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

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

FIRST SESSION {

SECOND SESSION {

Issue No. 51

CONVENED JANUARY 3, 2017

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UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT

Elaine C. Duke (Cal. No. 24)

Ordered, That following Leader remarks on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, the Senate resume executive session 

for the consideration of the nomination of Elaine C. Duke, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland 

Security, with the time until 12 noon equally divided in the usual form.

Ordered further, That at 12 noon, the Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination with no intervening 

action or debate, and that if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, and 

the President be immediately notified of the Senate’s actions. (Mar. 30, Apr. 3, 2017.)
RESOLUTIONS

CALENDAR

NO.

S. RES.

NO.

SUBJECT REPORTED

BY

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TREATIES

CALENDAR

NO.

TREATY

DOC. NO.

SUBJECT REPORTED

BY

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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

CALENDAR

NO.

MESSAGE

NO.

NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR REPORTED

BY

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY

* 24 59 Elaine C. Duke, of Virginia, to be Deputy 

Secretary of Homeland Security, vice 

Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas.

Mar 15, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Johnson, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, 

without printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

* 31 90 Sonny Perdue, of Georgia, to be Secretary of 

Agriculture.

Mar 30, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Roberts, Committee on 

Agriculture, Nutrition, and 

Forestry, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

* 32 88 R. Alexander Acosta, of Florida, to be Secretary 

of Labor.

Mar 30, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Alexander, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report.

[NEW REPORTS]

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED 

STATES

33 55 Neil M. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an 

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the 

United States, vice Antonin Scalia, deceased.

Apr 03, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Grassley, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

34 56 Rod J. Rosenstein, of Maryland, to be Deputy 

Attorney General, vice Sally Quillian Yates, 

resigned.

Apr 03, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Grassley, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

35 57 Rachel L. Brand, of Iowa, to be Associate 

Attorney General, vice Derek Anthony West, 

resigned.

Apr 03, 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.
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)
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.