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

Thursday, September 7, 2017

FIRST SESSION {

SECOND SESSION {

Issue No. 129

CONVENED JANUARY 3, 2017

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RESOLUTIONS

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TREATIES

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

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

* 95 173 Heath P. Tarbert, of Maryland, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice 

Marisa Lago.

May 23, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Crapo, Committee on 

Banking, Housing, and Urban 

Affairs, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

105 299 Noel J. Francisco, of the District of Columbia, 

to be Solicitor General of the United States, 

vice Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., resigned.

Jun 08, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Grassley, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

106 249 Makan Delrahim, of California, to be an 

Assistant Attorney General, vice William 

Joseph Baer, resigned.

Jun 08, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Grassley, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

107 58 Steven Andrew Engel, of the District of 

Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney 

General, vice Virginia A. Seitz, resigned.

Jun 08, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Grassley, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

* 109 363 Pamela Hughes Patenaude, of New 

Hampshire, to be Deputy Secretary of 

Housing and Urban Development, vice Nani 

A. Coloretti.

Jun 14, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Crapo, Committee on 

Banking, Housing, and Urban 

Affairs, without printed 

report.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE 

PRESIDENT

* 110 457 Kevin Allen Hassett, of Massachusetts, to be 

Chairman of the Council of Economic 

Advisers, vice Jason Furman.

Jun 14, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Crapo, Committee on 

Banking, Housing, and Urban 

Affairs, without printed 

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

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES

* 112 248 Eric D. Hargan, of Illinois, to be Deputy 

Secretary of Health and Human Services, 

vice William V. Corr, resigned.

Jun 14, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Hatch, Committee on 

Finance, without printed 

report.

THE JUDICIARY

117 374 Scott L. Palk, of Oklahoma, to be United States 

District Judge for the Western District of 

Oklahoma, vice Stephen P. Friot, retired.

Jun 15, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Grassley, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY

119 352 Lee Francis Cissna, of Maryland, to be Director 

of United States Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security, vice Leon Rodriguez.

Jun 15, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Grassley, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE 

PRESIDENT

* 153 367 Russell Vought, of Virginia, to be Deputy 

Director of the Office of Management and 

Budget, vice Brian C. Deese.

Jun 21, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Johnson, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, 

without printed report.

Jun 14, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Enzi, Committee on the 

Budget, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

* 155 403 Adam J. Sullivan, of Iowa, to be an Assistant 

Secretary of Transportation, vice Dana G. 

Gresham.

Jun 21, 2017 Placed on the 

Calendar pursuant to S.Res. 

116, 112th Congress.

ARMY

156 529-2 The following named officers for appointment 

in the Reserve of the Army to the grades 

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

12203:

Jun 20, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

McCain, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

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

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to be Brigadier General

Col. Darius S. Gallegos

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

* 159 458 Derek Kan, of California, to be Under 

Secretary of Transportation for Policy, vice 

Blair Anderson.

Jun 29, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Thune, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report.

OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL

* 164 525 Henry Kerner, of California, to be Special 

Counsel, Office of Special Counsel, for the 

term of five years, vice Carolyn N. Lerner, 

term expired.

Jul 11, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Johnson, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, 

without printed report.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY

* 167 460 Susan Parker Bodine, of Maryland, to be an 

Assistant Administrator of the 

Environmental Protection Agency, vice 

Cynthia Giles.

Jul 12, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Barrasso, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed 

report.

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

* 168 560 Annie Caputo, of Virginia, to be a Member of 

the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the 

term of five years expiring June 30, 2021, 

vice William Charles Ostendorff, term 

expired.

Jul 12, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Barrasso, Committee on 

Environment and Public

Works, without printed 

report.

* 169 562 David Wright, of South Carolina, to be a 

Member of the Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission for the term of five years 

expiring June 30, 2020, vice Jeffery Martin 

Baran, resigned.

Jul 12, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Barrasso, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed 

report.

THE JUDICIARY

173 375 Damien Michael Schiff, of California, to be a 

Judge of the United States Court of Federal 

Claims for a term of fifteen years, vice George 

W. Miller, retired.

Jul 13, 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

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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

* 176 725 William J. Emanuel, of California, to be a 

Member of the National Labor Relations 

Board for the term of five years expiring 

August 27, 2021, vice Kent Yoshiho 

Hirozawa, term expired.

Jul 19, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Alexander, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report.

THE JUDICIARY

179 589 Trevor N. McFadden, of Virginia, to be United 

States District Judge for the District of 

Columbia, vice Richard J. Leon, retired.

Jul 20, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Grassley, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

* 191 362 David Joel Trachtenberg, of Virginia, to be a 

Principal Deputy Under Secretary of 

Defense, vice Brian P. McKeon.

Jul 20, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe for Mr. McCain, 

Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report.

* 192 554 Charles Douglas Stimson, of Virginia, to be 

General Counsel of the Department of the 

Navy, vice Paul Luis Oostburg Sanz.

Jul 20, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe for Mr. McCain, 

Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report.

* 193 555 Owen West, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant 

Secretary of Defense, vice Michael D. 

Lumpkin.

Jul 20, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe for Mr. McCain, 

Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

* 224 677 Isabel Marie Keenan Patelunas, of 

Pennsylvania, to be Assistant Secretary for 

Intelligence and Analysis, Department of the 

Treasury, vice S. Leslie Ireland.

Jul 25, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Burr, Select Committee on 

Intelligence, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

* 226 523 Callista L. Gingrich, of Virginia, to be 

Ambassador Extraordinary and 

Plenipotentiary of the United States of 

America to the Holy See.

Jul 27, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Corker, 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

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

* 241 514 J. Paul Compton, Jr., of Alabama, to be 

General Counsel of the Department of 

Housing and Urban Development, vice Helen 

R. Kanovsky, resigned.

Jul 27, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Crapo, Committee on 

Banking, Housing, and Urban 

Affairs, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

* 247 669 John H. Gibson II, of Texas, to be Deputy Chief 

Management Officer of the Department of 

Defense, vice Peter Levine.

Jul 27, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe for Mr. McCain, 

Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report.

ARMY

250 761-2 The following named Army National Guard of 

the United States officers for appointment in 

the Reserve of the Army to the grade 

indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 

12203 and 12211:

Jul 20, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe for Mr. McCain, 

Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report.

to be Brigadier General

Col. John K. Muller

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION

* 251 89 Ajit Varadaraj Pai, of Kansas, to be a Member 

of the Federal Communications Commission 

for a term of five years from July 1, 2016. 

(Reappointment)

Aug 02, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Thune, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

* 254 558 Steven Gill Bradbury, of Virginia, to be 

General Counsel of the Department of 

Transportation, vice Kathryn B. Thomson, 

resigned.

Aug 02, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Thune, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

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

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION

* 260 732 Brendan Carr, of Virginia, to be a Member of 

the Federal Communications Commission for 

a term of five years from July 1, 2018. 

(Reappointment)

Aug 02, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Thune, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

* 261 737 Ronald L. Batory, of New Jersey, to be 

Administrator of the Federal Railroad 

Administration, vice Sarah Elizabeth 

Feinberg.

Aug 02, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Thune, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES

* 263 520 Brett Giroir, of Texas, to be Medical Director in 

the Regular Corps of the Public Health 

Service, subject to the qualifications therefor 

as provided by law and regulations, and to be 

an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human 

Services, vice Howard K. Koh, resigned.

Aug 02, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Alexander, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report.

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION

* 270 594 Dawn DeBerry Stump, of Texas, to be a 

Commissioner of the Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission for a term expiring 

April 13, 2022, vice Timothy G. Massad 

resigned.

Aug 02, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Roberts, Committee on 

Agriculture, Nutrition, and 

Forestry, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

280 793 Peter E. Deegan, Jr., of Iowa, to be United 

States Attorney for the Northern District of 

Iowa for the term of four years, vice Kevin W. 

Techau, resigned.

Aug 03, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Grassley, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

281 795 Marc Krickbaum, of Iowa, to be United States 

Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa for 

the term of four years, vice Nicholas A. 

Klinefeldt, resigned.

Aug 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

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282 584 Jeffrey Bossert Clark, of Virginia, to be an 

Assistant Attorney General, vice John 

Charles Cruden.

Aug 03, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Grassley, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

283 609 D. Michael Dunavant, of Tennessee, to be 

United States Attorney for the Western 

District of Tennessee for the term of four 

years, vice Edward L. Stanton III, resigned.

Aug 03, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Grassley, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

284 610 Louis V. Franklin, Sr., of Alabama, to be 

United States Attorney for the Middle 

District of Alabama for the term of four 

years, vice George L. Beck, Jr., resigned.

Aug 03, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Grassley, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

285 613 Jessie K. Liu, of Virginia, to be United States 

Attorney for the District of Columbia for the 

term of four years, vice Ronald C. Machen, 

Jr., resigned.

Aug 03, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Grassley, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

286 614 Richard W. Moore, of Alabama, to be United 

States Attorney for the Southern District of 

Alabama for the term of four years, vice 

Kenyen Ray Brown, resigned.

Aug 03, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Grassley, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

* 287 409 Jay Patrick Murray, of Virginia, to be 

Alternate Representative of the United 

States of America for Special Political Affairs 

in the United Nations, with the rank of 

Ambassador.

Aug 03, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Corker, Committee on 

Foreign Relations, without 

printed report.

* 288 410 Jay Patrick Murray, of Virginia, to be an 

Alternate Representative of the United 

States of America to the Sessions of the 

General Assembly of the United Nations, 

during his tenure of service as Alternate 

Representative of the United States of 

America for Special Political Affairs in the 

United Nations.

Aug 03, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Corker, 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

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

* 292 718 Brenda Burman, of Arizona, to be 

Commissioner of Reclamation, vice Estevan 

R. Lopez.

Aug 03, 2017 Reported by Ms. 

Murkowski, Committee on 

Energy and Natural 

Resources, without printed 

report.

* 293 719 Douglas W. Domenech, of Virginia, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of the Interior, vice 

Esther Puakela Kia'aina.

Aug 03, 2017 Reported by Ms. 

Murkowski, Committee on 

Energy and Natural 

Resources, without printed 

report.

* 294 738 Susan Combs, of Texas, to be an Assistant 

Secretary of the Interior, vice Rhea S. Suh, 

resigned.

Aug 03, 2017 Reported by Ms. 

Murkowski, Committee on 

Energy and Natural 

Resources, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

* 295 739 Paul Dabbar, of New York, to be Under 

Secretary for Science, Department of Energy, 

vice Franklin M. Orr, Jr.

Aug 03, 2017 Reported by Ms. 

Murkowski, Committee on 

Energy and Natural 

Resources, without printed 

report.

* 296 740 Mark Wesley Menezes, of Virginia, to be Under 

Secretary of Energy, vice Kristina M. 

Johnson, resigned.

Aug 03, 2017 Reported by Ms. 

Murkowski, Committee on 

Energy and Natural 

Resources, without printed 

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

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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

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DATE

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NOMINEE AND POSITION * INFORMATION 

REQUESTED BY 

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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.

742 Jul 11, 2017 Mary Kirtley Waters, of 

Virginia, to be an Assistant 

Secretary of State (Legislative 

Affairs), vice Julia Frifield.

Yes

920 Sep 05, 2017 Frederick M. Nutt, of Virginia, 

to be Controller, Office of 

Federal Financial 

Management, Office of 

Management and Budget, vice 

David Arthur Mader.

Yes
NOTICE OF INTENT TO OBJECT

MESSAGE

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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)

558 Steven Gill Bradbury, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the 

Department of Transportation.

Jun 29, 2017 - Ms. Duckworth.
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 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.