[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 2, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S496]
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 Ms. CANTWELL for the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       *Kathy K. Im, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of 
     Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a 
     term expiring January 31, 2024.
       *Thomas E. Rothman, of California, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting 
     for a term expiring January 31, 2026.
       *Elizabeth M. Sembler, of Florida, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting 
     for a term expiring January 31, 2026.
       *John Edward Putnam, of Colorado, to be General Counsel of 
     the Department of Transportation.
       *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.
       *Steven Scott Cliff, of California, to be Administrator of 
     the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
       *Ann Claire Phillips, of Virginia, to be Administrator of 
     the Maritime Administration.
       *Laura Gore Ross, of New York, to be a Member of the Board 
     of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a 
     term expiring January 31, 2028.
       *Victoria Marie Baecher Wassmer, of the District of 
     Columbia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of 
     Transportation.

  Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. President, for the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation 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.

       *Coast Guard nominations beginning with Capt. Wayne R. 
     Arguin and ending with Capt. John C. Vann, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on September 13, 2021.
       *Coast Guard nominations beginning with Capt. Franklin H. 
     Schaefer and ending with Capt. Tiffany G. Danko, which 
     nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the 
     Congressional Record on October 28, 2021.
       *Coast Guard nominations beginning with Rear Adm. (lh) 
     Christopher A. Bartz and ending with Rear Adm. (lh) Jonathan 
     P. Hickey, which nominations were received by the Senate and 
     appeared in the Congressional Record on December 1, 2021.
       *Coast Guard nomination of Peter F. Bosma, to be Captain.
       By Mr. PETERS for the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       *Margaret A. Burnham, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of 
     the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board.
       *Gabrielle M. Dudley, of Georgia, to be a Member of the 
     Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board.
       *Henry Klibanoff, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Civil 
     Rights Cold Case Records Review Board.
       *Brenda E. Stevenson, of California, to be a Member of the 
     Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board.
       *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.
       *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.

  *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.

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