[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 139 (Wednesday, October 7, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S11813]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. McCAIN. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate immediately 
proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations on 
the Executive Calendar: No. 816 and No. 817.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. McCAIN. I further ask unanimous consent the nominations be 
confirmed, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, the 
President be immediately notified of the Senate's action, and the 
Senate then return to legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:


           national foundation on the arts and the humanities

       Joy Harjo, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the National 
     Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2002.
       Joan Specter, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the 
     National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 
     2002.

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