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 SIXTEENTH CONGRESS

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

FIRST SESSION {

SECOND SESSION {

Issue No. 21

CONVENED JANUARY 3, 2019

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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

NOMINATIONS

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[NEW REPORTS]

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES

5 88 Elizabeth Darling, of Texas, to be 

Commissioner on Children, Youth, and 

Families, Department of Health and Human 

Services, vice Rafael J. Lopez.

Feb 05, 2019 Reported by Mr. 

Grassley, Committee on 

Finance, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

6 89 Michael J. Desmond, of California, to be Chief 

Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service and 

an Assistant General Counsel in the 

Department of the Treasury, vice William J. 

Wilkins.

Feb 05, 2019 Reported by Mr. 

Grassley, Committee on 

Finance, without printed 

report.

7 90 Michael Faulkender, of Maryland, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice 

Karen Dynan.

Feb 05, 2019 Reported by Mr. 

Grassley, Committee on 

Finance, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

8 92 Jeffrey Kessler, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 

Secretary of Commerce, vice Paul Piquado, 

resigned.

Feb 05, 2019 Reported by Mr. 

Grassley, Committee on 

Finance, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

* 9 2 Nicole R. Nason, of New York, to be 

Administrator of the Federal Highway 

Administration, vice Gregory Guy Nadeau.

Feb 05, 2019 Reported by Mr. 

Barrasso, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed 

report.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY

* 10 22 Andrew Wheeler, of Virginia, to be 

Administrator of the Environmental 

Protection Agency, vice Scott Pruitt.

Feb 05, 2019 Reported by Mr. 

Barrasso, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, 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 COMMERCE

* 11 78 John Fleming, of Louisiana, to be Assistant 

Secretary of Commerce for Economic 

Development, vice Roy K. J. Williams.

Feb 05, 2019 Reported by Mr. 

Barrasso, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed 

report.

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

* 12 79 John L. Ryder, of Tennessee, to be a Member of 

the Board of Directors of the Tennessee 

Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 

2021, vice Michael McWherter, term expired.

Feb 05, 2019 Reported by Mr. 

Barrasso, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed 

report.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY

* 13 80 Peter C. Wright, of Michigan, to be Assistant 

Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, 

Environmental Protection Agency, vice 

Mathy Stanislaus.

Feb 05, 2019 Reported by Mr. 

Barrasso, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, 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.

3 Jan 03, 2019 Charles L. Glazer, of 

Connecticut, to be a Member of 

the United States Advisory 

Commission on Public 

Diplomacy for a term expiring 

July 1, 2020, vice Lyndon L. 

Olson, Jr., term expired.

Yes

7 Jan 03, 2019 Russell A. Berman, of 

California, to be a Member of 

the National Council on the 

Humanities for a term 

expiring January 26, 2020, 

vice Marvin Krislov, term 

expired.

Yes

8 Jan 03, 2019 William English, of the District 

of Columbia, to be a Member 

of the National Council on the 

Humanities for a term 

expiring January 26, 2024, 

vice Patricia Nelson Limerick, 

term expired.

Yes

9 Jan 03, 2019 John Fonte, of Virginia, to be a 

Member of the National 

Council on the Humanities for 

a term expiring January 26, 

2020, vice Jamsheed K. 

Choksy, term expired.

Yes

10 Jan 03, 2019 Marjorie Fisher Furman, of 

Michigan, to be a Member of 

the National Council on the 

Humanities for a term 

expiring January 26, 2022, 

vice Christopher Merrill, term 

expired.

Yes

11 Jan 03, 2019 Claire Griffin, of Washington, to 

be a Member of the National 

Council on the Humanities for 

a term expiring January 26, 

2022, vice Albert J. Beveridge 

III, term expired.

Yes

12 Jan 03, 2019 Joyce Malcolm, of Virginia, to be 

a Member of the National 

Council on the Humanities for 

a term expiring January 26, 

2020, vice David Hertz, term 

expired.

Yes
* 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.

13 Jan 03, 2019 Adair Margo, of Texas, to be a 

Member of the National 

Council on the Humanities for

a term expiring January 26, 

2022, vice Cathy M. Davidson, 

term expired.

Yes

14 Jan 03, 2019 Matthew Rose, of Iowa, to be a 

Member of the National 

Council on the Humanities for 

a term expiring January 26, 

2024, vice Gerald Lyn Early, 

term expired.

Yes

15 Jan 03, 2019 William Schneider, Jr., of 

Colorado, to be a Member of 

the National Council on the 

Humanities for a term 

expiring January 26, 2020, 

vice Rolena Klahn Adorno, 

term expired.

Yes

16 Jan 03, 2019 Noel Valis, of Connecticut, to be 

a Member of the National 

Council on the Humanities for 

a term expiring January 26, 

2020, vice Carol M. Swain, 

term expired.

Yes

59 Jan 16, 2019 Alan E. Cobb, of Kansas, to be a 

Member of the Board of 

Directors of the Metropolitan 

Washington Airports 

Authority for a term expiring 

November 22, 2023, vice 

William Shaw McDermott, 

term expired.

Yes

72 Jan 16, 2019 William Shaw McDermott, of 

Massachusetts, to be a 

Member of the Board of 

Directors of the Metropolitan 

Washington Airports 

Authority for a term expiring 

May 30, 2024, vice Nina 

Mitchell Wells, term expired.

Yes
* 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.

81 Jan 16, 2019 Michael J. Astrue, of 

Massachusetts, to be a 

Member of the Social Security 

Advisory Board for a term 

expiring September 30, 2022, 

vice Alan L. Cohen, term 

expired.

Yes

82 Jan 16, 2019 Jason J. Fichtner, of the District 

of Columbia, to be a Member 

of the Social Security Advisory 

Board for a term expiring 

September 30, 2024, vice 

Lanhee J. Chen, term expired.

Yes

83 Jan 16, 2019 James B. Lockhart III, of 

Connecticut, to be a Member of 

the Board of Trustees of the 

Federal Hospital Insurance 

Trust Fund for a term of four 

years, vice Charles P. Blahous 

III, term expired.

Yes

84 Jan 16, 2019 James B. Lockhart III, of 

Connecticut, to be a Member of 

the Board of Trustees of the 

Federal Old-Age and Survivors 

Insurance Trust Fund and the 

Federal Disability Insurance 

Trust Fund for a term of four 

years, vice Charles P. Blahous 

III, term expired.

Yes

85 Jan 16, 2019 James B. Lockhart III, of 

Connecticut, to be a Member of 

the Board of Trustees of the 

Federal Supplementary 

Medical Insurance Trust Fund 

for a term of four years, vice 

Charles P. Blahous III, term 

expired.

Yes

96 Jan 16, 2019 Irving Bailey, of Florida, to be a 

Member of the Board of 

Directors of the Overseas 

Private Investment 

Corporation for a term 

expiring December 17, 2021, 

vice Matthew Maxwell Taylor 

Kennedy, term expired.

Yes
* 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.

97 Jan 16, 2019 Alexander Crenshaw, of Florida, 

to be a Member of the Board of 

Directors of the Millennium 

Challenge Corporation for a 

term of three years, vice Mark 

Green, term expired.

Yes

98 Jan 16, 2019 Louis DeJoy, of North Carolina, 

to be a Member of the Board of 

Directors of the Overseas 

Private Investment 

Corporation for a term 

expiring December 17, 2020, 

vice James M. Demers, term 

expired.

Yes

99 Jan 16, 2019 George M. Marcus, of California, 

to be a Member of the Board of 

Directors of the Millennium 

Challenge Corporation for a 

term of three years, vice 

Morton H. Halperin, term 

expired.

Yes

100 Jan 16, 2019 Susan M. McCue, of Virginia, to 

be a Member of the Board of 

Directors of the Millennium 

Challenge Corporation for a 

term of two years. 

(Reappointment)

Yes

101 Jan 16, 2019 Richard C. Parker, of North 

Carolina, to be an Assistant 

Administrator of the United 

States Agency for 

International Development, 

vice T. Charles Cooper, 

resigned.

Yes

102 Jan 16, 2019 Christopher P. Vincze, of 

Massachusetts, to be a 

Member of the Board of 

Directors of the Overseas 

Private Investment 

Corporation for a term 

expiring December 17, 2019, 

vice Todd A. Fisher, term 

expired.

Yes
* 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

10

** 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.

109 Jan 16, 2019 Kimberly Breier, of Virginia, to 

be a Member of the Board of 

Directors of the InterAmerican Foundation for a 

term expiring September 20, 

2020, vice Adolfo A. Franco, 

term expired.

Yes

149 Jan 16, 2019 Kathe Hicks Albrecht, of 

California, to be a Member of 

the National Council on the 

Humanities for a term 

expiring January 26, 2024, 

vice Bruce R. Sievers, term 

expired.

Yes Feb 04, 2019

151 Jan 16, 2019 Charles Wickser Banta, of New 

York, to be a Member of the 

National Council on the Arts 

for a term expiring September 

3, 2022, vice Maria Rosario 

Jackson, term expired.

Yes Feb 04, 2019

152 Jan 16, 2019 Keegan F. Callanan, of Vermont, 

to be a Member of the National 

Council on the Humanities for 

a term expiring January 26, 

2024, vice Manfredi 

Piccolomini, resigned.

Yes Feb 04, 2019

153 Jan 16, 2019 David Armand DeKeyser, of 

Alabama, to be a Member of 

the National Council on the 

Humanities for a term 

expiring January 26, 2020, 

vice Dawn Ho Delbanco, term 

expired.

Yes Feb 04, 2019

154 Jan 16, 2019 Robert J. Grey, Jr., of Virginia, 

to be a Member of the Board of 

Directors of the Legal Services 

Corporation for a term 

expiring July 13, 2020. 

(Reappointment)

Yes

155 Jan 16, 2019 Kim R. Holmes, of Virginia, to 

be a Member of the National 

Council on the Humanities for 

a term expiring January 26, 

2022, vice Paula Barker Duffy, 

term expired.

Yes Feb 04, 2019
* 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

11

** 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.

156 Jan 16, 2019 Victoria Ann Hughes, of 

Virginia, to be a Member of 

the Board of Directors of the 

Corporation for National and 

Community Service for a term 

expiring October 6, 2021. 

(Reappointment)

Yes Feb 04, 2019

157 Jan 16, 2019 Michelle Itczak, of Indiana, to be 

a Member of the National 

Council on the Arts for a term 

expiring September 3, 2020, 

vice Irvin M. Mayfield, Jr., 

term expired.

Yes Feb 04, 2019

158 Jan 16, 2019 Phyllis Kaminsky, of Arizona, to 

be a Member of the National 

Council on the Humanities for 

a term expiring January 26, 

2020, vice Adele Logan 

Alexander, term expired.

Yes Feb 04, 2019

159 Jan 16, 2019 Abigail L. Kuzma, of Indiana, to 

be a Member of the Board of 

Directors of the Legal Services 

Corporation for a term 

expiring July 13, 2019, vice 

Charles Norman Wiltse 

Keckler, resigned.

Yes

160 Jan 16, 2019 Abigail L. Kuzma, of Indiana, to 

be a Member of the Board of 

Directors of the Legal Services 

Corporation for a term 

expiring July 13, 2022. 

(Reappointment)

Yes

161 Jan 16, 2019 John G. Levi, of Illinois, to be a 

Member of the Board of 

Directors of the Legal Services 

Corporation for a term 

expiring July 13, 2020. 

(Reappointment)

Yes

162 Jan 16, 2019 Barbara Coleen Long, of 

Missouri, to be a Member of 

the National Council on the 

Arts for a term expiring 

September 3, 2022, vice Deepa 

Gupta, term expired.

Yes Feb 04, 2019
* 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

12

** 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.

163 Jan 16, 2019 John G. Malcolm, of the District 

of Columbia, to be a Member 

of the Board of Directors of the 

Legal Services Corporation for 

a term expiring July 13, 2020, 

vice Martha L. Minow, term 

expired.

Yes

164 Jan 16, 2019 Frank X. Neuner, Jr., of 

Louisiana, to be a Member of 

the Board of Directors of the 

Legal Services Corporation for 

a term expiring July 13, 2019, 

vice Sharon L. Browne, 

resigned.

Yes

165 Jan 16, 2019 Frank X. Neuner, Jr., of 

Louisiana, to be a Member of 

the Board of Directors of the 

Legal Services Corporation for 

a term expiring July 13, 2022. 

(Reappointment)

Yes

166 Jan 16, 2019 Heather Reynolds, of Texas, to 

be a Member of the Board of 

Directors of the Corporation 

for National and Community 

Service for a term expiring 

September 14, 2021, vice Dean 

A. Reuter, term expired.

Yes Feb 04, 2019

167 Jan 16, 2019 Gloria Valencia-Weber, of New 

Mexico, to be a Member of the 

Board of Directors of the Legal 

Services Corporation for a 

term expiring July 13, 2020. 

(Reappointment)

Yes

168 Jan 16, 2019 Carleton Varney, of 

Massachusetts, to be a 

Member of the National 

Council on the Arts for a term 

expiring September 3, 2022, 

vice Paul W. Hodes, term 

expired.

Yes Feb 04, 2019

169 Jan 16, 2019 Jean M. Yarbrough, of Maine, to 

be a Member of the National 

Council on the Humanities for 

a term expiring January 26, 

2022, vice Martha Wagner 

Weinberg, term expired.

Yes Feb 04, 2019
* 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

13

** 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.

344 Jan 30, 2019 Mark Schultz, of Nebraska, to be 

Commissioner of the 

Rehabilitation Services 

Administration, Department of 

Education, vice Janet Lorraine 

LaBreck.

Yes Feb 04, 2019
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)

88 Elizabeth Darling, of Texas, to be Commissioner on Children, Youth, 

and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, vice 

Rafael J. Lopez.

Feb. 5, 2019 - 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.