An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.

Bill: 119-sres-377
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2025-09-08
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Federal officials

Legislative rules and procedure

Senate
Latest action: action_date: 2025-09-15
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 44. Record Vote Number: 517.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-09-08
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This resolution provides for the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of nominations for various executive officers and ambassadors. The agencies in which the executive officers shall serve&nbsp;include the Departments of Defense, Energy, the Interior, and Labor.&nbsp;The ambassadors shall represent the United States to Argentina, Greece, Liechtenstein, and Sweden.</p>

tv_txt: III 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 377 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 8, 2025 Mr. Thune submitted the following resolution; which was ordered to lie over, under the rule September 15, 2025 Considered and agreed to EXECUTIVE RESOLUTION Authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.

EXECUTIVE RESOLUTION That it shall be in order to move to proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following nominations on the Executive Calendar: (1) Calendar Number 89: Jessica Kramer, of Wisconsin, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (2) Calendar Number 105: Dario Gil, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Science, Department of Energy. (3) Calendar Number 107: Brandon Williams, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Nuclear Security. (4) Calendar Number 121: Tristan Abbey, of Florida, to be Administrator of the Energy Information Administration. (5) Calendar Number 122: Leslie Beyer, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior. (6) Calendar Number 123: Theodore J. Garrish, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy). (7) Calendar Number 124: Andrea Travnicek, of North Dakota, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior. (8) Calendar Number 132: Justin Overbaugh, of Florida, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. (9) Calendar Number 133: Scott Pappano, of Pennsylvania, to be Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration. (10) Calendar Number 135: Michael Cadenazzi, of Rhode Island, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense. (11) Calendar Number 136: Sean O'Keefe, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. (12) Calendar Number 137: Michael Obadal, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the Army. (13) Calendar Number 139: Katherine Sutton, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense. (14) Calendar Number 141: William L. Doffermyre, of Texas, to be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior. (15) Calendar Number 142: Kyle Haustveit, of Oklahoma, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy). (16) Calendar Number 152: Matthew Napoli, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration. (17) Calendar Number 153: Richard Anderson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. (18) Calendar Number 154: Conner Prochaska, of Texas, to be Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Department of Energy. (19) Calendar Number 156: Tina Pierce, of Idaho, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Energy. (20) Calendar Number 157: Jonathan Brightbill, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy. (21) Calendar Number 161: Robert Gleason, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of 5 years. (22) Calendar Number 177: Sean McMaster, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration. (23) Calendar Number 180: Donald Bergin III, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Congressional and Legislative Affairs). (24) Calendar Number 185: John Squires, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. (25) Calendar Number 251: Daniel Aronowitz, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor. (26) Calendar Number 276: Michael Dodd, of Indiana, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense (New Position). (27) Calendar Number 277: William Gillis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army. (28) Calendar Number 278: Jules Hurst III, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army. (29) Calendar Number 279: Brent Ingraham, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army. (30) Calendar Number 283: George Wesley Street, of Virginia, to be Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center. (31) Calendar Number 285: Peter Thomson, of Louisiana, to be Inspector General, Central Intelligence Agency. (32) Calendar Number 289: Jeffrey Bartos, of Pennsylvania, to be Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform, with the Rank of Ambassador, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations. (33) Calendar Number 290: Jennifer Locetta, of Florida, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations. (34) Calendar Number 297: Dudley Hoskins, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs. (35) Calendar Number 298: Scott Hutchins, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics. (36) Calendar Number 303: Benjamin DeMarzo, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. (37) Calendar Number 305: Jovan Jovanovic, of Pennsylvania, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2029. (38) Calendar Number 324: Richard Fordyce, of Missouri, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation. (39) Calendar Number 344: Paul Roberti, of Rhode Island, to be Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation. (40) Calendar Number 346: Jonathan Morrison, of California, to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (41) Calendar Number 352: Jason Evans, of Texas, to be an Under Secretary of State (Management). (42) Calendar Number 356: Edward Aloysius O'Connell, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 15 years. (43) Calendar Number 362: Katherine Scarlett, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Council on Environmental Quality. (44) Calendar Number 365: Bryan Switzer, of Virginia, to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative (Asia, Textiles, Investment, Services, and Intellectual Property), with the rank of Ambassador. (45) Calendar Number 149: Callista Gingrich, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Swiss Confederation, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Principality of Liechtenstein. (46) Calendar Number 286: Kimberly Guilfoyle, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Greece. (47) Calendar Number 302: Christine Toretti, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Sweden. (48) Calendar Number 350: Peter Lamelas, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Argentine Republic.

tv_txt: III Executive Calendar No. 1 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 377 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 8, 2025 Mr. Thune submitted the following resolution; which was ordered to lie over, under the rule EXECUTIVE RESOLUTION Authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.

That it shall be in order to move to proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following nominations on the Executive Calendar: (1) Calendar Number 89: Jessica Kramer, of Wisconsin, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (2) Calendar Number 105: Dario Gil, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Science, Department of Energy. (3) Calendar Number 107: Brandon Williams, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Nuclear Security. (4) Calendar Number 121: Tristan Abbey, of Florida, to be Administrator of the Energy Information Administration. (5) Calendar Number 122: Leslie Beyer, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior. (6) Calendar Number 123: Theodore J. Garrish, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy). (7) Calendar Number 124: Andrea Travnicek, of North Dakota, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior. (8) Calendar Number 132: Justin Overbaugh, of Florida, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. (9) Calendar Number 133: Scott Pappano, of Pennsylvania, to be Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration. (10) Calendar Number 135: Michael Cadenazzi, of Rhode Island, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense. (11) Calendar Number 136: Sean O'Keefe, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. (12) Calendar Number 137: Michael Obadal, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the Army. (13) Calendar Number 139: Katherine Sutton, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense. (14) Calendar Number 141: William L. Doffermyre, of Texas, to be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior. (15) Calendar Number 142: Kyle Haustveit, of Oklahoma, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy). (16) Calendar Number 152: Matthew Napoli, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration. (17) Calendar Number 153: Richard Anderson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. (18) Calendar Number 154: Conner Prochaska, of Texas, to be Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Department of Energy. (19) Calendar Number 156: Tina Pierce, of Idaho, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Energy. (20) Calendar Number 157: Jonathan Brightbill, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy. (21) Calendar Number 161: Robert Gleason, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of 5 years. (22) Calendar Number 177: Sean McMaster, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration. (23) Calendar Number 180: Donald Bergin III, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Congressional and Legislative Affairs). (24) Calendar Number 185: John Squires, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. (25) Calendar Number 251: Daniel Aronowitz, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor. (26) Calendar Number 276: Michael Dodd, of Indiana, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense (New Position). (27) Calendar Number 277: William Gillis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army. (28) Calendar Number 278: Jules Hurst III, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army. (29) Calendar Number 279: Brent Ingraham, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army. (30) Calendar Number 283: George Wesley Street, of Virginia, to be Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center. (31) Calendar Number 285: Peter Thomson, of Louisiana, to be Inspector General, Central Intelligence Agency. (32) Calendar Number 289: Jeffrey Bartos, of Pennsylvania, to be Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform, with the Rank of Ambassador, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations. (33) Calendar Number 290: Jennifer Locetta, of Florida, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations. (34) Calendar Number 297: Dudley Hoskins, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs. (35) Calendar Number 298: Scott Hutchins, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics. (36) Calendar Number 303: Benjamin DeMarzo, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. (37) Calendar Number 305: Jovan Jovanovic, of Pennsylvania, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2029. (38) Calendar Number 324: Richard Fordyce, of Missouri, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation. (39) Calendar Number 344: Paul Roberti, of Rhode Island, to be Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation. (40) Calendar Number 346: Jonathan Morrison, of California, to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (41) Calendar Number 352: Jason Evans, of Texas, to be an Under Secretary of State (Management). (42) Calendar Number 356: Edward Aloysius O'Connell, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 15 years. (43) Calendar Number 362: Katherine Scarlett, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Council on Environmental Quality. (44) Calendar Number 365: Bryan Switzer, of Virginia, to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative (Asia, Textiles, Investment, Services, and Intellectual Property), with the rank of Ambassador. (45) Calendar Number 149: Callista Gingrich, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Swiss Confederation, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Principality of Liechtenstein. (46) Calendar Number 286: Kimberly Guilfoyle, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Greece. (47) Calendar Number 302: Christine Toretti, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Sweden. (48) Calendar Number 350: Peter Lamelas, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Argentine Republic.