EXECUTIVE CALENDAR - senate.gov CONSENT AGREEMENT Lawrence Joseph Vilardo (Cal. No. 140) Ordered, That at 5 p.m. on Monday, October 26, 2015, the Senate proceed to executive session

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 FOURTEENTH CONGRESS

Monday, October 26, 2015

{ FIRST SESSION

{ SECOND SESSION

Issue No. 137

CONVENED JANUARY 6, 2015

http://www.senate.gov/ExecutiveCalendar

UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT

Lawrence Joseph Vilardo (Cal. No. 140)

Ordered, That at 5 p.m. on Monday, October 26, 2015, the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the nomination

of Lawrence Joseph Vilardo, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of New York.

Ordered further, That there then be up to 30 minutes of debate on the nomination, and that following the use or yielding

back of time the Senate vote on the nomination without intervening action or debate, that following disposition of the nomination

the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate; that no further

motions be in order to the nomination; that the President be immediately notified of the Senate’s action and the Senate then

resume legislative session. (Oct. 22, 2015.)

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 LABOR

* 7 53 Adri Davin Jayaratne, of Michigan, to be an

Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice Brian

Vincent Kennedy.

Jan 28, 2015 Reported by Mr.

Alexander, Committee on

Health, Education, Labor,

and Pensions, without printed

report.

THE JUDICIARY

11 5 Jeanne E. Davidson, of Maryland, to be a

Judge of the United States Court of

International Trade, vice Donald C. Pogue,

retired.

Feb 05, 2015 Reported by Mr.

Grassley, Committee on the

Judiciary, without printed

report.

27 7 Nancy B. Firestone, of Virginia, to be a Judge

of the United States Court of Federal Claims

for a term of fifteen years. (Reappointment)




report.

28 8 Thomas L. Halkowski, of Pennsylvania, 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.

29 9 Patricia M. McCarthy, of Maryland, to be a

Judge of the United States Court of Federal

Claims for a term of fifteen years, vice Emily

Clark Hewitt, retired.




report.

30 10 Jeri Kaylene Somers, of Virginia, to be a Judge

of the United States Court of Federal Claims

for a term of fifteen years, vice George W.

Miller, retired.




report.

31 6 Armando Omar Bonilla, of the District of

Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States

Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen

years, vice Edward J. Damich, term expired.




report.

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

* 108 193 David Michael Bennett, of North Carolina, to

be a Governor of the United States Postal

Service for a term expiring December 8, 2018,

vice Thurgood Marshall, Jr., term expired.

May 06, 2015 Reported by Mr.

Johnson, Committee on

Homeland Security and

Governmental Affairs,

without printed report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

4

* 109 213 Mickey D. Barnett, of New Mexico, to be a

Governor of the United States Postal Service

for a term expiring December 8, 2020.

(Reappointment)






* 110 283 Stephen Crawford, of Maryland, to be a


for the remainder of the term expiring

December 8, 2015, vice Alan C. Kessler,

resigned.






* 111 284 Stephen Crawford, of Maryland, to be a



(Reappointment)






* 112 285 James C. Miller, III, of Virginia, to be a



(Reappointment)






DEPARTMENT OF STATE

* 127 175 Cassandra Q. Butts, of the District of

Columbia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary

and Plenipotentiary of the United States of

America to the Commonwealth of The

Bahamas.


Corker, Committee on

Foreign Relations, without

printed report.

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS

AND THE HUMANITIES

* 136 296 Shelly Colleen Lowe, of Arizona, to be a

Member of the National Council on the

Humanities for a term expiring January 26,

2018, vice Jane M. Doggett, term expired.

May 28, 2015 Placed on the

Calendar pursuant to S.Res.

116, 112th Congress.

THE JUDICIARY

140 154 Lawrence Joseph Vilardo, of New York, to be

United States District Judge for the Western

District of New York, vice Richard J. Arcara,

retired.

Jun 04, 2015 Reported by Mr.



report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

5

141 15 LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall, of New York,

to be United States District Judge for the

Eastern District of New York, vice Nicholas

G. Garaufis, retired.




report.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

* 148 49 Azita Raji, of California, to be Ambassador

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the

United States of America to the Kingdom of

Sweden.




printed report.

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

* 153 239 Sunil Sabharwal, of California, to be United

States Alternate Executive Director of the

International Monetary Fund for a term of

two years, vice Douglas A. Rediker, resigned.




printed report.

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

* 155 58 David S. Shapira, of Pennsylvania, to be a


for a term expiring December 8, 2019, vice

Dennis J. Toner, term expired.






THE JUDICIARY

* 194 422 Steven M. Wellner, 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 Kaye K. Christian,

retired.






* 195 423 William Ward Nooter, 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 A. Franklin

Burgess, retired.






DEPARTMENT OF STATE

* 204 87 Brian James Egan, of Maryland, to be Legal

Adviser of the Department of State, vice

Harold Hongju Koh, resigned.




printed report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

6

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

* 205 132 Janet L. Yellen, of California, to be United

States Alternate Governor of the

International Monetary Fund for a term of

five years, vice Ben S. Bernanke, term

expired.




printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

* 209 468 Julius Lloyd Horwich, of Illinois, to be

Assistant Secretary for Legislation and

Congressional Affairs, Department of

Education, vice Gabriella Cecilia Gomez.

Jun 25, 2015 Placed on the



DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

* 212 184 Brodi L. Fontenot, of Louisiana, to be Chief

Financial Officer, Department of the

Treasury, vice Daniel M. Tangherlini,

resigned.

Jul 07, 2015 Placed on the



THE JUDICIARY

213 11 Luis Felipe Restrepo, of Pennsylvania, to be

United States Circuit Judge for the Third

Circuit, vice Anthony J. Scirica, retired.

Jul 09, 2015 Reported by Mr.



report.

214 18 Travis Randall McDonough, of Tennessee, to

be United States District Judge for the

Eastern District of Tennessee, vice Curtis L.

Collier, retired.




report.

215 153 Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr., of Tennessee, to be

United States District Judge for the Middle

District of Tennessee, vice William Joseph

Haynes, Jr., retired.




report.

OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT

CORPORATION

* 217 33 Todd A. Fisher, of New York, to be a Member

of the Board of Directors of the Overseas

Private Investment Corporation for a term

expiring December 17, 2016, vice James A.

Torrey, term expired.





NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

7

* 218 34 Deven J. Parekh, of New York, to be a Member

of the Board of Directors of the Overseas

Private Investment Corporation for a term

expiring December 17, 2016, vice Katherine

M. Gehl, resigned.




DEPARTMENT OF STATE

* 263 478 Samuel D. Heins, of Minnesota, to be

Ambassador Extraordinary and

Plenipotentiary of the United States of

America to the Kingdom of Norway.




printed report.

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

* 268 420 Gayle Smith, of Ohio, to be Administrator of

the United States Agency for International

Development, vice Rajiv J. Shah, resigned.




printed report.

* 269 479 Thomas O. Melia, of Maryland, to be an

Assistant Administrator of the United States

Agency for International Development, vice

Paige Eve Alexander, resigned.




printed report.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE

PRESIDENT

296 45 Marisa Lago, of New York, to be a Deputy

United States Trade Representative, with the

rank of Ambassador, vice Miriam E. Sapiro,

resigned.

Aug 05, 2015 Reported by Mr.

Hatch, Committee on

Finance, without printed

report.

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

* 297 51 Walter A. Barrows, of Ohio, to be a Member of

the Railroad Retirement Board for a term

expiring August 28, 2019. (Reappointment)





report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

8

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

* 299 463 Karen Bollinger DeSalvo, of Louisiana, to be

an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human

Services, vice Howard K. Koh, resigned.





report.

THE JUDICIARY

305 367 Wilhelmina Marie Wright, of Minnesota, to be

United States District Judge for the District

of Minnesota, vice Michael J. Davis, retiring.

Sep 17, 2015 Reported by Mr.



report.

306 326 John Michael Vazquez, of New Jersey, to be

United States District Judge for the District

of New Jersey, vice Joal A. Pisano, retired.




report.

307 327 Paula Xinis, of Maryland, to be United States

District Judge for the District of Maryland,

vice Deborah K. Chasanow, retired.




report.

INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION

* 321 474 Juan Carlos Iturregui, of Maryland, to be a

Member of the Board of Directors of the

Inter-American Foundation for a term

expiring June 26, 2020, vice Thomas Joseph

Dodd, term expired.

Sep 22, 2015 Placed on the



* 322 509 Luis A. Viada, of New York, to be a Member of

the Board of Directors of the Inter-American

Foundation for a term expiring September

20, 2018, vice John P. Salazar, term expired.





AND THE HUMANITIES

* 323 27 Diane Helen Rodriguez, of California, to be a

Member of the National Council on the Arts

for a term expiring September 3, 2018, vice

Joan Israelite, term expired.





NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

9

* 324 294 Francine Berman, of New York, to be a



2020, vice Gary D. Glenn, term expired.




DEPARTMENT OF STATE

* 329 477 John L. Estrada, of Florida, to be Ambassador

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the

United States of America to the Republic of

Trinidad and Tobago.

Oct 01, 2015 Reported by Mr.



printed report.

* 332 336 David Malcolm Robinson, of Connecticut, a

Career Member of the Senior Foreign

Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be

Coordinator for Reconstruction and

Stabilization, vice Frederick D. Barton,

resigned.




printed report.

* 333 337 David Malcolm Robinson, of Connecticut, a

Career Member of the Senior Foreign

Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be an

Assistant Secretary of State (Conflict and

Stabilization Operations), vice Frederick D.

Barton, resigned.




printed report.

EUROPEAN BANK FOR

RECONSTRUCTION AND

DEVELOPMENT

* 334 569 Scott Allen, of Maryland, to be United States

Director of the European Bank for

Reconstruction and Development, vice James

LaGarde Hudson, resigned.




printed report.

UNITED NATIONS

* 336 828 Barbara Lee, of California, to be a

Representative of the United States of

America to the Seventieth Session of the

General Assembly of the United Nations.




printed report.

* 337 829 Christopher H. Smith, of New Jersey, to be a

Representative of the United States of

America to the Seventieth Session of the

General Assembly of the United Nations.




printed report.


NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO. MESSAGE


REPORTED

BY

10


AND THE HUMANITIES

* 338 419 Patricia Nelson Limerick, of Colorado, to be a



2018, vice Robert S. Martin, term expired.

Oct 01, 2015 Placed on the



DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

343 776 Edward L. Gilmore, of Illinois, to be United

States Marshal for the Northern District of

Illinois for the term of four years, vice Darryl

Keith McPherson, term expired.




report.

[NEW REPORTS]

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

* 344 470 Ann Calvaresi Barr, of Maryland, to be

Inspector General, United States Agency for

International Development, vice Donald A.

Gambatesa, resigned.

Oct 22, 2015 Senate Committee

on Homeland Security and

Governmental Affairs

discharged under the

authority of the order of the

Senate of 01/07/2009.




printed report.

NOMINATIONS PLACED ON THE SECRETARY’S DESK

11

FOREIGN SERVICE

PN573 - 4 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (20) beginning Bradley Duane Arsenault, and ending

Jamshed Zuberi, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional

Record of June 10, 2015.

PN643 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (101) beginning Jennifer Ann Amos, and ending Holly Rothe

Wielkoszewski, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional

Record of July 8, 2015.

PN800 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (127) beginning Kreshnik Alikaj, and ending Brett David

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

September 8, 2015.

PN877 - 1 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (404) beginning Jason Douglas Kalbfleisch, and ending

Stuart MacKenzie Hatcher, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the

Congressional Record of September 21, 2015.

* 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.

26 Jan 08, 2015 Walter Hood, of California, to be

a Member of the National

Council on the Arts for a term

expiring September 3, 2020,

vice Barbara Ernst Prey, term

expired.

Yes

84 Jan 16, 2015 John E. Mendez, of California, to

be a Director of the Securities

Investor Protection

Corporation for a term

expiring December 31, 2015,

vice Sharon Y. Bowen,

resigned.

Yes

85 Jan 16, 2015 John E. Mendez, of California, to


Investor Protection


expiring December 31, 2018.

(Reappointment)

Yes

126 Jan 27, 2015 Richard T. Julius, of North

Carolina, to be a Member of

the Internal Revenue Service

Oversight Board for a term


vice Raymond T. Wagner, Jr.,

term expired.

Yes

185 Feb 12, 2015 Deborah Willis, of New York, 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

281 Mar 11, 2015 Edward L. Ayers, of Virginia, to

be a Member of the National



2020, vice David Hertz, term

expired.

Yes

365 Apr 15, 2015 Linda Struyk Millsaps, of North

Carolina, to be a Member of

the Internal Revenue Service

Oversight Board for a term


vice Paul Jones, term expired.

Yes





MESSAGE

NO. DATE


REQUESTED BY

COMMITTEE

13

** REQUESTED

INFORMATION

RECEIVED




366 Apr 15, 2015 Thomas Edgar Rothman, of

Maryland, to be a Member of

the National Council on the

Arts for a term expiring

September 3, 2016. (New

Position)

Yes

472 May 14, 2015 Leslie E. Bains, of New York, to


Investor Protection


expiring December 31, 2015,

vice William S. Jasien, term

expired.

Yes

473 May 14, 2015 Leslie E. Bains, of New York, to


Investor Protection


expiring December 31, 2018.

(Reappointment)

Yes

510 May 21, 2015 Akhil Reed Amar, of

Connecticut, 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

511 May 21, 2015 Robert P. Zimmerman, of New

York, to be a Member of the

National Council on the

Humanities for a term

expiring January 26, 2018,

vice Manfredi Piccolomini,

resigned.

Yes

577 Jun 16, 2015 Linda Thomas-Greenfield, an

Assistant Secretary of State

(African Affairs), to be a

Member of the Board of

Directors of the African

Development Foundation for

the remainder of the term


vice Johnnie Carson.

Yes





MESSAGE

NO. DATE


REQUESTED BY

COMMITTEE

14

** REQUESTED

INFORMATION

RECEIVED




578 Jun 16, 2015 Linda Thomas-Greenfield, an

Assistant Secretary of State

(African Affairs), to be a

Member of the Board of


Development Foundation for a

term expiring September 27,

2021. (Reappointment)

Yes

626 Jul 08, 2015 Anthony G. Collins, of New

York, to be a Member of the

Advisory Board of the Saint

Lawrence Seaway

Development Corporation, vice

William L. Wilson.

Yes

649 Jul 13, 2015 John Maeda, of Massachusetts,

to be a Member of the National

Council on the Arts for a term

expiring September 3, 2016.

(New Position)

Yes

738 Jul 30, 2015 Eric Drake Eberhard, of

Washington, to be a Member

of the Board of Trustees of the

Morris K. Udall and Stewart

L. Udall Foundation for a term

expiring October 6, 2018, vice

Bradley Udall, term expired.

Yes

739 Jul 30, 2015 Michael F. Suarez, of Virginia,

to be a Member of the National



2020, vice Dawn Ho Delbanco,

term expired.

Yes

763 Aug 05, 2015 Charles P. Blahous, III, of


the Board of Trustees of the

Federal Supplementary

Medical Insurance Trust Fund

for a term of four years.

(Reappointment)

Yes




Federal Old-Age and Survivors

Insurance Trust Fund and the

Federal Disability Insurance

Trust Fund for a term of four

years. (Reappointment)

Yes





MESSAGE

NO. DATE


REQUESTED BY

COMMITTEE

15

** REQUESTED

INFORMATION

RECEIVED







Federal Hospital Insurance



Yes

766 Aug 05, 2015 Robert D. Reischauer, of



Federal Supplementary

Medical Insurance Trust Fund

for a term of four years.

(Reappointment)

Yes




Federal Old-Age and Survivors

Insurance Trust Fund and the

Federal Disability Insurance



Yes




Federal Hospital Insurance



Yes

838 Sep 16, 2015 John W. Leslie, Jr., of

Connecticut, to be a Member of

the Board of Directors of the

African Development

Foundation for a term expiring

September 22, 2019.

(Reappointment)

Yes

839 Sep 16, 2015 Eduardo Castell, of New York, to

be a Member of the Board of

Trustees of the Harry S

Truman Scholarship


December 10, 2019, vice

Javaid Anwar, term expired.

Yes





MESSAGE

NO. DATE


REQUESTED BY

COMMITTEE

16

** REQUESTED

INFORMATION

RECEIVED




840 Sep 16, 2015 Steven H. Cohen, of Illinois, to


Trustees of the Harry S

Truman Scholarship


December 10, 2019.

(Reappointment)

Yes

841 Sep 16, 2015 Vicki Miles-LaGrange, of

Oklahoma, to be a Member of


Harry S Truman Scholarship


December 10, 2015, vice Roger

L. Hunt, term expired.

Yes

842 Sep 16, 2015 Vicki Miles-LaGrange, of

Oklahoma, to be a Member of


Harry S Truman Scholarship


December 10, 2021.

(Reappointment)

Yes

870 Sep 21, 2015 Ricardo A. Aguilera, of Virginia,

to be an Assistant Secretary of

the Air Force, vice Lisa S.

Disbrow.

Yes

871 Sep 21, 2015 Shoshana Miriam Lew, of the

District of Columbia, to be

Chief Financial Officer,

Department of Transportation,

vice Sylvia I. Garcia, resigned.

Yes

892 Oct 05, 2015 Steven Michael Haro, of

Virginia, to be an Assistant

Secretary of Commerce, vice

Margaret Louise Cummisky,

resigned.

Yes

911 Oct 21, 2015 Linda I. Etim, of Wisconsin, to



Development Foundation for a

term expiring September 22,

2021, vice Mimi E.

Alemayehou, term expired.

Yes

NOTICE OF INTENT TO OBJECT

MESSAGE NO.

NOMINEE AND OFFICE

DATE AND SENATOR

17

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)

184 Brodi L. Fontenot, of Louisiana, to be Chief Financial Officer,

Department of the Treasury.

Apr. 28, 2015 - Mr. Grassley

336 David Malcolm Robinson, of Connecticut, a Career Member of the

Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be

Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization.

Aug. 4, 2015 - Mr. Grassley

337 David Malcolm Robinson, of Connecticut, a Career Member of the

Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be an

Assistant Secretary of State (Conflict and Stabilization Operations).


573-4 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations (20) beginning Bradley Duane

Arsenault, and ending Jamshed Zuberi, which nominations were

received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record

June 10, 2015.


87 Brian James Egan, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department

of State.

Sept. 30, 2015 - Mr. Grassley

49 Azita Raji, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and

Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of

Sweden.

Oct. 5, 2015 - Mr. Cotton

175 Cassandra Q. Butts, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to

the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.


478 Samuel D. Heins, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and

Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of

Norway.


MOTIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION

DATE

SUBJECT

18

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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