[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 7, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D9-D10]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                         Wednesday, January 7, 2015

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S27-S68
Measures Introduced: Eighty-one bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 38-118, S. Res. 21-22, and S. Con. Res. 1. 
                                                           Pages S57-59
Measures Passed:
  Majority Party Appointments: Senate agreed to S. Res. 21, making 
majority party appointments for the 114th Congress.            
  Page S67
  Minority Party Committee Membership: Senate agreed to S. Res. 22, to 
constitute the minority party's membership on certain committees for 
the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, or until their successors are 
chosen.                                                    
  Pages S67-68
Appointments:
  Library of Congress Trust Fund Board: The Chair announced, on behalf 
of the Democratic Leader, pursuant to the provisions of Public Law 95-
277, as amended by the appropriate provisions of Public Law 102-246, 
and in consultation with the Majority Leader, the appointment of the 
following individual to serve as a member of the Library of Congress 
Trust Fund Board for a five year term: George Marcus of California vice 
Elaine Wynn.                                                   
  Page S68
  Migratory Bird Conservation Commission: The Chair announced, on 
behalf of the Democratic Leader, pursuant to Public Law 70-770, the 
appointment of the following individual to the Migratory Bird 
Conservation Commission: Senator Heinrich.                     
  Page S68
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Ashton B. Carter, of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of Defense.
  Allan R. Landon, of Utah, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years 
from February 1, 2002.
  Allan R. Landon, of Utah, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System for the term of fourteen years from February 
1, 2016.
  Loretta E. Lynch, of New York, to be Attorney General.
  Jeanne E. Davidson, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of International Trade.
  Armando Omar Bonilla, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of 
the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Nancy B. Firestone, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Thomas L. Halkowski, of Pennsylvania, to be a Judge of the United 
States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Patricia M. McCarthy, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Jeri Kaylene Somers, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Luis Felipe Restrepo, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Third Circuit.
  Kara Farnandez Stoll, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Federal Circuit.
  Ann Donnelly, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of New York.
  Dale A. Drozd, of California, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of California.
  LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall, of New York, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York.
  George C. Hanks, Jr., of Texas, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of Texas.
  Roseann A. Ketchmark, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Missouri.
  Travis Randall McDonough, of Tennessee, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
  Jose Rolando Olvera, Jr., of Texas, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of Texas.
  Jill N. Parrish, of Utah, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Utah.
  Alfred H. Bennett, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of Texas.

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  Michael Greco, of New York, to be United States Marshal for the 
Southern District of New York for the term of four years.
  Ronald Lee Miller, of Kansas, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of Kansas for the term of four years.
  31 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  A routine list in the Army.                                  
Page S68
Messages from the House:                                       
  Page S54
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                         
  Pages S27, S54
Executive Communications:                                  
  Pages S54-57
Additional Cosponsors:                                     
  Pages S59-60
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:                
  Pages S60-67
Additional Statements:
Privileges of the Floor:                                       
  Page S67
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 5:56 p.m., 
until 11 a.m. on Thursday, January 8, 2015. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S68.)