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

S.Res. 377 · 119th Congress (2025-2026)

S.Res. 377119TH CONGRESSINTRODUCED 09/08/2025SEN. THUNER-SD · SPONSORLeft: no (Sponsor Ranking)Lean left: no (Sponsor Ranking)Center: no (Sponsor Ranking)Lean right: DW-NOMINATE +0.43 (Sponsor Ranking)Right: no (Sponsor Ranking)LEAN RIGHT(SPONSOR RANKING)CONGRESS

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SponsorSen. Thune, John (R-SD) (Introduced 09/08/2025)
Sponsor Voting RecordLean right · DW-NOMINATE +0.43 · measured from every roll-call vote this member has cast (voteview.com) (Sponsor Ranking)
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Latest Action09/15/2025 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 44. Record Vote Number: 517.
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Summary (1)

Introduced in Senate (09/08/2025)

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 include the Departments of Defense, Energy, the Interior, and Labor. The ambassadors shall represent the United States to Argentina, Greece, Liechtenstein, and Sweden.

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119 SRES 377 ATS: Authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. U.S. Senate 2025-09-15 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. III119th CONGRESS1st SessionS. RES. 377IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESSeptember 8, 2025Mr. Thune submitted the following resolution; which was ordered to lie over, under the ruleSeptember 15, 2025Considered and agreed toEXECUTIVE RESOLUTIONAuthorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.EXECUTIVE RESOLUTIONThat 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.

Introduced in Senate (IS)

119 SRES 377 IS: Authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. U.S. Senate 2025-09-08 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 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.

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All Actions (21)

DateChamberAll Actions
09/08/2025Library of CongressIntroduced in Senate
09/08/2025SenateSubmitted in the Senate. Placed on Senate Executive Calendar under Over, Under the Rule.
09/08/2025SenatePlaced on Senate Executive Calendar under Over, Under the Rule. Calendar No. 1.
09/09/2025SenatePoint of order by Senator Schumer that the motion to proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar No. 1, S.Res. 377, is not in order because legislation that provides for the en bloc consideration of individual nominations is legislative business and should be considered in legislative session raised in Senate.
09/09/2025SenateThe Chair, under the provisions of Rule XX, submits the question to the Senate for its decision: Is a resolution for the en bloc consideration of specific nominations on the Executive Calendar required to be considered in legislative session?.
09/09/2025SenateMotion to table the point of order made by Senator Schumer, the question being: Is a resolution for the en bloc consideration of specific nominations on the Executive Calendar required to be considered in legislative session? agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 46. Record Vote Number: 510.
09/09/2025SenateMotion to proceed to executive session to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 45. Record Vote Number: 511.
09/09/2025SenateMeasure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S6461)
09/09/2025SenateCloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (CR S6462)
09/11/2025SenateBy unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
09/11/2025SenateCloture not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 513. (CR S6564-6565)
09/11/2025SenateMotion by Senator Thune to reconsider the vote by which cloture on S. Res. 377 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 513) made in Senate.
09/11/2025SenateMotion by Senator Thune to reconsider the vote by which cloture on S. Res. 377 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 513) agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 45. Record Vote Number: 514.
09/11/2025SenatePoint of order by Senator Thune that consistent with the precedent of the Senate on November 21, 2013, the threshold for cloture on an Executive resolution for en bloc consideration of nominations with a calendar number on the Executive Calendar, other than those on Level 1 of the Executive Schedule under 5 U.S.C. 5312, or Article 3 judges, is a simple majority raised in Senate.
09/11/2025SenateRuling of the Chair that the point of order raised by Senator Thune with respect to the precedent set on November 21, 2013 regarding the threshold for cloture on an Executive resolution for en bloc consideration of nominations with a calendar number on the Executive Calendar, other than those on level 1 of the Executive Schedule under 5 U.S.C. 5312, or Article 3 judges, ruled out of order.
09/11/2025SenateMotion by Senator Thune to appeal the ruling of the chair that the threshold for cloture on an Executive resolution for en bloc consideration of nominations with a calendar number on the Executive Calendar, other than those on level 1 of the Executive Schedule under 5 U.S.C. 5312 or.
09/11/2025SenateRuling of the Chair that the point of order raised by Senator Thune with respect to the precedent set on November 21, 2013 regarding the threshold for cloture on an Executive resolution for en bloc consideration of nominations with a calendar number on the Executive Calendar, other than those on level 1 of the Executive Schedule under 5 U.S.C. 5312, or Article 3 judges not sustained by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 53. Record Vote Number: 515.
09/11/2025SenateUpon reconsideration, cloture on the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 516. (CR S6564)
09/15/2025SenateConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6591)
09/15/2025Library of CongressPassed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 44. Record Vote Number: 517.
09/15/2025SenateResolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 44. Record Vote Number: 517.

Titles (2)

Title TypeTitle
Official Title as IntroducedAn executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.
Display TitleAn executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.

Amendments (2)

AmendmentSponsorPurposeLatest Action
SAMDT 3847Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
SAMDT 3848Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]

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