 Donna Mary Murphy, of the District of 

Columbia, to be an Associate J udge of the 

Superior Court of the District of Columbia for 

the term of fifteen years, vice Kaye K. 

Christian, retired.

J un 29, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Lieberman, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, 

without printed report.

OVERSEAS P RIVATE INVESTMENT 

CORP ORATION

* 248 118 Roberto R. Herencia, of Illinois, to be a 

Member of the Board of Directors of the 

Overseas Private Investment Corporation for 

a term expiring December 17, 2012, vice 

Patrick J . Durkin, term expired.

J un 29, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report.

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249 511 Stephen A. Higginson, of Louisiana, to be 

United States Circuit J udge for the Fifth 

Circuit, vice J acques L. Wiener, J r., r etired.

J ul 14, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

J udiciary, without printed 

report.

250 350 J ane Margaret Triche-Milazzo, of Louisiana, to 

be United States District J udge for the 

Eastern District of Louisiana, vice Mary Ann 

Vial Lemmon, retired.

J ul 14, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

J udiciary, without printed 

report.

251 375 Alison J . Nathan, of New York, to be United 

States District J udge for the Southern 

District of New York, vice Sidney H. Stein, 

retired.

J ul 14, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

J udiciary, without printed 

report.

252 399 Susan Owens Hickey, of Arkansas, to be 

United States District J udge for the Western 

District of Arkansas, vice Harry F. Barnes, 

retired.

J ul 14, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

J udiciary, without printed 

report.

253 467 Katherine B. Forrest, of New York, to be 

United States District J udge for the Southern 

District of New York, vice J ed S. Rakoff, 

retired.

J ul 14, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

J udiciary, without printed 

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CORP ORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE

* 258 128 Phyllis Nichamoff Segal, of Massachusetts, to 

be a Member of the Board of Directors of the 

Corporation for National and Community 

Service for a term expiring October 6, 2013, 

vice J acob J oseph Lew, term expired.

J ul 20, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report.

* 259 129 Lisa M. Quiroz, of New York, to be a Member 

of the Board of Directors of the Corporation

for National and Community Service for a 

term expiring February 8, 2014, vice Vince J . 

J uaristi, term expired.

J ul 20, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report.

* 260 130 J ohn D. Podesta, of the District of Columbia, to 

be a Member of the Board of Directors of the 

Corporation for National and Community 

Service for a term expiring October 6, 2014, 

vice Alan D. Solomont, resigned.

J ul 20, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report.

* 261 131 Matthew Francis McCabe, of Pennsylvania, to 

be a Member of the Board of Directors of the 

Corporation for National and Community 

Service for a term expiring October 6, 2013, 

vice Leona White Hat, term expired.

J ul 20, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report.

* 262 132 Marguerite W. Kondracke, of Tennessee, to be 

a Member of the Board of Directors of the 

Corporation for National and Community 

Service for a term expiring J une 10, 2014, 

vice Richard Allan Hill, term expired.

J ul 20, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report.

* 263 133 J ane D. Hartley, of New York, to be a Member 

of the Board of Directors of the Corporation 

for National and Community Service for a 

term expiring October 6, 2014, vice Donna N. 

Williams, resigned.

J ul 20, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report.

* 264 134 Richard Christman, of Kentucky, to be a 

Member of the Board of Directors of the 

Corporation for National and Community 

Service for the remainder of the term 

expiring October 6, 2012, vice Tom Osborne, 

resigned.

J ul 20, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report.
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270 465 Christopher Droney, of Connecticut, to be 

United States Circuit J udge for the Second 

Circuit, vice Guido Calabresi, retired.

J ul 21, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

J udiciary, without printed 

report.

271 11 Cathy Bissoon, of Pennsylvania, to be United 

States District J udge for the Western District 

of Pennsylvania, vice Thomas M. Hardiman, 

elevated.

J ul 21, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

J udiciary, without printed 

report.

272 25 Mark Raymond Hornak, of Pennsylvania, to be 

United States District J udge for the Western 

District of Pennsylvania, vice Donetta W. 

Ambrose, retired.

J ul 21, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

J udiciary, without printed 

report.

273 30 Robert David Mariani, of Pennsylvania, to be 

United States District J udge for the Middle 

District of Pennsylvania, vice J ames M. 

Munley, retired.

J ul 21, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on th e 

J udiciary, without printed 

report.

274 471 Robert N. Scola, J r., of Florida, to be United 

States District J udge for the Southern 

District of Florida, vice Paul C. Huck, retired.

J ul 21, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

J udiciary, without printed 

report.

DEP ARTMENT OF STATE

* 281 268 Thomas M. Countryman, of Washington, a 

Career Member of the Senior Foreign 

Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of State (International 

Security and Non -Proliferation), vice J ohn C. 

Rood.

J ul 26, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report.

* 287 728 Sung Y. Kim, of California, a Career Member 

of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of 

Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary 

and Plenipotentia ry of the United States of 

America to the Republic of Korea.

J ul 26, 2011 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report.
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION

* 289 543 Mark P. Wetjen, of Nevada, to be a 

Commissioner of the Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission for a term expiring 

J une 19, 2016, vice Michael V. Dunn, term 

expiring.

Aug 02, 2011 Reported by Ms. 

Stabenow, Committee on 

Agriculture, Nutrition, and 

Forestry, without printed 

report.

DEP ARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

* 290 715 Brian T. Baenig, of the District of Columbia, to 

be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, vice 

Krysta Harden.

Aug 02, 2011 Reported by Ms. 

Stabenow, Committee on 

Agriculture, Nutrition, and 

Forestry, without printed 

report.
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When a notice of intent to object is given to the appropriate leader, or their designe e, 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 t o, 

and, or disposition of, matters relating to nominations and treaties on their b ehalf, it shall be placed in the section of the 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 same day o r 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.