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Rec. D1142", "Congressional Record, Volume 160 Issue 155 (Tuesday, December 16, 2014)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 155 (Tuesday, December 16, 2014)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1142-D1150]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                                         Tuesday, December 16, 2014\n\n[[Page D1142]]\n\n                              Daily Digest\n\nHIGHLIGHTS\n\n      Senate passed H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act.\n      Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 125, and stands adjourned sine die.\n\n                                 Senate\n\nChamber Action\nRoutine Proceedings, pages S6869-S6934\nMeasures Introduced: Three bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3018-\n3020.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page S6921\nMeasures Passed:\n  Tax Increase Prevention Act: By 76 yeas to 16 nays (Vote No. 364),\nSenate passed H.R. 5771, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to\nextend certain expiring provisions and make technical corrections, to\namend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax\ntreatment of ABLE accounts established under State programs for the\ncare of family members with disabilities, by the order of the Senate of\nTuesday, December 16, 2014, 60 Senators having voted in the\naffirmative.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Pages S6869-70, S6898-S6903\n\n =========================== NOTE ===========================\n\n  On page D1142, December 16, 2014, the following language\nappears: Measures Passed: Tax Increase Prevention Act: By 76 yeas\nto 16 nays (Vote No. 364), Senate passed H.R. 5771, to amend the\nInternal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring\nprovisions and make technical corrections, to amend the Internal\nRevenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax treatment of ABLE\naccounts established under State programs for the care of family\nmembers with disabilities, by the order of the Senate of Tuesday,\nDecember 16, 2014, 60 Senators having voted in the affirmative.\nPages S6898-S6903\n\n  The online Record has been corrected to read: Measures Passed:\nTax Increase Prevention Act: By 76 yeas to 16 nays (Vote No. 364),\nSenate passed H.R. 5771, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of\n1986 to extend certain expiring provisions and make technical\ncorrections, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide\nfor the tax treatment of ABLE accounts established under State\nprograms for the care of family members with disabilities, by the\norder of the Senate of Tuesday, December 16, 2014, 60 Senators\nhaving voted in the affirmative. Pages S6869-70, S6898-S6903\n\n ========================= END NOTE =========================\n\n  Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 124, providing\nfor a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 5771.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page S6903\n  Grand Portage Band Per Capita Adjustment Act: Senate passed H.R.\n3608, to amend the Act of October 19, 1973, concerning taxable income\nto members of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.\n                                                             Page S6924\n  Father Richard Marquess-Barry Post Office Building: Senate passed\nH.R. 4030, to designate the facility of the United States Postal\nService located at 18640 NW 2nd Avenue in Miami, Florida, as the\n``Father Richard Marquess-Barry Post Office Building''.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page S6924\n  Mni Wiconi Project Act Amendments: Senate passed S. 684, to amend the\nMni Wiconi Project Act of 1988 to facilitate completion of the Mni\nWiconi Rural Water Supply System, after agreeing to the committee\namendments, and the following amendment proposed thereto:\n                                                         Pages S6924-29\n  Pryor (for Johnson (SD)) Amendment No. 4122, to provide an offset.\n                                                             Page S6926\n  Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act: Senate passed S. 1800, to\nrequire the Secretary of the Interior to submit to Congress a report on\nthe efforts of the Bureau of Reclamation to manage its infrastructure\nassets, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a\nsubstitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto:\n                                                         Pages S6924-29\n  Pryor (for Barrasso) Amendment No. 4123, to provide an offset.\n                                                             Page S6928\n  Recognizing Nobel Laureates Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai:\nSenate agreed to S. Res. 595, recognizing Nobel Laureates Kailash\nSatyarthi and Malala Yousafzai for their efforts to end the financial\nexploitation of children and to ensure the right of all children to an\neducation, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a\nsubstitute and with an amended preamble.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page S6929\n  100th Anniversary of the Birth of James Cleveland ``Jesse'' Owens:\nCommittee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of\nS. Res. 226, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of James\nCleveland ``Jesse'' Owens and honoring him for his accomplishments and\nsteadfast commitment to promoting the civil rights of all people, and\nthe resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the following\namendment proposed thereto:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page S6929\n  Pryor (for Brown) Amendment No. 4126, to amend the preamble.\n                                                             Page S6929\n  Centennial of the Passenger Pigeon Extinction: Committee on\nEnvironment and Public Works was discharged from further consideration\nof S. Res. 564, honoring conservation on the centennial of the\npassenger pigeon extinction, and the resolution was then agreed to,\nafter agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto:\n                                                         Pages S6929-30\n\n =========================== NOTE ===========================\n\n  On page D1142, December 16, 2014, the following language\nappears: Centennial of the Passenger Pigeon Extinction: Committee\non Environment and Public Works was discharged from further\nconsideration of S. Res. 564, honoring conservation on the\ncentennial of the passenger pigeon extinction, and the resolution\nwas then agreed to, after agreeing to the following amendments\nproposed thereto: Page S6929\n\n  The online Record has been corrected to read: Centennial of the\nPassenger Pigeon Extinction: Committee on Environment and Public\nWorks was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 564,\nhonoring conservation on the centennial of the passenger pigeon\nextinction, and the resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing\nto the following amendments proposed thereto: Pages S6929-30\n\n ========================= END NOTE =========================\n\n[[Page D1143]]\n\n  Pryor (for Brown) Amendment No. 4124, to amend the resolving clause.\n                                                             Page S6929\n  Pryor (for Brown) Amendment No. 4125, to amend the preamble.\n                                                             Page S6929\n  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 125, providing for\nthe sine die adjournment of the second session of the One Hundred Thirteenth\nCongress.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page S6930\nAppointments:\n  United States-China Economic Security Review Commission: The Chair\nannounced, on behalf of the Republican Leader, pursuant to the provisions of\nPublic Law 106-398, as amended by Public Law 108-7, and in consultation with\nthe Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Armed Services and the Senate\nCommittee on Finance, the re-appointment of the following individuals to\nserve as members of the United States-China Economic Security Review\nCommission: Robin Cleveland of Virginia, Dennis Shea of Virginia.\n                                                                  Page S6930\nAuthorizing Leadership To Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-consent\nagreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding the upcoming recess or\nadjournment of the Senate, the President of the Senate, the President Pro\nTempore, and the Majority and Minority Leaders be authorized to make\nappointments to commissions, committees, boards, conferences, or\ninterparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by concurrent action of\nthe two Houses, or by order of the Senate.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page S6930\nSigning Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached\nproviding that during the adjournment or recess of the Senate from\nWednesday, December 17, 2014, through Friday, January 2, 2015, Senators\nRockefeller, Cardin, Levin be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or\njoint resolutions.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page S6930\n114th Congress--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached\nproviding that when the Senate adjourns sine die under the provisions of H.\nCon. Res. 125 and when it convenes at 12 noon, on Tuesday, January 6, 2015,\npursuant to P.L. 113-201, following the presentation of the certificates of\nelection and the swearing-in of elected Members, and the required live\nquorum, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be\napproved to date, and the time for the two Leaders be reserved for their use\nlater in the day.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page S6930\n\n =========================== NOTE ===========================\n\n  On page D1143, December 16, 2014, the following language\nappears: 114th Congress--Adjournment: A unanimous-consent\nagreement was reached providing that when the Senate adjourns sine\ndie under the provisions of H. Con. Res. 125 and when it convenes\nat 12 noon, on Tuesday, January 6, 2015, pursuant to P.L. 113-201,\nfollowing the presentation of the certificates of election and the\nswearing-in of elected Members, and the required live quorum, the\nmorning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be\napproved to date, and the time for the two Leaders be reserved for\ntheir use later in the day. Page S6930\n\n  The online Record has been corrected to read: 114th Congress--\nAgreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing\nthat when the Senate adjourns sine die under the provisions of H.\nCon. Res. 125 and when it convenes at 12 noon, on Tuesday, January\n6, 2015, pursuant to P.L. 113-201, following the presentation of\nthe certificates of election and the swearing-in of elected\nMembers, and the required live quorum, the morning hour be deemed\nexpired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, and the\ntime for the two Leaders be reserved for their use later in the\nday. Page S6930\n\n ========================= END NOTE =========================\n\nNominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:\n  Daniel J. Santos, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear\nFacilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2017.\n                                                     Pages S6870, S6933\n  Frank A. Rose, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of\nState (Verification and Compliance).\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S6870, S6933\n  By 55 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. EX. 360), Sarah R. Saldana, of Texas,\nto be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security.\n                                        Pages S6872-83, S6884-86, S6933\n  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the\nfollowing action:\n   By 53 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. 359), Senate agreed to the motion to\nclose further debate on the nomination.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S6885\n  By 55 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. EX. 362), Antony Blinken, of New\nYork, to be Deputy Secretary of State.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S6886-97, S6934\n  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the\nfollowing action:\n   By 53 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. 361), Senate agreed to the motion to\nclose further debate on the nomination.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S6897\n\n =========================== NOTE ===========================\n\n  On page D1143, December 16, 2014, the following language\nappears: Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following\nnominations: Daniel J. Santos, of Virginia, to be a Member of the\nDefense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring\nOctober 18, 2017. Page S6870 Frank A. Rose, of Massachusetts, to\nbe an Assistant Secretary of State (Verification and Compliance).\nPage S6870 By 55 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. EX. 360), Sarah R.\nSaldana, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland\nSecurity. Pages S6872-83, S6884-86 During consideration of this\nnomination today, Senate also took the following action: By 53\nyeas to 41 nays (Vote No. 359), Senate agreed to the motion to\nclose further debate on the nomination. Pages S6884-85 By 55 yeas\nto 38 nays (Vote No. EX. 362), Antony Blinken, of New York, to be\nDeputy Secretary of State. Pages S6886-97 During consideration of\nthis nomination today, Senate also took the following action: By\n53 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. 361), Senate agreed to the motion to\nclose further debate on the nomination. Pages S6896-97\n\n  The online Record has been corrected to read: Nominations\nConfirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: Daniel J.\nSantos, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear\nFacilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2017.\nPages S6870, S6933 Frank A. Rose, of Massachusetts, to be an\nAssistant Secretary of State (Verification and Compliance). Pages\nS6870, S6933 By 55 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. EX. 360), Sarah R.\nSaldana, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland\nSecurity. Pages S6872-83, 6884-86, S6933 During consideration of\nthis nomination today, Senate also took the following action: By\n53 yeas to 41 nays (Vote No. 359), Senate agreed to the motion to\nclose further debate on the nomination. Page S6885 By 55 yeas to\n38 nays (Vote No. EX. 362), Antony Blinken, of New York, to be\nDeputy Secretary of State. Pages S6886-97, S6934 During\nconsideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the\nfollowing action: By 53 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. 361), Senate\nagreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination.\nPage S6897\n\n ========================= END NOTE =========================\n\n  Karen Kornbluh, of New York, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board\nof Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2016.\n  Richard J. Engler, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Chemical\nSafety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years.\n  Manuel H. Ehrlich, Jr., of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Chemical\nSafety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years.\n  Nicholas J. Rasmussen, of Virginia, to be Director of the National\nCounterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National\nIntelligence.\n  Mark E. Lopes, of Arizona, to be United States Executive Director of\nthe Inter-American Development Bank for a term of three years.\n  Leigh A. Bradley, of Virginia, to be General Counsel, Department of\nVeterans Affairs.\n  Mark R. Rosekind, of California, to be Administrator of the National\nHighway Traffic Safety Administration.\n  Helen Tierney, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department\nof Veterans Affairs.\n  Charles P. Rose, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees\nof the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term\nexpiring May 26, 2019.\n  Mark Thomas Nethery, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of\nTrustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a\nterm expiring October 6, 2018.\n  Anne J. Udall, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of\nthe Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term expiring\nOctober 6, 2016.\n\n[[Page D1144]]\n\n  Camilla C. Feibelman, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of\nTrustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a\nterm expiring April 15, 2017.\n  Martha L. Minow, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July\n13, 2017.\n  Charles Norman Wiltse Keckler, of Virginia, to be a Member of the\nBoard of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term\nexpiring July 13, 2016.\n  Gloria Valencia-Weber, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July\n13, 2017.\n  John Gerson Levi, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July\n13, 2017.\n  Robert James Grey, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July\n13, 2017.\n  Thomas Hicks, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Election Assistance\nCommission for a term expiring December 12, 2017.\n  Matthew Vincent Masterson, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Election\nAssistance Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2017.\n  Christy A. McCormick, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Election\nAssistance Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2015.\n  David Rivera, of Tennessee, to be United States Attorney for the Middle\nDistrict of Tennessee for the term of four years.\n  Arthur Lee Bentley III, of Florida, to be United States Attorney for the\nMiddle District of Florida for the term of four years.\n  Isobel Coleman, of New York, to be Representative of the United States of\nAmerica to the United Nations for U. N. Management and Reform, with the rank\nof Ambassador.\n  Isobel Coleman, of New York, as an Alternate Representative of the United\nStates of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United\nNations during her tenure of service as Representative of the United States\nof America to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform.\n  Paige Eve Alexander, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the\nUnited States Agency for International Development.\n  David J. Berteau, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.\n  Robert M. Scher, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary\nof Defense.\n  Jess Lippincott Baily, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to the Republic of\nMacedonia.\n  Robert Francis Cekuta, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of\nAzerbaijan.\n  Margaret Ann Uyehara, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to Montenegro.\n  Richard M. Mills, Jr., of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of\nArmenia.\n  Michael P. O'Rielly, of New York, to be a Member of the Federal\nCommunications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2014. (Prior\nto this action, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation was\ndischarged from further consideration.)\n  Laurie I. Mikva, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of\nthe Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2016.\n  Victor B. Maddox, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of\nthe Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2016.\n  Joseph Pius Pietrzyk, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of\nthe Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2017.\n  James L. Huffman, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of\nthe Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term expiring\nOctober 6, 2020.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S6903-04, S6933-34\n  James Cole, Jr., of New York, to be General Counsel, Department of\nEducation.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S6904, S6933\n  Colette Dodson Honorable, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Federal\nEnergy Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30,\n2017.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S6897-98, 6904, S6934\n  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the\nfollowing action:\n   By 65 yeas to 28 nays (Vote No. 363), Senate agreed to the motion to\nclose further debate on the nomination.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S6897\n  Estevan R. Lopez, of New Mexico, to be Commissioner of Reclamation.\n                                                           Page S6905, S6933\n  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion to\ninvoke cloture on the nomination, be withdrawn.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S6904\n  Marcus Dwayne Jadotte, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of\nCommerce.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S6905, S6933\n  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion to\ninvoke cloture on the nomination, be withdrawn.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S6904\n  Jonathan Nicholas Stivers, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant\nAdministrator of the United States Agency for International Development.\n                                                           Page S6905, S6933\n  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion to\ninvoke cloture on the nomination, be withdrawn.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S6904\n  John Charles Cruden, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General.\n                                                           Page S6905, S6933\n  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion to\ninvoke cloture on the nomination, be withdrawn.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S6904\n  Christopher Smith, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy\n(Fossil Energy).\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S6905, S6933\n  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion to\ninvoke cloture on the nomination, be withdrawn.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S6904\n\n[[Page D1145]]\n\n  By 51 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. EX. 366), Stephen R. Bough, of Missouri,\nto be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri.\n                                                        Page S6905-06, S6933\n  During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the\nfollowing action:\n  By 51 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. 365), Senate agreed to the motion to close\nfurther debate on the nomination.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S6906\n  Jorge Luis Alonso, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the\nNorthern District of Illinois.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S6906-07, S6933\n  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion to\ninvoke cloture on the nomination, be withdrawn.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S6906\n  Haywood Stirling Gilliam, Jr., of California, to be United States District\nJudge for the Northern District of California.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S6906-07, S6933\n  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion to\ninvoke cloture on the nomination, be withdrawn.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S6906\n  Amit Priyavadan Mehta, of the District of Columbia, to be United States\nDistrict Judge for the District of Columbia.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S6906-07, S6933\n  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion to\ninvoke cloture on the nomination, be withdrawn.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S6906\n  Allison Dale Burroughs, of Massachusetts, to be United States District\nJudge for the District of Massachusetts.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S6906-07, S6933\n  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion to\ninvoke cloture on the nomination, be withdrawn.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S6906\n  John Robert Blakey, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for\nthe Northern District of Illinois.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S6906-07, S6933\n  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion to\ninvoke cloture on the nomination, be withdrawn.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S6906\n  Amos L. Mazzant, III, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the\nEastern District of Texas.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S6906-07, S6933\n  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion to\ninvoke cloture on the nomination, be withdrawn.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S6906\n  Robert Lee Pitman, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the\nWestern District of Texas.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S6906-08, S6933\n  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion to\ninvoke cloture on the nomination, be withdrawn.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S6906\n  Robert William Schroeder III, of Texas, to be United States District Judge\nfor the Eastern District of Texas.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S6906, S6933\n  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion to\ninvoke cloture on the nomination, be withdrawn.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S6906\n  Joan Marie Azrack, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the\nEastern District of New York.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S6906-08, S6934\n  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion to\ninvoke cloture on the nomination, be withdrawn.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S6906\n  Elizabeth K. Dillon, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for\nthe Western District of Virginia.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S6906-08, S6934\n  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion to\ninvoke cloture on the nomination, be withdrawn.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S6906\n  Loretta Copeland Biggs, of North Carolina, to be United States District\nJudge for the Middle District of North Carolina.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S6906-08, S6934\n  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion to\ninvoke cloture on the nomination, be withdrawn.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S6906\n\n =========================== NOTE ===========================\n\n  On pages D1144-1145, December 16, 2014, the following language\nappears: James L. Huffman, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Board\nof Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation\nfor a term expiring October 6, 2020. Pages S6903-04 James Cole,\nJr., of New York, to be General Counsel, Department of Education.\nPage S6904 Colette Dodson Honorable, of Arkansas, to be a Member\nof the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the remainder of\nthe term expiring June 30, 2017. Pages S6897-98, 6904 During\nconsideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the\nfollowing action: By 65 yeas to 28 nays (Vote No. 363), Senate\nagreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination.\nPage S6897 Estevan R. Lopez, of New Mexico, to be Commissioner of\nReclamation. Page S6905 Subsequently, the motion to invoke cloture\non the nomination was withdrawn. Page S6904 Marcus Dwayne Jadotte,\nof Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce. Page S6905\nSubsequently, the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination was\nwithdrawn. Page S6904 Jonathan Nicholas Stivers, of the District\nof Columbia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States\nAgency for International Development. Page S6905 Subsequently, the\nmotion to invoke cloture on the nomination was withdrawn. Page\nS6904 John Charles Cruden, of Virginia, to be an Assistant\nAttorney General. Page S6905 Subsequently, the motion to invoke\ncloture on the nomination was withdrawn. Page S6904 Christopher\nSmith, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Fossil\nEnergy). Page S6905 Subsequently, the motion to invoke cloture on\nthe nomination was withdrawn. Page S6904 [[Page D1145]] By 51 yeas\nto 38 nays (Vote No. EX. 366), Stephen R. Bough, of Missouri, to\nbe United States District Judge for the Western District of\nMissouri. Page S6906 During consideration of this nomination\ntoday, Senate also took the following action: By 51 yeas to 38\nnays (Vote No. 365), Senate agreed to the motion to close further\ndebate on the nomination. Pages S6905-06 Jorge Luis Alonso, of\nIllinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern\nDistrict of Illinois.\n\n  The online Record has been corrected to read: James L. Huffman,\nof Oregon, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris\nK. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term expiring\nOctober 6, 2020. Pages S6903-04, S6933-34 James Cole, Jr., of New\nYork, to be General Counsel, Department of Education. Pages S6904,\nS6933 Colette Dodson Honorable, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the\nFederal Energy Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term\nexpiring June 30, 2017. Pages S6897-98, S6904, S6934 During\nconsideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the\nfollowing action: By 65 yeas to 28 nays (Vote No. 363), Senate\nagreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination.\nPage S6897 Estevan R. Lopez, of New Mexico, to be Commissioner of\nReclamation. Pages S6905, S6933 A unanimous-consent agreement was\nreached providing that the motion to invoke cloture on the\nnomination, be withdrawn. Page S6904 Marcus Dwayne Jadotte, of\nFlorida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce. Pages S6905,\nS6933 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the\nmotion to invoke cloture on the nomination, be withdrawn. Page\nS6904 Jonathan Nicholas Stivers, of the District of Columbia, to\nbe an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for\nInternational Development. Pages S6905, S6933 A unanimous-consent\nagreement was reached providing that the motion to invoke cloture\non the nomination, be withdrawn. Page S6904 John Charles Cruden,\nof Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General. Pages S6905,\nS6933 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the\nmotion to invoke cloture on the nomination, be withdrawn. Page\nS6904 Christopher Smith, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of\nEnergy (Fossil Energy). Pages S6905, S6933 A unanimous-consent\nagreement was reached providing that the motion to invoke cloture\non the nomination, be withdrawn. Page S6904 [[Page D1145]] By 51\nyeas to 38 nays (Vote No. EX. 366), Stephen R. Bough, of Missouri,\nto be United States District Judge for the Western District of\nMissouri. Pages S6905-06, S6933 During consideration of this\nnomination today, Senate also took the following action: By 51\nyeas to 38 nays (Vote No. 365), Senate agreed to the motion to\nclose further debate on the nomination. Page S6906 Jorge Luis\nAlonso, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the\nNorthern District of Illinois. Pages S6906-07, S6933 A unanimous-\nconsent agreement was reached providing that the motion to invoke\ncloture on the nomination, be withdrawn. Page S6906 Haywood\nStirling Gilliam, Jr., of California, to be United States District\nJudge for the Northern District of California. Pages S6906-07,\nS6933 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the\nmotion to invoke cloture on the nomination, be withdrawn. Page\nS6906 Amit Priyavadan Mehta, of the District of Columbia, to be\nUnited States District Judge for the District of Columbia. Pages\nS6906-07, S6933 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached\nproviding that the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination, be\nwithdrawn. Page S6906 Allison Dale Burroughs, of Massachusetts, to\nbe United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts.\nPages S6906-07, S6933 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached\nproviding that the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination, be\nwithdrawn. Page S6906 John Robert Blakey, of Illinois, to be\nUnited States District Judge for the Northern District of\nIllinois. Pages S6906-07, S6933 A unanimous-consent agreement was\nreached providing that the motion to invoke cloture on the\nnomination, be withdrawn. Page S6906 Amos L. Mazzant, III, of\nTexas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District\nof Texas. Pages S6906-07, S6933 A unanimous-consent agreement was\nreached providing that the motion to invoke cloture on the\nnomination, be withdrawn. Page S6906 Robert Lee Pitman, of Texas,\nto be United States District Judge for the Western District of\nTexas. Pages S6906-08, S6933 A unanimous-consent agreement was\nreached providing that the motion to invoke cloture on the\nnomination, be withdrawn. Page S6906 Robert William Schroeder III,\nof Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern\nDistrict of Texas. Pages S6906, S6933 A unanimous-consent\nagreement was reached providing that the motion to invoke cloture\non the nomination, be withdrawn. Page S6906 Joan Marie Azrack, of\nNew York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern\nDistrict of New York. Pages S6906-08, S6934 A unanimous-consent\nagreement was reached providing that the motion to invoke cloture\non the nomination, be withdrawn. Page S6906 Elizabeth K. Dillon,\nof Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Western\nDistrict of Virginia. Pages S6906-08, S6934 A unanimous-consent\nagreement was reached providing that the motion to invoke cloture\non the nomination, be withdrawn. Page S6906 Loretta Copeland\nBiggs, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for\nthe Middle District of North Carolina. Pages 6906-08, S6934 A\nunanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the motion\nto invoke cloture on the nomination, be withdrawn. Page S6906\n\n ========================= END NOTE =========================\n\nNominations Returned to the President: The following nominations were\nreturned to the President failing of confirmation under Senate rule\nXXXI at the time of the sine die adjournment of the 113th Congress:\n  Carlos J. Torres, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director of the Peace\nCorps.\n  Russell C. Deyo, of New Jersey, to be Under Secretary for Management,\nDepartment of Homeland Security.\n  Michael P. Botticelli, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of\nNational Drug Control Policy.\n  Daniel Henry Marti, of Virginia, to be Intellectual Property\nEnforcement Coordinator, Executive Office of the President.\n  Gilberto de Jesus, of Maryland, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy,\nSmall Business Administration.\n  Jeanne E. Davidson, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States\nCourt of International Trade.\n  Michele Thoren Bond, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant\nSecretary of State (Consular Affairs).\n  Michael Young, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Federal Mine\nSafety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years expiring\nAugust 30, 2020.\n  Benjamin L. Cardin, of Maryland, to be a Representative of the United\nStates of America to the Sixty-ninth Session of the General Assembly of\nthe United Nations.\n  Ronald H. Johnson, of Wisconsin, to be a Representative of the United\nStates of America to the Sixty-ninth Session of the General Assembly of\nthe United Nations.\n  Carol Leslie Hamilton, of California, to be an Alternate\nRepresentative of the United States of America to the Sixty-ninth\nSession of the General Assembly of the United Nations.\n  Leslie Berger Kiernan, of Maryland, as an Alternate Representative of\nthe United States of America, to the Sixty-ninth Session of the General\nAssembly of the United Nations.\n  Francine Berman, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council\non the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2020.\n\n[[Page D1146]]\n\n  Victoria Ann Hughes, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a\nterm expiring October 6, 2016.\n  Eric P. Liu, of Washington, to be a Member of the Board of Directors\nof the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term\nexpiring December 27, 2017.\n  Deborah Willis, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council\non the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2020.\n  Dallas P. Tonsager, of South Dakota, to be a Member of the Farm\nCredit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a term\nexpiring May 21, 2020.\n  Mario Cordero, of California, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner\nfor the term expiring June 30, 2019.\n  Tho Dinh-Zarr, of Texas, to be a Member of the National\nTransportation Safety Board for the remainder of the term expiring\nDecember 31, 2018.\n  Maria Echaveste, of California, to be Ambassador to the United\nMexican States.\n  Brian James Egan, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department\nof State.\n  Paul A. Folmsbee, of Oklahoma, to be Ambassador to the Republic of\nMali.\n  Mary Catherine Phee, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Republic of\nSouth Sudan.\n  Matthew T. McGuire, of the District of Columbia, to be United States\nExecutive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and\nDevelopment for a term of two years.\n  Maria Cancian, of Wisconsin, to be Assistant Secretary for Family\nSupport, Department of Health and Human Services.\n  Mark Sobel, of Virginia, to be United States Executive Director of\nthe International Monetary Fund for a term of two years.\n  Victoria Reggie Kennedy, of Massachusetts, to be a Governor of the\nUnited States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2016.\n  Todd Sunhwae Kim, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate\nJudge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of\nfifteen years.\n  Juan Carlos Iturregui, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring June 26,\n2014.\n  Juan Carlos Iturregui, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring June 26,\n2020.\n  Roberta S. Jacobson, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring\nSeptember 20, 2014.\n  Roberta S. Jacobson, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring\nSeptember 20, 2020.\n  Monica C. Regalbuto, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of\nEnergy (Environmental Management).\n  Ronald Lee Miller, of Kansas, to be United States Marshal for the\nDistrict of Kansas for the term of four years.\n  Linda Struyk Millsaps, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the\nInternal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September\n14, 2018.\n  Dean A. Reuter, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors\nof the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term\nexpiring September 14, 2016.\n  Steven H. Cohen, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees\nof the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring\nDecember 10, 2019.\n  Jane Toshiko Nishida, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator\nof the Environmental Protection Agency.\n  Sunil Sabharwal, of California, to be United States Alternate\nExecutive Director of the International Monetary Fund for a term of two\nyears.\n  Nancy B. Firestone, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States\nCourt of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.\n  Thomas L. Halkowski, of Pennsylvania, to be a Judge of the United\nStates Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.\n  Anthony G. Collins, of New York, to be a Member of the Advisory Board\nof the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.\n  Marcia Denise Occomy, of the District of Columbia, to be United\nStates Director of the African Development Bank for a term of five\nyears.\n  John Maeda, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National Council\non the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2016.\n  Gentry O. Smith, of North Carolina, to be Director of the Office of\nForeign Missions, and to have the rank of Ambassador during his tenure\nof service.\n  Robert M. Gordon, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant\nSecretary for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, Department\nof Education.\n  Armando Omar Bonilla, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of\nthe United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.\n  Patricia M. McCarthy, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States\nCourt of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.\n  Jeri Kaylene Somers, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States\nCourt of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.\n\n[[Page D1147]]\n\n  Jessie Hill Roberson, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Defense\nNuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2018.\n  Leslie E. Bains, of New York, to be a Director of the Securities\nInvestor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2015.\n  Robert Michael Simon, of Maryland, to be an Associate Director of the\nOffice of Science and Technology Policy.\n  Marc A. Kastner, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of\nScience, Department of Energy.\n  Jonathan Elkind, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy\n(International Affairs).\n  Victoria Marie Baecher Wassmer, of Illinois, to be Chief Financial\nOfficer, Environmental Protection Agency.\n  Thomas A. Burke, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the\nEnvironmental Protection Agency.\n  Kenneth J. Kopocis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of\nthe Environmental Protection Agency.\n  Janet L. Yellen, of California, to be United States Alternate\nGovernor of the International Monetary Fund for a term of five years.\n  Carlos Pascual, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant\nSecretary of State (Energy Resources).\n  Catherine Ann Novelli, of Virginia, to be United States Alternate\nGovernor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.\n  George James Tsunis, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of\nNorway.\n  John L. Estrada, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of\nTrinidad and Tobago.\n  Michael Keith Yudin, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant\nSecretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department\nof Education.\n  Massie Ritsch, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary\nfor Communications and Outreach, Department of Education.\n  Ericka M. Miller, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for\nPostsecondary Education, Department of Education.\n  Steven M. Wellner, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate\nJudge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of\nfifteen years.\n  Sherry Moore Trafford, of the District of Columbia, to be an\nAssociate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for\nthe term of fifteen years.\n  William Ward Nooter, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate\nJudge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of\nfifteen years.\n  James C. Miller, III, of Virginia, to be a Governor of the United\nStates Postal Service for the term expiring December 8, 2017.\n  Stephen Crawford, of Maryland, to be a Governor of the United States\nPostal Service for the remainder of the term expiring December 8, 2015.\n  David Michael Bennett, of North Carolina, to be a Governor of the\nUnited States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2018.\n  Yvette Roubideaux, of Maryland, to be Director of the Indian Health\nService, Department of Health and Human Services, for the term of four\nyears.\n  Jennifer Prescod May-Parker, of North Carolina, to be United States\nDistrict Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina.\n  Michael P. Boggs, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for\nthe Northern District of Georgia.\n  Constance B. Tobias, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Board of\nVeterans' Appeals for a term of six years.\n  Mark E. Lopes, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of Directors\nof the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20,\n2016.\n  Alfredo J. Balsera, of Florida, to be a Member of the United States\nAdvisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1,\n2014.\n  Alfredo J. Balsera, of Florida, to be a Member of the United States\nAdvisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1,\n2017.\n  Linda Thomas-Greenfield, an Assistant Secretary of State (African\nAffairs), to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African\nDevelopment Foundation for the remainder of the term expiring September\n27, 2015.\n  Carolyn Watts Colvin, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of Social\nSecurity for the term expiring January 19, 2019.\n  Christopher A. Hart, of Colorado, to be Chairman of the National\nTransportation Safety Board for a term of two years.\n  John W. Leslie, Jr., of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the African Development Foundation for a term expiring\nSeptember 22, 2019.\n  Stafford Fitzgerald Haney, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the\nRepublic of Costa Rica.\n  Alissa M. Starzak, of New York, to be General Counsel of the\nDepartment of the Army.\n  Charles C. Adams, Jr., of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic\nof Finland.\n  James L. Huffman, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees\nof the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term\nexpiring October 6, 2014.\n  Adri Davin Jayaratne, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of\nLabor.\n\n[[Page D1148]]\n\n  Mickey D. Barnett, of New Mexico, to be a Governor of the United\nStates Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2020.\n  Jonodev Osceola Chaudhuri, of Arizona, to be Chairman of the National\nIndian Gaming Commission for the term of three years.\n  Therese W. McMillan, of California, to be Federal Transit\nAdministrator.\n  Willie E. May, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for\nStandards and Technology.\n  Perry L. Holloway, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Co-\noperative Republic of Guyana.\n  Rafael J. Lopez, of Maryland, to be Commissioner on Children, Youth,\nand Families, Department of Health and Human Services.\n  Carmen Amalia Corrales, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term\nexpiring December 17, 2015.\n  Manson K. Brown, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant\nSecretary of Commerce.\n  Brodi L. Fontenot, of Louisiana, to be Chief Financial Officer,\nDepartment of the Treasury.\n  Lourdes Maria Castro Ramirez, of California, to be an Assistant\nSecretary of Housing and Urban Development.\n  Andrew LaMont Eanes, of Kansas, to be Deputy Commissioner of Social\nSecurity for the term expiring January 19, 2019.\n  Mari Carmen Aponte, of the District of Columbia, to be Permanent\nRepresentative of the United States of America to the Organization of\nAmerican States, with the rank of Ambassador.\n  Mary Lucille Jordan, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Mine\nSafety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years expiring\nAugust 30, 2020.\n  Ronald Alan Pearlman, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of\nthe Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring\nSeptember 14, 2015.\n  Deven J. Parekh, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term\nexpiring December 17, 2016.\n  Todd A. Fisher, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors\nof the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring\nDecember 17, 2016.\n  Carlos A. Monje, Jr., of Louisiana, to be an Assistant Secretary of\nTransportation.\n  Seth B. Carpenter, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant\nSecretary of the Treasury.\n  Sheila Gwaltney, of California, to be Ambassador to the Kyrgyz\nRepublic.\n  Jennifer Ann Haverkamp, of Indiana, to be Assistant Secretary of\nState for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific\nAffairs.\n  Nancy Bikoff Pettit, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of\nLatvia.\n  Vicki Miles-LaGrange, of Oklahoma, to be a Member of the Board of\nTrustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term\nexpiring December 10, 2015.\n  Shelly Colleen Lowe, of Arizona, to be a Member of the National\nCouncil on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2018.\n  Patricia Nelson Limerick, of Colorado, to be a Member of the National\nCouncil on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2018.\n  Martha L. Minow, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July\n13, 2014.\n  Gloria Valencia-Weber, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July\n13, 2014.\n  John Gerson Levi, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July\n13, 2014.\n  Harry James Franklyn Korrell III, of Washington, to be a Member of\nthe Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term\nexpiring July 13, 2014.\n  Robert James Grey, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July\n13, 2014.\n  Thomas Edgar Rothman, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National\nCouncil on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2016.\n  Mark D. Gearan, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors\nof the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term\nexpiring December 1, 2015.\n  Janet Garvin McCabe, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant\nAdministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.\n  Suzette M. Kimball, of West Virginia, to be Director of the United\nStates Geological Survey.\n  Heidi Neel Biggs, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Board of Directors\nof the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term\nexpiring October 6, 2017.\n  Westley Watende Omari Moore, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board\nof Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for\na term expiring October 6, 2016.\n  Richard Christman, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a\nterm expiring October 6, 2017.\n\n[[Page D1149]]\n\n  Shamina Singh, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors\nof the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term\nexpiring October 6, 2014.\n  Shamina Singh, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors\nof the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term\nexpiring October 6, 2019.\n  William P. Doyle, of Pennsylvania, to be a Federal Maritime\nCommissioner for a term expiring June 30, 2018.\n  Ann Elizabeth Dunkin, of California, to be an Assistant Administrator\nof the Environmental Protection Agency.\n  Mileydi Guilarte, of the District of Columbia, to be United States\nAlternate Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank.\n  Cassandra Q. Butts, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to\nthe Commonwealth of The Bahamas.\n  Allison Beck, of the District of Columbia, to be Federal Mediation\nand Conciliation Director.\n  Earl L. Gay, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Director of\nthe Office of Personnel Management.\n  Alfred H. Bennett, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for\nthe Southern District of Texas.\n  George C. Hanks, Jr., of Texas, to be United States District Judge\nfor the Southern District of Texas.\n  Jose Rolando Olvera, Jr., of Texas, to be United States District\nJudge for the Southern District of Texas.\n  Jill N. Parrish, of Utah, to be United States District Judge for the\nDistrict of Utah.\n  Jeffery S. Hall, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Farm Credit\nAdministration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a term expiring\nOctober 13, 2018.\n  Jay Neal Lerner, of Illinois, to be Inspector General, Federal\nDeposit Insurance Corporation.\n  Dava J. Newman, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Administrator of the\nNational Aeronautics and Space Administration.\n  Mark Scarano, of New Hampshire, to be Federal Cochairperson of the\nNorthern Border Regional Commission.\n  Sim Farar, of California, to be a Member of the United States\nAdvisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1,\n2015.\n  Sim Farar, of California, to be a Member of the United States\nAdvisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1,\n2018.\n  William Joseph Hybl, of Colorado, to be a Member of the United States\nAdvisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1,\n2015.\n  Azita Raji, of California, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden.\n  Romonia S. Dixon, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of\nDirectors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a\nterm expiring October 6, 2018.\n  Walter A. Barrows, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Railroad Retirement\nBoard for a term expiring August 28, 2019.\n  Robert A. Salerno, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate\nJudge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of\nfifteen years.\n  David S. Shapira, of Pennsylvania, to be a Governor of the United\nStates Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2019.\n  Michelle K. Lee, of California, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for\nIntellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and\nTrademark Office.\n  Adewale Adeyemo, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of the\nTreasury.\n  Daniel R. Elliott III, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Surface\nTransportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2018.\n  Marisa Lago, of New York, to be a Deputy United States Trade\nRepresentative, with the rank of Ambassador.\n  Antonio F. Weiss, of New York, to be an Under Secretary of the\nTreasury.\n  David Avren Jones, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Federal\nRetirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring October 11,\n2018.\n  Michael D. Kennedy, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Federal\nRetirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring September 25,\n2018.\n  Luis Felipe Restrepo, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit\nJudge for the Third Circuit.\n  Kara Farnandez Stoll, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge\nfor the Federal Circuit.\n  Dale A. Drozd, of California, to be United States District Judge for\nthe Eastern District of California.\n  LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall, of New York, to be United States\nDistrict Judge for the Eastern District of New York.\n  Michael Greco, of New York, to be United States Marshal for the\nSouthern District of New York for the term of four years.\n  Elissa Slotkin, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant\nSecretary of Defense.\n  John E. Mendez, of California, to be a Director of the Securities\nInvestor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2015.\n  Loretta E. Lynch, of New York, to be Attorney General.\n\n[[Page D1150]]\n\n  Matthew Stuart Butler, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Election\nAssistance Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2015.\n  Ann Donnelly, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the\nEastern District of New York.\n  Roseann A. Ketchmark, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge\nfor the Western District of Missouri.\n  Travis Randall McDonough, of Tennessee, to be United States District\nJudge for the Eastern District of Tennessee.\n  9 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.\n  7 Army nominations in the rank of general.\n  1 Coast Guard nomination in the rank of admiral.\n  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.\n  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.\n  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, and Navy.\n                                                         Pages S6930-33\nMessages from the House:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page S6920\nPetitions and Memorials:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Pages S6920-21\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page S6921\nStatements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Pages S6921-23\nAdditional Statements:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Pages S6918-20\nAmendments Submitted:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n  Page S6924\nRecord Votes: Eight record votes were taken today. 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