[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 3 (Friday, January 5, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D9-D11]
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                                            Friday, January 5, 2001

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S29-S49
Measures Introduced: One resolution was submitted, as follows: S. Res. 
8.
  Page S48
Measures Passed:
  Senate Procedure: Senate agreed to S. Res. 8, relative to Senate 
procedure in the 107th Congress.
  Pages S35-42
Tributes to Alan Cranston: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the tributes to Alan Cranston, late a Senator of 
California, be printed as a Senate Document; and that Senators have 
until Friday, February 9, 2001.
  Page S48
Nominations to the Office of Inspector General: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that nominations to the Office of 
Inspector General, except the Office of Inspector General of the 
Central Intelligence Agency, be referred in each case to the committee 
having primary jurisdiction over the department, agency or entity; and 
if and when reported in each case, then to the Committee on 
Governmental Affairs for not to exceed 20 calendar days. Further, that 
if the nomination is not reported after that 20 day period, the 
nomination be automatically discharged and placed on the Executive 
Calendar.
  Page S48
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Islam A. Siddiqui, of California, to be Under Secretary of 
Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs.
  Michael V. Dunn, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Farm Credit 
Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration for a term expiring 
October 13, 2006.
  Allan I. Mendelowitz, of Connecticut, to be a Director of the Federal 
Housing Finance Board for a term expiring February 27, 2007.
  Geoff Bacino, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Credit 
Union Administration Board for the term of six years expiring August 2, 
2005.
  James A. Dorskind, of California, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of Commerce.
  Elwood Holstein, Jr., of New Jersey, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
  Susan Ness, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Communications 
Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 1999, to which 
position she was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.
  David Z. Plavin, of New York, to be a Member of the Federal Aviation 
Management Advisory Council for a term of one year (New Position), to 
which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.
  Arthenia L. Joyner, of Florida, to be a Member of the Federal 
Aviation Management Advisory Council for a term of one year (New 
Position), to which position she was appointed during the last recess 
of the Senate.
  Gregory M. Frazier, of Kansas, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator, 
Office of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of 
Ambassador, to which position he was appointed during the last recess 
of the Senate.
  Dennis M. Devaney, of Michigan, to be a Member of the United States 
International Trade Commission for a term expiring December 16, 2009.
  Peter F. Romero, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Inter-American Affairs), vice Jeffrey Davidow, to which position he 
was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.
  James F. Dobbins, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(European Affairs), vice Marc Grossman, resigned, to which position he 
was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.
  Robert Mays Lyford, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term 
expiring December 17, 2002.
  Miguel D. Lausell, of Puerto Rico, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term 
expiring December 17, 2003.
  George Darden, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for the term expiring 
December 17, 2003.

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  Anita Perez Ferguson, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring 
September 20, 2006.
  Fred P. DuVal, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2002.
  Beth Susan Slavet, of Massachusetts, to be Chairman of the Merit 
Systems Protection Board.
  Barbara J. Sapin, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2007.
  James H. Atkins, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Federal 
Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring September 25, 
2004, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the 
Senate.
  Sheryl R. Marshall, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Federal 
Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring October 11, 
2002, to which position she was appointed during the last recess of the 
Senate.
  Judith A. Winston, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary 
of Education.
  Shibley Telhami, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring 
January 19, 2001, to which position he was appointed during the last 
recess of the Senate.
  Dennis P. Walsh, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Labor 
Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 2004.
  Edward Correia, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Council 
on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2002.
  Gerald S. Segal, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the National 
Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2003.
  Ross Edward Eisenbrey, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for a term 
expiring April 27, 2005.
  Toni G. Fay, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term 
expiring October 6, 2001.
  Paulette H. Holahan, of Louisiana, to be a Member of the National 
Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring 
July 19, 2004.
  Marilyn Gell Mason, of Florida, to be a Member of the National 
Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring 
July 19, 2003.
  Donald L. Robinson, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term 
expiring July 19, 2002.
  Hsin-Ming Fung, of California, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2006.
  Nina M. Archabal, of Minnesota, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006.
  Betty G. Bengtson, of Washington, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006.
  Ron Chew, of Washington, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006.
  Bill Duke, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 
2006.
  Donald L. Fixico, of Kansas, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2004.
  Henry Glassie, of Indiana, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006.
  Mary D. Hubbard, of Alabama, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2004.
  Naomi Shihab Nye, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006.
  Vicki L. Ruiz, of Arizona, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006.
  Isabel Carter Stewart, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2006.
  Allen E. Carrier, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Board of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native 
Culture and Arts Development for a term expiring May 19, 2004.
  Jayne G. Fawcett, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture 
and Arts Development for a term expiring May 19, 2006.
  Timothy Earl Jones, Sr., of Georgia, to be a Commissioner of the 
United States Parole Commission for a term of six years.
  John R. Lacey, of Connecticut, to be Chairman of the Foreign Claims 
Settlement Commission of the United States for a term expiring 
September 30, 2003.
  Larami Faith McNamara, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Foreign 
Claims Settlement Commission of the United States for a term expiring 
September 30, 2001.
  Edwin A. Levine, of Florida, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.

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  James V. Aidala, of Virginia, to be Assistant Administrator for Toxic 
Substances of the Environmental Protection Agency.
  Kenneth Lee Smith, of Arkansas, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish 
and Wildlife, Department of the Interior.
  James John Hoecker, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 30, 2005, to which 
position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. 
                                                           Pages S48-49
Additional Statements:
  Pages S47-48
Recess: Senate met at 10:30 a.m., and adjourned at 5:17 p.m. until 
12:45 on Saturday, January 6, 2001.