[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 4, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D7-D10]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                           Tuesday, January 4, 2022

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Interim Resume of Congressional Activity.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5-S25
Measures Introduced: Three bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3438-
3440.                                                          
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Witkowsky Nomination--Agreement: Senate continued consideration of the 
nomination of Anne A. Witkowsky, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of State (Conflict and Stabilization Operations). 
                                               Pages S5-12, S12-21, S24
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the nomination at approximately 11 a.m., on Wednesday, 
January 5, 2022.                                               
Page S24
Sanchez Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the vote on confirmation of the nomination of 
Gabriel P. Sanchez, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Ninth Circuit, occur at a time to be determined by the Majority 
Leader in consultation with the Republican Leader.              
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Nominations Received: On Monday, January 3, 2022, Senate received the 
following nominations:
  Tovah R. Calderon, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Adrienne Jennings Noti, 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.
  Bridget Meehan Brennan, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of Ohio.
  Victoria Marie Calvert, of Georgia, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of Georgia.
  Georgette Castner, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of New Jersey.
  John H. Chun, of Washington, to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Washington.
  Jaqueline Scott Corley, of California, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of California.
  Charles Esque Fleming, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of Ohio.
  Sarah Elisabeth Geraghty, of Georgia, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of Georgia.
  Dale E. Ho, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of New York.
  Andre B. Mathis, of Tennessee, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Sixth Circuit.
  Ruth Bermudez Montenegro, of California, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of California.
  Alison J. Nathan, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Second Circuit.
  Julie Rebecca Rubin, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Maryland.
  David Augustin Ruiz, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Ohio.
  Cristina D. Silva, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Nevada.
  Leonard Philip Stark, of Delaware, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Federal Circuit.
  Charlotte N. Sweeney, of Colorado, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Colorado.
  Trina L. Thompson, of California, to be United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of California.
  Anne Rachel Traum, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Nevada.
  Hernan D. Vera, of California, to be United States District Judge for 
the Central District of California.                            
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  On Tuesday, January 4, 2022, Senate received the following nominations:
  Christy Goldsmith Romero, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the remainder of the term expiring 
April 13, 2024.
  Kristin N. Johnson, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2025.
  Brenda Sue Fulton, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.
  Glen S. Fukushima, of California, to be a Director of the Securities 
Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2024.
  Judith DelZoppo Pryor, of Ohio, to be First Vice President of the Export-
Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2025.
  Sandra L. Thompson, of Maryland, to be Director of the Federal Housing 
Finance Agency for a term of five years.
  David Uejio, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development.
  Arun Venkataraman, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary 
of Commerce and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial 
Service.
  Elizabeth de Leon Bhargava, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development.
  Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years.
  Julia Ruth Gordon, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development.
  Solomon Jeffrey Greene, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
  Todd M. Harper, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Credit Union 
Administration Board for a term expiring April 10, 2027.
  Owen Edward Herrnstadt, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring 
January 20, 2025.
  James Arthur Jemison II, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development.
  Reta Jo Lewis, of Georgia, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of 
the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2025.
  Lael Brainard, of the District of Columbia, to be Vice Chairman of the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years.
  Samuel H. Slater, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term 
expiring November 22, 2023.
  Mohsin Raza Syed, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Transportation.
  Victoria Marie Baecher Wassmer, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief 
Financial Officer, Department of Transportation.
  Viquar Ahmad, of Texas, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of 
Commerce.
  Viquar Ahmad, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
  Sean Burton, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term expiring May 30, 
2024.
  Gigi B. Sohn, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal 
Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2021.
  Max Vekich, of Washington, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for a 
term expiring June 30, 2026.
  Jed David Kolko, of California, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Economic Affairs.
  Grant T. Harris, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  Jainey Kumar Bavishi, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
  Alvaro M. Bedoya, of Maryland, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for 
the term of seven years from September 26, 2019.
  Mary T. Boyle, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 27, 
2018.
  Steven Scott Cliff, of California, to be Administrator of the 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
  Christopher A. Coes, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Transportation.
  Laurie E. Locascio, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Commerce 
for Standards and Technology.
  Carol Annette Petsonk, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Transportation.
  Ann Claire Phillips, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Maritime 
Administration.
  Robert Cornelius Hampshire, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of Transportation.
  Maria Duaime Robinson, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of Energy (Office of Electricity).
  Shalanda H. Baker, of Texas, to be Director of the Office of Minority 
Economic Impact, Department of Energy.
  Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, of California, to be Director of the Office of 
Science, Department of Energy.
  Sara C. Bronin, of Connecticut, to be Chairman of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation for a term expiring January 19, 2025.
  Laura Daniel-Davis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Interior.

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  Joseph F. DeCarolis, of North Carolina, to be Administrator of the 
Energy Information Administration.
  David M. Uhlmann, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency.
  Carlton Waterhouse, of Virginia, to be Assistant Administrator, 
Office of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency.
  Martha Williams, of Montana, to be Director of the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service.
  L. Michelle Moore, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 
2026.
  Kimberly Caudle Lewis, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 
2025.
  Robert P. Klein, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 
2026.
  Beth Pritchard Geer, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 
2026.
  Henry Christopher Frey, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
  Mallory A. Stewart, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of State (Verification and Compliance).
  Tamara Cofman Wittes, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development.
  Mari Carmen Aponte, of Puerto Rico, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Panama.
  Amanda Bennett, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Executive 
Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media.
  Lisa A. Carty, of Maryland, to be Representative of the United States 
of America on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, 
with the rank of Ambassador.
  Lisa A. Carty, of Maryland, to be an Alternate Representative of the 
United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the 
United Nations, during her tenure of service as Representative of the 
United States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the 
United Nations.
  Sarah Margon, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary of State for 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
  Monde Muyangwa, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development.
  John N. Nkengasong, of Georgia, to be Ambassador at Large, 
Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS 
Globally.
  Deborah E. Lipstadt, of Georgia, to be Special Envoy to Monitor and 
Combat Anti-Semitism, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Barbara A. Leaf, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Near Eastern Affairs).
  Adriana Debora Kugler, of Maryland, to be United States Executive 
Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
for a term of two years.
  C.S. Eliot Kang, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(International Security and Non-Proliferation).
  Laura S.H. Holgate, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the International Atomic Energy Agency, with the 
rank of Ambassador.
  Amy Gutmann, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Federal 
Republic of Germany.
  Geeta Rao Gupta, of Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large for Global 
Women's Issues.
  Eric M. Garcetti, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
India.
  Steven H. Fagin, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Yemen.
  Shirley Sachi Sagawa, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring October 6, 2024.
  Alvin Harlyn Warren, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring October 6, 2023.
  Elizabeth Schoff Watson, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Labor.
  Mildred Otero, of Florida, 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, 2026.
  Fiona Whelan Prine, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2024.
  Barbara George Johnson, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
Foundation for a term expiring February 4, 2026.
  Cynthia C. Hogan, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term 
expiring February 8, 2024.
  Beverly Gage, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the National Council 
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2024.
  Linda A. Puchala, of Maryland, to be Member of the National Mediation 
Board for a term expiring July 1, 2024.

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  Javier Ramirez, of Illinois, to be Federal Mediation and Conciliation 
Director.
  Jose Javier Rodriguez, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Labor.
  David Weil, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Wage and 
Hour Division, Department of Labor.
  Robert McKinnon Califf, of North Carolina, to be Commissioner of Food 
and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services.
  Amy Loyd, of New Mexico, to be Assistant Secretary for Career, 
Technical, and Adult Education, Department of Education.
  Lisa M. Gomez, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.
  Susan Harthill, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Occupational 
Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2027.
  Kurt Thomas Rumsfeld, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the 
Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years.
  Ernest W. DuBester, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor 
Relations Authority for a term of five years expiring July 1, 2024.
  Cathy Ann Harris, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board.
  Cathy Ann Harris, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1, 2028.
  Susan Tsui Grundmann, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal 
Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years expiring July 1, 
2025.
  Ed Gonzalez, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland 
Security.
  Laurel A. Blatchford, of the District of Columbia, to be Controller, 
Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and 
Budget.
  Andrew Fois, of the District of Columbia, to be Chairman of the 
Administrative Conference of the United States for a term of five 
years.
  Dilawar Syed, of California, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration.                                   
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Enrolled Bills Presented:                                      
  Page S23
Additional Cosponsors:                                     
  Pages S23-24
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
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  Pages S22-23


 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page D10, January 4, 2022, the following language appears: 
Messages from the House: Page S23 Enrolled Bills Presented: Page 
S23 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S23-24 Statements on Introduced 
Bills/Resolutions: Additional Statements: Pages S22-23
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: Enrolled Bills 
Presented: Page S23 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S23-24 Statements 
on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Additional Statements: Pages S22-
23


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     Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:56 
     p.m., until 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 2022. (For 
     Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority 
     Leader in today's Record on page S24.)