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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 SIXTEENTH CONGRESS

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

{ FIRST SESSION

{ SECOND SESSION

Issue No. 31

CONVENED JANUARY 3, 2019

http://www.senate.gov/ExecutiveCalendar

UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT

Eric D. Miller (Cal. No. 16)

Michael J. Desmond (Cal. No. 6)

Andrew Wheeler (Cal. No. 10)

John L. Ryder (Cal. No. 12)

Ordered, That following Leader remarks on Tuesday, February 26, 2019, the Senate proceed to executive

session and resume consideration of the nomination of Eric D. Miller, of Washington, to be United States Circuit

Judge for the Ninth Circuit.

Ordered further, That all time during recess, adjournment, morning business, and Leader remarks count

post-cloture on the Miller nomination.

Ordered further, That with respect to the motions to invoke cloture on the following nominations, the

mandatory quorum calls required under Rule XXII be waived:

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;

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

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. (Feb. 14, 25, 2019.)

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

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.




report.

7 90 Michael Faulkender, of Maryland, to be an

Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice

Karen Dynan.




report.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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

Secretary of Commerce, vice Paul Piquado,

resigned.




report.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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

Administrator of the Federal Highway

Administration, vice Gregory Guy Nadeau.


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.





report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

4

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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

Secretary of Commerce for Economic

Development, vice Roy K. J. Williams.





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.





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.





report.

THE JUDICIARY

15 251 Allison Jones Rushing, of North Carolina, to be

United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth

Circuit, vice Allyson K. Duncan, retiring.


Graham, Committee on the

Judiciary, without printed

report.

16 239 Eric D. Miller, of Washington, to be United

States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit,

vice Richard C. Tallman, retired.




report.

17 248 Chad A. Readler, of Ohio, to be United States

Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice

Deborah L. Cook, retiring.




report.

18 242 Eric E. Murphy, of Ohio, to be United States

Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice Alice

M. Batchelder, retired.




report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

5

19 236 Paul B. Matey, of New Jersey, to be United

States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit,

vice Julio M. Fuentes, retired.




report.

20 213 Bridget S. Bade, of Arizona, to be United

States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit,

vice Barry G. Silverman, retired.




report.

21 228 Daniel Desmond Domenico, of Colorado, to be

United States District Judge for the District

of Colorado, vice Robert E. Blackburn,

retired.




report.

22 233 Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, of Texas, to be United

States District Judge for the Northern

District of Texas, vice Mary Lou Robinson,

retired.




report.

23 244 Howard C. Nielson, Jr., of Utah, to be United

States District Judge for the District of Utah,

vice Brian Theadore Stewart, retired.




report.

24 254 Wendy Vitter, of Louisiana, to be United

States District Judge for the Eastern District

of Louisiana, vice Helen G. Berrigan, retired.




report.

25 253 Michael J. Truncale, of Texas, to be United


of Texas, vice Ronald H. Clark, retired.




report.

26 217 J. Campbell Barker, of Texas, to be United


of Texas, vice Leonard E. Davis, retired.




report.

27 258 Patrick R. Wyrick, of Oklahoma, to be United

States District Judge for the Western District

of Oklahoma, vice David L. Russell, retired.




report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

6

28 256 Allen Cothrel Winsor, of Florida, to be United


District of Florida, vice Robert L. Hinkle,

retired.




report.

29 223 Andrew Lynn Brasher, of Alabama, to be

United States District Judge for the Middle

District of Alabama, vice Mark E. Fuller,

resigned.




report.

30 240 David Steven Morales, of Texas, to be United

States District Judge for the Southern

District of Texas, vice Janis Graham Jack,

retired.




report.

31 222 Holly A. Brady, of Indiana, to be United States

District Judge for the Northern District of

Indiana, vice Joseph S. Van Bokkelen,

retired.




report.

32 211 Roy Kalman Altman, of Florida, to be United


District of Florida, vice Joan A. Lenard,

retired.




report.

33 250 Rodolfo Armando Ruiz II, of Florida, to be

United States District Judge for the Southern

District of Florida, vice William J. Zloch,

retired.




report.

34 212 Raul M. Arias-Marxuach, of Puerto Rico, to be

United States District Judge for the District

of Puerto Rico, vice Jose Antonio Fuste,

retired.




report.

35 226 Stephen R. Clark, Sr., of Missouri, to be United


of Missouri, vice Carol E. Jackson, retired.




report.

36 257 Joshua Wolson, of Pennsylvania, to be United


of Pennsylvania, vice James Knoll Gardner,

retired.




report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

7

37 243 Carl J. Nichols, of the District of Columbia, to

be United States District Judge for the

District of Columbia, vice Richard W.

Roberts, retired.




report.

38 218 Kenneth D. Bell, of North Carolina, to be

United States District Judge for the Western

District of North Carolina, vice Richard L.

Voorhees, retired.




report.

39 231 Ryan T. Holte, of Ohio, to be a Judge of the

United States Court of Federal Claims for a

term of fifteen years, vice Nancy B. Firestone,

term expired.




report.

40 210 Rossie David Alston, Jr., of Virginia, to be

United States District Judge for the Eastern

District of Virginia, vice Gerald Bruce Lee,

retired.




report.

41 241 Sarah Daggett Morrison, of Ohio, to be United


District of Ohio, vice Gregory L. Frost,

retired.




report.

42 216 Pamela A. Barker, of Ohio, to be United States

District Judge for the Northern District of

Ohio, vice Donald C. Nugent, retired.




report.

43 237 Corey Landon Maze, of Alabama, to be United


District of Alabama, vice Virginia Emerson

Hopkins, retired.




report.

44 252 Rodney Smith, of Florida, to be United States

District Judge for the Southern District of

Florida, vice Robin S. Rosenbaum, elevated.




report.

45 219 Wendy Williams Berger, of Florida, to be

United States District Judge for the Middle

District of Florida, vice John E. Steele,

retired.




report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

8

46 215 Thomas P. Barber, of Florida, to be United

States District Judge for the Middle District

of Florida, vice James D. Whittemore,

retired.




report.

47 255 T. Kent Wetherell II, of Florida, to be United


District of Florida, vice John Richard Smoak,

retired.




report.

48 232 Karin J. Immergut, of Oregon, to be United

States District Judge for the District of

Oregon, vice Anna J. Brown, retired.




report.

49 221 Jean-Paul Boulee, of Georgia, to be United


District of Georgia, vice William S. Duffey,

Jr., retired.




report.

50 225 James David Cain, Jr., of Louisiana, to be


District of Louisiana, vice Patricia Head

Minaldi, retired.




report.

51 234 Damon Ray Leichty, of Indiana, to be United


District of Indiana, vice Robert L. Miller, Jr.,

retired.




report.

52 246 J. Nicholas Ranjan, of Pennsylvania, to be


District of Pennsylvania, vice Kim R. Gibson,

retired.




report.

53 224 Brian C. Buescher, of Nebraska, to be United

States District Judge for the District of

Nebraska, vice Laurie Smith Camp, retired.




report.

54 227 Clifton L. Corker, of Tennessee, to be United


of Tennessee, vice J. Ronnie Greer, retired.




report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

9

55 259 John Milton Younge, of Pennsylvania, to be

United States District Judge for the Eastern

District of Pennsylvania, vice Mary A.

McLaughlin, retired.




report.

56 230 Richard A. Hertling, of Maryland, to be a

Judge of the United States Court of Federal

Claims for a term of fifteen years, vice George

W. Miller, deceased.




report.

57 214 M. Miller Baker, of Louisiana, to be a Judge of

the United States Court of International

Trade, vice Donald C. Pogue, retired.




report.

58 249 Timothy M. Reif, of the District of Columbia, to

be a Judge of the United States Court of

International Trade, vice Richard K. Eaton,

retired.




report.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

59 202 Donald W. Washington, of Texas, to be

Director of the United States Marshals

Service, vice Stacia A. Hylton.




report.

MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD

* 60 183 Julia Akins Clark, of Maryland, to be a

Member of the Merit Systems Protection

Board for the term of seven years expiring

March 1, 2021, vice Anne Marie Wagner,

term expired.


Johnson, Committee on

Homeland Security and

Governmental Affairs,

without printed report.

* 61 186 Dennis Dean Kirk, of Virginia, to be a Member

of the Merit Systems Protection Board for the

term of seven years expiring March 1, 2023,

vice Susan Tsui Grundmann, term expired.






* 62 187 Dennis Dean Kirk, of Virginia, to be Chairman

of the Merit Systems Protection Board, vice

Susan Tsui Grundmann.







NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

10

CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC

BROADCASTING

* 63 64 Janice Miriam Hellreich, of Hawaii, to be a

Member of the Board of Directors of the

Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a

term expiring January 31, 2024, vice Howard

Abel Husock, term expired.


Wicker, Committee on

Commerce, Science, and

Transportation, without

printed report.

* 64 66 Robert A. Mandell, of Florida, to be a Member

of the Board of Directors of the Corporation

for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring

January 31, 2022, vice Brent Franklin

Nelsen, term expired.





printed report.

* 65 67 Don Munce, of Florida, to be a Member of the

Board of Directors of the Corporation for

Public Broadcasting for a term expiring

January 31, 2024, vice Loretta Cheryl Sutliff,

term expired.





printed report.

* 66 69 Bruce M. Ramer, of California, to be a Member

of the Board of Directors of the Corporation

for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring

January 31, 2024. (Reappointment)





printed report.

COAST GUARD

* 67 343 The following named officer for appointment in

the United States Coast Guard Reserve to

the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C.,

section 12203(a):





printed report.

to be Captain

Alexander C. Foos

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS

AND THE HUMANITIES

* 68 149 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.

Feb 21, 2019 Placed on the

Calendar pursuant to S.Res.

116, 112th Congress.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

11

* 69 151 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.




* 70 152 Keegan F. Callanan, of Vermont, to be a



2024, vice Manfredi Piccolomini, resigned.




* 71 153 David Armand DeKeyser, of Alabama, to be a



2020, vice Dawn Ho Delbanco, term expired.




* 72 155 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.




CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND

COMMUNITY SERVICE

* 73 156 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)





AND THE HUMANITIES

* 74 157 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.




* 75 158 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.




* 76 162 Barbara Coleen Long, of Missouri, to be a



Deepa Gupta, term expired.





NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

12

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND

COMMUNITY SERVICE

* 77 166 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.





AND THE HUMANITIES

* 78 168 Carleton Varney, of Massachusetts, to be a



Paul W. Hodes, term expired.




* 79 169 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.




DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

* 80 344 Mark Schultz, of Nebraska, to be

Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services

Administration, Department of Education,

vice Janet Lorraine LaBreck.





NOMINATIONS PLACED ON THE SECRETARY’S DESK

13

* 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

14

** 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



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




vice Christopher Merrill, term

expired.

Yes

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

be a Member of the National



2022, vice Albert J. Beveridge

III, term expired.

Yes

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

a Member of the National



2020, vice David Hertz, term

expired.

Yes





MESSAGE

NO. DATE


REQUESTED BY

COMMITTEE

15

** REQUESTED

INFORMATION

RECEIVED




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




2022, vice Cathy M. Davidson,

term expired.

Yes

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




2024, vice Gerald Lyn Early,

term expired.

Yes

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

Colorado, to be a Member of




vice Rolena Klahn Adorno,

term expired.

Yes

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

a Member of the National



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


Directors of the Metropolitan

Washington Airports

Authority for a term expiring

May 30, 2024, vice Nina

Mitchell Wells, term expired.

Yes





MESSAGE

NO. DATE


REQUESTED BY

COMMITTEE

16

** REQUESTED

INFORMATION

RECEIVED




81 Jan 16, 2019 Michael J. Astrue, of


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 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


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




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




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


Directors of the Overseas

Private Investment

Corporation for a term

expiring December 17, 2021,

vice Matthew Maxwell Taylor

Kennedy, term expired.

Yes





MESSAGE

NO. DATE


REQUESTED BY

COMMITTEE

17

** REQUESTED

INFORMATION

RECEIVED




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,



Private Investment



vice James M. Demers, term

expired.

Yes

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




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



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




Private Investment



vice Todd A. Fisher, term

expired.

Yes





MESSAGE

NO. DATE


REQUESTED BY

COMMITTEE

18

** REQUESTED

INFORMATION

RECEIVED




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


Directors of the Inter-

American Foundation for a

term expiring September 20,

2020, vice Adolfo A. Franco,

term expired.

Yes

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


Directors of the Legal Services


expiring July 13, 2020.

(Reappointment)

Yes

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




expiring July 13, 2019, vice

Charles Norman Wiltse

Keckler, resigned.

Yes

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





(Reappointment)

Yes

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





(Reappointment)

Yes

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


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


a term expiring July 13, 2019,

vice Sharon L. Browne,

resigned.

Yes





MESSAGE

NO. DATE


REQUESTED BY

COMMITTEE

19

** REQUESTED

INFORMATION

RECEIVED




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

Louisiana, to be a Member of

the Board of Directors of the


a term expiring July 13, 2022.

(Reappointment)

Yes

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

408 Feb 25, 2019 Brian McGuire, of New York, to

be a Deputy Under Secretary

of the Treasury, vice Andrew

K. Maloney, resigned.

Yes

NOTICE OF INTENT TO OBJECT

MESSAGE NO.

NOMINEE AND OFFICE

DATE AND SENATOR

20

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

21

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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