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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

Friday, December 29, 2017

{ FIRST SESSION

{ SECOND SESSION

Issue No. 190

CONVENED JANUARY 3, 2017

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UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENTS

John C. Rood (Cal. No. 508)

Ordered further, That at 5 p.m., on January 3, 2018, the Senate proceed to executive session for

consideration of the nomination of John C. Rood, of Arizona, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.

Ordered further, That there be 30 minutes of debate, equally divided in the usual form, and that following

the use or yielding back of time the Senate vote on the nomination with no intervening action or debate; that if

confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, that no further motions be in

order, and the President be immediately notified of the Senate’s actions.

Ordered further, That notwithstanding Rule XXXI, the nomination be held in status quo into the second

session of the115th Congress. (Dec. 20, 21, 2017.)

Suspension of Rule XXXI

Ordered, That all nominations received by the Senate during the 115th Congress, first session, remain in

status quo notwithstanding the provisions of Rule XXXI, paragraph 6, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, with

the exception of the following nominations:

Capt. Peter G. Vasely, to be Rear Admiral (lower half), United States Navy;

Adam Lerrick, of Wyoming, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury;

Kenneth W. MacLean, Foreign Service;

Tanya S. Urquieta, Foreign Service;

David A. Ashford, Foreign Service;

David Charles Miller, Foreign Service;

Damien Michael Schiff, of California, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a

term of fifteen years;

David Ryan Stras, of Minnesota, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit;

Jay Patrick Murray, of Virginia, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of America for

Special Political Affairs in the United Nations;

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;

Doug Manchester, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United

States of America to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas;

David P. Haworth, to be Colonel, United States Air Force;

Kevin K. McAleenan, of Hawaii, to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department

of Homeland Security;

David S. Jonas, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy;

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;

Col. Darius S. Gallegos, to be Brigadier General, United States Army;

Dori M. Baker, to be Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force;

Mark D. Delvecchio, to be Colonel, United States Air Force;

Enrique J. Gwin, to be Colonel, United States Air Force;

Matthew J. Whiat, to be Colonel, United States Air Force;

Charles Douglas Stimson, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Navy;

Stephen Parente, of Minnesota, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services;

Brian Allen Benczkowski, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General;

Jeffrey Bossert Clark, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General;

Stephen S. Schwartz, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term

of fifteen years;

Kathleen Troia McFarland, of New York, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the

United States of America to the Republic of Singapore;

Eric M. Ueland, of Oregon, to be an Under Secretary of State (Management);

Michael B. Loveall, to be Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army;

Scott Garrett, of New Jersey, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term

expiring January 20, 2021;

Isabel Marie Keenan Patelunas, of Pennsylvania, to be Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis;

Patrick Pizzella, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Labor;

Eric S. Dreiband, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General;

Brendan Carr, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission for a term of five

years from July 1, 2018;

Randal Quarles, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

for the term of fourteen years from February 1, 2018;

Susan Combs, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior;

Thomas Alvin Farr, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of

North Carolina;

Charles Barnes Goodwin, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of

Oklahoma;

Mark Saalfield Norris, Sr., of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of

Tennessee;

William M. Ray II, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia;

Eli Jeremy Richardson, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of

Tennessee;

Two nominations, beginning with Col. Robert B. Davis, and ending with Col. Andrew M. Harris, to be

Brigadier General, United States, Army;

Capt. Paul A. Stader, to be Rear Admiral (lower half), United States Navy;

Michael Dourson, of Ohio, to be Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances of the Environmental

Protection Agency;

Annemarie Carney Axon, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of

Alabama;

Liles Clifton Burke, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama;

Samuel H. Clovis, Jr., of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and

Economics;

Ann Marie Buerkle, of New York, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for

a term of seven years from October 27, 2018;

Ann Marie Buerkle, of New York, to be Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission;

Samuel Dale Brownback, of Kansas, to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom;

Ryan Douglas Nelson, of Idaho, to be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior;

Michael B. Brennan, of Wisconsin, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit;

Michael Joseph Juneau, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of

Louisiana;

Holly Lou Teeter, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas;

Dean L. Winslow, of Delaware, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense;

James Bridenstine, of Oklahoma, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space

Administration;

Richard Grenell, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States

of America to the Federal Republic of Germany;

Cheryl Marie Stanton, of South Carolina, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division,

Department of Labor;

Five nominations, beginning with Michael Ashkouri, and ending with Omar Robles, Foreign Service;

Jeffrey Uhlman Beaverstock, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of

Alabama;

Ryan Wesley Bounds, of Oregon, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit;

Terry Fitzgerald Moorer, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of

Alabama;

Brett Joseph Talley, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama;

Elizabeth L. Branch, of Georgia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit;

Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas;

Emily Coody Marks, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama;

Jeffrey Carl Mateer, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas;

Paul Trombino III, of Wisconsin, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration;

Matthew Spencer Petersen, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia;

Brian D. Montgomery, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;

James E. Trainor III, of Texas, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring

April 30, 2023;

Robert Hunter Kurtz, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;

Dana Baiocco, of Ohio, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of

seven years from October 27, 2017;

James Randolph Evans, of Georgia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United

States of America to Luxembourg;

James Blew, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development,

Department of Education;

Jesse Seroyer, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States Marshal for the Middle District of Alabama for the

term of four years;

Diana Furchtgott-Roth, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation;

Barry W. Ashe, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana;

Daniel Desmond Domenico, of Colorado, to be United States District Judge for the District of Colorado;

Stuart Kyle Duncan, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit;

David J. Ryder, of New Jersey, to be Director of the Mint for a term of five years;

Leon A. Westmoreland, of Georgia, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five

years;

Andrew Wheeler, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency;

Mitchell Zais, of South Carolina, to be Deputy Secretary of Education;

Kurt D. Engelhardt, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit;

Barry Lee Myers, of Pennsylvania, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere;

Kathleen Hartnett White, of Texas, to be a Member of the Council on Environmental Quality;

Stephen Akard, of Indiana, to be Director General of the Foreign Service;

Yleem D. S. Poblete, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Verification and Compliance);

Maj. Gen. Dorothy A. Hogg, to be Surgeon General of the Air Force and to the grade of Lieutenant

General, United States Air Force;

Brig. Gen. Paul D. Nelson, to be Major General, United States Air Force;

Col. Diron J. Cruz, to be Brigadier General, Unites States Army;

Brig. Gen. Timothy J. Hilty, to be Major General, United States Army;

Maj. Gen. Scott D. Berrier, to be Lieutenant General, United States Army;

Devry C. Anderso,n to be Colonel. United States Army;

William Beach, of Kansas, to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, for a term of

four years;

Steven Gardner, of Kentucky, to be Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and

Enforcement;

Kenneth L. Marcus, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education;

Scott A. Mugno, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor;

Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

for a term of four years;

Alex Michael Azar II, of Indiana, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services;

Brig. Gen. Charles L. Plummer to be Major General, United States Air Force;

Two nominations, beginning with Col. Paul A. Friedrichs, and ending with Col. Lee H. Harvis, to be

Brigadier General, United States Air Force;

Col. Sharon R. Bannister, to be Brigadier General, United States Air Force;

Col. Jeffrey H. Hurlbert, to be Brigadier General, United States Air Force;

Thirty-five nominations, beginning with SARAH E. ABEL, and ending with MICHELLE E. WYCHE, to

be Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force;

Twenty-five nominations, beginning with PAUL OBI AMALIRI, and ending with MEOSHIA A. WILSON,

to be Major, United States Air Force;

Two nominations, beginning with PAUL F. MAGOULICK, and ending with LI SUNG, to be Commander,

United States Navy;

Henry J. Kennedy, to be Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy;

SHAWN D. SMITH, to be Colonel, United States Army;

Edward M. Crossman, to be Captain, United States, Navy;

Marvin Goodfriend, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System for a term of fourteen years from February 1, 2016;

Phyllis L. Bayer, of Mississippi, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy;

Thomas E. Workman, of New York, to be a Member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council for a

term of six years;

Jeffrey DeWit, of Arizona, to be Chief Financial Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration;

James Edwin Williams, of Utah, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Labor;

Maj. Gen. Jeffery A. Rockwell to be Lieutenant General, United States Air Force;

Amber N. Peconga, to be Colonel, United States Air Force;

John A. Mills, to be Captain, United States Navy;

Nicholas H. Steging Jr., to be Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy;

Jonathan S. Durham, to be Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy;

Jelena McWilliams, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation for a term of six years;

Jelena McWilliams, of Ohio, to be Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation for a term of five years;

Michael D. Griffin, of Alabama, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering;

Joseph H. Hunt, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General;

Two nominations, beginning with Col. Anthony R. Hale, and ending with Col. Garrick M. Harmon, to be

Brigadier General, United States Army;

Two nominations, beginning with BRETT L. HEDGEPETH, and ending with RYAN M. YI, to be Major,

United States Air Force;

Two nominations, beginning with JOANNA K. KOWALIK, and ending with MAHASIN M. HANGALAY,

to be Major; United States Air Force;

Aleksandr Gutman, to be Major, United States Army;

Three nominations, beginning with LAURA C. GILSTRAP, and ending with DIANA TRANYU, to be

Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy; and

Susan A. Thornton, of Maine, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-

Counselor, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (East Asian and Pacific Affairs). (Dec. 21, 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

3

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.


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:


McCain, Committee on Armed

Services, without printed

report.

to be Brigadier General

Col. Darius S. Gallegos

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.





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.


Grassley, Committee on the

Judiciary, without printed

report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

4

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

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

General Counsel of the Department of the

Navy, vice Paul Luis Oostburg Sanz.


Inhofe for Mr. McCain,

Committee on Armed


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.


Burr, Select Committee on

Intelligence, without printed

report.

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.


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

Administrator of the Federal Railroad

Administration, vice Sarah Elizabeth

Feinberg.


Thune, Committee on



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.


Alexander, Committee on

Health, Education, Labor,

and Pensions, without printed

report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

5

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.


Roberts, Committee on

Agriculture, Nutrition, and

Forestry, without printed

report.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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

Assistant Attorney General, vice John

Charles Cruden.




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.


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.




printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

* 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 HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

* 297 368 Matthew Bassett, of Tennessee, to be an

Assistant Secretary of Health and Human

Services, vice Jim R. Esquea.

Sep 07, 2017 Reported by Mr.

Hatch, Committee on

Finance, without printed

report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

6

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

* 298 518 Gilbert B. Kaplan, of the District of Columbia,

to be Under Secretary of Commerce for

International Trade, vice Stefan M. Selig,

resigned.


Hatch, Committee on


report.

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

* 302 735 Randal Quarles, of Colorado, to be a Member of

the Board of Governors of the Federal

Reserve System for the term of fourteen

years from February 1, 2018.

(Reappointment)


Crapo, Committee on

Banking, Housing, and Urban

Affairs, without printed

report.

THE JUDICIARY

315 590 Stephen S. Schwartz, of Virginia, to be a Judge

of the United States Court of Federal Claims

for a term of fifteen years, vice Lynn Jeanne

Bush, term expired.




report.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

* 320 517 David S. Jonas, of Virginia, to be General

Counsel of the Department of Energy, vice

Steven Croley, resigned.

Sep 19, 2017 Reported by Ms.


Energy and Natural


report.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

* 322 858 Ryan Douglas Nelson, of Idaho, to be Solicitor

of the Department of the Interior, vice Hilary

Chandler Tompkins.

Sep 19, 2017 Reported by Ms.


Energy and Natural


report.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

* 326 462 Doug Manchester, of California, to be

Ambassador Extraordinary and

Plenipotentiary of the United States of

America to the Commonwealth of The

Bahamas.




printed report.

* 329 605 Kathleen Troia McFarland, of New York, to be



America to the Republic of Singapore.




printed report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

7

EUROPEAN BANK FOR

RECONSTRUCTION AND

DEVELOPMENT

* 330 27 Steven T. Mnuchin, of California, to be United

States Governor of the European Bank for

Reconstruction and Development, United

States Governor of the African Development

Fund, and United States Governor of the

Asian Development Bank, vice Jacob Joseph

Lew, resigned.




printed report.

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

* 331 28 Steven T. Mnuchin, of California, to be United

States Governor of the International

Monetary Fund, United States Governor of

the African Development Bank, United

States Governor of the Inter-American

Development Bank, and United States

Governor of the International Bank for

Reconstruction and Development for a term

of five years, vice Jacob Joseph Lew,

resigned.




printed report.


350 569 Brian Allen Benczkowski, of Virginia, to be an

Assistant Attorney General, vice Leslie

Ragon Caldwell.




report.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND

SECURITY

* 359 860 John Marshall Mitnick, of Virginia, to be

General Counsel, Department of Homeland

Security, vice Stevan Eaton Bunnell.

Oct 04, 2017 Reported by Mr.






NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

8

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY

COMMISSION

* 363 824 Ann Marie Buerkle, of New York, to be a

Commissioner of the Consumer Product

Safety Commission for a term of seven years

from October 27, 2018. (Reappointment)


Thune, Committee on



printed report.

* 364 825 Ann Marie Buerkle, of New York, to be

Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety

Commission, vice Elliot F. Kaye.


Thune, Committee on



printed report.

THE JUDICIARY

370 748 William L. Campbell, Jr., of Tennessee, to be

United States District Judge for the Middle

District of Tennessee, vice Kevin Hunter

Sharp, resigned.




report.

371 752 Thomas Lee Robinson Parker, of Tennessee, to

be United States District Judge for the

Western District of Tennessee, vice Samuel

H. Mays, Jr., retired.




report.


372 729 Eric S. Dreiband, of Maryland, to be an

Assistant Attorney General, vice Thomas E.

Perez, resigned.




report.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

* 376 568 Carlos G. Muniz, of Florida, to be General

Counsel, Department of Education, vice

James Cole, Jr.





report.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

* 377 682 Patrick Pizzella, of Virginia, to be Deputy

Secretary of Labor, vice Christopher P. Lu,

resigned.





report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

9

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

COMMISSION

* 379 724 Janet Dhillon, of Pennsylvania, to be a

Member of the Equal Employment

Opportunity Commission for a term expiring

July 1, 2022, vice Jenny R. Yang, term

expiring.





report.

* 381 859 Daniel M. Gade, of North Dakota, to be a

Member of the Equal Employment

Opportunity Commission for a term expiring

July 1, 2021, vice Constance S. Barker, term

expired.





report.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

* 382 918 Cheryl Marie Stanton, of South Carolina, to be

Administrator of the Wage and Hour

Division, Department of Labor, vice David

Weil, resigned.





report.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

* 387 888 William Northey, of Iowa, to be Under

Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and

Foreign Agricultural Services, vice Michael

T. Scuse.





report.

THE JUDICIARY

388 789 Annemarie Carney Axon, of Alabama, to be

United States District Judge for the

Northern District of Alabama, vice Sharon

Lovelace Blackburn, retired.




report.

389 747 Michael Lawrence Brown, of Georgia, to be

United States District Judge for the

Northern District of Georgia, vice Julie E.

Carnes, elevated.




report.

390 749 Thomas Alvin Farr, of North Carolina, to be

United States District Judge for the Eastern

District of North Carolina, vice Malcolm J.

Howard, retired.




report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

10

391 753 William M. Ray II, of Georgia, to be United

States District Judge for the Northern

District of Georgia, vice Harold L. Murphy,

retired.




report.


PRESIDENT

* 397 601 Jeffrey Gerrish, of Maryland, to be a Deputy

United States Trade Representative (Asia,

Europe, the Middle East, and Industrial

Competitiveness), with the rank of

Ambassador, vice Robert W. Holleyman II.


Hatch, Committee on


report.

* 398 675 Gregory Doud, of Kansas, to be Chief

Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United

States Trade Representative, with the rank

of Ambassador, vice Darci L. Vetter.


Hatch, Committee on


report.

UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL

TRADE COMMISSION

* 399 720 Jason Kearns, of Colorado, to be a Member of

the United States International Trade

Commission for the term expiring December

16, 2024, vice Dean A. Pinkert, resigned.


Hatch, Committee on


report.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

* 403 784 Michael Dourson, of Ohio, to be Assistant

Administrator for Toxic Substances of the

Environmental Protection Agency, vice

James J. Jones.





report.

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

* 404 900 Jeffery Martin Baran, of Virginia, to be a

Member of the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission for the term of five years

expiring June 30, 2023. (Reappointment)





report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

11


* 408 1010 Paul Trombino III, of Wisconsin, to be

Administrator of the Federal Highway

Administration, vice Gregory Guy Nadeau.





report.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

* 421 908 Richard Grenell, of California, to be



America to the Federal Republic of Germany.




printed report.

* 428 828 Samuel Dale Brownback, of Kansas, to be

Ambassador at Large for International

Religious Freedom, vice David Nathan

Saperstein, resigned.




printed report.

THE JUDICIARY

434 790 Liles Clifton Burke, of Alabama, to be United


District of Alabama, vice C. Lynwood Smith,

Jr., retired.




report.

435 1015 Walter David Counts III, of Texas, to be

United States District Judge for the Western

District of Texas, vice Robert A. Junell,

retired.




report.

436 879 Michael Joseph Juneau, of Louisiana, to be


District of Louisiana, vice Richard Haik, Sr.,

retired.




report.

437 884 A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr., of South Carolina,

to be United States District Judge for the

District of South Carolina, vice Cameron

McGowan Currie, retired.




report.

438 992 Karen Gren Scholer, of Texas, to be United


District of Texas, vice Jorge A. Solis, retired.




report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

12

439 755 Tilman Eugene Self III, of Georgia, to be

United States District Judge for the Middle

District of Georgia, vice C. Ashley Royal,

retired.




report.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

* 458 1082 David J. Ryder, of New Jersey, to be Director

of the Mint for a term of five years, vice

Edmund C. Moy, resigned.

Nov 01, 2017 Reported by Mr.

Crapo, Committee on



report.


465 926 John C. Demers, of Virginia, to be an Assistant

Attorney General, vice John P. Carlin,

resigned.


Burr, Select Committee on

Intelligence, without printed

report.




report.

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

ADMINISTRATION

* 466 896 James Bridenstine, of Oklahoma, to be

Administrator of the National Aeronautics

and Space Administration, vice Charles F.

Bolden, Jr., resigned.


Thune, Committee on



printed report.

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY

BOARD

* 467 1032 Bruce Landsberg, of South Carolina, to be a

Member of the National Transportation

Safety Board for a term expiring December

31, 2022, vice Christopher A. Hart, term

expiring.


Thune, Committee on



printed report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

13

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY

COMMISSION

* 468 1033 Dana Baiocco, of Ohio, to be a Commissioner of

the Consumer Product Safety Commission for

a term of seven years from October 27, 2017,

vice Marietta S. Robinson, term expiring.


Thune, Committee on



printed report.

FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY

ADMINISTRATION

* 469 1034 Raymond Martinez, of New Jersey, to be

Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier

Safety Administration, vice Thomas F. Scott

Darling III.


Thune, Committee on



printed report.


* 470 1056 Diana Furchtgott-Roth, of Maryland, to be an

Assistant Secretary of Transportation. (New

Position)


Thune, Committee on



printed report.


* 471 1057 Nazakhtar Nikakhtar, of Maryland, to be an

Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice

Marcus Dwayne Jadotte, resigned.


Thune, Committee on



printed report.

* 472 1074 Neil Jacobs, of North Carolina, to be an

Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice

Manson K. Brown, resigned.


Thune, Committee on



printed report.

AMTRAK BOARD OF DIRECTORS

* 473 1083 Leon A. Westmoreland, of Georgia, to be a

Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for

a term of five years. (New Position)


Thune, Committee on



printed report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

14

THE JUDICIARY

* 474 91 Jonathan H. Pittman, of the District of

Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the

Superior Court of the District of Columbia for

the term of fifteen years, vice Jeanette J.

Clark, retired.






482 993 Brett Joseph Talley, of Alabama, to be United

States District Judge for the Middle District

of Alabama, vice Mark E. Fuller, resigned.




report.

483 1000 Emily Coody Marks, of Alabama, to be United

States District Judge for the Middle District

of Alabama, vice Myron H. Thompson,

retired.




report.

484 986 Jeffrey Uhlman Beaverstock, of Alabama, to be

United States District Judge for the Southern

District of Alabama, vice Callie V. Granade,

retired.




report.

485 885 Holly Lou Teeter, of Kansas, to be United

States District Judge for the District of

Kansas, vice Kathryn Vratil, retired.




report.


* 496 812 Anthony Kurta, of Montana, to be a Principal

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, vice

Laura Junor, resigned.




report.

THE JUDICIARY

* 497 1055 Gregory E. Maggs, of Virginia, to be a Judge of

the United States Court of Appeals for the

Armed Forces for the term of fifteen years to

expire on the date prescribed by law, vice

Charles E. Erdmann, term expired.




report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

15

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

* 504 1020 Brian D. Montgomery, of Texas, to be an

Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban

Development, vice Carol J. Galante.


Crapo, Committee on



report.

* 505 1031 Robert Hunter Kurtz, of Virginia, to be an

Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban

Development, vice Sandra Brooks Henriquez,

resigned.


Crapo, Committee on



report.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

* 506 1084 Andrew Wheeler, of Virginia, to be Deputy

Administrator of the Environmental

Protection Agency, vice Robert Perciasepe,

resigned.





report.


PRESIDENT

* 507 1101 Kathleen Hartnett White, of Texas, to be a

Member of the Council on Environmental

Quality, vice Nancy Helen Sutley.





report.


* 508 1098 John C. Rood, of Arizona, to be Under

Secretary of Defense for Policy, vice Christine

E. Wormuth.




report.

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

* 523 1201 Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be

Chairman of the Board of Governors of the

Federal Reserve System for a term of four

years, vice Janet L. Yellen, term expiring.

Dec 05, 2017 Reported by Mr.

Crapo, Committee on



report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

16

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

* 524 1041 James Randolph Evans, of Georgia, to be



America to Luxembourg.




printed report.

* 527 607 Eric M. Ueland, of Oregon, to be an Under

Secretary of State (Management), vice

Patrick Francis Kennedy.




printed report.

* 529 1105 Yleem D. S. Poblete, of Virginia, to be an

Assistant Secretary of State (Verification and

Compliance), vice Frank A. Rose.




printed report.

THE JUDICIARY

536 876 Terry A. Doughty, of Louisiana, to be United

States District Judge for the Western District

of Louisiana, vice Robert G. James, retired.




report.

537 990 Terry Fitzgerald Moorer, of Alabama, to be

United States District Judge for the Southern

District of Alabama, vice William H. Steele,

retired.




report.

538 751 Mark Saalfield Norris, Sr., of Tennessee, to be


District of Tennessee, vice J. Daniel Breen,

retired.




report.

539 596 Claria Horn Boom, of Kentucky, to be United

States District Judge for the Eastern and

Western Districts of Kentucky, vice Jennifer

B. Coffman, retired.




report.

540 988 John W. Broomes, of Kansas, to be United

States District Judge for the District of

Kansas, vice John Thomas Marten, retired.




report.

541 989 Rebecca Grady Jennings, of Kentucky, to be


District of Kentucky, vice John G. Heyburn

II, retired.




report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

17

542 886 Robert Earl Wier, of Kentucky, to be United

States District Judge for the Eastern District

of Kentucky, vice Amul R. Thapar, elevated.




report.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND

SECURITY

* 543 489 Kevin K. McAleenan, of Hawaii, to be

Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border

Protection, Department of Homeland

Security, vice R. Gil Kerlikowske.


Hatch, Committee on


report.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

* 544 889 Stephen Alexander Vaden, of Tennessee, to be

General Counsel of the Department of

Agriculture, vice Jeffrey Michael Prieto.





report.


* 547 1099 Barry Lee Myers, of Pennsylvania, to be Under

Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and

Atmosphere, vice Kathryn D. Sullivan,

resigned.


Thune, Committee on



printed report.


* 552 1079 R. D. James, of Missouri, to be an Assistant

Secretary of the Army, vice Jo-Ellen Darcy.





report.




report.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

* 553 1043 James Blew, of California, to be Assistant

Secretary for Planning, Evaluation, and

Policy Development, Department of

Education, vice Carmel Martin, resigned.





report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

18

* 555 1087 Mitchell Zais, of South Carolina, to be Deputy

Secretary of Education, vice James H.

Shelton III, resigned.





report.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

* 557 1178 William Beach, of Kansas, to be Commissioner

of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, for

a term of four years, vice Erica Lynn

Groshen, term expired.





report.

* 558 1197 Scott A. Mugno, of Pennsylvania, to be an

Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice David

Morris Michaels.





report.


570 927 Andrei Iancu, of California, to be Under

Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual

Property and Director of the United States

Patent and Trademark Office, vice Michelle

K. Lee, resigned.




report.

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE

UNITED STATES

* 579 1068 Spencer Bachus III, of Alabama, to be a

Member of the Board of Directors of the

Export-Import Bank of the United States for

a term expiring January 20, 2019, vice

Patricia M. Loui, term expired.


Crapo, Committee on



report.

* 580 1069 Spencer Bachus III, of Alabama, to be a



a term expiring January 20, 2023.

(Reappointment)


Crapo, Committee on



report.

* 581 1070 Judith Delzoppo Pryor, of Ohio, to be a



a term expiring January 20, 2021, vice Larry

W. Walther, term expired.


Crapo, Committee on



report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

19

* 582 1071 Kimberly A. Reed, of West Virginia, to be First

Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of

the United States for a term expiring

January 20, 2021, vice Wanda Felton,

resigned.


Crapo, Committee on



report.

* 583 1072 Claudia Slacik, of New York, to be a Member of

the Board of Directors of the Export-Import

Bank of the United States for a term expiring

January 20, 2019, vice Sean Robert

Mulvaney, term expired.


Crapo, Committee on



report.

* 584 1073 Claudia Slacik, of New York, to be a Member of

the Board of Directors of the Export-Import

Bank of the United States for a term expiring

January 20, 2023. (Reappointment)


Crapo, Committee on



report.


NOMINATIONS PLACED ON THE SECRETARY’S DESK

20

* 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

21

** 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.

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 Sep 11, 2017 Sep 26, 2017 - Mr. Peters.

1248 Nov 16, 2017 Melissa F. Burnison, of

Kentucky, to be an Assistant

Secretary of Energy

(Congressional and

Intergovernmental Affairs),

vice Bradley Crowell.

Yes Nov 29, 2017 Dec 13, 2017 - Mr.

Whitehouse.

1285 Dec 01, 2017 Jeffrey DeWit, of Arizona, to be

Chief Financial Officer,

National Aeronautics and

Space Administration, vice

David Radzanowski.

Yes

1292 Dec 01, 2017 James Edwin Williams, of Utah,

to be Chief Financial Officer,

Department of Labor, vice

James L. Taylor.

Yes

NOTICE OF INTENT TO OBJECT

MESSAGE NO.

NOMINEE AND OFFICE

DATE AND SENATOR

22

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)

784 Michael Dourson, of Ohio, to be Assistant Administrator for Toxic

Substances of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Oct 18, 2017 - Ms. Duckworth

1082 David J. Ryder, of New Jersey, to be Director of the Mint for a term of

five years.

Dec 20, 2017 - Mr. Grassley

677 Isabel Marie Keenan Patelunas, of Pennsylvania, to be Assistant

Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of the Treasury.

Dec 20, 2017 - Mr. Grassley

MOTIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION

DATE

SUBJECT

23

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.

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