PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS
Addresses
Upholding the Tradition of Freedom of Speech: Senator Byrd, S4364-S4366 [27AP]
Agreements
Memorandum of Understanding on Judicial Nominations, S5830 [24MY]
Articles and editorials
Abu Ghraib Accountability, S845 [2FE]
Admission of Guilt, S5836 [24MY]
Advice and Consent, S2410 [10MR]
Alito—A Threat to Civil Rights, E2520 [14DE]
Alito's Sticky Thicket, H12144 [17DE]
Alito's Views and O'Connor's, H12145 [17DE]
Altered Calculus, S10248 [21SE]
Appeals Nominee Gets Low Grade; ABA Cites Licensing Lapses in Granting `Qualified' Rating, S6430 [14JN]
Bad Fit for a Key Court, S6210 [8JN]
Battle Over Judges—With Estrada Out, Senate Must End Turmoil, S2410 [10MR]
Best Man for the Job, S5891 [25MY]
Bingaman Should Lead Dems' Filibuster Retreat, S4448 [28AP]
Blunt but Effective, S5892 [25MY]
Breaking the Rules—Framers Intended No More Than a Senate Majority To Approve Judges, S5773 [23MY]
Call End to Filibuster, S2410 [10MR]
CIA Rejects Discipline for 9/11 Failures—Goss Cites Fear of Hurting Agency, H8726 [6OC]
Civil Rights Guardian, Outstanding Nominee, S6266 [9JN]
Cool Condi, S408 [25JA]
Court Nominee Gave False Data, Text Shows; Law License Was Suspended Despite Early Denial, S6429 [14JN]
Cross Country—Pryor Impressions, E485 [17MR]
Degrading Policy, S696 [1FE], S941 [3FE]
Democracy and the Filibuster, S4372 [27AP]
Democrats Readying for Judicial Fight, S3612 [14AP]
Don't Confirm Gonzales, S694 [1FE]
Ex-White House Aide Indicted in Abramoff Case, H8727 [6OC]
Fighting for the Supreme Court—How Right-Wing Judges Are Transforming the Constitution, S10497-S10500 [27SE]
Filibuster Puts Bar Too High for Judges, S4449 [28AP]
Filibustering Janice Rogers Brown, S6090 [6JN]
From Thomas, Original Views, S6400 [13JN]
Gonzales; Democrats Should Reject Him, S694 [1FE]
Gonzales Helped Set the Course of Detainees—Justice Nominee's Hearings Likely To Focus on Interrogation Policies, S868-S870 [2FE]
Gonzales Nomination Leaves Many Questions, S695 [1FE]
Gonzales Rewrites Laws of War, S844 [2FE]
Harriet Miers' Nomination To Be Supreme Court Justice, S11969 [27OC]
Hatch Is Wrong About History of Judicial Appointments, S5768 [23MY]
Improper Advances—Talking Dream Jobs With the Judge Out of Court, S10496 [27SE]
In the Footsteps of History, S382, S384 [25JA]
Judicial Pick Not Fit for U.S. Court, S6210 [8JN]
Let's Change Rules That Hang Up Judicial Nominees, S2410 [10MR]
Little Respect, Please—Dems Should Remove Petty Obstacles to Rice's Confirmation, but She Owes Senators Much Better Answers as Secretary of State, S414 [25JA]
Memo Lets CIA Take Detainees Out of Iraq, S858 [2FE]
Memos Reveal Strategy Behind Judge Filibusters, S5474 [19MY]
No on Gonzales, S844 [2FE]
Nuke the Filibuster, S4373 [27AP]
Opening Argument—The Problems With Alberto Gonzales, S845 [2FE]
Our Constitution Faces Death by Due ``Process'', S6399 [13JN]
Out of the Mainstream, Again, S6210 [8JN]
Politics of Filibusters, S2409 [10MR]
Reject Justice Brown, S6146 [7JN]
R-E-S-P-E-C-T—For the Law, for the Court, for the Constitution, for the Nominee. . ., S7808 [30JN]
Roberts Rises to the Occasion, S10248 [21SE]
Rules of Order, S4372 [27AP]
Senate on the Brink, S4143 [22AP]
Shut Up, Mr. Smith, S4437 [27AP]
Time for Filibuster Rules To Change, S2409 [10MR]
Time To Retire the Filibuster, S4143 [22AP]
Time To Stand Up, S3269 [6AP]
Torture Taint Should Disqualify Nominee Gonzales, S695 [1FE]
Unfit as Attorney General, S695 [1FE]
Unique Case of Obstruction, S5475, S5513 [19MY]
Up, Down or Out, S4368 [27AP]
Vote on Mr. Gonzales, S942 [3FE]
War Over Judges Is No Longer Subtle Fight, S5384 [18MY]
Window on a Man's Morality; Alberto R. Gonzales' Record Raises Questions About His Fitness To Serve as Attorney General, S693 [1FE]
Woman of the Year—Instead of Celebrating Condi Rice, Democrats Nip at Her Ankles, S398 [25JA]
Worrying About the Right Things, S5730 [23MY]
Wrong Attorney General, S695 [1FE], S941 [3FE]
Wrong for the Job, S694 [1FE]
Bills and resolutions
Committee on Taxation (Joint): authorize review of Federal income tax returns of U.S. Supreme Court nominees (see S. 2092), S13502 [13DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish certain qualifications for the office of Under Sec. for Emergency Preparedness and Response (see S. 1612), S9645 [6SE]
———establish minimum qualification standards for Senate-confirmed positions (see S. 2040), S13161 [17NO]
Federal employees: establish uniform appointment process and term of service for Architect of the Capitol, Comptroller General, and Librarian of Congress and prohibit salary from exceeding that of a Member of Congress (see H.R. 4446), H11109 [6DE]
FRS: permit members of the Boad of Governors to be appointed for more than one term of office (see H.R. 3720), H7813 [8SE]
Hurricanes: appoint a Federal officer to focus exclusively on the official and effective use of Federal resources in southeast Louisiana for Hurricane Katrina recovery (see S. 1843), S11212 [6OC]
National security: provide that a Federal public safety position may not be held by any political appointee who does not meet certain minimum requirements (see H.R. 3925), H8387 [27SE]
———provide that a Federal public safety position may not be held by any political appointee who does not meet certain minimum requirements (H.R. 3925), consideration (see H. Res. 570), H10909 [17NO]
Biographies
Smith, J. Dorrance, S14296 [21DE]
Civilian
African Development Foundation: nominations, S10629 [28SE]
———nominations confirmed, S11336 [7OC]
AID: nominations, S3161 [4AP], S4795 [9MY], S5248 [16MY], S7330 [23JN], S9692 [6SE], S9996 [13SE]
———nominations confirmed, S7395 [24JN], S11336 [7OC], S13969 [17DE]
Amtrak Reform Board: nominations, S370 [24JA]
Barry Goldwater Scholarship & Excellence in Education Foundation: nominations, S371 [24JA]
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation: nominations confirmed, S6072 [26MY]
Broadcasting Board of Governors: nominations, S371 [24JA], S9692 [6SE], S11443 [17OC]
———nominations withdrawn, S11448 [17OC]
CFTC: nominations, S5371 [17MY], S5942 [25MY]
———nominations confirmed, S7873 [30JN]
Corp. for National and Community Service: nominations, S371 [24JA], S3159 [4AP], S14198 [20DE]
———nominations withdrawn, S13516 [13DE]
CPSC: nominations, S1811 [28FE]
———nominations confirmed, S4608 [28AP]
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: nominations, S2099 [4MR], S2757 [15MR], S4223 [25AP]
———nominations withdrawn, S3161 [4AP]
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board: nominations, S7645 [29JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: nominations, S34 [4JA], S370 [24JA], S2656 [14MR], S6065 [26MY], S9692 [6SE], S9861 [8SE], S13065 [16NO], S13595 [14DE]
———nominations confirmed, S105 [20JA], S4443 [27AP], S7944 [1JY], S8714 [21JY], S12719 [10NO]
Dept. of Commerce: nominations, S34 [4JA], S3159, S3160, S3161 [4AP], S4794, S4795 [9MY], S5942 [25MY], S6065 [26MY], S7541 [28JN], S8330 [14JY], S9588 [29JY], S9692 [6SE], S11206, S11243 [6OC], S12718 [10NO], S13516 [13DE], S13595 [14DE]
———nominations confirmed, S371 [24JA], S8765 [22JY], S11336 [7OC], S12057 [28OC], S13969 [17DE]
Dept. of Defense, S3364 [7AP]
———nominations, S370 [24JA], S3159 [4AP], S5248 [16MY], S6065 [26MY], S6784 [16JN], S7541 [28JN], S7645 [29JN], S9250, S9320 [28JY], S9692 [6SE], S10201 [19SE], S10393 [22SE], S13510 [13DE], S14198 [20DE]
———nominations confirmed, S1687, S1700 [17FE], S5185 [12MY], S6072 [26MY], S7873 [30JN], S9589 [29JY], S12057 [28OC], S12719 [10NO]
Dept. of Education: nominations, S34 [4JA], S371 [24JA], S3766 [15AP], S4607 [28AP], S5813 [23MY], S6113 [6JN], S7330 [23JN], S7645 [29JN], S9086, S9202 [27JY], S10629 [28SE], S13510 [13DE]
———nominations confirmed, S105 [20JA], S6072 [26MY], S7873 [30JN], S9249, S9251, S9319, S9321 [28JY], S11748 [21OC], S13969 [17DE]
Dept. of Energy: nominations, S34 [4JA], S1812 [28FE], S2099 [4MR], S3714 [14AP], S4794 [9MY], S5371 [17MY], S9692 [6SE], S9861 [8SE], S13510 [13DE]
———nominations confirmed, S680 [31JA], S3093 [17MR], S6668 [15JN], S9250, S9320 [28JY], S9589 [29JY], S13969 [17DE]
Dept. of HHS: nominations, S34 [4JA], S370 [24JA], S1436 [15FE], S3159 [4AP], S3957 [19AP], S4223 [25AP], S7645 [29JN], S8438 [18JY], S10393 [22SE], S13065 [16NO]
———nominations confirmed, S614 [26JA], S6242 [8JN], S8438 [18JY], S8765 [22JY], S13969 [17DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: nominations, S677 [31JA], S1724 [18FE], S3159 [4AP], S4607 [28AP], S5549 [19MY], S7645 [29JN], S8328 [14JY], S9692 [6SE], S11748 [21OC], S12718 [10NO]
———nominations confirmed, S1437 [15FE], S2503 [10MR], S6242 [8JN], S8765 [22JY], S9250, S9320 [28JY], S11336 [7OC], S13969 [17DE]
Dept. of HUD: nominations, S370 [24JA], S4223 [25AP], S7645 [29JN], S8145 [12JY], S8896 [25JY], S9086, S9202 [27JY], S9692 [6SE]
———nominations confirmed, S3766 [15AP], S6425 [13JN], S11336 [7OC], S12414 [4NO]
Dept. of Justice: nominations, S34 [4JA], S371 [24JA], S1359 [14FE], S1699 [17FE], S2657 [14MR], S3159 [4AP], S4607 [28AP], S5195 [13MY], S5813 [23MY], S6241 [8JN], S6784 [16JN], S6869 [20JN], S7330 [23JN], S7873 [30JN], S9692 [6SE], S10201 [19SE], S11748 [21OC], S12629 [9NO], S12718 [10NO], S13687 [15DE], S13945 [16DE], S14198 [20DE]
———nominations confirmed, S994 [3FE], S6242 [8JN], S7944 [1JY], S9251, S9321 [28JY], S9589 [29JY], S11337 [7OC], S12414 [4NO], S12719 [10NO], S13969 [17DE]
———nominations withdrawn, S11337 [7OC]
Dept. of Labor: nominations, S5372 [17MY], S10155 [15SE]
———nominations confirmed, S9588, S9589 [29JY]
Dept. of State: nominations, S34 [4JA], S370, S371 [24JA], S1310 [10FE], S1359 [14FE], S2099 [4MR], S2296 [8MR], S2656 [14MR], S3092 [17MR], S3159, S3160, S3161 [4AP], S3714 [14AP], S4223 [25AP], S4443 [27AP], S4607 [28AP], S4794, S4795 [9MY], S5006 [11MY], S5248 [16MY], S5371 [17MY], S6065 [26MY], S6112 [6JN], S6344 [9JN], S7541 [28JN], S7645 [29JN], S7873 [30JN], S8145 [12JY], S8329, S8330 [14JY], S8588 [20JY], S8714 [21JY], S8896 [25JY], S9086, S9202 [27JY], S9250, S9320 [28JY], S9588 [29JY], S9692 [6SE], S9996 [13SE], S10155 [15SE], S10201 [19SE], S10393 [22SE], S11206, S11243 [6OC], S11443 [17OC], S11599 [19OC], S11951 [26OC], S12057 [28OC], S12148 [1NO], S12461 [7NO], S12629 [9NO], S12718 [10NO], S13065 [16NO], S13424 [18NO], S13510, S13516 [13DE], S13595 [14DE]
———nominations confirmed, S614 [26JA], S1579 [16FE], S3093 [17MR], S3340 [6AP], S4443 [27AP], S4608 [28AP], S6072 [26MY], S6784 [16JN], S7394, S7395 [24JN], S7873 [30JN], S9588, S9589 [29JY], S9739 [7SE], S11336 [7OC], S12057 [28OC], S12414 [4NO], S12719 [10NO], S13424 [18NO], S13969 [17DE]
Dept. of the Interior: nominations, S1724 [18FE], S4794 [9MY], S5006 [11MY], S8438 [18JY], S13424 [18NO]
———nominations confirmed, S8765 [22JY], S11337 [7OC], S13424 [18NO]
Dept. of the Treasury: nominations, S370 [24JA], S1811 [28FE], S3340 [6AP], S5248 [16MY], S5942 [25MY], S6065 [26MY], S6112 [6JN], S7645 [29JN], S9250, S9320 [28JY], S9588 [29JY], S9692 [6SE], S11206, S11243 [6OC]
———nominations confirmed, S2874 [16MR], S3093 [17MR], S9250, S9320 [28JY], S9589 [29JY], S11336 [7OC], S13969 [17DE]
———nominations withdrawn, S10202 [19SE], S11337 [7OC]
Dept. of Transportation: nominations, S3092 [17MR], S3338 [6AP], S3714 [14AP], S5942 [25MY]
———nominations confirmed, S4608 [28AP], S5006 [11MY], S7873 [30JN]
Dept. of Treasury: nominations confirmed, S12057 [28OC]
Dept. of Veteran Affairs: nominations withdrawn, S13516 [13DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: nominations, S34 [4JA], S1724 [18FE], S4795 [9MY], S9589 [29JY], S9692 [6SE]
———nominations confirmed, S614 [26JA], S4607 [28AP], S9589 [29JY], S11951 [26OC], S12719 [10NO]
EEOC: nominations, S9250, S9320 [28JY], S9588 [29JY]
———nominations confirmed, S11748 [21OC]
Election Assistance Commission: nominations, S8714 [21JY]
———nominations confirmed, S9250, S9251, S9320, S9321 [28JY]
EPA: nominations, S370 [24JA], S3092 [17MR], S6112 [6JN], S7330 [23JN], S7541 [28JN], S9250, S9320 [28JY], S9692 [6SE]
———nominations confirmed, S4443 [27AP], S4607 [28AP], S9250, S9320 [28JY], S9589 [29JY], S11337 [7OC], S13969 [17DE]
———nominations withdrawn, S6784 [16JN]
Executive Office of the President: nominations, S371 [24JA], S1812 [28FE], S3092 [17MR], S3159 [4AP], S3439 [11AP], S4443 [27AP], S6344 [9JN], S7873 [30JN], S9086, S9202 [27JY], S9250, S9320 [28JY], S9861 [8SE], S10155 [15SE], S10393 [22SE], S10629 [28SE], S11206, S11243 [6OC], S12284 [2NO], S13065 [16NO]
———nominations confirmed, S4138 [21AP], S6668 [15JN], S6784 [16JN], S7394 [24JN], S9250, S9320 [28JY], S12057 [28OC], S12414 [4NO], S12719 [10NO], S13969 [17DE]
FCC: nominations, S12629 [9NO]
FDIC: nominations, S8765 [22JY], S8896 [25JY]
———nominations confirmed, S9589 [29JY]
FEC: nominations, S13945 [16DE]
Federal Housing Finance Board: nominations, S370 [24JA]
———nominations confirmed, S2874 [16MR]
Federal Insurance Trust Funds: nominations, S12461 [7NO]
Federal Labor Relations Authority: nominations, S7330 [23JN]
———nominations confirmed, S11336 [7OC]
Federal Maritime Commission: nominations, S8145 [12JY]
———nominations confirmed, S8765 [22JY]
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service: nominations, S8714 [21JY]
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission: nominations, S5813 [23MY]
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: nominations, S371 [24JA]
Foreign Service: nominations, S371 [24JA], S1145 [8FE], S3160 [4AP], S4795 [9MY], S8329 [14JY], S9589 [29JY], S11448 [17OC], S13515 [13DE], S13595 [14DE]
———nominations confirmed, S2874 [16MR], S6784 [16JN], S11337 [7OC], S12058 [28OC], S13425 [18NO]
FRS: nominations, S12148 [1NO]
FTC: nominations, S9250, S9320 [28JY], S10771 [29SE]
———nominations confirmed, S13969 [17DE]
GSA: nominations, S371 [24JA]
———nominations confirmed, S8765 [22JY]
Institute of Museum Services: nominations, S13510 [13DE]
Inter-American Development Bank: nominations, S5942 [25MY]
———nominations confirmed, S11336 [7OC]
Inter-American Foundation: nominations, S34 [4JA], S371 [24JA], S1359 [14FE]
———nominations withdrawn, S12148 [1NO]
International Atomic Energy Agency: nominations, S6065 [26MY]
———nominations confirmed, S7395 [24JN]
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development: nominations, S4223 [25AP], S8896 [25JY]
———nominations confirmed, S10393 [22SE], S12057 [28OC]
ITC: nominations, S4443 [27AP]
———nominations confirmed, S9589 [29JY]
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation: nominations, S371 [24JA]
Judiciary: nominations, S1359 [14FE], S1882 [1MR], S6113 [6JN], S6241 [8JN], S6595 [14JN], S9250, S9320 [28JY], S9692 [6SE], S9996 [13SE], S10630 [28SE], S10771 [29SE], S11208, S11245 [6OC], S11851 [25OC], S12629 [9NO], S12718 [10NO], S13595 [14DE], S13687 [15DE], S13945 [16DE]
———nominations confirmed, S3439 [11AP], S4443 [27AP], S4608 [28AP], S6242 [8JN], S6345 [9JN], S6597 [14JN], S7395 [24JN], S11337 [7OC], S11748 [21OC], S11775 [24OC], S12037 [27OC], S12057 [28OC]
LSC: nominations, S371 [24JA], S11206, S11243 [6OC]
———nominations confirmed, S9249, S9251, S9319, S9321 [28JY]
Merit Systems Protection Board: nominations, S7330 [23JN]
———nominations confirmed, S13969 [17DE]
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: nominations, S1811 [28FE]
———nominations confirmed, S4608 [28AP]
Millennium Challenge Corp.: nominations, S10201 [19SE]
———nominations confirmed, S11336 [7OC]
Mississippi River Commission: nominations, S370 [24JA], S1145 [8FE]
———nominations confirmed, S4443 [27AP]
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation: nominations, S370 [24JA], S11206, S11243 [6OC]
NASA: nominations, S2656 [14MR], S9996 [13SE]
———nominations confirmed, S3607 [13AP], S12414 [4NO]
National Archives and Records Administration: nominations, S371 [24JA]
———nominations confirmed, S1310 [10FE]
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science: nominations, S9086, S9202 [27JY]
———nominations confirmed, S11748 [21OC]
National Credit Union Administration: nominations, S4794 [9MY], S10771 [29SE]
———nominations confirmed, S12461 [7NO]
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities: nominations, S371 [24JA], S8438 [18JY], S9589 [29JY], S11443 [17OC]
———nominations confirmed, S6072 [26MY], S11748 [21OC], S13969 [17DE]
National Institute of Building Sciences: nominations, S370 [24JA]
National Museum and Library Services Board: nominations, S371 [24JA], S2656 [14MR]
———nominations confirmed, S1359 [14FE], S6072 [26MY]
National Security Education Board: nominations, S370, S371 [24JA]
———nominations confirmed, S3093 [17MR]
NLRB: nominations, S371 [24JA], S4443 [27AP], S7645 [29JN], S10201 [19SE], S13065 [16NO]
———nominations withdrawn, S7874 [30JN]
NOAA: nominations, S1145 [8FE], S3161 [4AP], S4223 [25AP], S6784 [16JN], S9589 [29JY], S10629 [28SE]
———nominations confirmed, S2874 [16MR], S4443 [27AP], S6073 [26MY], S7874 [30JN], S12414 [4NO]
NRC: nominations, S34 [4JA], S1359 [14FE], S9250, S9320 [28JY]
———nominations confirmed, S11337 [7OC]
———nominations withdrawn, S9591 [29JY]
NSF: nominations, S5942 [25MY]
———nominations confirmed, S8765 [22JY]
NTSB: nominations, S3159 [4AP], S9250, S9320 [28JY]
———nominations confirmed, S13969 [17DE]
———nominations withdrawn, S13516 [13DE]
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: nominations, S10629 [28SE]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: nominations, S3607 [13AP]
———nominations confirmed, S4607 [28AP]
OPIC: nominations, S1812 [28FE], S7645 [29JN]
———nominations confirmed, S6784 [16JN], S11336 [7OC]
OPM: nominations confirmed, S7394 [24JN]
OTS: nominations withdrawn, S6114 [6JN]
Postal Rate Commission: nominations, S371 [24JA], S12461 [7NO]
———nominations confirmed, S6072 [26MY]
Postal Service: nominations, S371 [24JA]
———nominations confirmed, S6668 [15JN]
Public Health Service: nominations, S10629 [28SE]
SBA: nominations, S7541 [28JN]
SEC: nominations, S7873 [30JN], S8765 [22JY]
———nominations confirmed, S9589 [29JY]
SSA: nominations, S34 [4JA], S9692 [6SE]
Supreme Court: nominations, S9588 [29JY], S9692 [6SE], S11336 [7OC], S12718 [10NO]
———nominations confirmed, S10771 [29SE]
———nominations withdrawn, S9692 [6SE], S12058 [28OC]
TVA: nominations, S13146, S13282 [17NO]
U.N.: nominations, S10771 [29SE], S11443 [17OC]
———nominations confirmed, S10810 [30SE], S13424 [18NO]
U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy: nominations, S371 [24JA]
———nominations confirmed, S6784 [16JN]
U.S. Institute of Peace: nominations, S11206, S11243 [6OC]
Cloture motions
Bolton, John R.: nomination to be U.N. Ambassador, S5914 [25MY], S5997 [26MY], S6801 [20JN]
Brown, Janice Rogers: nomination to be circuit judge, S6061 [26MY], S6128 [7JN]
Dorr, Thomas C.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Agriculture for Rural Development, S8498 [19JY]
Johnson, Stephen L.: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S4431 [27AP], S4529 [28AP]
Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, S5578 [20MY], S5828 [24MY]
Portman, Representative: nomination to be U.S. Trade Representative, S4431 [27AP]
Pryor, William H., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6061 [26MY], S6218 [8JN]
E-mails
Redacted versions of FBI communications on Dept. of Defense interrogation techniques used on detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S1324, S1325 [14FE]
Explanations
Thomas B. Griffith District of Columbia Bar Membership, S6362 [13JN]
Thomas B. Griffith Utah Bar Membership, S6361 [13JN]
Hearings
Nomination of William H. Pryor, Jr., To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6271 [9JN]
Histories
Filibusters and Judges, S4803 [10MY]
Vote to stop filibuster of nomination of Richard A. Paez to be circuit judge (2000), S4220 [25AP]
Letters
Dept. of Justice use of Privacy Act to withhold redacted names from communications dealing with Dept. of Defense interrogation techniques used on detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: Senators Levin and Lieberman, S1324 [14FE]
———William E. Moschella, Dept. of Justice, S1324 [14FE]
Judicial vacancies: Senators Reid and Leahy, S5385 [18MY]
Nomination of Alberto R. Gonzales to be Attorney General: Alberto R. Gonzales, S867 [2FE]
———Dorothy I. Height and Wade Henderson, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, S856 [2FE]
———Melvyn Montano, S699 [1FE], S935 [3FE]
———Representatives Napolitano, Menendez, and Gonzalez, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, S701 [1FE]
———Senator Leahy, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S956 [3FE]
———several retired professional military leaders, S698 [1FE]
Nomination of Condoleezza Rice to be Sec. of State: Senator Boxer, S422 [25JA]
Nomination of Janice Rogers Brown to be circuit judge: Clyde E. Bailey, Sr., National Bar Association, S6209 [8JN]
———Ellis J. Horvitz, S6123 [7JN]
———Gillian G.M. Small, California Association of Black Lawyers, S6209 [8JN]
———Regis Lane, Minorities in Law Enforcement (organization), S6123 [7JN]
———several judicial colleagues of Janice Rogers Brown, S6123 [7JN]
Nomination of John G. Roberts, Jr., to be Chief Justice of the U.S.: Senator Spector, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10400, S10401 [26SE]
Nomination of John G. Roberts, Jr., to be circuit judge: members of the Bar of District of Columbia, S8526 [20JY]
Nomination of John G. Roberts, Jr., to be Supreme Court Justice: several Senators, S9083 [27JY]
Nomination of John G. Roberts Jr., to be circuit judge: District of Columbia Bar members (2002), S10558 [28SE]
Nomination of John R. Bolton to be U.N. Ambassador: Margaret Thatcher, S4860 [10MY]
———Senator Rockefeller, Committee on Intellingence (Senate, Select), S5913 [25MY]
———several former diplomats and Government officials, S5946-S5948 [26MY]
———several former foreign policy and national security officials, S4860 [10MY]
Nomination of Michael Chertoff to be Sec. of Homeland Security: Senator Leahy, S1381 [15FE]
Nomination of Priscilla Richman Owen to be circuit judge: Florence Shapiro, S5458 [19MY]
———Linda S. Eads, S5390 [18MY]
———Linda S. Eads, Southern Methodist University, S4617 [9MY]
———several Texas State legislators, S5454 [19MY]
Nomination of Representative Portman to be U.S. Trade Representative: Senator Grassley, Committee on Finance (Senate), S4533 [28AP]
Nomination of William H. Pryor, Jr., to be circuit judge: Jamey George, Freedom Center, Inc., S6262 [9JN]
———Jeremy Chwat, Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association, S6262 [9JN]
———Jim Ward, ADA Watch (organization), S6260 [9JN]
———Kelby N. Brick, National Association of the Deaf, S6261 [9JN]
———Nancy Hodgins and Eileen Goff, Heightened Independence and Progress, Inc., S6261 [9JN]
———Pamela S. Fadem, Independent Living Resource Center-San Francisco, S6262 [9JN]
———Peter Huard, Independent Living Center of Southern California, Inc., S6262 [9JN]
———Senator Specter, S6272 [9JN]
———Susan A. Sacco, Illinois/Iowa Center for Independent Living, S6261 [9JN]
———Susan Hetrick, Ability Center of Greater Toledo, S6261 [9JN]
———Thurbert E. Baker, Georgia Attorney General, S6248, S6257 [9JN]
———Victoria Wolf, S6261 [9JN]
Nomination of William H. Pryor, Jr., to be circuit judge and the Voting Rights Act: Representative John L. Lewis, S9151 [27JY]
Participation of John G. Roberts, Jr., in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld court case: Thomas D. Morgan, S10506 [27SE]
Presidential Air Force nominations returned without Senate action: Stephen P. Condon, Air Force Association, E314 [1MR]
Release of documents by the Solicitor General's Office relative to John G. Roberts, Jr., nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S.: William E. Moschella, Dept. of Justice, S10487 [27SE]
Repayment of government farm subsidies by Thomas C. Dorr relative to efforts to circumvent payment limitations: Ann M. Veneman, Dept. of Agriculture, S8597 [21JY]
———Charles W. Larson, Sr., and Judith A. Whetstine, Dept. of Justice, S8594 [21JY]
———Senator Dayton, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S8594 [21JY]
———Senator Harkin, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S8595, S8596, S8597 [21JY]
Repayment of government farm subsidies relative to efforts to circumvent payment limitations and diversity remarks apology: Thomas C. Dorr, S8601 [21JY]
Senate Rules amendment relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster: Abraham H. Foxman, Anti-Defamation League, S4147 [22AP]
———C. Welton Gaddy, S4146 [22AP]
———several religious leaders, S4146 [22AP]
Thomas B. Griffith Utah Bar membership: Katherine A. Fox, Utah State Bar, S6432 [14JN]
———Thomas B. Griffith, Brigham Young University, S6432 [14JN]
Withdrawal of nomination of Harriet Miers to be Supreme Court Justice: Harriet Miers, S11954 [27OC]
Lists
Comments by Republicans during filibuster of Richard A. Paez and Marsha L. Berzon nominations, S3763 [15AP]
Disability-related groups opposing nomination of William H. Pryor, Jr., to be circuit judge, S6260 [9JN]
Editorials, columns, and letters to the editor opposing nomination of Janice Rogers Brown to be circuit judge, S6210 [8JN]
Hispanic organizations supporting and opposing nomination of Alberto R. Gonzales to be Attorney General, S872 [2FE]
Judicial nominations by President Bush approved by the Senate, S5500 [19MY]
Judicial nominations for which cloture was filed, because of a filibuster, but was later withdrawn, S3763 [15AP]
Judicial nominations needing 60 votes in order to end filibuster prior to the Bush administration, S3763 [15AP], S4442 [27AP]
Letters opposing nomination of Janice Rogers Brown to be circuit judge, S6208 [8JN]
Nominations returned to President at sine die adjournment of 109th Congress, S14425 [22DE]
Organizations opposing nomination of Alberto R. Gonzales to be Attorney General, S957 [3FE]
Senate votes on confirmation of U.N. Ambassadors, S5946 [26MY]
Statements of support for nomination of Janice Rogers Brown to be circuit judge, S6079 [6JN]
Statements of support for nomination of Thomas B. Griffith to be circuit judge, S6361 [13JN]
Military
Air Force: nominations, S73 [6JA], S677 [31JA], S1145-S1147 [8FE], S1218 [9FE], S1687 [17FE], S1812 [28FE], S1882, S1883 [1MR], S2099-S2110 [4MR], S2296 [8MR], S2657 [14MR], S3092 [17MR], S3159 [4AP], S3339 [6AP], S3714 [14AP], S4795 [9MY], S5248 [16MY], S5372 [17MY], S5549 [19MY], S6066-S6072 [26MY], S6241 [8JN], S6344 [9JN], S6595 [14JN], S6784 [16JN], S7541 [28JN], S7645 [29JN], S8328 [14JY], S8501 [19JY], S8588 [20JY], S9250, S9320 [28JY], S9589 [29JY], S9692 [6SE], S9861 [8SE], S10155 [15SE], S10201 [19SE], S10393 [22SE], S11206, S11243 [6OC], S11444-S11448 [17OC], S11599 [19OC], S12413 [4NO], S12719 [10NO], S13510 [13DE], S13597 [14DE], S13945 [16DE]
———nominations confirmed, S1687, S1700 [17FE], S3093 [17MR], S4138 [21AP], S4608 [28AP], S6072, S6073 [26MY], S7873 [30JN], S8392 [15JY], S9589, S9590 [29JY], S10810 [30SE], S12057 [28OC], S13424, S13425 [18NO]
Army: nominations, S68-S73 [6JA], S677 [31JA], S1147 [8FE], S1436, S1437 [15FE], S1688 [17FE], S1812 [28FE], S1882 [1MR], S1957 [2MR], S2110 [4MR], S2659 [14MR], S3092 [17MR], S3159 [4AP], S3339 [6AP], S3714 [14AP], S3957 [19AP], S4138 [21AP], S4223 [25AP], S4795 [9MY], S5248 [16MY], S5813 [23MY], S5942 [25MY], S6113 [6JN], S6241 [8JN], S6345 [9JN], S6595 [14JN], S7330 [23JN], S7645 [29JN], S7873 [30JN], S8145-S8150 [12JY], S8438 [18JY], S8501 [19JY], S8588 [20JY], S9086, S9202 [27JY], S9589 [29JY], S9692 [6SE], S9862 [8SE], S10155-S10160 [15SE], S10201 [19SE], S10393 [22SE], S11206, S11243 [6OC], S11444, S11448 [17OC], S11599 [19OC], S11851 [25OC], S11951 [26OC], S12037 [27OC], S12413 [4NO], S12552 [8NO], S12719 [10NO], S13510-S13515 [13DE], S13597 [14DE], S14198 [20DE]
———nominations confirmed, S1687, S1700 [17FE], S3093 [17MR], S4608, S4609 [28AP], S6072, S6073 [26MY], S7873 [30JN], S8392 [15JY], S9589, S9590 [29JY], S10810 [30SE], S12057 [28OC], S13425 [18NO]
Coast Guard: nominations, S75 [6JA], S677 [31JA], S1812 [28FE], S2657 [14MR], S5372 [17MY], S8145 [12JY], S9692 [6SE], S9861 [8SE], S10155 [15SE], S11206, S11243 [6OC], S11851 [25OC], S12148 [1NO], S13596 [14DE], S14198 [20DE]
———nominations confirmed, S2874 [16MR], S4443 [27AP], S6072, S6073 [26MY], S7873 [30JN], S8765 [22JY], S12414 [4NO], S13425 [18NO], S13969 [17DE]
Marine Corps: nominations, S74 [6JA], S678-S680 [31JA], S1145, S1147 [8FE], S1688 [17FE], S1812 [28FE], S2659 [14MR], S3092 [17MR], S3159 [4AP], S4138 [21AP], S4223 [25AP], S4795 [9MY], S5372 [17MY], S6345 [9JN], S6595 [14JN], S8328 [14JY], S9862 [8SE], S11207, S11244 [6OC], S13511 [13DE], S13597 [14DE]
———nominations confirmed, S1687, S1700, S1701 [17FE], S3094 [17MR], S4608, S4609 [28AP], S6072 [26MY], S7874 [30JN], S8392 [15JY], S9590 [29JY], S10811 [30SE], S12058 [28OC]
Navy: nominations, S68, S74 [6JA], S677, S680 [31JA], S1066 [7FE], S1689 [17FE], S1812 [28FE], S1957 [2MR], S2296 [8MR], S3159 [4AP], S3339 [6AP], S3714 [14AP], S4138 [21AP], S4223 [25AP], S4443 [27AP], S4795 [9MY], S5942 [25MY], S6113 [6JN], S6595-S6597 [14JN], S7330 [23JN], S7541 [28JN], S7645 [29JN], S8150 [12JY], S8328 [14JY], S8438 [18JY], S9862-S9864 [8SE], S10160-S10163 [15SE], S10202 [19SE], S11206, S11207, S11243, S11244 [6OC], S11748 [21OC], S11851 [25OC], S13515 [13DE], S13597 [14DE]
———nominations confirmed, S1687, S1700, S1701 [17FE], S3093, S3094 [17MR], S4608 [28AP], S6073 [26MY], S7873, S7874 [30JN], S8392 [15JY], S9590, S9591 [29JY], S10811 [30SE], S12057, S12058 [28OC], S13425 [18NO]
Papers
Senate's Power To Make Procedural Rules by Majority Vote: Senate Republican Policy Committee, S5509-S5512 [19MY]
Press releases
Reform Jewish Movement Calls on Senator Frist To Repudiate Claim That Judicial Nominees Are Victims of a ``Filibuster Against Faith'': Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, S4147 [22AP]
Questions
Nomination of Susan P. Bodine to be EPA Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response: Senators Boxer, Lautenberg, and Obama, S13774 [16DE]
Questions and answers
Nomination of Alberto R. Gonzales to be Attorney General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) and Alberto R. Gonzales, S934 [3FE]
Nomination of Condoleezza Rice to be Sec. of State relative to validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq: Senator Levin and Condoleezza Rice, S387 [25JA]
Nomination of Michael Chertoff to be Sec. of Homeland Security: Senator Leahy and Michael Chertoff, S1381 [15FE]
Nomination of Samuel W. Bodman to be Sec. of Energy: Senator Cantwell and Samuel W. Bodman, S630-S632 [31JA]
Quotations
Nomination of Priscilla Richman Owen to be circuit judge: Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General, S5820 [24MY]
Supermajority requirement for confirmation of judicial nominees: several legal scholars, S5516 [19MY]
Remarks in House
Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H11473 [13DE]
Air Force: Presidential nominations returned without Senate action, E314 [1MR]
Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, H9438, H9440, H9441 [1NO], H9560, H9611 [3NO], H9932 [7NO], H10045 [9NO], H11473 [13DE], H11509 [14DE], H12144 [17DE], E2520 [14DE]
Bernanke, Ben S.: nomination to be Federal Reserve Board Chair, H9280 [27OC]
Bolton, John R.: nomination to be U.N. Ambassador, H2531 [26AP], H2884 [4MY], H3243 [12MY], H4357 [13JN], H7599 [29JY]
Brown, Janice Rogers: nomination to be circuit judge, H3044 [5MY], H3064 [10MY], H3440, H3546 [18MY], H3588 [19MY], H3883 [24MY], H4192 [8JN]
Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H11205 [7DE]
———evaluation of competence and ethics of political appointees, H8393, H8493, H8504-H8510 [28SE], H8723, H8724 [6OC], H8831, H8837 [17OC], H9107, H9108 [26OC], H9339-H9342 [27OC], H9459, H9468 [1NO], H9634, H9635, H9637, H9638 [3NO], H9644 [4NO], H10031, H10032, H10034 [8NO], H11204, H11212, H11215-H11217 [7DE], H11276 [8DE]
———examination of political appointees, H8378 [27SE]
CIA: discipline of officials responsible for intelligence failures preceding terrorist attacks, H8722, H8723 [6OC]
Courts: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, H2398 [21AP], H2746, H2750 [3MY], H2886, H2950-H2956 [4MY], H2983, H3031 [5MY], H3064 [10MY], H3116, H3117, H3118, H3119 [11MY], H3201, H3202, H3203, H3204, H3239 [12MY], H3269, H3291, H3293, H3300-H3305 [16MY], H3337 [17MY], H3440, H3441, H3442, H3544, H3546 [18MY], H3586, H3587, H3588, H3678 [19MY], H3699 [23MY], H3772, H3883, H3888 [24MY], H3899 [25MY]
Dept. of Energy: create two additional Senate-confirmed Assistant Secs., H2407-H2409 [21AP]
Dept. of Justice: impact of political appointees, H10506 [17NO]
Gonzales, Alberto R.: nomination to be Attorney General, H289, H290, H292 [2FE]
Housing: restore Presidential appointees to the boards of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and retain regulatory appointees and make certain modifications to the boards of Federal Home Loan Banks, H9189, H9190 [26OC]
Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, H3338, H3339 [17MY], H3586 [19MY], H3883 [24MY]
Postal Service: repeal requirement that the next Board of Governors vacancy be filled by an individual supported by labor unions, H6538-H6541 [26JY]
Pryor, William H., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, H3546 [18MY], H3588 [19MY], H3883 [24MY], E485 [17MR]
Roberts, John G., Jr.: nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., H7675 [7SE], H7791, H7793 [8SE], H7874 [14SE], H7962 [15SE], H8135-H8141 [20SE], E1861 [15SE]
———nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, H6175 [20JY], H6332, H6371 [22JY], H7569 [29JY], E1609 [27JY]
Saad, Henry W.: nomination to be circuit judge, H3440 [18MY]
Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, H2153 [20AP], H2398 [21AP], H2546 [26AP], H2746, H2750 [3MY], H2886, H2950-H2956 [4MY], H2983, H3031 [5MY], H3064 [10MY], H3116, H3117, H3118, H3119 [11MY], H3201, H3202, H3203, H3204, H3239 [12MY], H3269, H3291, H3293, H3300-H3305 [16MY], H3337 [17MY], H3440, H3441, H3442, H3544, H3546 [18MY], H3586, H3587, H3588, H3678 [19MY], H3699 [23MY], H3772, H3883, H3888 [24MY], H3899 [25MY], E1003 [17MY]
Supreme Court: nominee selection process, H5470 [29JN], H5804 [14JY]
Turkovic, Bisera: nomination to be Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, H4712 [17JN]
Wilkins, David H.: nomination to be Ambassador to Canada, H2720 [28AP]
Wolfowitz, Paul D.: nomination to be World Bank Group President, H1604 [16MR], H1627, H1681 [17MR]
Remarks in Senate
Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S12059, S12060 [31OC], S12874, S12881-S12884, S12901 [16NO], S13427-S13435 [12DE], S13565 [14DE]
Baker, Stewart A.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Homeland Secuity for Policy, S10114 [15SE], S11331 [7OC]
Bellinger, John B., III: nomination to be Dept. of State Legal Advisor, S3338 [6AP]
Bernanke, Ben S.: nomination to the Council of Economic Advisers, S6641 [15JN]
Bodine, Susan P.: nomination to be EPA Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response, S13773 [16DE]
Bodman, Samuel W.: nomination to be Sec. of Energy, S554 [26JA], S628-S633 [31JA]
Bodman, Sec. of Energy: confirmation, S738 [1FE]
Bolton, John R.: nomination to be U.N. Ambassador, S3509 [13AP], S4074-S4076, S4078 [21AP], S4219 [25AP], S4486 [28AP], S4641 [9MY], S4859-S4861 [10MY], S5876-S5914 [25MY], S5946-S5974, S5980-S5998 [26MY], S6094 [6JN], S6589 [14JN], S6601, S6643 [15JN], S6670, S6722 [16JN], S6795-S6802 [20JN], S6980, S7065 [22JN], S7882-S7886 [1JY]
Boyle, Terrence W.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4892 [11MY]
Brown, Janice Rogers: confirmation as circuit judge, S6279 [9JN], S6470 [14JN]
———nomination to be circuit judge, S4353, S4357 [27AP], S4892, S4894 [11MY], S5008 [12MY], S5284-S5287 [17MY], S5375, S5377, S5394, S5395, S5397, S5400, S5402, S5403, S5405, S5412, S5415, S5424 [18MY], S5456, S5459, S5472, S5482, S5499, S5518, S5521 [19MY], S5552, S5558 [20MY], S5718, S5730, S5736, S5811, S5812 [23MY], S5821, S5822 [24MY], S6061 [26MY], S6075-S6079, S6082-S6094 [6JN], S6116-S6129, S6133-S6135, S6138, S6144-S6146, S6172 [7JN], S6176-S6218 [8JN]
Bush, President: role of nominees in interpretation of law and development of policies relative to treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S128-S130 [24JA]
Chertoff, Michael: nomination to be Sec. of Homeland Security, S1312-S1314, S1316-S1326, S1328-S1332 [14FE], S1366-S1387 [15FE]
Committee on Armed Services (Senate): legislative priorities, S12048 [28OC]
Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate): business meeting, S12602 [9NO]
Committee on Taxation (Joint): authorize review of Federal income tax returns of U.S. Supreme Court nominees (S. 2092), S13505 [13DE]
Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): history of hearings on Supreme Court nominees, S10398 [26SE], S10467-S10469, S10471 [27SE]
Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, S993 [3FE], S1361 [15FE], S8375-S8377 [15JY], S13068 [17NO]
Conrad, Robert J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S4477-S4479 [28AP]
Courts: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S57 [6JA], S860 [2FE], S1457, S1458 [16FE], S1831-S1834 [1MR], S1998 [3MR], S2078-S2080 [4MR], S2297-S2304 [9MR], S2408-S2415 [10MR], S3399 [11AP], S3443-S3448 [12AP], S3506-S3512 [13AP], S3612-S3614 [14AP], S3762-S3765 [15AP], S3770-S3775 [18AP], S3960, S3962-S3965 [20AP], S4041-S4052, S4099 [21AP], S4139-S4148 [22AP], S4225, S4228, S4237-S4243 [26AP], S4352-S4373, S4378, S4436-S4443 [27AP], S4448-S4452, S4463-S4465, S4467, S4477 [28AP], S4612-S4622, S4632-S4634, S4638 [9MY], S4798-S4804, S4807-S4814, S4817-S4819 [10MY], S4888-S4896 [11MY], S5008-S5011, S5029-S5037, S5039-S5042, S5046 [12MY], S5199, S5208-S5213 [16MY], S5250, S5251, S5282-S5292 [17MY], S5373-S5433 [18MY], S5453-S5525 [19MY], S5552-S5578 [20MY], S5715-S5775, S5807 [23MY], S5815-S5831, S5833-S5837 [24MY], S5859-S5861, S5864-S5868, S5873-S5875, S5916 [25MY], S6000-S6002 [26MY], S6075-S6079, S6082 [6JN], S6126-S6129 [7JN], S6180, S6193, S6207, S6214, S6219 [8JN], S6284-S6291, S6342-S6344 [9JN], S6355 [13JN], S6428, S6469-S6471 [14JN], S7206, S7228-S7231 [23JN], S7371-S7373 [24JN], S8503-S8510, S8523-S8526 [20JY], S9074-S9076 [27JY], S9211-S9215 [28JY], S10465, S10472-S10479, S10481-S10487 [27SE], S10561, S10576 [28SE], S10635, S10645, S10646 [29SE], S12882 [16NO], S13427-S13435 [12DE], S13565 [14DE]
Crawford, Lester M.: nomination to be FDA Commissioner, S8397-S8399, S8403-S8408 [18JY]
Crotty, Paul A.: nomination to be district judge, S3398-S3401 [11AP], S3443 [12AP]
———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S3363 [7AP]
Davidson, Donetta L.: confirmation as member of Election Assistance Commission, S9315 [28JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish minimum qualification standards for Senate-confirmed positions (S. 2040), S13166 [17NO]
Dept. of Justice: use of Privacy Act to withhold redacted names from communications dealing with Dept. of Defense interrogation techniques used on detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S1316-S1321, S1323-S1326, S1330-S1332 [14FE], S1366-S1369, S1386 [15FE]
Dever, James C., III: nomination to be district judge, S4477-S4479 [28AP]
Dorr, Thomas C.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Agriculture for Rural Development, S8498 [19JY], S8590-S8602 [21JY]
———nomination to CCC Board of Directors, S8602 [21JY]
———repayment of government farm subsidies relative to efforts to circumvent payment limitations, S8592-S8602 [21JY]
Estrada, Miguel A.: withdrawal of nomination to be circuit judge, S4612 [9MY]
FBI: role of Dept. of Justice Criminial Division employees in addressing concerns regarding Dept. of Defense interrogation techniques used on detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S1316, S1322-S1326, S1330-S1332 [14FE], S1366-S1369, S1371, S1376, S1377, S1385, S1386 [15FE]
Federal employees: require political appointees meet certain statutory qualification requirements, S10794 [30SE]
Fisher, Alice Stevens: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, S6296 [9JN]
Foreign policy: national objectives priority assigments, S405 [25JA]
Ginsburg, Ruth Bader: public policy views, S6182, S6183 [8JN]
Gonzales, Alberto R.: nomination to be Attorney General, S555 [26JA], S682, S687-S732 [1FE], S833-S873 [2FE], S923-S961 [3FE]
———recusal from Dept. of Justice investigation on matters relating to Enron Corp., S932 [3FE]
———role in interpretation of law and development of policies relative to treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S128-S130 [24JA], S698-S732 [1FE], S839-S859, S862-S873 [2FE], S923-S961 [3FE]
Griffin, Michael D.: nomination to be NASA Administrator, S3509, S3606 [13AP]
Griffin, Richard A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6284-S6291 [9JN]
———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S5857 [24MY]
Griffith, Thomas B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4613, S4614 [9MY], S5374 [18MY], S6351-S6356, S6361-S6363, S6384 [13JN], S6427-S6438, S6470, S6474 [14JN]
Gutierrez, Carlos M.: nomination to be Sec. of Commerce, S95 [20JA], S116-S126 [24JA]
Hawley, Edmund S.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Homeland Security for the Transportation Security Administration, S5547 [19MY]
Hayden, Michael V.: nomination to be Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, S4055-S4057, S4060, S4074, S4086 [21AP]
Holland, Robert B., III: nomination to be International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Executive Director, S10388 [22SE]
Jackson, Michael P.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Homeland Security, S2500 [10MR]
Johanns, Mike: nomination to be Sec. of Agriculture, S78-S86, S95 [20JA]
Johnson, Stephen L.: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S4438 [27AP], S4461-S4463, S4528 [28AP], S4642 [9MY]
———nomination to be EPA Administrator, unanimous-consent agreement, S4431 [27AP], S4526 [28AP]
Joseph, Robert: nomination to be Under Sec. of State for Arms Control and International Security, S6061 [26MY]
Kendall, Virginia M.: nomination to be district judge, S14291 [21DE]
Kim, Wan J.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, S12412 [4NO]
———nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, S11297 [7OC]
Kovacic, William E.: nomination to the FTC, S13346 [18NO], S13747-S13749 [16DE]
Lavin, Franklin L.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Commerce for International Trade, S10771 [29SE]
Leavitt, Michael O.: nomination to be Sec. of HHS, S532-S542 [26JA]
———nomination to be Sec. of HHS, unanimous-consent agreement, S506 [25JA]
Leavitt, Sec. of HHS: confirmation, S644 [31JA]
Madras, Bertha K.: nomination to be Office of National Drug Control Policy Deputy Director for Demand Reduction, S11764 [24OC]
Mattice, Harry S., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S11762 [24OC]
———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S11756 [24OC]
McKeague, David W.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6284-S6292 [9JN]
———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S5857 [24MY]
Miers, Harriet: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S10813, S10818, S10912 [3OC], S10914, S10922-S10925 [4OC]
———withdrawal of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S11954, S11964, S11966, S11969, S11971 [27OC], S12060 [31OC], S12874 [16NO]
Mondello, Lisette M.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, S11949 [26OC]
Myers, Julie L.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Homeland Security for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, S10114 [15SE]
———nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Homeland Security for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, unanimous-consent agreement, S11331 [7OC]
Myers, William G., III: nomination to be circuit judge, S4357 [27AP], S4892 [11MY], S5861 [25MY]
Negroponte, John D.: nomination to be Director of National Intelligence, S1601 [17FE], S4052-S4060, S4066-S4074, S4078 [21AP]
———nomination to be Director of National Intelligence, unanimous-consent agreement, S4038 [20AP]
Neilson, Susan Bieke: nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S5857 [24MY], S11975 [27OC]
Nicholson, Jim: nomination to be Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S529-S532 [26JA]
———nomination to be Sec. of Veterans Affairs, unanimous-consent agreement, S506 [25JA]
Nominations: considered and confirmed en bloc, S1309 [10FE], S1357 [14FE], S2873 [16MR], S3084-S3086 [17MR], S4086 [21AP], S4435 [27AP], S4600 [28AP], S5005 [11MY], S6061, S6063 [26MY], S6240 [8JN], S6424 [13JN], S6641 [15JN], S6778 [16JN], S7394 [24JN], S7872 [30JN], S7924 [1JY], S8391 [15JY], S8763 [22JY], S9315 [28JY], S9579 [29JY], S10807-S10809 [30SE], S11330 [7OC], S11748 [21OC], S11949 [26OC], S12041, S12055 [28OC], S12412 [4NO], S12460 [7NO], S12703 [10NO], S13418-S13421 [18NO], S13965 [17DE], S14290 [21DE]
Owen, Priscilla Richman: confirmation as circuit judge, S6470 [14JN]
———nomination to be circuit judge, S4353, S4354, S4357 [27AP], S4615, S4616 [9MY], S4891, S4894 [11MY], S5373-S5383, S5388-S5433 [18MY], S5453-S5525 [19MY], S5551-S5578 [20MY], S5715-S5775, S5809, S5811, S5812 [23MY], S5817-S5831, S5833-S5837 [24MY], S5861, S5864-S5876 [25MY]
———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S5840 [24MY]
———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent request, S5578 [20MY]
Patenaude, Pamela Hughes: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Community Planning and Development, S3759 [15AP]
Portman, Representative: nomination to be U.S. Trade Representative, S4529-S4533 [28AP]
———nomination to be U.S. Trade Representative, unanimous-consent agreement, S4431 [27AP], S4526 [28AP]
Pryor, William H., Jr.: confirmation as circuit judge, S6470 [14JN]
———nomination to be circuit judge, S3506 [13AP], S4892, S4894 [11MY], S5408 [18MY], S5817, S5821, S5822 [24MY], S6061 [26MY], S6176, S6189, S6218 [8JN], S6245-S6284 [9JN]
Republican Party: national agenda, S4226 [26AP]
Rice, Condoleezza: nomination to be Sec. of State, S374-S424 [25JA], S512, S514-S529, S556, S557 [26JA]
Rice, Sec. of State: confirmation, S644 [31JA]
Roberts, John G., Jr.: nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., S9609 [6SE], S9894, S9895, S9908-S9911 [12SE], S10168-S10170, S10181-S10183 [19SE], S10214 [20SE], S10247, S10248, S10250-S10254, S10258, S10264, S10267, S10273-S10275 [21SE], S10363, S10365, S10370 [22SE], S10395, S10396, S10398-S10414 [26SE], S10465-S10479, S10481-S10508, S10521-S10523, S10526 [27SE], S10529, S10531-S10578 [28SE], S10631-S10650, S10701 [29SE]
———nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., unanimous-consent agreement, S10459 [26SE]
———nomination to be circuit judge, S8523-S8526 [20JY]
———nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S8503-S8510, S8518-S8526, S8584-S8587 [20JY], S8617 [21JY], S9072, S9074-S9076, S9082-S9084 [27JY], S9211-S9215 [28JY], S9420, S9421, S9586 [29JY]
———release of documents by the Solicitor General's Office relative to nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., S10487, S10488 [27SE]
Rosch, J. Thomas: nomination to the FTC, S13346 [18NO], S13747-S13749 [16DE]
Sandoval, Brian E.: nomination to be district judge, S5374 [18MY], S11762 [24OC]
———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S11756 [24OC]
Science: prohibit use of funding to ask scientific advisory committee candidates to disclose political affiliation or voting history, S11873 [26OC]
Seabright, J. Michael: nomination to be district judge, S4099 [21AP], S4378-S4380 [27AP]
Senate: accomplishments of the 108th Congress, S13-S15 [4JA]
———accomplishments of the 109th Congress, S1598 [17FE]
———discharge of certain nominations, S13593 [14DE]
———executive calendar, unanimous-consent agreement, S105 [20JA], S2499, S2500 [10MR]
———impact of partisanship, S1373 [15FE]
———process for confirmation of nominees, S5889-S5891 [25MY]
Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, S1831, S1834 [1MR], S1998 [3MR], S2078-S2080 [4MR], S2297-S2304 [9MR], S2408-S2415 [10MR], S3268 [6AP], S3445-S3448 [12AP], S3506-S3512 [13AP], S3612-S3614 [14AP], S3762-S3765 [15AP], S3770-S3775 [18AP], S3960, S3962, S3964 [20AP], S4041-S4052, S4076-S4078, S4096 [21AP], S4139-S4148 [22AP], S4173-S4176, S4219-S4221 [25AP], S4225, S4228, S4237-S4243 [26AP], S4352-S4373, S4436-S4443 [27AP], S4448-S4452, S4463-S4465, S4467 [28AP], S4612-S4622, S4632-S4634, S4638 [9MY], S4798-S4804, S4807-S4814, S4817-S4819 [10MY], S4888-S4896 [11MY], S5008-S5011, S5029-S5037, S5039-S5042, S5046 [12MY], S5199, S5208-S5213 [16MY], S5250, S5251, S5282-S5292 [17MY], S5373-S5433 [18MY], S5453-S5525 [19MY], S5552-S5578 [20MY], S5715-S5775, S5807-S5813 [23MY], S5816-S5831, S5833-S5837 [24MY], S5859-S5861, S5864-S5868, S5873-S5875, S5916 [25MY], S6000-S6002 [26MY], S6082 [6JN], S6342-S6344 [9JN], S6355 [13JN], S7371-S7373 [24JN], S10547-S10551 [28SE], S13427-S13435 [12DE]
Shappert, Gretchen C.F.: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, S6240 [8JN]
Smith, J. Dorrance: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Public Affairs, S14296 [21DE]
Smoak, John R.: nomination to be district judge, S11976, S11977 [27OC]
———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S11975 [27OC]
Spellings, Margaret: nomination to be Sec. of Education, S86-S95 [20JA]
Spellings, Sec. of Education: confirmation, S138 [24JA]
Springer, Linda M.: nomination to be OPM Director, S7394 [24JN]
Supreme Court: nominee selection process, S6388-S6390 [13JN], S7204-S7208, S7228-S7231, S7234 [23JN], S7513 [28JN], S7801, S7807, S7808 [30JN], S7898 [1JY], S7945 [11JY], S8091, S8092, S8110 [12JY], S8153, S8154, S8205 [13JY], S8290 [14JY], S8373-S8375 [15JY], S8409-S8412 [18JY], S8450, S8451, S8457, S8476 [19JY], S8503-S8510 [20JY], S9609 [6SE], S9894 [12SE], S10633, S10645 [29SE], S10922 [4OC], S11971 [27OC], S12874 [16NO]
Vallee, Rodolphe M.: nomination to be Ambassador to Slovak Republic, S6779 [16JN]
Van Tatenhove, Gregory F.: nomination to be district judge, S14290 [21DE]
Wilkins, David H.: nomination to be Ambassador to Canada, S4539 [28AP]
Winter, Donald C.: nomination to be Sec. of the Navy, S12643 [10NO]
Woodley, John P., Jr.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Army for Civil Works, S5181 [12MY]
Wynne, Michael W.: nomination to be Sec. of the Air Force, S12056 [28OC]
Zoellick, Robert B.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of State, S1577 [16FE]
Reports
Proper Scope of Questioning for Judicial Nominees: Senate Republican Policy Committee, S10490 [27SE]
Reports filed
Air Force Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S1621 [17FE], S2993 [17MR], S4545 [28AP], S5921 [25MY], S7818 [30JN], S8217 [13JY], S9282 [28JY], S10722 [29SE], S12006 [27OC], S12054 [28OC], S12948, S12949 [16NO], S14064 [19DE]
Army Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S1621, S1622 [17FE], S2993, S2994 [17MR], S4545 [28AP], S5921 [25MY], S7818 [30JN], S8217 [13JY], S9282, S9283 [28JY], S10722, S10723 [29SE], S12006 [27OC], S12054 [28OC], S12948, S12949 [16NO], S13160 [17NO], S14064 [19DE]
Coast Guard Nominations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S2482 [10MR], S3652 [14AP], S7293 [23JN], S8664 [21JY], S12236 [2NO], S12766 [14NO], S13160 [17NO], S13659 [15DE]
Foreign Service Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2734 [15MR], S6655 [15JN], S11823 [25OC], S13360 [18NO]
Marine Corps Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S1622 [17FE], S2994 [17MR], S4545, S4546 [28AP], S5921 [25MY], S7818 [30JN], S8217 [13JY], S9282, S9283 [28JY], S10723 [29SE], S12006 [27OC], S14064 [19DE]
Navy Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S2993, S2994 [17MR], S4545 [28AP], S5921 [25MY], S7818 [30JN], S8217 [13JY], S9282, S9283, S9284 [28JY], S10723 [29SE], S12006 [27OC], S12054 [28OC], S12949 [16NO], S14064 [19DE]
NOAA Nominations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S2482 [10MR], S3652 [14AP], S7293 [23JN], S12236 [2NO]
Nomination of A. Noel Anketell Kramer To Be District of Columbia Court of Appeals Associate Judge: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S7070 [22JN]
Nomination of A. Wilson Greene to the National Museum and Library Services Board: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S1259 [10FE]
Nomination of A.J. Eggenberger to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S12006 [27OC]
Nomination of Alan W. Eastham, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Malawi: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8947 [26JY]
Nomination of Alberto R. Gonzales To Be Attorney General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S573 [26JA]
Nomination of Alejandro D. Wolff To Be U.S. Deputy Representative to the U.N. Security Council: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13360 [18NO]
Nomination of Alex M. Azar II To Be Deputy Sec. of HHS: Committee on Finance (Senate), S8558 [20JY]
Nomination of Alexander R. Vershbow To Be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11129 [5OC]
Nomination of Alfred Hoffman, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Portugal: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11128 [5OC]
Nomination of Alice Stevens Fisher To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6740 [16JN]
Nomination of Allen Weinstein To Be Archivist of the U.S.: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S1049 [7FE]
Nomination of Andrew J. McKenna, Jr., to the National Security Education Board: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S14064 [19DE]
Nomination of Ann L. Wagner To Be Ambassador to Luxembourg: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6655 [15JN]
Nomination of Anne Woods Patterson To Be Assistant Sec. of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11823 [25OC]
Nomination of Annette L. Nazareth to the SEC: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S9284 [28JY]
Nomination of Anthony J. Jenkins To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6020 [26MY]
Nomination of Anthony J. Principi to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S2993 [17MR]
Nomination of Ashok G. Kaveeshwar To Be Dept. of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration Administrator: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7293 [23JN]
Nomination of Barry F. Lowenkron To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11128 [5OC]
Nomination of Ben S. Bernanke To Be FRS Board of Governors Chairman: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S12949 [16NO]
Nomination of Ben S. Bernanke to the Council of Economic Advisers: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S6298 [9JN]
Nomination of Ben S. Bernanke to the FRS Board of Governors: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S12949 [16NO]
Nomination of Benjamin A. Powell To Be Office of the Director of National Intelligence General Counsel: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S8948 [26JY]
Nomination of Benson K. Whitney To Be Ambassador to Norway: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11821 [25OC]
Nomination of Bertha K. Madras To Be Office of National Drug Control Policy Deputy Director for Demand Reduction: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S11559 [19OC]
Nomination of Brenda LaGrange Johnson To Be Ambassador to Jamaica: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11129 [5OC]
Nomination of Brian D. Miller To Be GSA Inspector General: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S8664 [21JY]
Nomination of Brian D. Montgomery To Be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S6298 [9JN]
Nomination of Brian E. Sandoval To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11664 [20OC]
Nomination of Bruce M. Cole To Be National Endowment for the Humanities Chairperson: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S13360 [18NO]
Nomination of C. Boyden Gray To Be European Union U.S. Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11820 [25OC]
Nomination of C. David Welch To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Near Eastern Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2734 [15MR]
Nomination of Cannen M. Martinez To Be Ambassador to Zambia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11821 [25OC]
Nomination of Carlos M. Gutierrez To Be Sec. of Commerce: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S66 [6JA]
Nomination of Carol L. van Voorst To Be Ambassador to Iceland: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13360 [18NO]
Nomination of Carolyn L. Gallagher To Be Postal Service Governor: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5921 [25MY]
Nomination of Catherine L. Hanaway To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13160 [17NO]
Nomination of Charles A. Ford To Be Ambassador to Honduras: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11128 [5OC]
Nomination of Charles E. Johnson To Be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Budget, Technology, and Finance: Committee on Finance (Senate), S8558 [20JY]
Nomination of Charles F. Conner To Be Deputy Sec. of Agriculture: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S3481 [12AP]
Nomination of Charles P. Ruch to the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation Board of Trustees: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S5921 [25MY]
Nomination of Charles S. Ciccolella To Be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate), S9284 [28JY]
Nomination of Christine M. Griffin to the EEOC: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S11559 [19OC]
Nomination of Christopher J. Hanley to the OPIC Board of Directors: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6655 [15JN]
Nomination of Christopher R. Hill To Be Assistant Sec. of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2734 [15MR]
Nomination of Clay Lowery To Be Deputy Under Sec. of the Treasury for International Affairs: Committee on Finance (Senate), S11820 [25OC]
Nomination of Colleen Duffy Kiko Combs To Be Federal Labor Relations Authority General Counsel: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S10377 [22SE]
Nomination of Condoleezza Rice To Be Sec. of State: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S101 [20JA]
Nomination of Craig R. Stapleton To Be Ambassador to France: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6655 [15JN]
Nomination of D. Michael Rappoport to the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation Board of Trustees: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S3555 [13AP]
Nomination of Dale W. Meyerrose To Be Office of the Director of National Intelligence Chief Information Officer: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S13160 [17NO]
Nomination of Daniel R. Levinson To Be Dept. of HHS Inspector General: Committee on Finance (Senate), S2994 [17MR]
Nomination of Daniel R. Stanley To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Legislative Affairs: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S7818 [30JN]
Nomination of Darlene F. Williams To Be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Policy Development and Research: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S10723 [29SE]
Nomination of Darryl W. Jackson To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Export Enforcement: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S10723 [29SE]
Nomination of David A. Sampson To Be Deputy Sec. of Commerce: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7293 [23JN]
Nomination of David B. Balton To Be Deputy Sec. of State for Oceans and Fisheries: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2734 [15MR]
Nomination of David B. Dunn To Be Ambassador to Togo: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11821 [25OC]
Nomination of David H. McCormick To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for Export Administration: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S10723 [29SE]
Nomination of David K. Garman To Be Under Sec. of Energy: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S3555 [13AP]
Nomination of David M. Hale To Be Ambassador to Jordan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11822 [25OC]
Nomination of David M. Spooner To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Import Administration: Committee on Finance (Senate), S13786 [16DE]
Nomination of David R. Hill To Be Dept. of Energy General Counsel: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S8664 [21JY]
Nomination of David S. Bohigian To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Market Access Compliance: Committee on Finance (Senate), S13786 [16DE]
Nomination of David W. McKeague To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6020 [26MY]
Nomination of Diane Rivers to the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S11559 [19OC]
Nomination of Dina Habib Powell To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7070 [22JN]
Nomination of Dolores M. Etter To Be Assistant Sec. of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S12006 [27OC]
Nomination of Don T. Riley To Be Mississippi River Commission President and Commissioner: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S3555 [13AP]
Nomination of Donald A. Gambatesa To Be AID Inspector General: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S12236 [2NO]
Nomination of Donald C. Winter To Be Sec. of the Navy: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S12006 [27OC]
Nomination of Donald E. Booth To Be Ambassador to Liberia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6655 [15JN]
Nomination of Edmund S. Hawley To Be Assistant Sec. of Homeland Security for the Transportation Security Administration: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7293 [23JN]
———Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S8664 [21JY]
Nomination of Eduardo Aguirre, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Spain: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6655 [15JN]
Nomination of Edward F. Sproat, III, To Be Dept. of Energy Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Director: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S12949 [16NO]
Nomination of Edward L. Flippen To Be Corp. for National and Community Service Inspector General: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S1259 [10FE]
Nomination of Edward McGaffigan, Jr., to the NRC: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S11211 [6OC]
Nomination of Emil A. Skodon To Be Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7069 [22JN]
Nomination of Emil W. Henry, Jr., To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury for Financial Institutions: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S10723 [29SE]
Nomination of Emilio T. Gonzalez To Be Dept. of Homeland Security Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services Director: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13160 [17NO]
Nomination of Eric N. Vitaliano To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13160 [17NO]
Nomination of Eric S. Edelman To Be Under Sec. of Defense for Policy: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S9644 [6SE]
Nomination of Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Egypt: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9833 [8SE]
Nomination of Francis Rooney To Be Ambassador to the Holy See: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11128 [5OC]
Nomination of Franklin L. Lavin To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for International Trade: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S10723 [29SE]
———Committee on Finance (Senate), S11820 [25OC]
Nomination of George J. Opfer To Be Dept. of Veterans Affairs Inspector General: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate), S11476 [18OC]
Nomination of George M. Dennison to the National Security Education Board: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S2993 [17MR]
Nomination of George M. Gray To Be EPA Assistant Administrator for Research and Development: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S11211 [6OC]
Nomination of George W. Foresman To Be Under Sec. of Homeland Security for Preparedness: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S13659 [15DE]
Nomination of Gigi Hyland to the National Credit Union Administration Board of Directors: Committee on Banking Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S12353 [3NO]
Nomination of Gillian A. Milovanovic To Be Ambassador to Macedonia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8948 [26JY]
Nomination of Gordon R. England To Be Deputy Sec. of Defense: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S9644 [6SE]
Nomination of Granta Y. Nakayama To Be EPA Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S8558 [20JY]
Nomination of Gregory F. Van Tatenhove To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13160 [17NO]
Nomination of Gregory L. Schulte To Be International Atomic Energy Agency U.S. Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7070 [22JN]
Nomination of Gregory L. Schulte To Be U.N. Representative, Vienna Office: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7070 [22JN]
Nomination of Gretchen C.F. Shappert To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6020 [26MY]
Nomination of H. Dale Hall To Be U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S11211 [6OC]
Nomination of Harold Damelin To Be Dept. of the Treasury Inspector General: Committee on Finance (Senate), S2383 [9MR]
Nomination of Harry Robinson, Jr., to the National Museum and Library Services Board: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S5921 [25MY]
Nomination of Harry S. Mattice, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11664 [20OC]
Nomination of Henrietta Holsman Fore To Be Under Sec. of State for Management: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8947 [26JY]
Nomination of Henry A. Crumpton To Be Dept. of State Coordinator for Counterterrorism: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8947 [26JY]
Nomination of Howard J. Krongard To Be Dept. of State Inspector General: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2734 [15MR]
Nomination of Israel Hernandez To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Trade Promotion and U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service Director General: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S10723 [29SE]
———Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7293 [23JN]
Nomination of J. Dorrence Smith To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Public Affairs: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S14064 [19DE]
Nomination of J. Michael Seabright To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2994 [17MR]
Nomination of J. Thomas Rosch to the FTC: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S13160 [17NO]
Nomination of Jacqueline E. Schafer To Be AID Assistant Administrator Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11128 [5OC]
Nomination of James A. Respoli To Be Assistant Sec. of Energy for Environmental Management: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S8664 [21JY]
Nomination of James A. Rispoli To Be Assistant Sec. of Energy for Environmental Management: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S7818 [30JN]
Nomination of James B. Letten To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7818 [30JN]
Nomination of James C. Cason To Be Ambassador to Paraguay: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S12236 [2NO]
Nomination of James C. Dever III To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3652 [14AP]
Nomination of James P. Cain To Be Ambassador to Denmark: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8947 [26JY]
Nomination of James P. Terry To Be Board of Veterans' Appeals Chairman: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate), S9284 [28JY]
Nomination of James S. Halpern To Be U.S. Tax Court Judge: Committee on Finance (Senate), S11820 [25OC]
Nomination of James W. Carr to the National Security Education Board: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S2993 [17MR]
Nomination of Jan E. Boyer To Be Inter-American Development Bank U.S. Alternate Executive Director: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11127 [5OC]
Nomination of Janet Garnett Cellucci to the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S11559 [19OC]
Nomination of Janice B. Gardner To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury for Intelligence and Analysis: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S8948 [26JY]
Nomination of Janice Rogers Brown To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4108 [21AP]
Nomination of Jay T. Snyder to the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6655 [15JN]
Nomination of Jeffrey C. Sell To Be Deputy Sec. of Energy: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S2845 [16MR]
Nomination of Jeffrey D. Jarrett To Be Assistant Sec. of Energy for Fossil Energy: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S12949 [16NO]
Nomination of Jeffrey T. Bergner To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Legislative Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S12236 [2NO]
Nomination of Jendayi E. Frazer To Be Assistant Sec. of State for African Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8947 [26JY]
Nomination of Jendayi E. Frazer to the African Development Foundation Board of Directors: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11128 [5OC]
Nomination of Jennifer L. Dorn To Be International Bank for Reconstruction and Development U.S. Alternate Executive Director: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11823 [25OC]
Nomination of Jill L. Sigal To Be Assistant Sec. of Energy for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S8664 [21JY]
Nomination of Jim Nicholson To Be Sec. of Veterans Affairs: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate), S141 [24JA]
Nomination of John B. Bellinger, III To Be Dept. of State Legal Advisor: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2734 [15MR]
Nomination of John C. Dugan To Be Comptroller of the Currency: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S9284 [28JY]
Nomination of John D. Negroponte To Be Director of National Intelligence: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S3652 [14AP]
Nomination of John F. Hillen To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Political-Military Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11128 [5OC]
Nomination of John G. Grimes To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense for Networks and Information Integration: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S12006 [27OC]
Nomination of John G. Roberts, Jr. To Be Chief Justice of the U.S.: Committee on the Judiciary, S10378 [22SE]
Nomination of John J. Danilovich To Be Millennium Challenge Corp., Chief Executive Officer: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11128 [5OC]
Nomination of John J. Sullivan To Be Dept. of Commerce General Counsel: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7293 [23JN]
Nomination of John J. Young, Jr., To Be Defense Research and Engineering Director: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S12006 [27OC]
Nomination of John M. Molino To Be Assistant Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Policy and Planning: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate), S11476 [18OC]
Nomination of John M. Reich To Be OTS Director: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S9284 [28JY]
Nomination of John O. Agwunobi To Be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Health: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S11559 [19OC]
Nomination of John O. Agwunobi To Be Public Health Service Regular Corps Medical Director: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S11559 [19OC]
Nomination of John P. Woodley, Jr., To Be Assistant Sec. of the Army for Civil Works: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S2993 [17MR]
———Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S3555 [13AP]
Nomination of John R. Bolton To Be U.N. Ambassador: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5436 [18MY]
Nomination of John R. Fisher To Be District of Columbia Court of Appeals Associate Judge: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S10377 [22SE]
Nomination of John R. Smoak To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11664 [20OC]
Nomination of John S. Redd To Be Office of the Director of National Intelligence National Counterterrorism Center Director: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S8948 [26JY]
Nomination of John T. Schieffer To Be Ambassador to Japan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2734 [15MR]
Nomination of Jonathan B. Perlin To Be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Health: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate), S4257 [26AP]
Nomination of Jorge A. Plasencia to the Advisory Board for Cuba Broadcasting: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6655 [15JN]
Nomination of Joseph A. Mussomeli To Be Ambassador to Cambodia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7069 [22JN]
Nomination of Joseph F. Bianco To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13160 [17NO]
Nomination of Joseph H. Boardman To Be Federal Railroad Administration Administrator: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S4397 [27AP]
Nomination of Joseph R. DeTrant To Be Special Envoy for the Six-Party Talks: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2734 [15MR]
Nomination of Josette Sheeran Shiner To Be U.S. Alternate Governor for Several International Financial Institutions: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11128 [5OC]
Nomination of Josette Sheeran Shiner To Be Under Sec. of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8947 [26JY]
Nomination of Julie Hamm Finley To Be Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe U.S. Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6655 [15JN]
Nomination of Julie L. Myers To Be Assistant Sec. of Homeland Security for Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S11421 [17OC]
Nomination of Juliet J. McKenna To Be Superior Court of the District of Columbia Associate Judge: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S10377 [22SE]
Nomination of Karen P. Hughes To Be Under Sec. of State for Public Diplomacy: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8947 [26JY]
Nomination of Katherine Baicker to the Council of Economic Advisers: Committee on Banking Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S12353 [3NO]
Nomination of Katherine Hubay Peterson To Be Ambassador to Botswana: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8947 [26JY]
Nomination of Kathie L. Olsen To Be NSF Deputy Director: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S8664 [21JY]
Nomination of Kathryn O'Leary Higgins to the NTSB: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S12236 [2NO]
Nomination of Katina P. Strauch to the National Museum and Library Services Board: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S1259 [10FE]
Nomination of Keith A. Nelson To Be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Administration: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S10723 [29SE]
Nomination of Keith E. Eastin To Be Assistant Sec. of the Army for Installations and Environment: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S9282 [28JY]
Nomination of Keith E. Gottfried To Be Dept. of HUD General Counsel: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S10723 [29SE]
Nomination of Kenneth J. Krieg To Be Under Sec. of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S5920 [25MY]
Nomination of Kenneth L. Wainstein To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9833 [8SE]
Nomination of Kent R. Hill To Be AID Assistant Administrator: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11128 [5OC]
Nomination of Kevin I. Fromer To Be Deputy Under Sec. of the Treasury for Legislative Affairs: Committee on Finance (Senate), S9644 [6SE]
Nomination of Kim Kendrick To Be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Fair Housing and EEO: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S10723 [29SE]
Nomination of Kim Win Wang to the National Museum and Library Services Board: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S5921 [25MY]
Nomination of Kiron Kanina Skinner to the National Security Education Board: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S2993 [17MR]
Nomination of Kristen Silverberg To Be Assistant Sec. of State for International Organization Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8947 [26JY]
Nomination of Kristi Dubose To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13160 [17NO]
Nomination of Larry M. Dinger To Be Ambassador to Fiji, Nauru, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Kiribati: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7069 [22JN]
Nomination of Laura A. Cordero To Be Superior Court of the District of Columbia Associate Judge: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S7070 [22JN]
Nomination of Laura Morrison Combs To Be OMB Office of Federal Financial Management Controller: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S7070 [22JN]
Nomination of Lester M. Crawford To Be FDA Commissioner: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S6825 [20JN]
Nomination of Linda M. Springer To Be OPM Director: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S7070 [22JN]
Nomination of Lisette M. Mondello To Be Assistant Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate), S11476 [18OC]
Nomination of Louis J. Giuliano To Be Postal Service Governor: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5921 [25MY]
Nomination of Luis A. Luna To Be EPA Assistant Administrator for Administration and Resource Management: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S3555 [13AP]
Nomination of Lyons Gray To Be EPA Chief Financial Officer: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S11211 [6OC]
Nomination of Marcus C. Peacock To Be EPA Deputy Administrator: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S8558 [20JY]
Nomination of Margaret M. Sweeney To Be U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11664 [20OC]
Nomination of Margaret Spellings To Be Sec. of Education: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S66 [6JA]
Nomination of Maria Cino To Be Deputy Sec. of Transportation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S4397 [27AP]
Nomination of Mark A. Limbaugh To Be Assistant Sec. of the Interior for Water and Science: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S8664 [21JY]
Nomination of Mark Hofflund to the National Council on the Arts: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S11559 [19OC]
Nomination of Mark Langdale To Be Ambassador to Costa Rica: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11129 [5OC]
Nomination of Mark S. Schneider To Be Commissioner of Education Statistics: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S11559 [19OC]
Nomination of Mark V. Rosenker to the NTSB: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S12236 [2NO]
Nomination of Martin J. Gruenberg To Be FDIC Board of Directors Vice Chairman: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S9284 [28JY]
Nomination of Martin J. Gruenberg to the FDIC Board of Directors: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S9284 [28JY]
Nomination of Mary McNally Rose to the Merit Systems Protection Board: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S13659 [15DE]
Nomination of Matthew J. Slaughter to the Council of Economic Advisers: Committee on Banking Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S12353 [3NO]
Nomination of Michael A. Butler to the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation Board of Trustees: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S3555 [13AP]
Nomination of Michael Chertoff To Be Sec. of Homeland Security: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S1049 [7FE]
Nomination of Michael E. Hess To Be AID Assistant Administrator: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7070 [22JN]
Nomination of Michael J. Garcia To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9284 [28JY]
Nomination of Michael L. Retzer To Be Ambassador to Tanzania: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8948 [26JY]
Nomination of Michael O. Leavitt To Be Sec. of HHS: Committee on Finance (Senate), S435 [25JA]
Nomination of Michael P. Jackson To Be Deputy Sec. of Homeland Security: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S2383 [9MR]
Nomination of Michael R. Arietti To Be Ambassador to Rwanda: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11821 [25OC]
Nomination of Michael V. Hayden To Be Air Force General: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S4108 [21AP]
Nomination of Michael V. Hayden To Be Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S3652 [14AP]
Nomination of Michael W. Wynne To Be Sec. of the Air Force: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S12006 [27OC]
Nomination of Mike Johanns To Be Sec. of Agriculture: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S66 [6JA]
Nomination of Molly Hering Bordonaro To Be Ambassador to Malta: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6655 [15JN]
Nomination of Nancy A. Nord To Be CPSC Commissioner: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S4397 [27AP]
Nomination of Naomi Churchill Earp to the EEOC: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S11559 [19OC]
Nomination of Nicholas F. Taubman To Be Ambassador to Romania: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11822 [25OC]
Nomination of Orlando J. Cabrera To Be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Public and Indian Housing: Committee on Banking Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S12353 [3NO]
Nomination of P. Lynn Scarlett To Be Deputy Sec. of the Interior: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S2845 [16MR]
Nomination of Pamela E. Bridgewater To Be Ambassador to Ghana: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6655 [15JN]
Nomination of Patricia L. Herbold To Be Ambassador to Singapore: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11129 [5OC]
Nomination of Patrick M. O'Brien To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S10723 [29SE]
Nomination of Paul A. Crotty To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2994 [17MR]
Nomination of Paul D. Clement To Be Solicitor General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6020 [26MY]
Nomination of Peter C.W. Flory To Be Assistant Sec. of Defense for International Security Policy: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S9282 [28JY]
Nomination of Peter M. Swaim To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9284 [28JY]
Nomination of Philip J. Perry To Be Dept. of Homeland Security General Counsel: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5921 [25MY]
Nomination of Phillip J. Bell To Be Deputy Under Sec. of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S9282 [28JY]
Nomination of Phyllis F. Scheinberg To Be Assistant Sec. of Transportation for Budgets and Programs: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S4397 [27AP]
Nomination of Priscilla Richman Owen To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4108 [21AP]
Nomination of R. Nicholas Burns To Be Under Sec. of State for Political Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2734 [15MR]
Nomination of R. Thomas Weimer To Be Assistant Sec. of the Interior for Policy, Management, and Budget: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S8664 [21JY]
Nomination of Rachel L. Brand To Be Assistant Attorney General for Legal Policy: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6740 [16JN]
Nomination of Randal K. Quarles To Be Under Sec. of the Treasury for Interanational Affairs: Committee on Finance (Senate), S9644 [6SE]
Nomination of Raymond J. Simon To Be Deputy Sec. of Education: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S5531 [19MY]
Nomination of Raymond T. Wagner, Jr., to the IRS Oversight Board: Committee on Finance (Senate), S2383 [9MR]
Nomination of Rebecca F. Dye to the Federal Maritime Commission: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S8664 [21JY]
Nomination of Regina Brown Schofield To Be Assistant Attorney General for Justice Programs: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6020 [26MY]
Nomination of Representative Cox to the SEC: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S9284 [28JY]
Nomination of Representative Payne To Be Representative to the U.N. General Assembly: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13360 [18NO]
Nomination of Representative Portman To Be U.S. Trade Representative: Committee on Finance (Senate), S4257 [26AP]
Nomination of Representative Royce To Be Representative to the U.N. General Assembly: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13360 [18NO]
Nomination of Richard A. Griffin To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6020 [26MY]
Nomination of Richard H. Jones To Be Ambassador to Israel: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9833 [8SE]
Nomination of Richard J. Griffin To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Diplomatic Security: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6740 [16JN]
Nomination of Richard J. Griffin To Be Office of Foreign Missions Director: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6655 [15JN]
Nomination of Richard L. Skinner To Be Dept. of Homeland Security Inspector General: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S8664 [21JY]
Nomination of Richard T. Crowder To Be Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Chief Agricultural Negotiator: Committee on Finance (Senate), S13786 [16DE]
Nomination of Robert A. Mosbacher To Be OPIC President: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11127 [5OC]
Nomination of Robert B. Zoellick To Be Deputy Sec. of State: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1513 [16FE]
Nomination of Robert J. Conrad, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3652 [14AP]
Nomination of Robert J. Dieter To Be Ambassador to Belize: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6655 [15JN]
Nomination of Robert J. Henke To Be Assistant Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Management: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate), S11476 [18OC]
Nomination of Robert M. Kimmitt To Be Deputy Sec. of the Treasury: Committee on Finance (Senate), S9644 [6SE]
Nomination of Rod J. Rosenstein To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S7818 [30JN]
Nomination of Rodney E. Hood to the National Credit Union Administration Board of Directors: Committee on Banking Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S12353 [3NO]
Nomination of Rodolphe M. Vallee To Be Ambassador to the Slovak Republic: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6655 [15JN]
Nomination of Roel C. Campos to the SEC: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S9284 [28JY]
Nomination of Roger D. Pierce To Be Ambassador to Cape Verde: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6655 [15JN]
Nomination of Roland E. Arnall To Be Ambassador to the Netherlands: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S12236 [2NO]
Nomination of Ronald A. Rosenfeld to the Federal Housing Finance Board: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2383 [9MR]
Nomination of Ronald E. Neumann To Be Ambassador to Afghanistan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7070 [22JN]
Nomination of Ronald L. Schlicher To Be Ambassador to Cyprus: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13360 [18NO]
Nomination of Ronald M. Sega To Be Under Sec. of the Air Force: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S9644 [6SE]
Nomination of Ross L. Wilson To Be Ambassador to Turkey: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13360 [18NO]
Nomination of Rudy Boschwitz to the U.N. Commission on Human Rights: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2734 [15MR]
Nomination of S. Antonio Fratto To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury for Public Affairs: Committee on Finance (Senate), S13786 [16DE]
Nomination of Samuel W. Bodman To Be Sec. of Energy: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S573 [26JA]
Nomination of Sandra F. Ashworth to the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S11559 [19OC]
Nomination of Sandra L. Pack To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury for Management: Committee on Finance (Senate), S9644 [6SE]
Nomination of Santanu K. Baruah To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Economic Development: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S11211 [6OC]
Nomination of Shana L. Dale To Be NASA Deputy Administrator: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S12236 [2NO]
Nomination of Shara L. Aranoff to the ITC: Committee on Finance (Senate), S9644 [6SE]
Nomination of Stephen J. Murphy III To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6020 [26MY]
Nomination of Stephen L. Johnson To Be EPA Administrator: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S3555 [13AP]
Nomination of Steven G. Bradbury To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12353 [3NO]
Nomination of Stewart A. Baker To Be Assistant Sec. of Homeland Security for Policy: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S10378 [22SE]
Nomination of Sue Ellen Wooldridge To Be Assistant Attorney General for Environment and Natural Resources: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12353 [3NO]
Nomination of Susan Bieke Neilson To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11664 [20OC]
Nomination of Susan C. Schwab To Be Deputy U.S. Trade Representative: Committee on Finance (Senate), S11820 [25OC]
Nomination of Susan P. Bodine To Be EPA Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S8558 [20JY]
Nomination of Susan Rasinski McCaw To Be Ambassador to Austria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11823 [25OC]
Nomination of Suzanne C. DeFrancis To Be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Public Affairs: Committee on Finance (Senate), S8558 [20JY]
Nomination of Terence P. McCulley To Be Ambassador to Mali: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6655 [15JN]
Nomination of Terrence W. Boyle To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6740 [16JN]
Nomination of Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11127 [5OC]
Nomination of Thomas B. Griffith To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3652 [14AP]
Nomination of Thomas C. Wheeler To Be U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11664 [20OC]
Nomination of Thomas O. Barnett To Be Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12353 [3NO]
Nomination of Timothy D. Adams To Be Under Sec. of the Treasury for International Affairs: Committee on Finance (Senate), S9644 [6SE]
Nomination of Timothy M. Burgess To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13160 [17NO]
Nomination of Tom Luce To Be Assistant Sec. of Education for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S7613 [29JN]
Nomination of Tony L. Hammond to the Postal Rate Commission: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5921 [25MY]
Nomination of Vincent J. Ventimiglia, Jr., To Be Assistant Sec. of HHS for Legislation: Committee on Finance (Senate), S14064 [19DE]
Nomination of Virginia M. Kendall To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13160 [17NO]
Nomination of W. Keith Watkins To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13160 [17NO]
Nomination of Wan J. Kim To Be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12353 [3NO]
Nomination of William A. Jeffrey To Be NIST Director: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7293 [23JN]
Nomination of William C. Anderson To Be Assistant Sec. of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S12006 [27OC]
Nomination of William E. Kovacic to the FTC: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S13160 [17NO]
Nomination of William F. Tuerk To Be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate), S11476 [18OC]
Nomination of William G. Myers III To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2994 [17MR]
Nomination of William H. Pryor, Jr., To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5070 [12MY]
Nomination of William J. Burns To Be Ambassador to Russia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9833 [8SE]
Nomination of William P. McCormick To Be Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11129 [5OC]
Nomination of William R. Timken, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Germany: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9832 [8SE]
Nomination of William T. Grisoli to the Mississippi River Commission: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S3555 [13AP]
Nomination of William W. Cobey to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Directors: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S4397 [27AP]
Nomination of Zalmay Khalilzad To Be Ambassador to Iraq: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6655 [15JN]
Resolutions by organizations
Nomination of Alberto R. Gonzales to be Attorney General: Mexican American Bar Association of Ventura County, CA, S700 [1FE]
Statements
Disagreeing Without Demonizing: National Council of Churches, S4147 [22AP]
Fight for Our Future—The Courts, the United States Senate, and the American People: Senator Biden, S5737 [23MY]
Nomination of Alberto R. Gonzales To Be Attorney General: Center for Constitutional Rights, S857 [2FE]
———Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (organization), S701 [1FE]
Nomination of John G. Roberts, Jr., To Be Chief Justice of the U.S.: Senator Specter, S10170-S10173 [19SE]
Nomination of Thomas B. Griffith To Be Circuit Judge: Senator Biden, S6727 [16JN]
Nominations of Stewart A. Baker and Julie L. Myers to the Dept. of Homeland Security: Senator Akaka, S10114 [15SE]
Participation of John G. Roberts, Jr., in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld Court Case: Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr., S10507 [27SE]
Senate Process for Confirmation of Judicial Nominees: Senator Alexander, S2298-S2302 [9MR]
Senate Rules Amendment Relative to Votes Required To Invoke Cloture on Presidential Appointments in Order To Prevent Filibuster: Senator Specter, S4634 [9MY]
Tribute to Thomas B. Griffith: Senator Dodd, S6353 [13JN]
Summaries
California Supreme Court Decisions Involving Janice Rogers Brown, S6076 [6JN]
Texas Supreme Court Decisions Involving Priscilla Richman Owen, S5382 [18MY]
William H. Pryor, Jr., Judicial Opinions, S6272 [9JN]
Tables
Nominations subjected to cloture attempts, 1968-2002, S5490 [19MY]
President Clinton judicial nominees who were blocked, S5399 [18MY]
Testimonies
Nomination of John G. Roberts, Jr., To Be Chief Justice of the U.S.: Ralph Nader, E1861-E1863, E1880-E1882 [15SE]
Nomination of John G. Roberts, Jr., To Be Circuit Judge: Senator Warner (2003), S8523, S8524 [20JY]
Texts of
S. 2040, Dept. of Homeland Security Qualified Leaders Act, S13167 [17NO]
Transcripts
Audio Tape of Conversation Between Thomas C. Dorr and Paul Dorr Relative to Efforts To Circumvent Payment Limitations on Government Farm Subsidies: Iowa Farm Service Agency, S8595 [21JY]
Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) Business Meeting, S12602 [9NO]
Tributes