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, May 18, 2017

FIRST SESSION {

SECOND SESSION {

Issue No. 76

CONVENED JANUARY 3, 2017

http://www.senate.gov/ExecutiveCalendar
UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENTS

Rachel L. Brand (Cal. No. 35)

Terry Branstad (Cal. No. 55)

Ordered, That following Leader remarks on Thursday, May 18, 2017, the Senate proceed to executive 

session to resume consideration of the nomination of Rachel L. Brand, of Iowa, to be Associate Attorney General, 

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

Ordered further, That notwithstanding the provisions of Rule XXII, the post-cloture time on the Brand 

nomination expire at 12 noon on Thursday, May 18, 2017.

Ordered further, 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.

Ordered further, That the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Terry Branstad, of 

Iowa, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the People's 

Republic of China, occur following disposition of the Brand nomination.

Ordered further, That with respect to the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of 

Terry Branstad, of Iowa, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America 

to the People's Republic of China, the mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII be waived. (May 15, 16, 17, 

2017.)
RESOLUTIONS

CALENDAR

NO.

S. RES.

NO.

SUBJECT REPORTED

BY

1
TREATIES

CALENDAR

NO.

TREATY

DOC. NO.

SUBJECT REPORTED

BY

2
* 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 JUSTICE

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.

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

54 104 Courtney Elwood, of Virginia, to be General 

Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency, 

vice Caroline Diane Krass, resigned.

May 04, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Burr, Select Committee on 

Intelligence, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

* 55 52 Terry Branstad, of Iowa, to be Ambassador 

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the 

United States of America to the People's 

Republic of China.

May 09, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Corker, Committee on 

Foreign Relations, without 

printed report.

* 56 83 Todd Philip Haskell, of Florida, a Career 

Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class 

of Counselor, to be Ambassador 

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the 

United States of America to the Republic of 

the Congo. 

May 09, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Corker, Committee on 

Foreign Relations, without 

printed report.

* 57 84 Tulinabo Salama Mushingi, of Virginia, a 

Career Member of the Senior Foreign 

Service, Class of Counselor, to be 

Ambassador Extraordinary and 

Plenipotentiary of the United States of 

America to the Republic of Senegal, and to 

serve concurrently and without additional 

compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary 

and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 

America to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.

May 09, 2017 Reported by Mr. 

Corker, Committee on 

Foreign Relations, without 

printed report.

* 58 350 John J. Sullivan, of Maryland, to be Deputy 

Secretary of State, vice Antony Blinken, 

resigned.

May 16, 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

NOMINATIONS PLACED ON THE SECRETARY’S DESK

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FOREIGN SERVICE

* PN116 FOREIGN SERVICE nomination of Alexander Dickie, IV, which was received by the Senate 

and appeared in the Congressional Record of March 21, 2017.

* PN353 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (201) beginning Joel Justin Agalsoff, and ending Iva Ziza, 

which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of April 25, 

2017.

* PN354 - 1 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (96) beginning Edward Francis Acevedo, and ending 

Benjamin D. Zinner, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 

Record of April 25, 2017.

* PN355 - 1 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (19) beginning Jim Nelson Barnhart, Jr., and ending 

Anne N. Williams, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 

Record of April 25, 2017.

* PN356 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (9) beginning Jeanne F. Bailey, and ending Robert Henry 

Hanson, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 

April 25, 2017.

* PN357 - 1 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (20) beginning Jeffery S. Austin, and ending Jeffrey G. 

Willnow, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 

April 25, 2017.

* PN358 - 1 FOREIGN SERVICE nomination of Scott S. Sindelar, which was received by the Senate 

and appeared in the Congressional Record of April 25, 2017.
* 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.

351 Apr 25, 2017 Stephen Elliott Boyd, of 

Alabama, to be an Assistant 

Attorney General, vice Peter 

Joseph Kadzik.

Yes May 17, 2017 - Mrs. Feinstein.

407 May 10, 2017 Andrew K. Maloney, of Virginia, 

to be a Deputy Under 

Secretary of the Treasury, vice 

Anne Elizabeth Wall.

Yes

464 May 16, 2017 Brooks D. Tucker, of Maryland, 

to be an Assistant Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs 

(Congressional and Legislative 

Affairs), vice Joan M. Evans, 

resigned.

Yes
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)

104 Courtney Elwood, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Central 

Intelligence Agency.

May 11, 2017 - Mr. Grassley

172 Sigal Mandelker, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and 

Financial Crimes.

May 11, 2017 - 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.