[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15650]
[From the U.S. 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.
  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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