[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 1 (Sunday, January 3, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D2-D9]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                            Sunday, January 3, 2021

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      First Session of the One Hundred and Seventeenth Congress 
      convened as prescribed by the Constitution of the United States.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1-S12
Measures Introduced: Two bills and six resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 11-12, S. Res. 1-4, and S. Con. Res. 1-2.           
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Measures Passed:
  Notification of the President: Senate agreed to S. Res. 1, 
establishing a Committee to Inform the President of the United States 
that a quorum of each House is assembled.                       
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  Notification of the House of Representatives: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 2, informing the House of Representatives that a quorum of the 
Senate is assembled.                                            
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  Fixing the Hour of Daily Meeting: Senate agreed to S. Res. 3, fixing 
the hour of daily meeting of the Senate.                        
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  Counting of Electoral Votes: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 1, to 
provide for the counting on January 6, 2021, of the electoral votes for 
President and Vice President of the United States.              
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  Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies: Senate agreed 
to S. Con. Res. 2, extending the life of the Joint Congressional 
Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies and authorizing the use of the 
rotunda and Emancipation Hall of the Capitol by the Joint Congressional 
Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies in connection with the proceedings 
and ceremonies conducted for the inauguration of the President-elect 
and the Vice President-elect of the United States.              
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Administration of Oath of Office: The Senators-elect were administered 
the oath of office by the Vice President.                    
  Pages S4-5
Authority for Select Committee on Ethics: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that for the duration of the 117th Congress, the 
Ethics Committee be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate.                                                         
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Time for Roll Call Votes: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that for the duration of the 117th Congress, there be a 
limitation of 15 minutes each upon any roll call vote, with the warning 
signal to be sounded at the midway point, beginning at the last 7\1/2\ 
minutes, and when roll call votes are of 10-minute duration, the 
warning signal be sounded at the beginning of the last 7\1/2\ minutes. 
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  On page D2, January 3, 2021 the following language appears: Time 
for Roll Call Votes: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that for the duration of the 117th Congress, there be a 
limitation of 15 minutes each upon any roll call vote, with the 
warning signal to be sounded at the midway point, beginning at the 
last \71/2\ minutes, and when roll call votes are of 10-minute 
duration, the warning signal be sounded at the beginning of the 
last \71/2\ minutes. Page S7
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Time for Roll Call 
Votes: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that 
for the duration of the 117th Congress, there be a limitation of 
15 minutes each upon any roll call vote, with the warning signal 
to be sounded at the midway point, beginning at the last 7\1/2\ 
minutes, and when roll call votes are of 10-minute duration, the 
warning signal be sounded at the beginning of the last 7\1/2\ 
minutes. Page S7


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     Authority To Receive Reports: A unanimous-consent agreement 
     was reached providing that during the 117th Congress, it be 
     in order for the Secretary of the Senate to receive reports 
     at the desk when presented by a Senator at any time during 
     the day of the session of the Senate.
     
Recognition of Leadership: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that the Majority and Minority Leaders may daily have up to 
10 minutes each on each calendar day following the prayer and 
disposition of the reading of, or the approval of, the Journal. 
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Printing of Conference Reports: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that notwithstanding the provisions of Rule XXVIII, 
conference reports and statements accompanying them not be printed as 
Senate reports when such conference reports and statements have been 
printed as a House report unless specific request is made in the Senate 
in each instance to have such a report printed.                 
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Authority for Appropriations Committee: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that the Committee on Appropriations be 
authorized during the 117th Congress to file reports during the 
adjournments or recesses of the Senate on appropriations bills, 
including joint resolutions, together with any accompanying notices of 
motions to suspend

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Rule XVI, pursuant to Rule V, for the purpose of offering certain 
amendments to such bills or joint resolutions, which proposed 
amendments shall be printed.                                    
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Authority for Corrections in Engrossment: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that, for the duration of the 117th Congress, the 
Secretary of the Senate be authorized to make technical and clerical 
corrections in the engrossments of all Senate-passed bills and joint 
resolutions, Senate amendments to House bills and resolutions, Senate 
amendments to House amendments to Senate bills and resolutions, and 
Senate amendments to House amendments to House bills or resolutions. 
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Authority To Receive Messages and Sign Enrolled Measures: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that, for the duration of the 
117th Congress, when the Senate is in recess or adjournment, the 
Secretary of the Senate is authorized to receive messages from the 
President of the United States, and--with the exception of House bills, 
joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions--messages from the House 
of Representatives; and that they be appropriately referred; and that 
the President of the Senate, the President pro tempore, and the Acting 
President pro tempore be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills and 
joint resolutions.                                              
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Privileges of the Floor: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that, for the duration of the 117th Congress, Senators be 
allowed to leave at the desk with the Journal Clerk the names of two 
staff members who will be granted the privilege of the floor during the 
consideration of the specific matter noted, and that the Sergeant-at-
Arms be instructed to rotate such staff members as space allows. 
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Referral of Treaties and Nominations: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that, for the duration of the 117th Congress, it be 
in order to refer treaties and nominations on the day when they are 
received from the President, even when the Senate has no executive 
session that day.                                               
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Authority To Introduce Measures: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that, for the duration of the 117th Congress, 
Senators may be allowed to bring to the desk, bills, joint resolutions, 
concurrent resolutions, and simple resolutions, for referral to 
appropriate committees.                                         
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Senate Tellers Electoral Votes: The Chair appointed Senator Blunt and 
Senator Klobuchar, as tellers on the part of the Senate to count 
electoral votes.                                                
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Robert Benedict Bowes, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 
2025.
  Brian P. Brooks, of California, to be Comptroller of the Currency for 
a term of five years.
  Judy Shelton, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Governors 
of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years 
from February 1, 2010.
  John Chase Johnson, of Oklahoma, to be Inspector General, Federal 
Communications Commission.
  Charles W. Cook, Jr., of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 
2025.
  Ricky Roden, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Tennessee Valley Authority for the remainder of the term expiring 
May 18, 2021.
  Mark Van Dyke Holmes, of New York, to be a Judge of the United States 
Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.
  William A. Douglass, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Commonwealth 
of The Bahamas.
  John M. Barger, of California, to be a Member of the Federal 
Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring October 11, 
2022.
  Christopher Bancroft Burnham, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the 
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring 
September 25, 2024.
  Frank Dunlevy, of California, to be a Member of the Federal 
Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring September 25, 
2022.
  Rahkel Bouchet, 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.
  Sharon E. Goodie, 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.
  John P. Howard III, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Dennis Dean Kirk, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2023.
  Danny Lam Nguyen, 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.
  Mark A. Robbins, 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.

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  Carl Ezekiel Ross, 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.
  Vijay Shanker, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge 
of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of fifteen 
years.
  Elizabeth J. Shapiro, 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.
  John C. Truong, 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.
  Chad F. Wolf, of Virginia, to be Secretary of Homeland Security.
  Terrence M. Andrews, of California, to be a Judge of the United 
States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Raul M. Arias-Marxuach, of Puerto Rico, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the First Circuit.
  Joseph L. Barloon, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of International Trade.
  Melanie J. Bevan, of Florida, to be United States Marshal for the 
Middle District of Florida for the term of four years.
  Maria Teresa Bonifacio Cenzon, of Guam, to be Judge for the District 
Court of Guam for the term of ten years.
  Stephen Andrew Kubiatowski, of Kentucky, to be a Judge of the United 
States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Edmund G. LaCour, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States District Judge 
for the Middle District of Alabama.
  Grace Karaffa Obermann, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United 
States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.    
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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 adjournment of the 116th Congress:
  Charles L. Glazer, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the United 
States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 
1, 2020.
  Claudia Slacik, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring 
January 20, 2023.
  Jason J. Fichtner, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2024.
  Charles Wickser Banta, of New York, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2022.
  Michelle Itczak, of Indiana, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2020.
  Barbara Coleen Long, of Missouri, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2022.
  Carleton Varney, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2022.
  Julia Akins Clark, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2021.
  Dennis Dean Kirk, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2023.
  Dennis Dean Kirk, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board.
  Virgil Madden, of Indiana, to be a Commissioner of the United States 
Parole Commission for a term of six years.
  Andeliz N. Castillo, of New York, to be United States Alternate 
Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank.
  Scott Soles, of Texas, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of 
Agriculture.
  B. Chad Bungard, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2025.
  Paul Shmotolokha, of Washington, to be First Vice President of the 
Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 
2021.
  Monica David Morris, of Florida, to be a Commissioner of the United 
States Parole Commission for a term of six years.
  Elizabeth J. Shapiro, 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.
  Bruce Poliquin, of Maine, to be a Director of the Securities Investor 
Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2021.
  Peter J. Coniglio, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Export-
Import Bank.
  Kipp Kranbuhl, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
  Barbara Bailey Jongbloed, of Connecticut, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Connecticut.
  Mark A. Robbins, 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.
  Carl Ezekiel Ross, 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.
  Neil Jacobs, of North Carolina, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Oceans and Atmosphere.

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  C.J. Mahoney, of Kansas, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of 
State.
  Winifred Bingham, of Florida, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2024.
  Grace Karaffa Obermann, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United 
States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Judy Shelton, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Governors 
of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years 
from February 1, 2010.
  Finch Fulton, of Alabama, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Transportation.
  John Chase Johnson, of Oklahoma, to be Inspector General, Federal 
Communications Commission.
  Julie Elizabeth Hocker, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of Labor.
  Lorenzo Candelaria, of New York, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2024.
  Catherine Bird, of Texas, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor 
Relations Authority for a term of five years.
  Craig Edward Leen, of the District of Columbia, to be Inspector 
General, Office of Personnel Management.
  R. Shireen Matthews, of California, to be a 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.
  Alex Nelson Wong, of New Jersey, to be Alternate Representative of 
the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the 
United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Alex Nelson Wong, of New Jersey, to be an Alternate Representative of 
the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of 
the United Nations during his tenure of service as Alternate 
Representative of the United States of America for Special Political 
Affairs in the United Nations.
  Aldona Z. Wos, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador to Canada.
  Elizabeth Gleason, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2020.
  Diana Furchtgott-Roth, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Transportation.
  Joseph Ryan Gruters, of Florida, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board 
of Directors for a term of five years.
  Leon A. Westmoreland, of Georgia, to be a Director of the Amtrak 
Board of Directors for a term of five years.
  Barbera Hale Thornhill, of California, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Singapore.
  Robert Joseph Kruckemeyer, of Texas, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2022.
  Rick A. Dearborn, of Oklahoma, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board 
of Directors for a term of five years.
  Carlos Trujillo, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Western Hemisphere Affairs).
  Kenneth R. Weinstein, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador 
to Japan.
  Peter Michael Thomson, of Louisiana, to be Inspector General, Central 
Intelligence Agency.
  Michele A. Pearce, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of the Army.
  John E. Whitley, of Virginia, to be Director of Cost Assessment and 
Program Evaluation, Department of Defense.
  Joel Szabat, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for 
Policy.
  Mary A. Toman, of California, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Economic Affairs.
  Michael J. Walsh, Jr., of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of Commerce.
  Erik Paul Bethel, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Panama.
  Marshall Billingslea, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of State for 
Arms Control and International Security.
  Leora Rosenberg Levy, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Chile.
  Manisha Singh, of Florida, to be Representative of the United States 
of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and 
Development, with the rank of Ambassador.
  John M. Barger, of California, to be a Member of the Federal 
Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring October 11, 
2022.
  Christopher Bancroft Burnham, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the 
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring 
September 25, 2024.
  Frank Dunlevy, of California, to be a Member of the Federal 
Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring September 25, 
2022.
  Keith W. Dayton, of Washington, to be Ambassador to Ukraine.
  Edward A. Burrier, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Chief 
Executive Officer of the United States International Development 
Finance Corporation.
  Sarah E. Feinberg, of West Virginia, to be a Director of the Amtrak 
Board of Directors for a term of five years.

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  Chris Koos, of Illinois, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of 
Directors for a term of five years.
  William A. Douglass, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Commonwealth 
of The Bahamas.
  Lucas N. Polakowski, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  Thomas M. Mistele, of Florida, to be a Director of the Securities 
Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2023.
  Thomas M. Mistele, of Florida, to be a Director of the Securities 
Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2020.
  Bradley D. Hansell, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of 
Defense.
  Daniel Huff, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  Gregory Autry, of California, to be Chief Financial Officer, National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
  Theodore Rokita, of Indiana, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of 
Directors for the remainder of the term expiring January 3, 2021.
  Theodore Rokita, of Indiana, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of 
Directors for a term expiring January 3, 2026.
  Jonathan Moak, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army.
  Zachary T. Haines, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring 
December 10, 2023.
  Chad F. Wolf, of Virginia, to be Secretary of Homeland Security.
  Joyce Campbell Giuffra, of New York, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2024.
  James B. Lockhart III, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for a term of 
four years.
  James B. Lockhart III, of Connecticut, 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.
  James B. Lockhart III, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for 
a term of four years.
  Ramsey Coats Day, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the African Development Foundation for the remainder of 
the term expiring September 22, 2021.
  Daniel Asia, of Arizona, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2024.
  William G. Dauster, of Maryland, 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.
  William G. Dauster, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for a term of 
four years.
  William G. Dauster, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for 
a term of four years.
  Tony Hammond, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of 
the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 
10, 2025.
  Jesse Merriam, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Council on 
the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2024.
  Carlos Trujillo, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 
2024.
  Michael W. Hail, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring 
December 10, 2023.
  Charles L. Glazer, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the United 
States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 
1, 2023.
  Michael J. Finkel, of New Jersey, to be a Director of the Securities 
Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2022.
  William S. Jasien, of Virginia, to be a Director of the Securities 
Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2023.
  Nazak Nikakhtar, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Industry and Security.
  Andrew George Biggs, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Financial 
Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico for the remainder of the 
term expiring August 30, 2019.
  Jose Baldomero Carrion, of Puerto Rico, to be a Member of the 
Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico for the 
remainder of the term expiring August 30, 2019.
  Carlos M. Garcia, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Financial 
Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico for the remainder of the 
term expiring August 30, 2019.
  Arthur J. Gonzalez, of New York, to be a Member of the Financial 
Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico for the remainder of the 
term expiring August 30, 2019.
  Jose R. Gonzalez, of New York, to be a Member of the Financial 
Oversight and Management Board

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for Puerto Rico for the remainder of the term expiring August 30, 2019.
  Ana Matosantos, of California, to be a Member of the Financial 
Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico for the remainder of the 
term expiring August 30, 2019.
  David Skeel, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Financial 
Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico for the remainder of the 
term expiring August 30, 2019.
  Steven Christopher Koutsis, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Chad.
  Rahkel Bouchet, 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.
  Brandon Lipps, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.
  Almo J. Carter, of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner of 
the United States Parole Commission for a term of six years.
  Michael Allen Hagar, of Arkansas, to be United States Marshal for the 
Eastern District of Arkansas for the term of four years.
  Richard E. Zuckerman, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Attorney 
General.
  Adam L. Braverman, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern 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.
  Sandy Nunes Leal, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California.
  Michelle M. Pettit, of California, to be 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.
  Jeremy B. Rosen, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California.
  Douglas Benevento, of Colorado, to be Deputy Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  William E. Todd, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Islamic 
Republic of Pakistan.
  Ronald Mortensen, of Utah, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Population, Refugees, and Migration).
  David Christian Tryon, of Ohio, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, 
Small Business Administration.
  Katherine Camille Henderson, of Tennessee, for the rank of Ambassador 
during her tenure of service as Chief of Protocol.
  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.
  Nancy B. Beck, of New York, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 27, 
2018.
  Nancy B. Beck, of New York, to be Chairman of the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission.
  Aditya Bamzai, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil 
Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring January 29, 2026.
  Jason Abend, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of 
Defense.
  Andrew A. De Mello, of Massachusetts, to be Inspector General, 
Department of Education.
  Scott Hutchins, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
Research, Education, and Economics.
  Ashok Michael Pinto, of Illinois, to be United States Alternate 
Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development for a term of two years.
  Saritha Komatireddy, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of New York.
  Iris Lan, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of New York.
  Jennifer H. Rearden, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of New York.
  Katharine T. Sullivan, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Assistant Attorney General.
  John C. Truong, 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.
  Danny Lam Nguyen, 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.
  Louis W. Bremer, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  J. Mark Burkhalter, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of 
Norway.
  Patrick Hovakimian, of California, to be General Counsel of the 
Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
  Dirk B. Paloutzian, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of California.

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  Edmund G. LaCour, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States District Judge 
for the Middle District of Alabama.
  James P. Arguelles, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of California.
  Fred Joseph Federici III, of New Mexico, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of New Mexico.
  Brenda M. Saiz, of New Mexico, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of New Mexico.
  John P. Howard III, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Vijay Shanker, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge 
of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of fifteen 
years.
  Christopher P. Vincze, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the United States International Development Finance 
Corporation for a term of three years.
  Matthew Moury, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2021.
  Andre Bauer, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to Belize.
  Sutapa Ghosh Stricklett, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development.
  John Gibbs, of Michigan, to be Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management for a term of four years.
  Craig Duehring, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of 
Defense.
  Douglas Macgregor, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Federal 
Republic of Germany.
  Charles W. Cook, Jr., of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 
2025.
  Justin E. Herdman, of the District of Columbia, to be United States 
Attorney for the District of Columbia for the term of four years.
  Robert Benedict Bowes, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 
2025.
  Jon Christopher Kreitz, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
the Air Force.
  Matthew B. Shipley, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  Andrew John Lawler, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of State 
for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.
  Ryan Michael Tully, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
State (Verification and Compliance).
  Hector Gonzalez, of New York, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of New York.
  Ryan Thomas McAllister, of New York, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of New York.
  David Carey Woll, Jr., of New York, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of New York.
  William Ruger, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic 
of Afghanistan.
  Michael Rigas, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Director for 
Management, Office of Management and Budget.
  Sharon E. Goodie, 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.
  Eric P. Wendt, of California, to be Ambassador to the State of Qatar.
  Allen Robert Souza, of North Carolina, to be Inspector General of the 
Intelligence Community, Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence.
  Brian S. Davis, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  Stephen Andrew Kubiatowski, of Kentucky, to be a Judge of the United 
States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Joseph L. Barloon, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of International Trade.
  Brian P. Brooks, of California, to be Comptroller of the Currency for 
a term of five years.
  Scott Francis O'Grady, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  David L. Fogel, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Economic and Business Affairs).
  Maria Teresa Bonifacio Cenzon, of Guam, to be Judge for the District 
Court of Guam for the term of ten years.
  Raul M. Arias-Marxuach, of Puerto Rico, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the First Circuit.
  Gino D. Campana, of Colorado, to be Chairperson of the Public 
Buildings Reform Board for a term of six years.
  Melanie J. Bevan, of Florida, to be United States Marshal for the 
Middle District of Florida for the term of four years.
  Ricky Roden, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Tennessee Valley Authority for the remainder of the term expiring 
May 18, 2021.
  William Patrick Joseph Kimmitt, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
United States International Trade Commission for a term expiring June 
16, 2029.

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  Eldon P. Regua, of California, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with 
the rank and status of Ambassador.
  Mark Van Dyke Holmes, of New York, to be a Judge of the United States 
Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.
  Romolo A. Bernardi, of New York, to be a Governor of the United 
States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2023.
  Terrence M. Andrews, of California, to be a Judge of the United 
States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
  Daniel Z. Epstein, of Texas, to be Chairman of the Administrative 
Conference of the United States for the term of five years.
  4 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
  2 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, Marine Corps, 
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Measures Read the First Time:                                   
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 12:01 p.m. and adjourned at 12:49 p.m., 
until 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S10.)