[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 160 (Thursday, October 5, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6348-S6349]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following nominations: 
Executive Calendar Nos. 365, 366, and 367.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the nominations en bloc.
  The legislative clerk read the nominations of Timothy Gallaudet, of 
California, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
Atmosphere; Howard R. Elliott, of Indiana, to be Administrator of the 
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Department of 
Transportation and Walter G. Copan, of Colorado, to be Under Secretary 
of Commerce for Standards and Technology.
  Thereupon, the Senate proceeded to consider the nominations en bloc.
   Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate vote on the nominations en bloc with no intervening action or 
debate; that if confirmed, the motions to reconsider be considered made 
and laid upon the table en bloc; that the President be immediately 
notified of the Senate's action; that no further motions be in order; 
and that any statements relating to the nominations be printed in the 
Record.

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   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
   The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the 
Gallaudet, Elliott, and Copan nominations en bloc?
   The nominations were confirmed en bloc.

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