[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 152 (Thursday, September 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S4993]
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. CRAPO for the Committee on Finance.
       *Ge Bai, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services.
       *James Gadwood, of Maryland, to be Chief Counsel for the 
     Internal Revenue Service and an Assistant General Counsel in 
     the Department of the Treasury.
       *Andrew A. De Mello, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the 
     United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.
       *Gerard Klomp, of Utah, to be Deputy Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services.
       By Mr. GRASSLEY for the Committee on the Judiciary.
       Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit 
     Judge for the Fifth Circuit.
       Gregory Carl Cook, of Alabama, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Northern District of Alabama.
       D. Adam Candeub, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
     Assistant Attorney General.
       John Peter Cronan, of New York, to be a Member of the 
     United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring 
     October 31, 2029.
       Jason Manion, of Ohio, to be a Member of the United States 
     Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2029.
       Claire McCusker Murray, of Maryland, to be a Member of the 
     United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring 
     October 31, 2031.
       Luis Felipe Restrepo, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of 
     the United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring 
     October 31, 2031.
       Joy Lynne Pittman Thorp, of Oklahoma, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma for the term of 
     four years.
       Steven Weinhoeft, of Illinois, to be United States Attorney 
     for the Southern District of Illinois for the term of four 
     years.
       William Gerald Hardy, of Alabama, to be United States 
     Marshal for the Northern District of Alabama for the term of 
     four years.
       Philip Lewis III, of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
     Marshal for the Middle District of Pennsylvania for the term 
     of four years.
       Seth Reister, of Florida, to be United States Marshal for 
     the Northern District of Florida for the term of four years.
       Jurgen Ryan Soekhoe, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     United States Marshal for the District of Columbia for the 
     term of four years.

  *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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