[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 1 (Friday, January 3, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1-D4]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                            Friday, January 3, 2020

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      Second Session of the One Hundred and Sixteenth Congress convened 
      as prescribed by the Constitution of the United States.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1-S10
Measures Introduced: One resolution was introduced, as follows: S.J. 
Res. 63.                                                     
  Pages S8-9
Senator Isakson Letter of Resignation--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that the resignation letter of former 
Senator Johnny Isakson be read and spread upon the Journal and printed 
in the Record.                                               
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Carranza Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the 
nomination of Jovita Carranza, of Illinois, to be Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration.                                  
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  A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and, 
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of Friday, 
January 3, 2020, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, 
January 6, 2020.                                                
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  Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the 
following action:
  Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to 
consider the nomination.                                        
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  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 
approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, January 6, 2020, Senate resume 
consideration of the nomination; and that the motion to invoke cloture 
filed during the session of Friday, January 3, 2020, ripen at 5:30 p.m.
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Andrew Lynn Brasher, of Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Eleventh Circuit.
  Joshua M. Kindred, of Alaska, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Alaska.
  Matthew Thomas Schelp, of Missouri, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.
  Stephen A. Vaden, of Tennessee, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of International Trade.                                   
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Nominations Returned to the President: The following nominations were 
returned to the President failing of confirmation under Senate Rule 
XXXI at the time of the sine die adjournment of the First Session of 
the 116th Congress:
  Geoffrey William Seiji Okamoto, of California, to be Deputy Under 
Secretary of the Treasury.
  Naomi C. Earp, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Agriculture.
  Scott Hutchins, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
Research, Education, and Economics.
  Lisa Vickers, of Texas, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2021.
  Thelma Drake, of Virginia, to be Federal Transit Administrator.
  Ann Marie Buerkle, of New York, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 27, 
2018.
  Ann Marie Buerkle, of New York, to be Chairman of the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission.
  Alan E. Cobb, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term expiring 
November 22, 2023.
  Rick A. Dearborn, of Oklahoma, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board 
of Directors for a term of five years.
  Diana Furchtgott-Roth, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Transportation.

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  Joseph Ryan Gruters, of Florida, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board 
of Directors for a term of five years.
  Don Munce, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 
2024.
  Leon A. Westmoreland, of Georgia, to be a Director of the Amtrak 
Board of Directors for a term of five years.
  William Shaw McDermott, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a 
term expiring May 30, 2024.
  David Fabian Black, of North Dakota, to be Deputy Commissioner of 
Social Security for the term expiring January 19, 2019.
  Andrew M. Saul, of New York, to be Commissioner of Social Security 
for the term expiring January 19, 2019.
  Pamela Bates, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United States 
of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and 
Development, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Marshall Billingslea, of Virginia, to be an Under Secretary of State 
(Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights).
  Brett P. Giroir, of Texas, to be Representative of the United States 
on the Executive Board of the World Health Organization.
  Darrell E. Issa, of California, to be Director of the Trade and 
Development Agency.
  Ronald Mortensen, of Utah, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Population, Refugees, and Migration).
  Michael Pack, of Maryland, to be Chief Executive Officer of the 
Broadcasting Board of Governors for the term of three years.
  Leandro Rizzuto, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to Barbados, and to 
serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to 
the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Antigua and 
Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, and Saint Vincent and 
the Grenadines.
  Mark Rosen, of Connecticut, to be United States Executive Director of 
the International Monetary Fund for a term of two years.
  Alan R. Swendiman, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Director of the 
Peace Corps.
  Christine J. Toretti, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Malta.
  Victoria Ann Hughes, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring October 6, 2021.
  Heather Reynolds, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term 
expiring September 14, 2021.
  William Bryan, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Science and 
Technology, Department of Homeland Security.
  Shannon Lee Goessling, of Florida, to be Director of the Violence 
Against Women Office, Department of Justice.
  James E. Trainor III, of Texas, to be a Member of the Federal 
Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2023.
  David Christian Tryon, of Ohio, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, 
Small Business Administration.
  Mark Van Dyke Holmes, of New York, to be a Judge of the United States 
Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.
  Stanley Blumenfeld, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California.
  Jeremy B. Rosen, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California.
  Mark C. Scarsi, of California, to be United States District Judge for 
the Central District of California.
  Rodney K. Brown, of California, to be a Member of the Farm Credit 
Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a term expiring 
October 13, 2024.
  John Linder, of Georgia, to be Representative of the United States of 
America to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with the rank 
and status of Ambassador.
  Alma L. Golden, of Texas, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development.
  Catherine Bird, of Texas, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor 
Relations Authority for a term of five years.
  Richard Giacolone, of Virginia, to be Federal Mediation and 
Conciliation Director.
  Vincent F. DeMarco, of New York, to be United States Marshal for the 
Eastern District of New York for the term of four years.
  Theodore Rokita, of Indiana, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of 
Directors for the remainder of the term expiring January 3, 2021.
  Stephen R. Bough, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term 
expiring December 10, 2021.
  Kenneth Charles Canterbury, Jr., of South Carolina, to be Director, 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.

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  Kevin Ray Sweazea, of New Mexico, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of New Mexico.
  Daniel Z. Epstein, of Texas, to be a Judge of the United States Court 
of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Halil Suleyman Ozerden, of Mississippi, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Fifth Circuit.
  Keith E. Sonderling, of Florida, to be a Member of the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2024.
  Owen McCurdy Cypher, of Michigan, to be United States Marshal for the 
Eastern District of Michigan for the term of four years.
  Thomas L. Leonard III, of Michigan, to be United States Attorney for 
the Western District of Michigan for the term of four years.
  Robert Joseph Kruckemeyer, of Texas, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2022.
  Scott J. Laurer, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of fifteen years.
  James P. Danly, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 
2023.
  Katharine MacGregor, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Secretary of the 
Interior.
  William Ellison Grayson, of California, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Estonia.
  Leora Rosenberg Levy, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Chile.
  Barbera Hale Thornhill, of California, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Singapore.
  Cory T. Wilson, of Mississippi, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of Mississippi.
  Jenny A. McGee, of Texas, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development.
  Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha, of California, to be United States District 
Judge for the Central District of California.
  Adam L. Braverman, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of California.
  Almo J. Carter, of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner of 
the United States Parole Commission for a term of six years.
  Sandy Nunes Leal, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California.
  R. Shireen Matthews, of California, to be a United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of California.
  Rick Lloyd Richmond, of California, to be United States District 
Judge for the Central District of California.
  Stephen Sidney Schwartz, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United 
States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Stephen A. Vaden, of Tennessee, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of International Trade.
  Grace Karaffa Obermann, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United 
States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Kathryn C. Davis, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Edward Hulvey Meyers, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Andrew Lynn Brasher, of Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Eleventh Circuit.
  John W. Holcomb, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California.
  Knut Sveinbjorn Johnson, of California, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of California.
  Steve Kim, of California, to be United States District Judge for the 
Central District of California.
  Joshua M. Kindred, of Alaska, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Alaska.
  Michelle M. Pettit, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of California.
  Todd Wallace Robinson, of California, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of California.
  Jennifer P. Togliatti, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Nevada.
  John Peter Cronan, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of New York.
  William Scott Hardy, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
  John F. Heil III, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma.
  David Cleveland Joseph, of Louisiana, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Louisiana.
  Iris Lan, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of New York.
  Matthew Thomas Schelp, of Missouri, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.
  Finch Fulton, of Alabama, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Transportation.

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  3 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  14 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
  3 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Foreign Service, 
and Navy.                                                   
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Messages from the House:                                        
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Measures Referred:                                              
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Measures Placed on the Calendar:                           
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Enrolled Bills Presented:                                       
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon and adjourned at 1:18 p.m., 
until 3 p.m. on Monday, January 6, 2020. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4.)