[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 158 (Tuesday, October 27, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7545-S7546]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

  The following executive reports of nominations were submitted:

       By Mr. McCAIN for the Committee on Armed Services.
       Air Force nomination of Col. Thomas K. Wark, to be 
     Brigadier General.
       Air Force nomination of Col. Howard P. Purcell, to be 
     Brigadier General.
       Air Force nomination of Col. Allan L. Swartzmiller, to be 
     Brigadier General.
       Army nomination of Lt. Gen. David D. Halverson, to be 
     Lieutenant General.
       Army nomination of Maj. Gen. Kenneth R. Dahl, to be 
     Lieutenant General.
       Army nomination of Col. Erik H. Torring III, to be 
     Brigadier General.
       Army nomination of Maj. Gen. Thomas S. Vandal, to be 
     Lieutenant General.
       Army nomination of Col. Valeria Gonzalez-Kerr, to be 
     Brigadier General.
       Army nomination of Col. John J. Morris, to be Brigadier 
     General.
       Air Force nomination of Brig. Gen. Stephen E. Markovich, to 
     be Major General.
       Army nomination of Col. Marta Carcana, to be brigadier 
     General.

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, for the Committee on Armed Services I 
report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in 
the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save 
the expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that these 
nominations lie at the Secretary's desk for the information of 
Senators.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

       Air Force nominations beginning with Brandon R. Abel and 
     ending with Brandon A. Zuercher, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on June 24, 2015.
       Air Force nominations beginning with Michelle T. Aaron and 
     ending with Kirk P. Winger, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     September 9, 2015.
       Air Force nominations beginning with Quentin D. Bagby and 
     ending with Mary A. Workman, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     September 9, 2015.
       Air Force nominations beginning with Robert H. Alexander 
     and ending with Justin

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     David Wright, which nominations were received by the Senate 
     and appeared in the Congressional Record on September 9, 
     2015.
       Army nomination of Matthew P. Tarjick, to be Lieutenant 
     Colonel.
       Army nomination of Judith S. Meyers, to be Major.
       Army nominations beginning with Thomas W. Wisenbaugh and 
     ending with Harold P. Xenitelis, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on September 9, 2015.
       Army nomination of Michael A. Blaine, to be Colonel.
       Navy nomination of Terry A. Petropoulos, to be Lieutenant 
     Commander .
       By Mr. THUNE for the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       * Sarah Elizabeth Feinberg, of West Virginia, to be 
     Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration.

  * Nomination was reported with recommendation that it be confirmed 
subject to the nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear 
and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
  (Nominations without an asterisk were reported with the 
recommendation that they be confirmed.)

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