[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 4 (Monday, January 24, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D23-D25]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Monday, January 24, 2005

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                              Daily Digest

HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate confirmed the nomination of Carlos M. Gutierrez, of 
      Michigan, to be Secretary of Commerce.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S107-S371
Measures Introduced: One hundred-thirty bills and six resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 6, 9, 11, 13-20, 24-25, 27, 29, 31-144, S.J. 
Res. 1-2, S. Res. 7-9, and S. Con. Res. 3.
  Pages S142-45
Measures Passed:
  Honoring Howard S. Liebengood: Senate agreed to S. Res. 7, relating 
to the death of Howard S. Liebengood, former Sergeant at Arms of the 
Senate.
  Pages S107-09
Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached 
providing for consideration of the nomination of Condoleezza Rice, of 
California, to be Secretary of State at 10:45 a.m., on Tuesday, January 
25, 2005, with nine hours for debate; following which, when the Senate 
resumes consideration of the nomination on Wednesday, January 26, 2005, 
a vote on confirmation of the nomination will occur following 40 
additional minutes for closing remarks.
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Carlos M. Gutierrez, of Michigan, to be Secretary of Commerce. 
                                                    Pages S116-26, S371
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
Rural Development.
  Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation.
  Peter Cyril Wyche Flory, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  John Paul Woodley, Jr., of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
the Army.
  Buddie J. Penn, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Navy.
  Andrew J. McKenna, Jr., of Illinois, to be a Member of the National 
Security Education Board for a term of four years.
  George M. Dennison, of Montana, to be a Member of the National 
Security Education Board for a term of four years.
  James William Carr, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the National 
Security Education Board for a term of four years.
  Pamela Hughes Patenaude, of New Hampshire, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
  Ronald Rosenfeld, of Oklahoma, to be a Director of the Federal 
Housing Finance Board for the remainder of the term expiring February 
27, 2009.
  William Hardiman, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences for a term 
expiring September 7, 2006.
  Floyd Hall, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Reform Board 
(Amtrak) for a term of five years.
  Enrique J. Sosa, of Florida, to be a Member of the Reform Board 
(Amtrak) for a term of five years.
  Thomas V. Skinner, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency.
  Luis Luna, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  Major General Don T. Riley, United States Army, to be a Member and 
President of the Mississippi River Commission.
  D. Michael Rappoport, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental Policy Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2008.

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  Michael Butler, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental Policy Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2008.
  Raymond Thomas Wagner, Jr., of Missouri, to be a Member of the 
Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 
14, 2009.
  Harold Damelin, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of 
the Treasury.
  Daniel R. Levinson, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Department 
of Health and Human Services.
  Howard J. Krongard, of New Jersey, to be Inspector General, 
Department of State.
  Nadine Hogan, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring June 26, 2008.
  Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors.
  D. Jeffrey Hirschberg, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the 
Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2007.
  Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2007.
  Jorge A. Plasencia, of Florida, to be a Member of the Advisory Board 
for Cuba Broadcasting for a term expiring October 27, 2006.
  Roger W. Wallace, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2008.
  Jack Vaughn, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2006.
  Jay T. Snyder, of New York, to be a Member of the United States 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 
2007.
  David B. Balton, of the District of Columbia, for the rank of 
Ambassador during his tenure of service as Deputy Assistant Secretary 
of State for Oceans and Fisheries.
  Joseph R. DeTrani, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during his 
tenure of service as Special Envoy for the Six Party Talks.
  John Thomas Schieffer, of Texas, to be Ambassador to Japan.
  Craig T. Ramey, of West Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term of 
two years.
  A. Wilson Greene, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Museum 
and Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2009.
  Harry Robinson, Jr., of Texas, to be a Member of the National Museum 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2008.
  Katina P. Strauch, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the National 
Museum and Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2009.
  Thomas A. Fuentes, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2005.
  Bernice Phillips, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 2005.
  George Perdue, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of 
the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term expiring 
November 5, 2006.
  Ronald E. Meisburg, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Labor 
Relations Board for the term of five years expiring August 27, 2008.
  Kiron Kanina Skinner, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the National 
Security Education Board for a term of four years.
  Charles P. Ruch, of South Dakota, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
Foundation for a term expiring August 11, 2010.
  Edward L. Flippen, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Corporation 
for National and Community Services.
  Brian David Miller, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, General 
Services Administration.
  Allen Weinstein, of Maryland, to be Archivist of the United States.
  Carolyn L. Gallagher, of Texas, to be a Governor of the United States 
Postal Service for the remainder of the term expiring December 8, 2009.
  Louis J. Giuliano, of New York, to be a Governor of the United States 
Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2005.
  Tony Hammond, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Rate 
Commission for a term expiring October 14, 2010.
  Louis J. Giuliano, of New York, to be a Governor of the United States 
Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2014.
  Stephen Thomas Conboy, of Virginia, to be United States Marshal for 
the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of four 
years.
  David B. Rivkin, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the Foreign 
Claims Settlement Commission of the United States for the term expiring 
September 30, 2007.
  Routine lists in the Foreign Service.
Pages S370-71
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S141-42
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S146-S370
Additional Statements:
  Pages S140-41
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S370

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Authority for Committees to Meet:
  Page S370
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2:01 p.m., and as a further mark of 
respect to the memory of the late Howard S. Liebengood, former Sergeant 
at Arms of the Senate, and in accordance with S. Res. 7, adjourned at 
7:16 p.m., until 9:45 a.m., on Tuesday, January 25, 2005. (For Senate's 
program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on 
page S 370.)