[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3351]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




EXECUTIVE SESSION
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             NOMINATIONS DISCHARGED AND EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to executive session and that the HELP Committee be discharged 
from further consideration of the nominations of Amy Apfel Kass, Andrew 
Ladis, Wright Lassiter, Jr., to be members of the National Council on 
the Humanities, and Maribeth McGinley to be a member of the National 
Council on the Arts. I further ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 727, the nomination of 
Sally Stroup to be an Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education; 
that the nominations be confirmed, the motions to reconsider be laid 
upon the table, any statements relating to the nominations be printed 
in the Record, the President be immediately notified of the Senate's 
action, and the Senate return to legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed are as follows:


                   national council on the humanities

       Amy Apfel Kass, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National 
     Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 
     2004.
       Andrew Ladis, of Georgia, to be a Member of the National 
     Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 
     2006.
       Wright Lassiter, Jr., of Texas, to be a Member of the 
     National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring 
     January 26, 2006.


                      national council on the arts

       Maribeth McGinley, of California, to be a Member of the 
     National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 
     2006.


                        department of education

       Sally Stroup, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for 
     Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.

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