[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 9, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D18-D21]
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                                           Tuesday, January 9, 2007

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S243-S312
Measures Introduced: Twenty-nine bills were introduced, as follows: S. 
206-234.                                                  
  Pages S282-83
Ethics Bill: Senate began consideration of S. 1, to provide greater 
transparency in the legislative process, taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:                     
  Pages S250-57, S258-74
Pending:
  Reid Amendment No. 3, in the nature of a substitute.    
Pages S260-61
  Reid Amendment No. 4 (to Amendment No. 3), to strengthen the gift and 
travel bans.                                              
Pages S261-64
  Vitter Amendment No. 5 (to Amendment No. 3), to modify the 
application of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to Indian 
tribes.                                                   
Pages S264-65
  Vitter Amendment No. 6 (to Amendment No. 3), to prohibit authorized 
committees and leadership PACs from employing the spouse or immediate 
family members of any candidate or Federal office holder connected to 
the committee.                                                
Page S265
  Vitter Amendment No. 7 (to Amendment No. 3), to amend the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978 to establish criminal penalties for knowingly 
and willfully falsifying or failing to file or report certain 
information required to be reported under that Act.       
Pages S265-68
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, 
January 10, 2007.                                             
Page S310
Tributes to the Late President Ford--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that tributes to the late President, 
Gerald Ford, be printed as a Senate document, and that Senators have 
until Thursday, February 15, 2007, to submit said tributes.   
  Page S310
Inspector General Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that the 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 Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs for not to exceed 20 calendar days, except in 
cases when the 20-day period expires while the Senate is in recess, the 
committee shall have 5 additional calendar days after the Senate 
reconvenes to report the nomination, and that if the nomination is not 
reported after the expiration of that period, the nomination be 
automatically discharged and placed on the executive calendar. 
                                                              Page S310
Bill Referral--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the Committee on Foreign Relations be discharged from 
further consideration of S. 198, to improve authorities to address 
urgent nonproliferation crises and United States nonproliferation 
operations, and the bill be referred to the Committee on Armed 
Services.                                                     
  Page S310
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Anthony C. Epstein, 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.
  Leslie Southwick, of Mississippi, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Fifth Circuit.
  Joseph S. Van Bokkelen, of Indiana, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of Indiana.
  John Preston Bailey, of West Virginia, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia.
  Valerie L. Baker, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California.
  Vanessa Lynne Bryant, of Connecticut, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Connecticut.
  Carol A. Dalton, 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.
  Thomas M. Hardiman, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Third Circuit.

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  Heidi M. Pasichow, 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.
  Peter D. Keisler, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the District of Columbia Circuit.
  Debra Ann Livingston, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Second Circuit.
  Norman Randy Smith, of Idaho, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Ninth Circuit.
  Mary O. Donohue, of New York, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of New York.
  Thomas Alvin Farr, of North Carolina, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
  Nora Barry Fischer, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
  Gregory Kent Frizzell, of Oklahoma, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma.
  Philip S. Gutierrez, of California, to be United States District 
Judge for the Central District of California.
  Marcia Morales Howard, of Florida, to be United States District Judge 
for the Middle District of Florida.
  John Alfred Jarvey, of Iowa, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of Iowa.
  Frederick J. Kapala, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of Illinois.
  Sara Elizabeth Lioi, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Ohio.
  Roslynn Renee Mauskopf, of New York, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of New York.
  Liam O'Grady, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Virginia.
  Lawrence Joseph O'Neill, of California, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of California.
  William Lindsay Osteen, Jr., of North Carolina, to be United States 
District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina.
  Halil Suleyman Ozerden, of Mississippi, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi.
  Martin Karl Reidinger, of North Carolina, to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina.
  James Edward Rogan, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California.
  Thomas D. Schroeder, of North Carolina, to be United States District 
Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina.
  Benjamin Hale Settle, of Washington, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Washington.
  Lisa Godbey Wood, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of Georgia.
  Otis D. Wright II, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California.
  George H. Wu, of California, to be United States District Judge for 
the Central District of California.
  Dabney Langhorne Friedrich, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United 
States Sentencing Commission for the remainder of the term expiring 
October 31, 2009 (Recess Appointment).
  Beryl A. Howell, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 
2011 (Recess Appointment).
  John R. Steer, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United States 
Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2011 (Recess 
Appointment).
  James F. X. O'Gara, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Director for Supply 
Reduction, Office of National Drug Control Policy.
  William W. Mercer, of Montana, to be Associate Attorney General.
  Steven G. Bradbury, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
  Andrew J. McKenna, Jr., of Illinois, to be a Member of the National 
Security Education Board for a term of four years.
  Michael J. Burns, of New Mexico, to be Assistant to the Secretary of 
Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs.
  Anita K. Blair, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air 
Force.
  Michael W. Tankersley, of Texas, to be Inspector General, Export-
Import Bank.
  Scott A. Keller, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development.
  Enrique J. Sosa, of Florida, to be a Member of the Reform Board 
(Amtrak) for a term of five years.
  Charles Darwin Snelling, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a 
term expiring May 30, 2012.
  Jane C. Luxton, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce 
for Oceans and Atmosphere.
  Floyd Hall, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Reform Board 
(Amtrak) for a term of five years.
  Warren Bell, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for Public

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Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2012 (Recess Appointment).
  Kevin M. Kolevar, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability).
  John Ray Correll, of Indiana, to be Director of the Office of Surface 
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
  William Ludwig Wehrum, Jr., of Tennessee, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
  Roger Romulus Martella, Jr., of Virginia, to be Assistant 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
  Alex A. Beehler, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Environmental 
Protection Agency.
  John L. Palmer, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for a term of 
four years.
  John L. Palmer, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years.
  Irving A. Williamson, of New York, to be a Member of the United 
States International Trade Commission for the term expiring June 16, 
2014.
  Catherine G. West, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 
14, 2008.
  John L. Palmer, of New York, 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.
  Dean A. Pinkert, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United States 
International Trade Commission for the term expiring December 16, 2015.
  Thomas R. Saving, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for a term of 
four years.
  Thomas R. Saving, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years.
  Thomas R. Saving, of Texas, 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.
  Daniel Meron, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Department of 
Health and Human Services.
  Peter E. Cianchette, of Maine, to be a Member of the Internal Revenue 
Service Oversight Board for a term expiring September 14, 2010.
  Andrew G. Biggs, of New York, to be Deputy Commissioner of Social 
Security for the term expiring January 19, 2013.
  Michael J. Astrue, of Massachusetts, to be Commissioner of Social 
Security for a term expiring January 19, 2013.
  Ellen R. Sauerbrey, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
State (Population, Refugees, and Migration).
  Stanley Davis Phillips, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Estonia.
  Hector E. Morales, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 
2010.
  Mark McKinnon, of Texas, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2009 (Recess Appointment).
  Margrethe Lundsager, of Virginia, to be United States Executive 
Director of the International Monetary Fund for a term of two years.
  James R. Kunder, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development.
  Richard E. Hoagland, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Armenia.
  D. Jeffrey Hirschberg, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the 
Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2007.
  C. Boyden Gray, of the District of Columbia, to be Representative of 
the United States of America to the European Union, with the rank and 
status of Ambassador.
  Sam Fox, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to Belgium.
  Curtis S. Chin, of New York, to be United States Director of the 
Asian Development Bank, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Katherine Almquist, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development.
  Ron Silver, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 
2009.
  Leon R. Sequeira, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.
  David Palmer, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2011.
  Dennis P. Walsh, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Labor 
Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 2009.
  Judy Van Rest, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 
2009.
  Richard Stickler, of West Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Labor for Mine Safety and Health.
  Patricia Mathes, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Institute 
for Literacy Advisory Board for a term expiring November 25, 2007.

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  Peter N. Kirsanow, of Ohio, to be a Member of the National Labor 
Relations Board for the term of five years expiring August 27, 2008.
  Arlene Holen, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six 
years expiring August 30, 2010.
  Richard Allan Hill, of Montana, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring June 10, 2009.
  Michael F. Duffy, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six 
years expiring August 30, 2012.
  Paul DeCamp, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour 
Division, Department of Labor.
  Ellen C. Williams, of Kentucky, to be a Governor of the United States 
Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2016.
  Julie L. Myers, of Kansas, to be Assistant Secretary of Homeland 
Security.
  Susan E. Dudley, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget.
  Gregory B. Cade, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the United 
States Fire Administration, Department of Homeland Security.
  Wayne Cartwright Beyer, of New Hampshire, to be a Member of the 
Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years expiring 
July 1, 2010 (Recess Appointment).
  John A. Rizzo, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of 
the Central Intelligence Agency.
  Rosemary E. Rodriguez, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Election 
Assistance Commission for the remainder of the term expiring December 
12, 2007.
  Steven T. Walther, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Federal Election 
Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2009.
  Hans von Spakovsky, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Federal 
Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2011.
  David M. Mason, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Election 
Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2009.
  Robert D. Lenhard, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal 
Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2011.
  Caroline C. Hunter, of Florida, to be a Member of the Election 
Assistance Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2009.
  Carl Joseph Artman, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Interior.
  Thomas E. Harvey, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs (Congressional Affairs).
  5 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  A routine list in the Coast Guard.                      
Pages S310-12
Messages From the House:                                      
  Page S281
Measures Referred:                                            
  Page S281
Executive Communications:                                     
  Page S282
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Page S283
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:             
  Pages S283-S300
Amendments Submitted:                                     
  Pages S300-09
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                       
  Pages S309-10
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:00 a.m., and adjourned at 7:32 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, January 10, 2006. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S310.)