[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 120 (Wednesday, July 22, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4227-S4230]
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. RISCH for the Committee on Foreign Relations.
* Rudolph Bauer, of South Carolina, to be
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United
States of America to Belize.
Nominee: Rudolph Bauer.
Post: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
United States of America to Belize.
(The following is a list of members of my immediate family.
I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the
pertinent contributions made by them. To the best of my
knowledge, the information contained in this report is
complete and accurate.)
Contributions, donee, date, and amount:
Self: none, Spouse: none.
*Kari Lake, of Arizona, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Jamaica.
Nominee: Kari Lake.
Post: US Ambassador to Jamaica.
(The following is a list of members of my immediate family.
I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the
pertinent contributions made by them. To the best of my
knowledge, the information contained in this report is
complete and accurate.)
Contributions, amount, date, and donee:
RNC, $415, 01/17/23, Self. NRSC, $41,300, 09/20/24, Kari
Lake Campaign Committee. Hovde for Wisconsin, $2,000, 10/30/
24, Kari Lake Campaign Committee. NRSC, $48,000, 10/30/24,
Kari Lake Campaign Committee. NRSC, $199.17, 09/30/25, Kari
Lake Victory Committee. WinRed (Trump), $100, 03/30/24,
Spouse. Never Surrender (Trump), $468.46, 05/30/24, Spouse.
WinRed (Trump), $104.10, 10/29/24, Spouse. Never Surrender
(Trump), $93.69, 10/29/24, Spouse. Trump Nat'l Committee,
$104.10, 10/29/24, Spouse.
*Douglas Mastriano, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Slovak Republic.
Nominee: Douglas Mastriano.
Post: Ambassador.
Nominated: Slovak Republic.
(The following is a list of members of my immediate family.
I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the
pertinent contributions made by them. To the best of my
knowledge, the information contained in this report is
complete and accurate.)
Contributions, amount, date, and donee:
Dan Cox for Congress: $500, Apr. 2024, Rebecca Mastriano.
Aaron Bashir for Congress: $500, Oct. 2024, Douglas/Rebecca
Mastriano. Patriots for Perry: $1000, Jul. 2024, Rebecca
Mastriano. Dan Cox for Congress: $500, Dec. 2023, Rebecca
Mastriano. Ceci Truman for Congress: $250, Dec. 2023, Rebecca
Mastriano. Republican Fed Com of PA: $2,000, Sep. 2021,
Douglas Mastriano. Donald J. Trump Pres., Inc.: $225, Jun.
2020, Rebecca Mastriano. Trump MAGA Com.: $300, Jun. 2020,
Rebecca Mastriano.
____
*Barbera Thornhill, of North Carolina, to be Director of
the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, with the rank
of Ambassador at Large.
Nominee: Barbara Hale Thornhill.
Post: Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat
Trafficking with rank of Ambassador at large.
(The following is a list of members of my immediate family.
I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the
pertinent contributions made by them. To the best of my
knowledge, the information contained in this report is
complete and accurate.)
Contributions, amount, date, donee:
Self: $3,500.00, 11.17.2025, Pamela Evette for Governor;
$10,000.00, 11.07.2025, Southeastern Conservative Foundation;
$25,000.00, 11.07.2025, Whatley Victory Committee; $7,000.00,
09.04.2025, Joe Mitchell for Congress; $7,000.00, 07.07.2025,
Sarah Sanders Event in Chicago; $3,500.00, 06.24.2025,
Friends of Tim Moore; $24,675.84, 06.23.2025, American Voice;
$44,300.00, 06.03.2025, RNC Team 100; $3,500.00, 05.28.2025,
Grow the Majority; $3,500.00, 04.22.2025, Graham Majority
Fun; $2,750.00, 03.22.2025, Karrin Taylor Robson for
Governor; $5,000.00, 02.21.2025, McHenry County GOPAC;
$98,527.00, 12.11.2024, Trump Vance Inaugural Committee;
$3,500.00, 10.27.2024, WinRed Ted Cruz for Senate;
$50,222.25, 10.21.2024, Trump 47 Committee, Inc.;
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$45,844.75, 09.19.2024, Trump 47 Committee, Inc.; $80,427.34,
09.19.2024, Trump 47 Committee, Inc.; $98,895.80, 09.19.2024,
Trump 47 Committee, Inc.; $196,323.60, 09.19.2024, Trump 47
Committee, Inc.; $79,487.62, 09.19.2024, Trump 47 Committee,
Inc.; $123,900.00, 09.19.2024, Republican National Committee;
$3,300.00, 08.27.2024, Tim Moore NC Victory Fund; $3,000.00,
08.23.2024, WinRed Josh Hawley Victory Committee; $10,000.00,
07.15.2024, Log Cabin Republicans; $5,000.00, 06.14.2024,
WinRed the Republican National Committee; $100,000.00,
03.10.2024, Trump 47 Committee; $25,000.00, 03.05.2024,
Buckeye Values PAC; $3,300.00, 03.05.2024, Blackburn
Tennessee Victory Fund; $2,900.00, 11.02.2022, Budd NC
Victory Fund; $2,000.00, 10.26.2022, Jan Perry for Congress;
$2,900.00, 10.20.2022, Oz Victory Fund; $2,900.00,
10.18.2022, WinRed Leora Levy for U.S. Senate Inc.;
$2,900.00, 06.30.2022, Blake Masters for Senate; $1,500.00,
04.25.2022, Jill Homan for NC; $1,000.00, 04.18.2022, WinRed
Tim Scott Victory Fund; $2,900.00, 04.03.2022, Van Orden U.S.
Congress.
*Christopher Anderson, of Wisconsin, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Kingdom of Cambodia.
Nominee: Christopher Anderson.
Post: Kingdom of Cambodia.
Nominated: June 1, 2026.
(The following is a list of members of my immediate family.
I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the
pertinent contributions made by them. To the best of my
knowledge, the information contained in this report is
complete and accurate.)
Contributions, amount, date, and donee:
Christopher Anderson: none, Jennifer Anderson: none.
*Stanley Brown, of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the
Republic of Equatorial Guinea.
Nominee: Stanley Brown.
Post: Equatorial Guinea.
Nominated: June 1, 2026.
(The following is a list of members of my immediate family.
I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the
pertinent contributions made by them. To the best of my
knowledge, the information contained in this report is
complete and accurate.)
Contributions, amount, date, and donee:
None, zero, N/A, Sharon M. Brown. None, zero, N/A, Stanley
L. Brown.
*Joseph Burkhalter, of Georgia, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Republic of Moldova.
Nominee: Joseph Mark Burkhalter.
Post: Republic of Moldova.
Nominated: June 1, 2026.
(The following is a list of members of my immediate family.
I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the
pertinent conttributions made by them. To the best of my
knowledge, the information contained in this report is
complete and accurate.)
Contributions, amount, date, and donee:
Self, $135.35, 6/2/2025, Tim Sheehy for Montana. Self,
$2,082.03, 12/6/2025, Brian Jack for Congress. Self,
$1,000.00, 10/7/2024, Strong America Fund. Self, $1,000.00,
10/7/2024, Loudermilk for Congress. Self, $24,557.02, 9/4/
2024, Republican National Committee. Self, $135.35
(returned), 8/1/2024, Tim Sheehy for Montana. Self,
$3,435.35, 6/14/2024, Tim Sheehy for Montana. Self,
$3,435.35, 6/14/2024, Tim Sheehy for Montana. Self,
$1,041.02, 5/17/2024, Brian Jack for Congress. Self, $34.00,
10/15/2022, WinRed. Self, $1,000.00, 8/16/2022, Team
Herschel, Inc.
*John Hurley, of California, to be Representative of the
United States of America to the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador.
Nominee: John K. Hurley.
Post: Representative of the United States of America to the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with
the rank of Ambassador.
(The following is a list of members of my immediate family.
I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the
pertinent contributions made by them. To the best of my
knowledge, the information contained in this report is
complete and accurate.)
Kamilla Bren Hurley (deceased).
Recipient, date, donor, and amount:
Cotton Majority Committee: 1/7/2026, John K. Hurely,
$6,200.
Trump 47 Committee: 10/8/2024, John K. Hurely, $25,000.
Young Victory Committee: 9/26/2024, John K. Hurely, $3,300.
Senate Leadership Fund: 9/3/2024, John K. Hurely, $50,000.
Hogan for Maryland: 8/21/2024, John K. Hurely, $3,300.
Tim Sheehy for Montana: 8/21/2024, John K. Hurely, $3,300.
Hovde for Wisconsin: 8/21/2024, John K. Hurely, $3,300.
Bernie Moreno for Senate: 8/21/2024, John K. Hurely,
$3,300.
Sam Brown for Nevada: 8/21/2024, John K. Hurely, $3,300.
Cornyn Victory Fund: 8/21/2024, John K. Hurely, $16,500.
Trump 47 Committee: 6/18/2024, John K. Hurely, $100,000.
NRSC: 3/5/2024, John K. Hurely, $41,300.
Sullivan Victory Committee, Alaska: 10/18/2023, John K.
Hurely, $11,600.
NRSC: 6/27/2023, John K. Hurely, $41,300.
Republican Governors Association: 10/20/2022, John K.
Hurely, $10,000.
California Republican Party PAC: 10/7/2022, John K. Hurely,
$10,000.
Joe O'Dea Victory, Colorado Republican Committee: 9/28/
2022, John K. Hurely, $2,900.
Joe O'Dea Victory, Colorado Republican Committee: 9/28/
2022, John K. Hurely, $2,900.
Dr. Oz PAC: 9/15/2022, John K. Hurely, $2,900.
Dr. Oz U.S. Senate: 9/15/2022, John K. Hurely, $5,000.
Tom Cotton--U.S. Senate and Republican Majority PAC
(Arkansas): 9/14/2022, John K. Hurely, $10,800.
Ron Johnson--Senate Republican Party of Wisconsin: 9/12/
2022, John K. Hurely, $2,900.
Tiffany Smiley U.S. Senate: 8/10/2022, John K. Hurely,
$2,900.
Doctor Oz for Senate: 6/27/2022, John K. Hurely, $2,900.
County Commissioner, County Commissioner, Teton, WY: 6/3/
2022, John K. Hurely, $2,900.
Laxalt for U.S. Senate--NV: 6/3/2022, John K. Hurley &
Kamilla, $11,600.
Michela Alioto-Pier for Board of Equalization: 4/20/2022,
John K. Hurely, $8,100.
Opportunity Matters Fund: 3/30/2022, John K. Hurely,
$20,000.
Independent Super PAC: 3/23/2022, John K. Hurely, $100,000.
Dave McCormick, U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania: 3/4/2022, John
K. Hurley & Kamilla, $11,600.
National Republician Senatorial Committee: 1/7/2022, John
K. Hurely, $36,500.
*Daniel Perez, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the
Federative Republic of Brazil.
Nominee: Daniel Perez
Post: Federative Republic of Brazil
(The following is a list of members of my immediate family.
I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the
pertinent contributions made by them. To the best of my
knowledge, the information contained in this report is
complete and accurate.)
Contributions, amount, date, and donee:
$0, Daniel Perez; $0, Stephanie Perez.
____
*Laurence Socha, of Illinois, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Republic of The Gambia.
Nominee: Laurence Socha.
Post: Republic of The Gambia.
Nominated: June 1, 2026.
(The following is a list of members of my immediate family.
I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the
pertinent contributions made by them. To the best of my
knowledge, the information contained in this report is
complete and accurate.)
Contributions, amount, date, and donee:
Laurence Socha, $0, N/A, None.
Denice Socha, $0, N/A, None.
*Juan Segura, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of
State (Western Hemisphere Affairs).
*Juan Segura, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term
expiring September 20, 2026.
*Juan Segura, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term
expiring September 20, 2032.
*Brendan Hanrahan, of New York, to be an Assistant
Secretary of State (European and Eurasian Affairs).
*Donald Blome, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of
State (Near Eastern Affairs).
*Katherine Bowles, of Alabama, to be an Assistant Secretary
of State (Legislative Affairs).
Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, for the Committee on Foreign Relations 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.
*Foreign Service nominations beginning with Amy Caldwell
and ending with Robert Tuebner, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record on March 25, 2026.
*Foreign Service nominations beginning with Aziz Ahmed
Ahang and ending with Charlie J. Franta, which nominations
were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record on July 14, 2026.
*Foreign Service nominations beginning with Andres Jaime
Albarran and ending with Carson H. Wu, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record on July 14, 2026.
*Foreign Service nominations beginning with Megan Marie
Alvarez and ending with Elizabeth Q. Younger, which
nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the
Congressional Record on July 14, 2026.
*Foreign Service nominations beginning with Ani M. Ahn and
ending with Rebecca Young, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on July
14, 2026.
*Foreign Service nominations beginning with John Armstrong
and ending with Noah D. Ross, which nominations were received
by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on
July 14, 2026.
By Mr. WICKER for the Committee on Armed Services.
*Erich Hernandez-Baquero, of Florida, to be an Assistant
Secretary of the Air Force.
*Roger Mason, of Virginia, to be Director of the National
Reconnaissance Office.
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*Jules Hurst III, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of
Defense (Comptroller).
*Air Force nomination of Maj. Gen. Thomas M. Suelzer, to be
Lieutenant General.
*Space Force nomination of Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, to
be General.
Air Force nominations beginning with Col. Michael C. Alfaro
and ending with Col. David J. Wilson, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record on May 18, 2026.
*Air Force nomination of Maj. Gen. Paul R. Fast, to be
Lieutenant General.
Air Force nomination of Brig. Gen. Peter M. Bonetti, to be
Major General.
Air Force nominations beginning with Brig. Gen. Jon A.
Eberlan and ending with Brig. Gen. Stephen P. Snelson, which
nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the
Congressional Record on June 17, 2026.
Air Force nominations beginning with Brig. Gen. Mary K.
Haddad and ending with Brig. Gen. Mark D. Richey, which
nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the
Congressional Record on June 17, 2026.
*Air Force nomination of Maj. Gen. Bradford R. Everman, to
be Lieutenant General.
*Army nomination of Maj. Gen. James B. Bartholomees, to be
Lieutenant General.
*Army nomination of Maj. Gen. Charles T. Lombardo, to be
Lieutenant General.
*Army nomination of Lt. Gen. James P. Isenhower III, to be
Lieutenant General.
*Army nomination of Maj. Gen. Clair A. Gill, to be
Lieutenant General.
*Army nomination of Maj. Gen. Thomas M. Feltey, to be
Lieutenant General.
*Army nomination of Maj. Gen. John W. Lubas, to be
Lieutenant General.
*Army nomination of Lt. Gen. Brian S. Eifler, to be
Lieutenant General.
Army nomination of Col. Nicholas H. Gist, to be Brigadier
General.
*Navy nomination of Rear Adm. Michael S. Wosje, to be Vice
Admiral.
*Navy nomination of Rear Adm. Mark D. Behning, to be Vice
Admiral.
Navy nominations beginning with Rear Adm. (lh) Joshua C.
Himes and ending with Rear Adm. (lh) Kurtis A. Mole, which
nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the
Congressional Record on July 13, 2026.
Navy nominations beginning with Rear Adm. (lh) Thomas J.
Dickinson and ending with Rear Adm. (lh) Todd S. Weeks, which
nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the
Congressional Record on July 13, 2026.
Navy nomination of Rear Adm. (lh) Kevin J. Brown, to be
Rear Admiral.
Navy nominations beginning with Rear Adm. (lh) Thomas A.
Donovan and ending with Rear Adm. (lh) David P. Walt, which
nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the
Congressional Record on July 13, 2026.
Space Force nominations beginning with Brig. Gen. Matthew
S. Cantore and ending with Brig. Gen. Kristin L. Panzenhagen,
which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in
the Congressional Record on July 13, 2026.
Mr. WICKER. 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 Jeffrey D. Baldridge
and ending with Joshua J. Wendell, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record on June 23, 2026.
Air Force nominations beginning with Micah B. Baker and
ending with Joseph G. Wright, which nominations were received
by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on
June 23, 2026.
Air Force nominations beginning with Micheal P. Allen and
ending with Denean V. Zozo, which nominations were received
by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on
June 23, 2026.
Air Force nominations beginning with Jon R. Alexander and
ending with Peter H. Yusckat, which nominations were received
by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on
June 23, 2026.
Air Force nominations beginning with Jareatha N. Abdul
Raheem and ending with Ning Y. Zheng, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record on July 13, 2026.
Air Force nominations beginning with Bryon G. Alger and
ending with Jenny H. Yoo, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on July
13, 2026.
Air Force nominations beginning with Amanda M. Adams and
ending with Dominique I. Zuluaga, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record on July 13, 2026.
Air Force nominations beginning with Isaac L. Bacon and
ending with William B. Wilson, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record on July 13, 2026.
Air Force nomination of Jennifer H. Hall, to be Colonel.
Air Force nomination of Christina J. Lee, to be Colonel.
Air Force nomination of Jenicia S. McFadden, to be
Lieutenant Colonel.
Air Force nomination of Anthony C. Clark, to be Major.
Army nominations beginning with Bryan E. Abell and ending
with 1393647040, which nominations were received by the
Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June 23,
2026.
Army nominations beginning with Joseph K. Abel, Jr. and
ending with 1402783164, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June
23, 2026.
Army nominations beginning with Jamie E. Abel and ending
with 1292411770, which nominations were received by the
Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June 23,
2026.
Army nominations beginning with Christopher A. Arnett and
ending with 1363803810, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June
23, 2026.
Army nomination of Nicholas H. Orr, to be Colonel.
Army nomination of Amanda B. Love, to be Colonel.
Army nomination of Khalid R. Rodriguez, to be Lieutenant
Colonel.
Army nomination of William S. Mulkeen, to be Major.
Army nomination of Craig B. Morehead, to be Lieutenant
Colonel.
Navy nominations beginning with Jayson S. Belmes and ending
with Sheldon C. Wallen, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June
23, 2026.
Navy nominations beginning with Luslaida Barbosa and ending
with Jorge Vargas, which nominations were received by the
Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June 23,
2026.
Navy nominations beginning with Ryan J. Ellwood and ending
with Preston T. Tilus, which nominations were received by the
Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June 23,
2026.
Navy nominations beginning with Matthew D. Akers and ending
with Alexander D. Washofsky, which nominations were received
by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on
June 23, 2026.
Navy nominations beginning with Jorge L. Bauzo and ending
with Todd W. Wish, which nominations were received by the
Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June 23,
2026.
Navy nominations beginning with Michael J. Atterbery and
ending with Timothy A. Shaw, which nominations were received
by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on
June 23, 2026.
Navy nominations beginning with Gregory N. Anderson and
ending with Scott H. Zinn II, which nominations were received
by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on
June 23, 2026.
Navy nominations beginning with Troy M. Beiderbecke and
ending with Sequoia M. Youngblood, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record on June 23, 2026.
Navy nominations beginning with Elizabeth A. Arrow and
ending with Robert E. Woods, Jr., which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record on June 23, 2026.
Navy nomination of Benjamin J. Robinson, to be Commander.
Navy nominations beginning with Grant R. Gagnon and ending
with Clinton J. Smith, which nominations were received by the
Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June 23,
2026.
Navy nominations beginning with Benjamin T. Anderson and
ending with Karl F. Schonberg, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record on June 23, 2026.
Navy nominations beginning with Nicholas P. Celone and
ending with Ismael Tounkara, which nominations were received
by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on
June 23, 2026.
Navy nominations beginning with Jeremy M. Bullard and
ending with Niklas H. Rueter, which nominations were received
by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on
June 23, 2026.
Navy nominations beginning with Dylan L. Aaker and ending
with Jonathan J. Yaede, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June
23, 2026.
Navy nominations beginning with Kevin S. Carlsen and ending
with Keith D. Williams, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June
23, 2026.
Navy nominations beginning with Aaron M. Ackerman and
ending with Alexander J. Wunderlich, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record on June 23, 2026.
Navy nominations beginning with Curtis D. T. Bolen and
ending with Christopher J. Wright, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record on June 23, 2026.
Navy nomination of Aldo Gutierrez, to be Lieutenant
Commander.
Navy nomination of Dahlia M. Hassan, to be Lieutenant
Commander.
Navy nominations beginning with Raymond J. Ahaus and ending
with Thomas A. Williams, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on July
13, 2026.
Navy nominations beginning with Steven W. Arnold and ending
with Kristia M. Wiltshire, which nominations were received by
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the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on July
13, 2026.
Navy nominations beginning with Dakota J. Allen and ending
with Robert T. Yoder, which nominations were received by the
Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on July 13,
2026.
Navy nominations beginning with Manoj K. Maloo and ending
with Matthias C. Sommer, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on July
13, 2026.
Navy nomination of Laura H. Artabazon, to be Lieutenant
Commander.
Navy nomination of Samir Shaikh, to be Lieutenant
Commander.
Navy nominations beginning with Caroline R. Triepel and
ending with Matthias C. Sommer, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record on July 13, 2026.
Navy nominations beginning with Ester E. Cobb and ending
with Aimee K. Wu, which nominations were received by the
Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on July 13,
2026.
Navy nomination of Joshua M. Markley, to be Captain.
Navy nominations beginning with Adekunle O. Ajayi and
ending with Ryan S. Nolan, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on July
13, 2026.
Space Force nomination of Jason H. Furman, to be Major.
By Mr. CRUZ for the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
*Edward Eppler, of Connecticut, to be Chief Financial
Officer, Department of Transportation.
*Karen Sessions, of Texas, to be a Commissioner of the
Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years
from October 27, 2025.
*Thomas B. Chapman, of Maryland, to be a Member of the
National Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring
December 31, 2028.
*Karen Jean Hedlund, of New York, to be a Member of the
Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31,
2030.
*David Cummins, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the
Transportation Security Administration for a term of five
years.
*Brien Lorenze, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the
Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years
from October 27, 2024.
By Mrs. CAPITO for the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
*Kevin Lilly, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish
and Wildlife.
By Mr. PAUL for the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
*Charlton Allen, of North Carolina, to be General Counsel
of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five
years.
*Christopher Michael De Bono, 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.
*Bradford Pentony Wilson, of New Jersey, to be Archivist of
the United States.
*Jeffrey Brodsky, of Florida, to be a Governor of the
United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8,
2029.
*William Gallo, of Florida, to be a Governor of the United
States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2030.
*Brian Cavanaugh, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for
Management, Department of Homeland Security.
*James Woodruff, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Merit
Systems Protection Board.
*Michael Christopher DiLorenzo, 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, Craig
S. Iscoe, retired.
*Craig Edward Leen, 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.
*Christine Michelle Macey, 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 Barlow Timmer, 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.
*Cameron Hamilton, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
*Charles Baldis, of Virginia, to be Special Counsel, Office
of Special Counsel, for the term of five years.
*James Andrew Crowell IV, of the District of Columbia, to
be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of
Appeals for the term of fifteen years.
*Stuart Gordon Nash, of the District of Columbia, to be an
Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
for the term of fifteen years.
*Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office
of Management and Budget.
By Mr. HOEVEN for Ms. MURKOWSKI for the Committee on Indian
Affairs.
*Mark Cruz, of Oregon, to be Director of the Indian Health
Service, Department of Health and Human Services, for the
term of four years.
By Mr. JOHNSON for the Committee on the Budget.
*Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office
of Management and Budget.
*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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