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“Highlights + Senate” mentioning Roy Blunt was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D2-D9 on Jan. 3.
Of the 100 senators in 117th Congress, 24 percent were women, and 76 percent were men, according to the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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Sunday, January 3, 2021
Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
First Session of the One Hundred and Seventeenth Congress convened as prescribed by the Constitution of the United States.
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1-S12
Measures Introduced: Two bills and six resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 11-12, S. Res. 1-4, and S. Con. Res. 1-2.
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Measures Passed:
Notification of the President: Senate agreed to S. Res. 1, establishing a Committee to Inform the President of the United States that a quorum of each House is assembled.
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Notification of the House of Representatives: Senate agreed to S. Res. 2, informing the House of Representatives that a quorum of the Senate is assembled.
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Fixing the Hour of Daily Meeting: Senate agreed to S. Res. 3, fixing the hour of daily meeting of the Senate.
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Counting of Electoral Votes: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 1, to provide for the counting on January 6, 2021, of the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States.
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Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 2, extending the life of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies and authorizing the use of the rotunda and Emancipation Hall of the Capitol by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies in connection with the proceedings and ceremonies conducted for the inauguration of the President-elect and the Vice President-elect of the United States.
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Administration of Oath of Office: The Senators-elect were administered the oath of office by the Vice President.
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Authority for Select Committee on Ethics: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that for the duration of the 117th Congress, the Ethics Committee be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate.
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Time for Roll Call Votes: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that for the duration of the 117th Congress, there be a limitation of 15 minutes each upon any roll call vote, with the warning signal to be sounded at the midway point, beginning at the last 7\1/2\ minutes, and when roll call votes are of 10-minute duration, the warning signal be sounded at the beginning of the last 7\1/2\ minutes.
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On page D2, January 3, 2021 the following language appears: Time for Roll Call Votes: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that for the duration of the 117th Congress, there be a limitation of 15 minutes each upon any roll call vote, with the warning signal to be sounded at the midway point, beginning at the last \71/2\ minutes, and when roll call votes are of 10-minute duration, the warning signal be sounded at the beginning of the last \71/2\ minutes. Page S7
The online Record has been corrected to read: Time for Roll Call Votes: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that for the duration of the 117th Congress, there be a limitation of 15 minutes each upon any roll call vote, with the warning signal to be sounded at the midway point, beginning at the last 7\1/2\ minutes, and when roll call votes are of 10-minute duration, the warning signal be sounded at the beginning of the last 7\1/2\ minutes. Page S7
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Authority To Receive Reports: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that during the 117th Congress, it be in order for the Secretary of the Senate to receive reports at the desk when presented by a Senator at any time during the day of the session of the Senate.! EXT
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Recognition of Leadership: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the Majority and Minority Leaders may daily have up to 10 minutes each on each calendar day following the prayer and disposition of the reading of, or the approval of, the Journal.
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Printing of Conference Reports: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that notwithstanding the provisions of Rule XXVIII, conference reports and statements accompanying them not be printed as Senate reports when such conference reports and statements have been printed as a House report unless specific request is made in the Senate in each instance to have such a report printed.
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Authority for Appropriations Committee: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the Committee on Appropriations be authorized during the 117th Congress to file reports during the adjournments or recesses of the Senate on appropriations bills, including joint resolutions, together with any accompanying notices of motions to suspend Rule XVI, pursuant to Rule V, for the purpose of offering certain amendments to such bills or joint resolutions, which proposed amendments shall be printed.
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Authority for Corrections in Engrossment: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that, for the duration of the 117th Congress, the Secretary of the Senate be authorized to make technical and clerical corrections in the engrossments of all Senate-passed bills and joint resolutions, Senate amendments to House bills and resolutions, Senate amendments to House amendments to Senate bills and resolutions, and Senate amendments to House amendments to House bills or resolutions.
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Authority To Receive Messages and Sign Enrolled Measures: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that, for the duration of the 117th Congress, when the Senate is in recess or adjournment, the Secretary of the Senate is authorized to receive messages from the President of the United States, and--with the exception of House bills, joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions--messages from the House of Representatives; and that they be appropriately referred; and that the President of the Senate, the President pro tempore, and the Acting President pro tempore be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills and joint resolutions.
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Privileges of the Floor: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that, for the duration of the 117th Congress, Senators be allowed to leave at the desk with the Journal Clerk the names of two staff members who will be granted the privilege of the floor during the consideration of the specific matter noted, and that the Sergeant-at-
Arms be instructed to rotate such staff members as space allows.
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Referral of Treaties and Nominations: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that, for the duration of the 117th Congress, it be in order to refer treaties and nominations on the day when they are received from the President, even when the Senate has no executive session that day.
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Authority To Introduce Measures: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that, for the duration of the 117th Congress, Senators may be allowed to bring to the desk, bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, and simple resolutions, for referral to appropriate committees.
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Senate Tellers Electoral Votes: The Chair appointed Senator Blunt and Senator Klobuchar, as tellers on the part of the Senate to count electoral votes.
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Robert Benedict Bowes, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2025.
Brian P. Brooks, of California, to be Comptroller of the Currency for a term of five years.
Judy Shelton, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from February 1, 2010.
John Chase Johnson, of Oklahoma, to be Inspector General, Federal Communications Commission.
Charles W. Cook, Jr., of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2025.
Ricky Roden, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for the remainder of the term expiring May 18, 2021.
Mark Van Dyke Holmes, of New York, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.
William A. Douglass, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
John M. Barger, of California, to be a Member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring October 11, 2022.
Christopher Bancroft Burnham, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring September 25, 2024.
Frank Dunlevy, of California, to be a Member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring September 25, 2022.
Rahkel Bouchet, 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.
Sharon E. Goodie, 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.
John P. Howard III, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of fifteen years.
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.
Danny Lam Nguyen, 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.
Mark A. Robbins, 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.
Carl Ezekiel Ross, 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.
Vijay Shanker, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of fifteen years.
Elizabeth J. Shapiro, 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.
John C. Truong, 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.
Chad F. Wolf, of Virginia, to be Secretary of Homeland Security.
Terrence M. Andrews, of California, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
Raul M. Arias-Marxuach, of Puerto Rico, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit.
Joseph L. Barloon, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade.
Melanie J. Bevan, of Florida, to be United States Marshal for the Middle District of Florida for the term of four years.
Maria Teresa Bonifacio Cenzon, of Guam, to be Judge for the District Court of Guam for the term of ten years.
Stephen Andrew Kubiatowski, of Kentucky, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
Edmund G. LaCour, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama.
Grace Karaffa Obermann, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
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Nominations Returned to the President: The following nominations were returned to the President failing of confirmation under Senate Rule XXXI at the time of the adjournment of the 116th Congress:
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.
Claudia Slacik, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2023.
Jason J. Fichtner, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2024.
Charles Wickser Banta, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2022.
Michelle Itczak, of Indiana, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2020.
Barbara Coleen Long, of Missouri, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2022.
Carleton Varney, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2022.
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.
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.
Dennis Dean Kirk, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board.
Virgil Madden, of Indiana, to be a Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission for a term of six years.
Andeliz N. Castillo, of New York, to be United States Alternate Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank.
Scott Soles, of Texas, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Agriculture.
B. Chad Bungard, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2025.
Paul Shmotolokha, of Washington, to be First Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2021.
Monica David Morris, of Florida, to be a Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission for a term of six years.
Elizabeth J. Shapiro, 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.
Bruce Poliquin, of Maine, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2021.
Peter J. Coniglio, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Export-
Import Bank.
Kipp Kranbuhl, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
Barbara Bailey Jongbloed, of Connecticut, to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut.
Mark A. Robbins, 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.
Carl Ezekiel Ross, 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.
Neil Jacobs, of North Carolina, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
C.J. Mahoney, of Kansas, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State.
Winifred Bingham, of Florida, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2024.
Grace Karaffa Obermann, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
Judy Shelton, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from February 1, 2010.
Finch Fulton, of Alabama, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation.
John Chase Johnson, of Oklahoma, to be Inspector General, Federal Communications Commission.
Julie Elizabeth Hocker, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.
Lorenzo Candelaria, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2024.
Catherine Bird, of Texas, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years.
Craig Edward Leen, of the District of Columbia, to be Inspector General, Office of Personnel Management.
R. Shireen Matthews, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of California.
Jennifer P. Togliatti, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada.
Alex Nelson Wong, of New Jersey, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.
Alex Nelson Wong, of New Jersey, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during his tenure of service as Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations.
Aldona Z. Wos, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador to Canada.
Elizabeth Gleason, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2020.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation.
Joseph Ryan Gruters, of Florida, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years.
Leon A. Westmoreland, of Georgia, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years.
Barbera Hale Thornhill, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore.
Robert Joseph Kruckemeyer, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2022.
Rick A. Dearborn, of Oklahoma, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years.
Carlos Trujillo, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of State
(Western Hemisphere Affairs).
Kenneth R. Weinstein, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to Japan.
Peter Michael Thomson, of Louisiana, to be Inspector General, Central Intelligence Agency.
Michele A. Pearce, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Army.
John E. Whitley, of Virginia, to be Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, Department of Defense.
Joel Szabat, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy.
Mary A. Toman, of California, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs.
Michael J. Walsh, Jr., of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Commerce.
Erik Paul Bethel, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Panama.
Marshall Billingslea, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security.
Leora Rosenberg Levy, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Chile.
Manisha Singh, of Florida, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador.
John M. Barger, of California, to be a Member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring October 11, 2022.
Christopher Bancroft Burnham, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring September 25, 2024.
Frank Dunlevy, of California, to be a Member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring September 25, 2022.
Keith W. Dayton, of Washington, to be Ambassador to Ukraine.
Edward A. Burrier, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation.
Sarah E. Feinberg, of West Virginia, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years.
Chris Koos, of Illinois, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years.
William A. Douglass, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
Lucas N. Polakowski, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
Thomas M. Mistele, of Florida, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2023.
Thomas M. Mistele, of Florida, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2020.
Bradley D. Hansell, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense.
Daniel Huff, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
Gregory Autry, of California, to be Chief Financial Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Theodore Rokita, of Indiana, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for the remainder of the term expiring January 3, 2021.
Theodore Rokita, of Indiana, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term expiring January 3, 2026.
Jonathan Moak, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army.
Zachary T. Haines, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2023.
Chad F. Wolf, of Virginia, to be Secretary of Homeland Security.
Joyce Campbell Giuffra, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2024.
James B. Lockhart III, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years.
James B. Lockhart III, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years.
James B. Lockhart III, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years.
Ramsey Coats Day, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for the remainder of the term expiring September 22, 2021.
Daniel Asia, of Arizona, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2024.
William G. Dauster, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years.
William G. Dauster, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years.
William G. Dauster, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years.
Tony Hammond, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2025.
Jesse Merriam, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2024.
Carlos Trujillo, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2024.
Michael W. Hail, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2023.
Charles L. Glazer, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2023.
Michael J. Finkel, of New Jersey, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2022.
William S. Jasien, of Virginia, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2023.
Nazak Nikakhtar, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security.
Andrew George Biggs, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico for the remainder of the term expiring August 30, 2019.
Jose Baldomero Carrion, of Puerto Rico, to be a Member of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico for the remainder of the term expiring August 30, 2019.
Carlos M. Garcia, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico for the remainder of the term expiring August 30, 2019.
Arthur J. Gonzalez, of New York, to be a Member of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico for the remainder of the term expiring August 30, 2019.
Jose R. Gonzalez, of New York, to be a Member of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico for the remainder of the term expiring August 30, 2019.
Ana Matosantos, of California, to be a Member of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico for the remainder of the term expiring August 30, 2019.
David Skeel, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico for the remainder of the term expiring August 30, 2019.
Steven Christopher Koutsis, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Chad.
Rahkel Bouchet, 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.
Brandon Lipps, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.
Almo J. Carter, of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission for a term of six years.
Michael Allen Hagar, of Arkansas, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Arkansas for the term of four years.
Richard E. Zuckerman, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
Adam L. Braverman, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California.
Knut Sveinbjorn Johnson, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California.
Steve Kim, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California.
Sandy Nunes Leal, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California.
Michelle M. Pettit, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California.
Rick Lloyd Richmond, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California.
Jeremy B. Rosen, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California.
Douglas Benevento, of Colorado, to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
William E. Todd, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Ronald Mortensen, of Utah, to be an Assistant Secretary of State
(Population, Refugees, and Migration).
David Christian Tryon, of Ohio, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration.
Katherine Camille Henderson, of Tennessee, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as Chief of Protocol.
Rodney K. Brown, of California, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a term expiring October 13, 2024.
Nancy B. Beck, of New York, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 27, 2018.
Nancy B. Beck, of New York, to be Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Aditya Bamzai, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring January 29, 2026.
Jason Abend, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Defense.
Andrew A. De Mello, of Massachusetts, to be Inspector General, Department of Education.
Scott Hutchins, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics.
Ashok Michael Pinto, of Illinois, to be United States Alternate Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term of two years.
Saritha Komatireddy, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York.
Iris Lan, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York.
Jennifer H. Rearden, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York.
Katharine T. Sullivan, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
John C. Truong, 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.
Danny Lam Nguyen, 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.
Louis W. Bremer, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
J. Mark Burkhalter, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway.
Patrick Hovakimian, of California, to be General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Dirk B. Paloutzian, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California.
Edmund G. LaCour, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama.
James P. Arguelles, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California.
Fred Joseph Federici III, of New Mexico, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico.
Brenda M. Saiz, of New Mexico, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico.
John P. Howard III, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of fifteen years.
Vijay Shanker, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of fifteen years.
Christopher P. Vincze, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States International Development Finance Corporation for a term of three years.
Matthew Moury, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2021.
Andre Bauer, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to Belize.
Sutapa Ghosh Stricklett, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development.
John Gibbs, of Michigan, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of four years.
Craig Duehring, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense.
Douglas Macgregor, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Charles W. Cook, Jr., of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2025.
Justin E. Herdman, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Attorney for the District of Columbia for the term of four years.
Robert Benedict Bowes, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2025.
Jon Christopher Kreitz, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force.
Matthew B. Shipley, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
Andrew John Lawler, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.
Ryan Michael Tully, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Verification and Compliance).
Hector Gonzalez, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York.
Ryan Thomas McAllister, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York.
David Carey Woll, Jr., of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York.
William Ruger, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
Michael Rigas, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget.
Sharon E. Goodie, 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.
Eric P. Wendt, of California, to be Ambassador to the State of Qatar.
Allen Robert Souza, of North Carolina, to be Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Brian S. Davis, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
Stephen Andrew Kubiatowski, of Kentucky, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
Joseph L. Barloon, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade.
Brian P. Brooks, of California, to be Comptroller of the Currency for a term of five years.
Scott Francis O'Grady, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
David L. Fogel, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of State
(Economic and Business Affairs).
Maria Teresa Bonifacio Cenzon, of Guam, to be Judge for the District Court of Guam for the term of ten years.
Raul M. Arias-Marxuach, of Puerto Rico, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit.
Gino D. Campana, of Colorado, to be Chairperson of the Public Buildings Reform Board for a term of six years.
Melanie J. Bevan, of Florida, to be United States Marshal for the Middle District of Florida for the term of four years.
Ricky Roden, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for the remainder of the term expiring May 18, 2021.
William Patrick Joseph Kimmitt, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission for a term expiring June 16, 2029.
Eldon P. Regua, of California, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador.
Mark Van Dyke Holmes, of New York, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.
Romolo A. Bernardi, of New York, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2023.
Terrence M. Andrews, of California, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
Daniel Z. Epstein, of Texas, to be Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States for the term of five years.
4 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
2 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, Marine Corps, and Navy.
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Messages from the House:
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Measures Read the First Time:
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Measures Held Over/Under Rule:
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Quorum Calls: One quorum call was taken today. (Total-1)
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 12:01 p.m. and adjourned at 12:49 p.m., until 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S10.)
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