[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 172 (Tuesday, January 1, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1089-D1091]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Tuesday, January 1, 2013

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                              Daily Digest


Highlights

      House concurred in the Senate amendments to H.R. 8, American 
      Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8611-S8636
Measures Passed:
  Thrift Savings Fund: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4365, to 
amend title 5, United States Code, to make clear that accounts in the 
Thrift Savings Fund are subject to certain Federal tax levies. 
                                                             Page S8633
  Printing of Measures Enrolled: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 147, 
waiving the requirement that measures enrolled during the remainder of 
the One Hundred Twelfth Congress be printed on parchment. 
                                                         Pages S8633-34
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Albert G. Lauber, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the 
United States Tax Court for the term of fifteen years.
  Ronald Lee Buch, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax 
Court for a term of fifteen years.
  Richard B. Berner, of Massachusetts, to be Director, Office of 
Financial Research, Department of the Treasury, for a term of six 
years.                                         
Pages S8627-28, S8634-35
  Louise W. Kelton, of Tennessee, to be United States Marshal for the 
Middle District of Tennessee for the term of four years.
  William P. Doyle, of Pennsylvania, to be a Federal Maritime 
Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2013.
  James M. Demers, of New Hampshire, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term 
expiring December 17, 2014.
  Naomi A. Walker, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a 
term expiring December 17, 2012.
  C. Peter Mahurin, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 
2016. (Prior to this action, Committee on Environment and Public Works 
was discharged from further consideration.)       
Pages S8626, S8633-35
  Edward W. Brehm, of Minnesota, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term expiring 
September 22, 2017.
  Michael Peter Huerta, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration for the term of 
five years.
  Patrick J. Wilkerson, of Oklahoma, to be United States Marshal for 
the Eastern District of Oklahoma for the term of four years.
  Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, of California, to be a Director of the 
Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years. (Prior to this 
action, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation was 
discharged from further consideration.)    
Pages S8626, S8631, S8634-36
  Maria Rosario Jackson, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2016.
  Maria Lopez De Leon, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2016.
  Joseph Byrne Donovan, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences for a term 
expiring September 7, 2013.
  Bruce R. Sievers, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2018.
  Jonathan Lippman, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 
17, 2012.
  Jonathan Lippman, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 
17, 2015.
  Walter M. Shaub, Jr., of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of 
Government Ethics for a term of five years. (Prior to this action, 
Committee on Homeland

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Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further 
consideration.)                            
Pages S8626, S8633-34, S8636
  Mignon L. Clyburn, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the Federal 
Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2012. 
(Prior to this action, Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation was discharged from further consideration.) 
                                              Pages S8631, S8634, S8636
  Polly Ellen Trottenberg, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of 
Transportation for Policy. (Prior to this action, Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation was discharged from further 
consideration.)                               
Pages S8631, S8634, S8636
  David Masumoto, of California, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2018.
  Camila Ann Alire, of Colorado, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2018.
  Ramon Saldivar, of California, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2018.
  Angela Tammy Dickinson, of Missouri, to be United States Attorney for 
the Western District of Missouri for the term of four years.
  Iqbal Paroo, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the African Development Foundation for a term expiring September 22, 
2017.
  William J. Mielke, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Advisory Board 
of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
  Arthur H. Sulzer, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Advisory 
Board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
  Joshua D. Wright, of Virginia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for 
the term of seven years from September 26, 2012. (Prior to this action, 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation was discharged from 
further consideration.)             
Pages S8626-27, S8631, S8633, S8635
  T. Charles Cooper, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development.
  Mark Doms, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Economic Affairs. (Prior to this action, Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation was discharged from further consideration.)
                                           Pages S8626, S8631, S8634-36
  Christopher R. Beall, of Oklahoma, to be a Director of the Amtrak 
Board of Directors for a term of five years. (Prior to this action, 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation was discharged from 
further consideration.)                       
Pages S8631, S8634, S8636
  William Shaw McDermott, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a 
term expiring November 22, 2017.
  Nina Mitchell Wells, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term 
expiring May 30, 2018.
  Lorne W. Craner, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of two 
years.
  Bruce Carter, of Florida, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2018.
  Stewart M. De Soto, of Illinois, 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, 2016.
  Joseph Eldridge, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term 
of four years.
  George E. Moose, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term of four 
years.
  Keith Kelly, of Montana, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
Veterans' Employment and Training. (Prior to this action, Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs was discharged from further consideration.) 
                                               Pages S8626-27, S8633-36
  Beth J. Rosenberg, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Chemical 
Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years. (Prior 
to this action, Committee on Environment and Public Works was 
discharged from further consideration.)              
Pages S8633, S8636
  Vera Lynn Evans, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 
2017. (Prior to this action, Committee on Environment and Public Works 
was discharged from further consideration.)       
Pages S8633-34, S8636
  Michael McWherter, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 
2016. (Prior to this action, Committee on Environment and Public Works 
was discharged from further consideration.)       
Pages S8633-34, S8636
  Joe H. Ritch, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2016. (Prior 
to this action, Committee on Environment and Public Works was 
discharged from further consideration.)           
Pages S8633-34, S8636
  Morton H. Halperin, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a 
term of three years.
  63 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.

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  36 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  2 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Navy. 
                                               Pages S8626-28, S8633-36
  Coast Guard and Coast Guard Reserve (Prior to this action, Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation was discharged from further 
consideration.)                                              
Page S8634
  Foreign Service (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations 
was discharged from further consideration.)          
Pages S8628, S8634
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S8625
Measures Referred:                                           
  Page S8625
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                     
  Pages S8611, S8626
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                    
  Page S8626
Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 5:58 p.m., 
until 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 2, 2013. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S8634.)