[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11053]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         DISCHARGE AND REFERRAL

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, as in executive session, I ask unanimous 
consent that the nomination of John Morton, to be Assistant Secretary 
of Homeland Security, reported by the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs on Monday, April 27, now be referred to the 
Judiciary Committee for a period of 30 calendar days; that at the end 
of the 30 days, if the Committee on the Judiciary has not reported the 
nomination, then it be automatically discharged and placed on the 
Executive Calendar.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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