[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 130 (Friday, August 7, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4540-S4542]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
EXECUTIVE RESOLUTION
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senate will
resume executive session in consideration of nominations en bloc
pursuant to S. Res. 817.
The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the en bloc
nominations provided under the provisions of S. Res. 817?
Mr. PADILLA. I ask for the yeas and nays.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
There appears to be a sufficient second.
The clerk will call the roll.
The legislative clerk called the roll.
Mr. BARRASSO. The following Senators are neccessarily absent: the
Senator from Wyoming (Ms. Lummis) and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr.
McConnell).
The result was announced--yeas 51, nays 47, as follows:
[Rollcall Vote No. 225 Ex.]
YEAS--51
Armstrong
Banks
Barrasso
Blackburn
Boozman
Britt
Budd
Capito
Cassidy
Collins
Cornyn
Cotton
Cramer
Crapo
Cruz
Curtis
Daines
Ernst
Fischer
Graham
Grassley
Hagerty
Hawley
Hoeven
Husted
Hyde-Smith
Johnson
Justice
Kennedy
Lankford
Lee
Marshall
McCormick
Moody
Moran
Moreno
Murkowski
Paul
Ricketts
Risch
Rounds
Schmitt
Scott (FL)
Scott (SC)
Sheehy
Sullivan
Thune
Tillis
Tuberville
Wicker
Young
NAYS--47
Alsobrooks
Baldwin
Bennet
Blumenthal
Blunt Rochester
Booker
Cantwell
Coons
Cortez Masto
Duckworth
Durbin
Fetterman
Gallego
Gillibrand
Hassan
Heinrich
Hickenlooper
Hirono
Kaine
Kelly
Kim
King
Klobuchar
Lujan
Markey
Merkley
Murphy
Murray
Ossoff
Padilla
Peters
Reed
Rosen
Sanders
Schatz
Schiff
Schumer
Shaheen
Slotkin
Smith
Van Hollen
Warner
Warnock
Warren
Welch
Whitehouse
Wyden
NOT VOTING--2
Lummis
McConnell
The en bloc nominations were confirmed as follows:
Calendar Number 729: John Breslow, of Arizona, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to
the Republic of Cyprus.
Calendar Number 730: Todd Steggerda, of Virginia, to be
Representative of the United States of America to the Office of the
United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, with
the rank of Ambassador.
Calendar Number 731: Adam Cassady, of Virginia, to be Ambassador at
Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy.
Calendar Number 732: Preston Wells Griffith III, of Virginia, to be
Representative of the United States of America to the Vienna Office of
the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.
Calendar Number 733: Preston Wells Griffith III, of Virginia, to be
Representative of the United States of America to the International
Atomic Energy Agency, with the rank of Ambassador.
Calendar Number 734: Fleet White, of Virginia, to be an Assistant
Secretary of State (Political-Military Affairs).
Calendar Number 739: Kenneth Sorenson, of Hawaii, to be United States
Attorney for the District of Hawaii for the term of four years.
Calendar Number 740: Johnson TeeHee II, of Oklahoma, to be United
States Marshal for the Eastern District of Oklahoma for the term of
four years.
Calendar Number 746: Timothy VerHey, of Michigan, to be United States
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan for the term of four
years.
Calendar Number 747: James Arnott, of Missouri, to be United States
Marshal for the Western District of Missouri for the term of four
years.
Calendar Number 748: Jack Chambers, of West Virginia, to be United
States Marshal for the Southern District of West Virginia for the term
of four years.
Calendar Number 749: Jason Holt, of Oklahoma, to be United States
Marshal for the Northern District of Oklahoma for the term of four
years.
Calendar Number 757: Michael Kavoukjian, of Florida, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to
the Kingdom of Norway.
Calendar Number 759: William Trachman, of Colorado, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to
the United Republic of Tanzania.
Calendar Number 761: Eric Wendt, of California, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
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United States of America to the Republic of Albania.
Calendar Number 762: David Brat, of Virginia, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to
the Commonwealth of Australia.
Calendar Number 764: Frank Garcia, of Virginia, to be a Member of the
Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term
expiring September 22, 2031.
Calendar Number 766: Glen Smith, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of
Agriculture for Rural Development.
Calendar Number 781: Sean Costello, of Alabama, to be United States
Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama for the term of four
years.
Calendar Number 782: Michael Vance, of Virginia, to be an Assistant
Secretary of State (Intelligence and Research).
Calendar Number 820: Michael McDonald, of the District of Columbia,
to be Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities for a
term of four years.
Calendar Number 821: James Macy, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the
National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring
August 27, 2030.
Calendar Number 822: David M. Prouty, of Maryland, to be a Member of
the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring
August 27, 2031. (Reappointment)
Calendar Number 823: Brett Matsumoto, of Maryland, to be Commissioner
of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, for a term of four years.
Calendar Number 824: William Hague, of Washington, to be an Assistant
Secretary of the Interior.
Calendar Number 826: Kaveh Farzad, of Maryland, to be an Assistant
Secretary of Energy (International Affairs).
Calendar Number 832: Don Richard Berthiaume, Jr., of Virginia, to be
Inspector General, Department of Justice.
Calendar Number 834: Charlton Allen, of North Carolina, to be General
Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five
years.
Calendar Number 835: 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.
Calendar Number 836: 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.
Calendar Number 837: Bradford Pentony Wilson, of New Jersey, to be
Archivist of the United States.
Calendar Number 840: Brian Cavanaugh, of Maryland, to be Under
Secretary for Management, Department of Homeland Security.
Calendar Number 841: James Woodruff, of Florida, to be Chairman of
the Merit Systems Protection Board.
Calendar Number 842: 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.
Calendar Number 843: 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.
Calendar Number 844: 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.
Calendar Number 845: 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.
Calendar Number 846: Cameron Hamilton, of Virginia, to be
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
Calendar Number 847: Charles Baldis, of Virginia, to be Special
Counsel, Office of Special Counsel, for the term of five years.
Calendar Number 848: 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.
Calendar Number 849: 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.
Calendar Number 850: Rudolph Bauer, of South Carolina, to be
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to Belize.
Calendar Number 853: Barbera Thornhill, of North Carolina, to be
Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, with the rank
of Ambassador at Large.
Calendar Number 854: Christopher Anderson, of Wisconsin, to be
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to the Kingdom of Cambodia.
Calendar Number 855: Stanley Brown, of Virginia, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to
the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.
Calendar Number 856: Joseph Burkhalter, of Georgia, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to
the Republic of Moldova.
Calendar Number 857: 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.
Calendar Number 858: Daniel Perez, of Florida, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to
the Federative Republic of Brazil.
Calendar Number 859: Laurence Socha, of Illinois, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to
the Republic of The Gambia.
Calendar Number 860: Juan Segura, of Virginia, to be an Assistant
Secretary of State (Western Hemisphere Affairs).
Calendar Number 861: 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.
Calendar Number 862: 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. (Reappointment)
Calendar Number 863: Brendan Hanrahan, of New York, to be an
Assistant Secretary of State (European and Eurasian Affairs).
Calendar Number 864: Donald Blome, of Illinois, to be an Assistant
Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs).
Calendar Number 865: Katherine Bowles, of Alabama, to be an Assistant
Secretary of State (Legislative Affairs).
Calendar Number 866: Edward Eppler, of Connecticut, to be Chief
Financial Officer, Department of Transportation.
Calendar Number 867: Karen Sessions, of Texas, to be a Commissioner
of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years
from October 27, 2025.
Calendar Number 868: Thomas B. Chapman, of Maryland, to be a Member
of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring
December 31, 2028. (Reappointment)
Calendar Number 869: Karen Jean Hedlund, of New York, to be a Member
of the Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31,
2030. (Reappointment)
Calendar Number 870: David Cummins, of Virginia, to be Administrator
of the Transportation Security Administration for a term of five years.
Calendar Number 871: Brien Lorenze, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner
of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years
from October 27, 2024.
Calendar Number 872: Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be Deputy Director of
the Office of Management and Budget.
Calendar Number 873: Erich Hernandez-Baquero, of Florida, to be an
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force.
Calendar Number 874: Roger Mason, of Virginia, to be Director of the
National Reconnaissance Office.
Calendar Number 875: Jules Hurst III, of Virginia, to be Under
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).
Calendar Number 899: Mark Cruz, of Oregon, to be Director of the
Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, for the
term of four years.
Calendar Number 900: Kevin Lilly, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary
for Fish and Wildlife.
Calendar Number 903: Christopher Nassar, of Oklahoma, to be United
States Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma for the term of
four years.
Calendar Number 904: Christopher Phelan, of Minnesota, to be Chairman
of the Council of Economic Advisers.
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Calendar Number 905: John Crews, of Virginia, to be a Member of the
National Credit Union Administration Board for a term expiring August
2, 2031.
Calendar Number 906: Sriprakash Kothari, of Massachusetts, to be an
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
Calendar Number 907: Erin Browne, of New York, to be an Under
Secretary of the Treasury.
Calendar Number 908: George McMaster, of South Carolina, to be an
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
Calendar Number 909: Francis Brooke, of Virginia, to be Deputy
Secretary of the Treasury.
(Mrs. BRITT assumed the Chair.)
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Hagerty). Under the previous order, the
motions to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and
the President will be immediately notified of the Senate's action.
The majority leader.