[Senate Report 111-11]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
111th Congress Report
SENATE
1st Session 111-11
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REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES
of the
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
UNITED STATES SENATE
during the
ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS
pursuant to
Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the
United States Senate
March 31, 2009.--Ordered to be printed
SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS
PATRICK J. LEAHY, Vermont, Chairman
EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts ARLEN SPECTER, Pennsylvania
JOSEPH R. BIDEN, Jr., Delaware ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah
HERBERT KOHL, Wisconsin CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, Iowa
DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California JON KYL, Arizona
RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD, Wisconsin JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama
CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina
RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois JOHN CORNYN, Texas
BENJAMIN CARDIN, Maryland SAM BROWNBACK, Kansas
SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, Rhode Island TOM COBURN, Oklahoma
Bruce A. Cohen, Chief Counsel and Staff Director
Stephanie A. Middleton, Republican Staff Director
Nicholas A. Rossi, Republican Chief Counsel
SUBCOMMITTEES
Administrative Oversight and the Courts
CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York, Chairman
DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama
RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD, Wisconsin (Ranking Member)
SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, Rhode Island CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, Iowa
LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina
Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
HERBERT KOHL, Wisconsin, Chairman
PATRICK LEAHY, Vermont ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah
JOSEPH R. BIDEN, Jr., Delaware (Ranking Member)
RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD, Wisconsin ARLEN SPECTER, Pennsylvania
CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, Iowa
BENJAMIN CARDIN, Maryland SAM BROWNBACK, Kansas
TOM COBURN, Oklahoma
The Constitution
RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD, Wisconsin, Chairman
EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts SAM BROWNBACK, Kansas
DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California (Ranking Member)
RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois ARLEN SPECTER, Pennsylvania
BENJAMIN CARDIN, Maryland LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina
JOHN CORNYN, Texas
Crime and Drugs
JOSEPH R. BIDEN, Jr., Delaware, Chairman
EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina
HERBERT KOHL, Wisconsin (Ranking Member)
DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California ARLEN SPECTER, Pennsylvania
RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD, Wisconsin ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah
CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, Iowa
RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama
TOM COBURN, Oklahoma
Human Rights and the Law
RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois, Chairman
EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts TOM COBURN, Oklahoma
JOSEPH R. BIDEN, Jr., Delaware (Ranking Member)
RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD, Wisconsin JON KYL, Arizona
BENJAMIN CARDIN, Maryland LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina
SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, Rhode Island JOHN CORNYN, Texas
SAM BROWNBACK, Kansas
Immigration, Refugees and Border Security
EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts, Chairman
JOSEPH R. BIDEN, Jr., Delaware JOHN CORNYN, Texas
DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California (Ranking Member)
CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, Iowa
RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois JON KYL, Arizona
JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama
Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security
DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California, Chairwoman
EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts JON KYL, Arizona
JOSEPH R. BIDEN, Jr., Delaware (Ranking Member)
HERBERT KOHL, Wisconsin ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah
CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama
RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois JOHN CORNYN, Texas
BENJAMIN CARDIN, Maryland SAM BROWNBACK, Kansas
TOM COBURN, Oklahoma
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
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U.S. Senate,
Committee on the Judiciary,
Washington, DC, March __, 2009.
Hon. Nancy Erickson,
Secretary, U.S. Senate,
Washington, DC.
Dear Ms. Secretary: In accordance with rule XXVI of the
Standing Rules of the United States Senate, I am transmitting
herewith a report on the activities of the Committee on the
Judiciary of the United States for the 110th Congress.
Sincerely,
Patrick Leahy, Chairman.
Enclosure.
C O N T E N T S
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Page
Committee Membership............................................. II
Subcommittees.................................................... III
Letter of Transmittal............................................ V
Contents......................................................... VII
Jurisdiction of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary............ 1
Rules of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary................... 2
Tabulation of Bills, Resolutions, and Nominations referred to the
Senate Committee on the Judiciary.............................. 5
Publications issued by the Committee:
Hearings..................................................... 6
Senate Reports............................................... 13
Summary of Activities of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary
during the 110th Congress:
I. Overview........................................................15
II. Public Laws.....................................................15
III. Private Laws....................................................18
IV. Hearings of the Committee:
Legislative Hearings..................................... 18
U.S. Attorney Investigation Hearings..................... 19
Other Hearings........................................... 21
V. Nominations and Confirmations:
U.S. Court of Appeals Judges............................. 32
U.S. District Court Judges............................... 34
U.S. Department of Justice............................... 46
U.S. Attorneys........................................... 49
Executive Office of the President........................ 51
U.S. Marshals Service.................................... 52
U.S. Sentencing Commission............................... 54
U.S. Parole Commission................................... 54
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission..................... 55
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.............. 55
111th Congress Report
SENATE
1st Session 111-11
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REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
DURING THE 110TH CONGRESS
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March 31, 2009.--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. Leahy, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following
R E P O R T
JURISDICTION OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
Pursuant to Rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the United
States Senate, all proposed legislation, messages, petitions,
memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects
are referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary:
1. Apportionment of Representatives.
2. Bankruptcy, mutiny, espionage, and counterfeiting.
3. Civil liberties.
4. Constitutional amendments.
5. Federal courts and judges.
6. Governmental information.
7. Holidays and celebrations.
8. Immigration and naturalization.
9. Interstate compacts, generally.
10. Judicial proceedings, civil and criminal,
generally.
11. Local courts in the territories and possessions.
12. Measures relating to claims against the United
States.
13. National penitentiaries.
14. Patent Office.
15. Patents, copyrights, and trademarks.
16. Protection of trade and commerce against unlawful
restraints and monopolies.
17. Revision and codification and the statutes of the
United States.
18. State and territorial boundary lines.
RULES OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY\1\
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\1\Reaffirmed by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary in executive
session on January 25, 2007. Printed in the Congressional Record on
January 25, 2007, page S1184.
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I. MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
1. Meetings of the Committee may be called by the Chairman
as he may deem necessary on three days' notice of the date,
time, place and subject matter of the meeting, or in the
alternative with the consent of the Ranking Minority Member, or
pursuant to the provision of the Standing Rules of the Senate,
as amended.
2. Unless a different date and time are set by the Chairman
pursuant to (1) of this section, Committee meetings shall be
held beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Thursdays the Senate is in
session, which shall be the regular meeting day for the
transaction of business.
3. At the request of any Member, or by action of the
Chairman, a bill, matter, or nomination on the agenda of the
Committee may be held over until the next meeting of the
Committee or for one week, whichever occurs later.
II. HEARINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
1. The Committee shall provide a public announcement of the
date, time, place and subject matter of any hearing to be
conducted by the Committee or any Subcommittee at least seven
calendar days prior to the commencement of that hearing, unless
the Chairman with the consent of the Ranking Minority Member
determines that good cause exists to begin such hearing at an
earlier date. Witnesses shall provide a written statement of
their testimony and curriculum vitae to the Committee at least
24 hours preceding the hearing in as many copies as the
Chairman of the Committee or Subcommittee prescribes.
2. In the event 14 calendar days' notice of a hearing has
been made, witnesses appearing before the Committee, including
any witness representing a Government agency, must file with
the Committee at least 48 hours preceding appearance written
statements of their testimony and curriculum vitae in as many
copies as the Chairman of the Committee or Subcommittee
prescribes.
3. In the event a witness fails timely to file the written
statement in accordance with this rule, the Chairman may permit
the witness to testify, or deny the witness the privilege of
testifying before the Committee, or permit the witness to
testify in response to questions from Senators without the
benefit of giving an opening statement.
III. QUORUMS
1. Six Members of the Committee, actually present, shall
constitute a quorum for the purpose of discussing business.
Eight Members of the Committee, including at least two Members
of the minority, shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of
transacting business. No bill, matter, or nomination shall be
ordered reported from the Committee, however, unless a majority
of the Committee is actually present at the time such action is
taken and a majority of those present support the action taken.
2. For the purpose of taking sworn testimony, a quorum of
the Committee and each Subcommittee thereof, now or hereafter
appointed, shall consist of one Senator.
IV. BRINGING A MATTER TO A VOTE
The Chairman shall entertain a non-debatable motion to
bring a matter before the Committee to a vote. If there is
objection to bringing the matter to a vote without further
debate, a roll call vote of the Committee shall be taken, and
debate shall be terminated if the motion to bring the matter to
a vote without further debate passes with ten votes in the
affirmative, one of which must be cast by the minority.
V. AMENDMENTS
1. Provided at least seven calendar days' notice of the
agenda is given, and the text of the proposed bill or
resolution has been made available at least seven calendar days
in advance, it shall not be in order for the Committee to
consider any amendment in the first degree proposed to any
measure under consideration by the Committee unless such
amendment has been delivered to the office of the Committee and
circulated via e-mail to each of the offices by at least 5:00
p.m. the day prior to the scheduled start of the meeting.
2. It shall be in order, without prior notice, for a Member
to offer a motion to strike a single section of any bill,
resolution, or amendment under consideration.
3. The time limit imposed on the filing of amendments shall
apply to no more than three bills identified by the Chairman
and included on the Committee's legislative agenda.
4. This section of the rule may be waived by agreement of
the Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member.
VI. PROXY VOTING
When a recorded vote is taken in the Committee on any bill,
resolution, amendment, or any other question, a quorum being
present, Members who are unable to attend the meeting may
submit their votes by proxy, in writing or by telephone, or
through personal instructions. A proxy must be specific with
respect to the matters it addresses.
VII. SUBCOMMITTEES
1. Any Member of the Committee may sit with any
Subcommittee during its hearings or any other meeting, but
shall not have the authority to vote on any matter before the
Subcommittee unless a Member of such Subcommittee.
2. Subcommittees shall be considered de novo whenever there
is a change in the Subcommittee chairmanship and seniority on
the particular Subcommittee shall not necessarily apply.
3. Except for matters retained at the full Committee,
matters shall be referred to the appropriate Subcommittee or
Subcommittees by the Chairman, except as agreed by a majority
vote of the Committee or by the agreement of the Chairman and
the Ranking Minority Member.
4. Provided all Members of the Subcommittee consent, a bill
or other matter may be polled out of the Subcommittee. In order
to be polled out of a Subcommittee, a majority of the Members
of the Subcommittee who vote must vote in favor of reporting
the bill or matter to the Committee.
VIII. ATTENDANCE RULES
1. Official attendance at all Committee business meetings
of the Committee shall be kept by the Committee Clerk. Official
attendance at all Subcommittee business meetings shall be kept
by the Subcommittee Clerk.
2. Official attendance at all hearings shall be kept,
provided that Senators are notified by the Committee Chairman
and Ranking Minority Member, in the case of Committee hearings,
and by the Subcommittee Chairman and Ranking Minority Member,
in the case of Subcommittee hearings, 48 hours in advance of
the hearing that attendance will be taken; otherwise, no
attendance will be taken. Attendance at all hearings is
encouraged.
TABULATION OF BILLS, RESOLUTIONS, AND NOMINATIONS REFERRED TO THE
SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
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INTRODUCED AND REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
Public:
Senate Bills.............................................. 351
Senate Resolutions........................................ 169
Senate Concurrent Resolutions............................. 15
Senate Joint Resolutions.................................. 15
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Total, public........................................... 550
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Private:
Senate Bills.............................................. 40
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Total, private.......................................... 40
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Total, Senate........................................... 590
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PASSED HOUSE AND REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
Public:
House Bills............................................... 57
House Concurrent Resolutions.............................. 32
House Joint Resolutions................................... 1
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Total, public........................................... 90
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Private:
House Bills............................................... 3
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Total, private.......................................... 3
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Total, House............................................ 93
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Total bills referred, House and Senate................ 683
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NOMINATIONS
U.S. Court of Appeals Judges
24
U.S. District Court Judges
80
U.S. Department of Justice
20
U.S. Attorneys
18
Executive Office of the President
5
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
1
U.S. Marshals
10
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
3
U.S. Parole Commission
1
U.S. Sentencing Commission
5
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Total nominations......................................... 167
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PUBLICATIONS ISSUES BY THE COMMITTEE
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Hearings
Serial No. J-110-1 (Full Committee) Balancing Privacy and
Security: The Privacy Implications of Government
Data Mining Programs [January 10, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-2 (Full Committee) The Plight of Iraqi
Refugees [January 16, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-3 (Full Committee) Department of Justice
Oversight [January 18, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-4 (Full Committee) Paying off Generics to
Prevent Competition with Brand Name Drugs: Should
it be Prohibited? [January 17, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-5 (Full Committee) Exercising Congress'
Constitutional Power [January 31, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-6 (Human Rights and the Law) US-VISIT:
Challenges and Strategies for Securing the U.S.
Border [January 31, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-7 (Full Committee) Examining Recommendations
for Improvements to Iraq's Justice System [January
31, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-8 (Full Committee) Confirmation Hearings on
Federal Appointments [February 6, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-8 (Full Committee) Confirmation Hearings on
Federal Appointments [March 13, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-8 (Full Committee) Confirmation Hearings on
Federal Appointments [April 11, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-8 (Full Committee) Confirmation Hearings on
Federal Appointments [June 20, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-8 (Full Committee) Confirmation Hearings on
Federal Appointments [July 19, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-9 (Human Rights and the Law) Genocide and the
Rule of Law [February 5, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-10 (Full Committee) Preserving Prosecutorial
Independence: Is the Department of Justice
Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S.
Attorneys? [February 6, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-11 (Full Committee) Judicial Security and
Independence [February 14, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-12 (Full Committee) Strengthening our Criminal
Justice System: The John R. Justice Prosecutors and
Defenders Incentive Act of 2007 [February 27, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-13 (Full Committee) Comprehensive Immigration
Reform [February 28, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-14 (Full Committee) Preserving Prosecutorial
Independence: Is the Department of Justice
Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S.
Attorneys?--Part II [March 6, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-14 (Full Committee) Preserving Prosecutorial
Independence: Is the Department of Justice
Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S.
Attorneys?--Part III [March 29, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-14 (Full Committee) Preserving Prosecutorial
Independence: Is the Department of Justice
Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S.
Attorneys?--Part IV [May 15, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-14 (Full Committee) Preserving Prosecutorial
Independence: Is the Department of Justice
Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S.
Attorneys?--Part V [June 5, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-14 (Full Committee) Preserving Prosecutorial
Independence: Is the Department of Justice
Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S.
Attorneys?--Part VI [July 11, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-14 (Full Committee) Preserving Prosecutorial
Independence: Is the Department of Justice
Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S.
Attorneys?--Part VII [August 2, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-15 (Full Committee) Mentoring and Community-
Based Solutions to Delinquency and Youth Violence
in Philadelphia [February 19, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-16 (Full Committee) The McCarran-Ferguson Act
and Antitrust Immunity: Good for Consumers? [March
7, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-17 (Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer
Rights) Oversight of the Enforcement of the
Antitrust Laws [March 7, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-18 (Full Committee) Open Government:
Reinvigorating the Freedom of Information Act
[March 14, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-19 (Full Committee) Misuse of Patriot Act
Powers: The Inspector General's Finding of Improper
Use of the National Security Letters by the FBI
[March 21, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-20 (Full Committee) Combating War
Profiteering: Are we Doing Enough to Investigate
and Prosecute Contracting Fraud and Abuse in Iraq?
[March 20, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-21 (Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer
Rights) The XM-Sirius Merger: Monopoly or
Competition from New Technologies [March 20, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-22 (Terrorism, Technology and Homeland
Security) Identity Theft: Innovative Solutions for
an Evolving Problem [March 21, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-23 (Full Committee) Oversight of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation [March 27, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-24 (Human Rights and the Law) Legal Options to
Stop Human Trafficking [March 26, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-25 (Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer
Rights) An Examination of the Google-DoubleClick
Merger and the Online Advertising Industry: What
are the Risks for Competition and Privacy?
[September 27, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-26 (Full Committee) Examining Health Care
Mergers in Pennsylvania [April 9, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-27 (Constitution) Responding to the Inspector
General's Findings of Improper use of National
Security Letters by the FBI [April 11, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-28 (Full Committee) Department of Justice
Oversight [April 19, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-28 (Full Committee) Department of Justice
Oversight [July 24, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-29 (Human Rights and the Law) Casualties of
War: Child Soldiers and the Law [February 5, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-30 (Full Committee) The Insurrection Act Rider
and State Control of the National Guard [April 24,
2007]
Serial No. J-110-31 (Full Committee) Process Patents [May 1,
2007]
Serial No. J-110-32 (Terrorism, Technology and Homeland
Security) Interrupting Terrorist Travel:
Strengthening the Security of International Travel
Documents [May 2, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-33 (Full Committee) Will Real ID Actually Make
Us Safer? An Examination of Privacy and Civil
Liberties Concerns [May 8, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-34 (Full Committee) Preserving the Rule of Law
in the Fight Against Terrorism [October 2, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-35 (Full Committee) Rogue Online Pharmacies:
The Growing Problem of Internet Drug Trafficking
[May 16, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-36 (Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer
Rights) An Examination of S. 772: The Railroad
Antitrust Enforcement Act [October 3, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-37 (Full Committee) Restoring Habeas Corpus:
Protecting American Values and the Great Writ [May
22, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-38 (Full Committee) Ending Taxation without
Representation: The Constitutionality of S. 1257
[May 23, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-39 (Crime and Drugs) Rising Crime in the
United States: Examining the Federal Role in
Helping Communities Prevent and Respond to Violent
Crime [May 23, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-40 (Full Committee) Examining the Federal Role
to Work with Communities to Prevent and Respond to
Gang Violence: The Gang Abatement and Prevention
Act of 2007 [June 5, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-41 (Full Committee) Patent Reform: The Future
of American Innovation [June 6, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-42 (Full Committee) Prevention of Deceptive
Practices and Voter Intimidation in Federal
Elections: S. 453 [June 7, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-43 (Constitution) Oversight of the Federal
Death Penalty [June 27, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-44 (Full Committee) Rising Violent Crime in
the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina [June 20, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-45 (Full Committee) Civil Rights Division
Oversight [June 21, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-46 (Full Committee) Justice Denied:
Implementation of the Hometown Heroes Survivors
Benefits Act [October 4, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-47 (Full Committee) Examining the Prosecution
of Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean [July 17, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-48 (Full Committee) Economic and Community
Implications of Northern Border Security [October
10, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-49 (Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer
Rights) The Leegin Decision: The End of the
Consumer Discounts or Good Antitrust Policy? [July
31, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-50 (Full Committee) Evaluating the Propriety
and Adequacy of the Oxycontin Criminal Settlement
[July 31, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-51 (Full Committee) Confirmation Hearing on
the Nomination of Michael B. Mukasey to be Attorney
General of the United States [October 17, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-51 (Full Committee) Confirmation Hearing on
the Nomination of Michael B. Mukasey to be Attorney
General of the United States [October 18, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-52 (Full Committee) Confirmation Hearing on
the Nominations of Leslie Southwick, to be Circuit
Judge for the Fifth Circuit, Janet T. Neff, to be
District Judge for the Western District of
Michigan, and Liam O'Grady, to be District Judge
for the Eastern District of Virginia [May 10, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-53 (Full Committee) The 50th Anniversary of
the Civil Rights Act of 1957 and its Continuing
Importance [September 5, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-54 (Full Committee) Regulatory Preemption: Are
Federal Agencies Usurping Congressional and State
Authority? [September 12, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-55 (Full Committee) Examining Approaches to
Corporate Fraud Prosecutions and the Attorney-
Client Privilege Under the McNulty Memorandum
[September 18, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-56 (Human Rights and the Law) The ``Material
Support'' Bar: Denying Refuge to the Persecuted?
[September 19, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-57 (Full Committee) Strengthening FISA: Does
the Protect America Act Protect Americans' Civil
Liberties and Enhance Security? [September 25,
2007]
Serial No. J-110-58 (Full Committee) The Role of Federally
Funded University Research in the Patent System
[October 24, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-59 (Full Committee) FISA Amendments: How to
Protect Americans' Security and Privacy and
Preserve the Rule of Law and Government
Accountability [October 31, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-60 (Full Committee) Examining U.S. Government
Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights
[November 7, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-61 (Full Committee) Exploring the Scope of
Public Performance Rights [November 13, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-62 (Full Committee) The Looming Foreclosure
Crisis: How to Help Families Save their Homes
[December 5, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-63 (Human Rights and the Law) No Safe Haven:
Accountability for Human Rights Violators in the
United States [November 14, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-64 (Full Committee) Electronic Prescribing of
Controlled Substances: Addressing Health Care and
Law Enforcement Priorities [December 4, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-65 (Full Committee) Reauthorization of the
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act:
Protecting our Children and our Communities
[December 5, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-66 (Terrorism, Technology and Homeland
Security) The Legal Rights of Guantanamo Detainees:
What are they, Should they be Changed, and is an
End in Sight? [December 11, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-67 (Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer
Rights) The Sunshine in Litigation Act: Does Court
Secrecy Undermine Public Health and Safety?
[December 11, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-68 (Constitution) S. 1782, the Arbitration
Fairness Act of 2007 [December 12, 2007]
Serial No. J-110-69 (Full Committee) Oversight of the Justice
for All Act: Has the Justice Department Effectively
Administered the Bloodsworth and CoverdellDNA Grant
Programs? [January 23, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-70 (Full Committee) Oversight of the U.S.
Department of Justice [January 30, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-71 (Full Committee) Confirmation Hearing on
the Nomination of Mark R. Filip to be Deputy
Attorney General [December 17, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-72 (Full Committee) The Founding Fathers'
Papers: Ensuring Public Access to our National
Treasures [February 7, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-73 (Crime and Drugs) Federal Cocaine
Sentencing Laws: Reforming the 100-to-1 Crack/
Powder Disparity [February 12, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-74 (Full Committee) Examining the State
Secrets Privilege: Protecting National Security
while Preserving Accountability [February 13, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-75 (Crime and Drugs) Supporting the Front Line
in the Fight Against Crime: Restoring Federal
Funding for State and Local Law Enforcement
[February 27, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-76 (Full Committee) The False Claims Act
Correction Act (S. 2041): Strengthening the
Government's Most Effective Tool Against Fraud for
the 21st Century [February 27, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-77 (Terrorism, Technology and Homeland
Security) Weaknesses in the Visa Waiver Program:
Are the Needed Safeguards in Place to Protect
America? [February 28, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-78 (Full Committee) Oversight of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation [March 5, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-79 (Full Committee) Confirmation Hearing on
the Nomination of Grace C. Becker to be Assistant
Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division
[March 11, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-80 (Crime and Drugs) Generation RX: The Abuse
of Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs [March
12, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-81 (Full Committee) The Rise of Drug-Related
Violent Crime in Rural America: Finding Solutions
to a Growing Problem [March 24, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-82 (Human Rights and the Law) Rape as a Weapon
of War: Accountability for Sexual Violence in
Conflict [April 1, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-83 (Full Committee) Oversight of the
Department of Homeland Security [April 2, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-84 (Constitution) The Adequacy of
Representation in Capital Cases [April 8, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-85 (Crime and Drugs) Challenges and Solutions
for Protecting our Children from Violence and
Exploitation in the 21st Century [April 16, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-86 (Full Committee) National Security Letters:
The Need for Greater Accountability and Oversight
[April 23, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-87 (Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer
Rights) An Examination of the Delta-Northwest
Merger [April 24, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-88 (Full Committee) Living on the Street:
Finding Solutions to Protect Runaway and Homeless
Youth [April 29, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-89 (Constitution) Secret Law and the Threat to
Democratic and Accountable Government [April 30,
2008]
Serial No. J-110-90 (Administrative Oversight and the Courts)
Policing Lenders and Protecting Homeowners: Is
Misconduct in Bankruptcy Fueling the Foreclosure
Crisis? [May 6, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-91 (Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer
Rights) Concentration in Agriculture and an
Examination of the JBS/Swift Acquisitions [May 7,
2008]
Serial No. J-110-92 (Full Committee) The Bulletproof Vest
Partnership Program: Protecting our Nation's Law
Enforcement Officers [May 13, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-93 (Human Rights and the Law) Global Internet
Freedom: Corporate Responsibility and the Rule of
Law [May 20, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-94 (Full Committee) Exploring the Skyrocketing
Price of Oil [May 21, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-95 (Full Committee) Closing the Justice Gap:
Providing Civil Legal Assistance to Low-Income
Americans [May 22, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-96 (Full Committee) Protecting the
Constitutional Right to Vote for All Americans [May
20, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-97 (Full Committee) Improving Detainee Policy:
Handling Terrorism Detainees Within the American
Justice System [June 4, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-98 (Full Committee) Coercive Interrogation
Techniques: Do they Work, are they Reliable, and
what did the FBI Know about them? [June 10, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-99 (Full Committee) Short-Change for Consumers
and Short-Shrift for Congress? The Supreme Court's
Treatment of Laws that Protect Americans' Health,
Safety, Jobs, and Retirement [June 11, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-100 (Full Committee) Protecting Consumers by
Protecting Intellectual Property [June 17, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-101 (Antitrust, Competition Policy and
Consumer Rights) S. 2838, the Fairness in Nursing
Home Arbitration Act [June 18, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-102 (Human Rights and the Law) From Nuremburg
to Darfur: Accountability for Crimes Against
Humanity [June 24, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-103 (Constitution) Laptop Searches and other
Violations of Privacy Faced by Americans Returning
from Overseas Travel [June 25, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-104 (Full Committee) Oversight of the U.S.
Department of Justice [July 9, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-105 (Full Committee) Passport Files: Privacy
Protection Needed for All Americans [July 10, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-106 (Antitrust, Competition Policy and
Consumer Rights) The Google-Yahoo! Agreement and
the Future of Internet Advertising [July 15, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-107 (Full Committee) How the Administration's
Failed Detainee Policies have Hurt the Fight
Against Terrorism: Putting the Fight Against
Terrorism on Sound Legal Foundations: Handling
Terrorism Detainees within the American Justice
System [July 16, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-108 (Full Committee) Courting Big Business:
The Supreme Court's Recent Decisions on Corporate
Misconduct and Laws Regulating Corporations [July
23, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-109 (Full Committee) Nomination of J. Patrick
Rowan, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney
General, National Security Division, Jeffery Leight
Sedgwick, to be Assistant Attorney General, Office
of Justice Programs, and William B. Carr, Jr., to
be Member of the U.S. Sentencing Commission [July
23, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-110 (Full Committee) Crimes Associated with
Polygamy: The Need for a Coordinated State and
Federal Response [July 24, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-111 (Full Committee) Responding to the Growing
Need for Federal Judgeships: the Federal Judgeship
Act of 2008 [June 17, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-112 (Full Committee) Music and Radio in the
21st Century: Assuring Fair Rates and Rules Across
Platforms [July 29, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-113 (Full Committee) Politicized Hiring at the
Department of Justice [July 30, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-114 (Full Committee) S.J. Res. 45, a
Resolution Consenting to and Approving the Great
Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources
Compact [July 30, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-115 (Antitrust, Competition Policy, and
Consumer Rights) Consolidation in the Pennsylvania
Health Insurance Industry: The Right Prescription?
[July 31, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-116 (Full Committee) New Strategies for
Combating Violent Crime: Drawing Lessons from
Recent Experience [September 10, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-117 (Full Committee) Protecting the Right to
Vote: Oversight of the Department of Justice's
Preparations for the 2008 General Election
[September 9, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-118 (Full Committee) Oversight of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation [September 17, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-119 (Constitution) Restoring the Rule of Law
[September 16, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-120 (Full Committee) Barriers to Justice:
Examining Equal Pay for Equal Work [September 23,
2008]
Serial No. J-110-121 (Terrorism, Technology and Homeland
Security) The Visa Waiver Program; Mitigating Risks
to Ensure Safety of All Americans [September 24,
2008]
Serial No. J-110-122 (Human Rights and the Law) Extracting
Natural Resources: Corporate Responsibility and the
Rule of Law [September 24, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-123 (Full Committee) Keeping Families in Their
Homes: How to Prevent Foreclosures [October 17,
2008]
Serial No. J-110-123 (Full Committee) Keeping Families in their
Homes: How to Prevent Foreclosures--Part II
[October 24, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-124 (Full Committee) Helping Families Save
their Homes: The Role of Bankruptcy Law [November
19, 2008]
Serial No. J-110-125 (Full Committee) Credit Cards and
Bankruptcy: Opportunities for Reform [December 4,
2008]
Serial No. J-110-126 (Full Committee) Community-Based Solutions
to Drug Related Crime in Rural America [December 5,
2008]
Senate Reports
Report 110-42, March 29, 2007, S. 378--The Court Security
Improvement Act of 2007.
Report 110-51, April 10, 2007, S. 442--Providing for Loan
Repayment for Prosecutors and Public Defenders.
Report 110-59, April 30, 2007, S. 849--Open Government Act
of 2007.
Report 110-61, May 4, 2007, S. 735--Terrorist Hoax
Improvements Act of 2007.
Report 110-62, May 4, 2007, S. 621--Wartime Treatment Study
Act of 2007.
Report 110-66, May 15, 2007, S. 119--War Profiteering
Prevention Act of 2007.
Report 110-68, May 22, 2007, S. 879--No Oil Producing and
Exporting Cartels Act of 2007.
Report 110-69, May 22, 2007, S. 863--Emergency and Disaster
Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act of 2007.
Report 110-70, May 23, 2007, S. 495--Personal Data Privacy
and Security Act of 2007.
Report 110-73, May 24, 2007, S. 368--COPS Improvement Act
of 2007.
Report 110-88, June 22, 2007, S. 535--Emmett Till Unsolved
Civil Rights Crime Act.
Report 110-90, June 26, 2007, S. 185--Habeas Corpus
Restoration Act of 2007.
Report 110-150, Sept. 5, 2007, S. 376--Law Enforcement
Officers Safety Act of 2007.
Report 110-153, Sept. 11, 2007, S. 1027--Prevent All
Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2007.
Report 110-183, Sept. 21, 2007, S. 2084--School Safety and
Law Enforcement Improvement Act of 2007.
Report 110-190, Oct. 4, 2007, S. 221--Fair Contracts for
Growers Act of 2007.
Report 110-191, Oct. 4, 2007, S. 453--Deceptive Practices
and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007.
Report 110-203, Oct. 23, 2007, S. 1845--The Security from
Political Interference in Justice Act of 2007.
Report 110-239, Dec. 10, 2007, S. 1946--Public Corruption
Prosecution Improvements Act of 2007.
Report 110-252, Dec. 19, 2007, S. 772--The Railroad
Antitrust Enforcement Act.
Report 110-258, Jan. 22, 2008, S. 2248--Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2007.
Report 110-259, Jan. 24, 2008, S. 1145--The Patent Reform
Act of 2007.
Report 110-264, Feb. 25, 2008, S. 2450--A Bill to Amend the
Federal Rules of Evidence to Address the Waiver of the
Attorney-Client Privilege and the Work Product Doctrine.
Report 110-277, April 1, 2008, S. 1638--Federal Judicial
Salary Restoration Act of 2008.
Report 110-332, April 28, 2008, S. 431--Keeping the
Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators Act of 2008.
Report 110-399, June 24, 2008, S. 2504--Grant of Federal
Charter to the Military Officers Association of America Act of
2008.
Report 110-427, July 21, 2008, S. 2774--Federal Judgeship
Act of 2008.
Report 110-431, July 25, 2008, S. 2892--Wartime Enforcement
of Fraud Act of 2008.
Report 110-436, August 1, 2008, S. 702--State Court
Interpreter Grant Program Act.
Report 110-439, August 1, 2008, S. 2449--Sunshine in
Litigation Act of 2008.
Report 110-440, August 1, 2008, S. 2840--Military Personnel
Citizenship Processing Act.
Report 110-442, August 1, 2008, S. 2533--State Secrets
Protection Act.
Report 110-448, Sept. 8, 2008, S. 344--A Bill to Permit the
Televising of Supreme Court Proceedings.
Report 110-472, Sept. 18, 2008, S. 3155--Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2008.
Report 110-507, Sept. 25, 2008, S. 2041--The False Claims
Act Correction Act of 2008.
Report 110-514, Sept. 26, 2008, S. 2136--Helping Families
Save their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2008.
Report 110-518, Oct. 1, 2008, S. 2838--Fairness in Nursing
Home Arbitration Act.
Report 110-521, Nov. 17, 2008, S. 980--Ryan Haight Online
Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008.
Report 110-522, Nov. 19, 2008, S. Res. 707--Report on S.
Res. 707 and S. Res. 708.
Report 110-528, Dec. 11, 2008, S. 3501--OLC Reporting Act
of 2008.
SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY DURING
THE 110TH CONGRESS
I. Overview
During the 110th Congress, the full Senate Judiciary
Committee and its seven subcommittees held 32 legislative
hearings, 96 oversight hearings, and met on 24 occasions for
hearings on nominations. The Committee met in executive session
on 50 occasions.
Six-hundred and eighty-three Senate and House bills,
resolutions, concurrent resolutions, and joint resolutions were
referred to the Committee. The Committee reported to the Senate
156 of the measures that were referred to it. The Senate passed
53 Senate and House bills and 3 joint resolutions that were
referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Of those 53 bills,
40 became Public Law. In addition, 2 joint resolutions became
Public Law. Further, the Senate agreed to 102 resolutions and
18 concurrent resolutions.
II. Public Laws
During the 110th Congress, the following 40 bills and 2
joint resolutions referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
became Public Law:
Public Law 110-34 (S. 214), June 14, 2007--To amend chapter
35 of title 28, United States Code, to preserve the
independence of United States attorneys.
Public Law 110-41 (H.R. 692), June 29, 2007--To amend title
4, United States Code, to authorize the Governor of a State,
territory, or possession of the United States to order that the
National flag be flown at half-staff in that State, territory,
or possession in the event of the death of a member of the
Armed Forces from that State, territory, or possession who dies
while serving on active duty.
Public Law 110-79 (S. 975), August 13, 2007--Granting the
consent and approval of Congress to an interstate forest fire
protection compact.
Public Law 110-113 (S. 2106), November 8, 2007--To provide
nationwide subpoena authority for actions brought under the
September 11 Victim Compensation Fund of 2001.
Public Law 110-151 (S. 888), December 21, 2007--To amend
section 1091 of title 18, United States Code, to allow the
prosecution of genocide in appropriate circumstances.
Public Law 110-171 (S.J. Res. 13), December 26, 2007--
Granting the consent of Congress to the International Emergency
Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding.
Public Law 110-177 (H.R. 660), January 7, 2008--To amend
title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors,
witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other
purposes.
Public Law 110-179 (S. 863), January 7, 2008--To amend
title 18, United States Code, with respect to fraud in
connection with major disaster or emergency.
Public Law 110-180 (H.R. 2640), January 8, 2008--To improve
the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and for
other purposes.
Public Law 110-183 (H.R. 3432), February 5, 2008--To
establish the Commission on the Abolition of the Transatlantic
Slave Trade.
Public Law 110-199 (H.R. 1593, April 9, 2008)--To
reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the
community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968, to improve reentry planning and implementation, and for
other purposes.
Public Law 110-239 (H.R. 2356), June 3, 2008--To amend
title 4, United States Code, to encourage the display of the
flag of the United States on Father's Day.
Public Law 110-240 (H.R. 2517), June 3, 2008--To amend the
Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations,
and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-242 (S. 2829), June 3, 2008--To make
technical corrections to section 1244 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which provides special
immigrant status for certain Iraqis, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-251 (S. 2516), June 26, 2008--To assist
members of the Armed Forces in obtaining United States
citizenship, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-254 (S. 1692), June 30, 2008--To grant a
Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association,
Incorporated.
Public Law 110-257 (H.R. 5690), July 1, 2008--To remove the
African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist
organization for certain acts or events, provide relief for
certain members of the African National Congress regarding
admissibility, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-258 (S. 188), July 1, 2008--To revise the
short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta
Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act
of 2006.
Public Law 110-294 (S. 231), July 30, 2008--To authorize
the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at
fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012.
Public Law 110-298 (S. 2565), July 31, 2008--To establish
an awards mechanism to honor exceptional acts of bravery in the
line of duty by Federal, State, and local law enforcement
officers.
Public Law 110-313 (S. 3295), August 12, 2008--To amend
title 35, United States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946 to
provide that the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with
the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office,
shall appoint administrative patent judges and administrative
trademark judges, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-322 (S. 2450), September 19, 2008--To amend
the Federal Rules of Evidence to address the waiver of the
attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine.
Public Law 110-326 (H.R. 5938), September 26, 2008--To
amend title 18, United States Code, to provide secret service
protection to former Vice Presidents, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-327 (H.R. 1777), September 30, 2008--To
amend the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 to make
permanent the favorable treatment of need-based educational aid
under the antitrust laws.
Public Law 110-340 (S. 2135), October 3, 2008--To prohibit
the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons
who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to
allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child
soldiers, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-342 (S.J. Res. 45), October 3, 2008--
Expressing the consent and approval of Congress to an
interstate compact regarding water resources in the Great
Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin.
Public Law 110-345 (H.R. 1199), October 7, 2008--To extend
the grant program for drug-endangered children.
Public Law 110-358 (H.R. 4120), October 8, 2008--To amend
title 18, United States Code, to provide for more effective
prosecution of cases involving child pornography, and for other
purposes.
Public Law 110-360 (H.R. 5057), October 8, 2008--To
reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, and for
other purposes.
Public Law 110-362 (H.R. 5571), October 8, 2008--To extend
for 5 years the program relating to waiver of the foreign
country residence requirement with respect to international
medical graduates, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-378 (S. 2982), October 8, 2008--To amend the
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and
for other purposes.
Public Law 110-382 (S. 2840), October 9, 2008--To establish
a liaison with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite
naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed
Forces and to establish a deadline for processing such
applications.
Public Law 110-384 (H.R. 3480), October 10, 2008--To direct
the United States Sentencing Commission to assure appropriate
punishment enhancements for those involved in receiving stolen
property where that property consists of grave markers of
veterans, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-400 (S. 431), October 13, 2008--To require
convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for
other purposes.
Public Law 110-401 (S. 1738), October 13, 2008--To require
the Department of Justice to develop and implement a National
Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, to
improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to
increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to
make other improvements to increase the ability of law
enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child
predators.
Public Law 110-402 (S. 3296), October 13, 2008--To extend
the authority of the United States Supreme Court Police to
protect court officials off the Supreme Court Grounds and
change the title of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief
Justice.
Public Law 110-403 (S. 3325), October 13, 2008--To enhance
remedies for violations of intellectual property laws, and for
other purposes.
Public Law 110-406 (S. 3569), October 13, 2008--To make
improvements in the operation and administration of the Federal
courts, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-415 (S. 1276), October 14, 2008--To
facilitate the creation of methamphetamine precursor electronic
logbook systems, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-416 (S. 2304), October 14, 2008--To amend
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 to provide grants for the improved mental health treatment
and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses, and
for other purposes.
Public Law 110-424 (H.R. 6083), October 15, 2008--To
authorize funding to conduct a national training program for
State and local prosecutors.
Public Law 110-438 (S. 3197), October 20, 2008--To amend
title 11, United States Code, to exempt for a limited period,
from the application of the means-test presumption of abuse
under chapter 7, qualifying members of reserve components of
the Armed Forces and members of the National Guard who, after
September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a
homeland defense activity for not less than 90 days.
III. Private Laws
The Committee reported no private bills during the 110th
Congress.
IV. Hearings of the Committee
LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS
S. 236 (Full Committee), January 10, 2007--Federal Agency Data
Mining Reporting Act of 2007
S. 442 (Full Committee), February 27, 2007--The John R. Justice
Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007
S. 9 (Full Committee), February 28, 2007--Comprehensive
Immigration Reform Act of 2007
S. 618 (Full Committee), March 7, 2007--Insurance Industry
Competition Act of 2007
Public Law 110-175 (Full Committee), March 14, 2007--OPEN
Government Act of 2007
S. 119 (Full Committee), March 20, 2007--War Profiteering
Prevention Act of 2007
S. 238 (Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security), March 21,
2007--Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act
Public Law 110-340 (Human Rights and the Law), April 24, 2007--
Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2008
S. 1145 (Full Committee), May 1, 2007 and June 6, 2007--Patent
Reform Act of 2007
Public Law 110-425 (Full Committee), May 16, 2007--Ryan Haight
Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008
S. 185 (Full Committee), May 22, 2007--Habeas Corpus
Restoration Act of 2007
S. 1257 (Full Committee), May 23, 2007--District of Columbia
House Voting Rights Act of 2007
S. 456 (Full Committee), June 5, 2007--Gang Abatement and
Prevention Act of 2007
S. 453 (Full Committee), June 7, 2007--Deceptive Practices and
Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007
S. 2248 (Full Committee), September 25, 2007 and October 31,
2007--FISA Amendments Act of 2008
S. 772 (Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights),
October 3, 2007--Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act
of 2007
S. 2317 (Full Committee), November 7, 2007--Intellectual
Property Enforcement Act
S. 3155 (Full Committee), December 5, 2007--Reauthorization of
the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
S. 2136 (Full Committee), December 5, 2007 and November 19,
2008--Helping Families Save Their Homes in
Bankruptcy Act of 2008
S. 2449 (Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights),
December 11, 2007--the Sunshine in Litigation Act
of 2008
S. 1782 (the Constitution), December 12, 2007--Arbitration
Fairness Act of 2007
S. 1383, S. 1685, and S. 1711 (Crime and Drugs), February 12,
2008--Federal Cocaine Sentencing Laws
S. 2533 (Full Committee), February 13, 2008--State Secrets
Protection Act
S. 2041 (Full Committee), February 27, 2008--False Claims Act
Correction Act of 2008
S. 2274 (Joint Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee
Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs and the Senate
Caucus on International Narcotics Control), March
12, 2008--Dextromethorphan Abuse Reduction Act of
2007
Public Law 110-401 (Crime and Drugs), April 16, 2008--PROTECT
Our Children Act of 2008
Public Law 110-378 (Full Committee), April 29, 2008--
Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008
Public Law 110-421 (Full Committee), May 13, 2008--Bulletproof
Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008
S. 2774 (Full Committee), June 17, 2008--Federal Judgeship Act
of 2008
S. 2838 (Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights),
June 18, 2008--the Fairness in Nursing Home
Arbitration Act
S. 2913 (Full Committee), July 29, 2008--Shawn Bentley Orphan
Works Act of 2008
Public Law 110-342 (Full Committee), July 30, 2008--Great
Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources
Compact
U.S. ATTORNEY INVESTIGATION HEARINGS
From the beginning of the 110th Congress, the Judiciary
Committee conducted an investigation into the unprecedented
mass firings of Federal prosecutors by those in the
Administration of the President who appointed them. The
investigation began after it came to light that seven U.S.
Attorneys had been fired on the same day, December 7, 2006:
David C. Iglesias, District of New Mexico Carol Lam, Southern
District of California; John McKay, Western District of
Washington; Daniel Bogden, District of Nevada; Paul K.
Charlton, District of Arizona; Margaret Chiara, Western
District of Michigan; and Kevin Ryan, Northern District of
California. The Committee also learned that H.E. ``Bud''
Cummins, III, Eastern District of Arkansas, had been told to
resign in June of 2006. The Committee subsequently learned that
Todd Graves, Western District of Missouri, had been asked to
resign in January 2006 and as many as several dozen U.S.
Attorneys had been considered for firing.
The Committee held hearings, in whole or part, regarding
the firing of the U.S. attorneys, as follows:
Full Committee, January 18, 2007--``Oversight of the U.S.
Department of Justice Alberto Gonzales, Attorney
General of the United States, Department of
Justice''
Full Committee, February 6, 2007--``Preserving Prosecutorial
Independence: Is the Department of Justice
Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S.
Attorneys?--''
Full Committee, March 6, 2007--``Preserving Prosecutorial
Independence: Is the Department of Justice
Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S.
Attorneys?--Part II''
Full Committee, March 29, 2007--``Preserving Prosecutorial
Independence: Is the Department of Justice
Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S.
Attorneys?--Part III''
Full Committee, April 19, 2007--``Department of Justice
Oversight. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General of
the United States, Department of Justice''
Full Committee, May 15, 2007--``Preserving Prosecutorial
Independence: Is the Department of Justice
Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S.
Attorneys?--Part IV''
Full Committee, June 5, 2007--``Preserving Prosecutorial
Independence: Is the Department of Justice
Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S.
Attorneys?--Part V''
Full Committee, June 21, 2007--``Oversight of the Department of
Justice, Civil Rights Division''
Subcommittee on the Constitution, June 27, 2007--``Oversight of
the Federal Death Penalty''
Full Committee, July 11, 2007--``Preserving Prosecutorial
Independence: Is the Department of Justice
Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S.
Attorneys?--Part VI''
Full Committee, July 24, 2007--``Department of Justice
Oversight. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General of
the United States, Department of Justice''
Full Committee, August 2, 2007--``Preserving Prosecutorial
Independence: Is the Department of Justice
Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S.
Attorneys?--Part VII''
Full Committee, January 23, 2008--``Oversight of the Justice
for All Act: Has the Justice Department Effectively
Administered the Bloodsworth and Coverdell DNA
Grant Programs?''
Full Committee, January 30, 2008--``Oversight of the U.S.
Department of Justice''
Full Committee, March 5, 2008--``Oversight of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation''
Full Committee, July 9, 2008--``Oversight of the U.S.
Department of Justice''
Full Committee, July 30, 2008--``Politicized Hiring at the
Department of Justice''
Full Committee, September 17, 2008--``Oversight of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation''
OTHER HEARINGS
Full Committee, January 16, 2007--``The Plight of Iraqi
Refugees''--Oversight hearing on U.S. efforts to assist Iraqis
who have been internally displaced or who have fled Iraq. The
hearing also focused on the challenges faced by Iraqi refugees,
and particularly those who have been targeted as a result of
working with the United States.
Full Committee, January 17, 2007--``Paying Off Generics to
Prevent Competition with Brand Name Drugs''--Oversight hearing
on the practice of brand name pharmaceuticals paying generics
to prevent competition and S. 316, the Preserve Access to
Affordable Generics Act.
Full Committee, January 30, 2007--``Exercising Congress's
Constitutional Power to End a War''--Oversight hearing to
explore the Constitutional powers of the executive branch and
legislative branch with respect to war.
Full Committee, January 31, 2007--``Examining
Recommendations for Improvements to Iraq's Justice System''--
Oversight hearing to examine the challenges of training the
Iraqi police and building a working criminal justice system.
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland
Security, January 31, 2007--``US-VISIT: Challenges and
Strategies for Securing the U.S. Border''--Oversight hearing to
examine U.S. VISIT and what needs to be developed and deployed
with proper regard for costs and benefits.
Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, February 5,
2007--``Genocide and the Rule of Law''--Oversight hearing to
examine the loophole that had allowed those who commit or
incite genocide to seek refuge in our country without fear of
prosecution for their actions, as well as to what can be done
to convince the Sudanese Government to disarm the militias that
are responsible for the genocide and to allow the United
Nations to deploy additional troops to buttress the African
Union force.
Full Committee, February 6, March 13, April 11, June 20,
and July 19, 2007--Nominations of John Preston Bailey, to be
U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia;
Otis D. Wright, II, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central
District of California; and, George H. Wu, to be U.S. District
Judge for the Central District of California.
Full Committee, February 14, 2007--``Judicial Security and
Independence''--Oversight hearing to examine both the physical
attacks that have been made on judges, as well as the threat
from financial insecurity due to eroding pay.
Full Committee, February 19, 2007--``Mentoring and
Community-Based Solutions to Delinquency and Youth Violence''--
Oversight hearing to examine the challenge of addressing the
growing problem of violence and the devastating effects it has
on our community, especially on our youngest citizens.
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer
Rights, March 7, 2007--``Oversight of the Enforcement of the
Antitrust Laws''.
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer
Rights, March 20, 2007--``The XM-Sirius Merger: Monopoly or
Competition from New Technologies''--Oversight hearing to
consider the proposed merger between the Nation's only two
national satellite radio services, XM and Sirius.
Full Committee, March 21, 2007--``Misuse of Patriot Act
Powers: The Inspector General's Findings of Improper Use of the
National Security Letters by the FBI''--Oversight hearing to
examine the privacy and civil liberties implications of the
FBI's misuses and abuse of authorities to issue national
security letters (``NSLs'') under the PATRIOT Act.
Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, March 26, 2007--
``Legal Options to Stop Human Trafficking''--Oversight hearing
to examine the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, seven years
after passage and what progress the U.S. Government has made in
combating human trafficking in the United States and abroad.
Full Committee, March 27, 2007--``Oversight of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation''--Oversight hearing to examine the
FBI's effectiveness in carrying out its domestic intelligence
and law enforcement mission.
Full Committee, April 9, 2007--``Examining Health Care
Mergers in Pennsylvania''--Oversight hearing in Pennsylvania to
examine the Highmark/Independence Blue Cross merger.
Subcommittee on the Constitution, April 11, 2007--
``Responding to the Inspector General's Findings of Improper
Use of National Security Letters by the FBI''--Oversight
hearing to address the Department of Justice Inspector
General's report.
Full Committee, April 24, 2007--``The Insurrection Act
Rider and State Control of the National Guard''--Oversight
hearing to examine the changes to the Insurrection Act adopted
by the 109th Congress, which increased the power of the
President to nationalize National Guard units and were enacted
without consulting the Nation's Governors, Adjutant Generals,
or local law enforcement communities.
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland
Security, May 2, 2007--``Interrupting Terrorist Travel:
Strengthening the Security of International Travel
Documents''--Oversight hearing to examine terrorists' use of
fraudulent travel documents as one of the most dangerous gaps
in global security.
Full Committee, May 8, 2007--``Will REAL ID Actually Make
Us Safer? An Examination of Privacy and Civil Liberties
Concerns''--Oversight hearing to examine the privacy
implications of the REAL ID national identification program.
Full Committee, May 10, 2007--Nominations of Leslie
Southwick, to be Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit; Janet T.
Neff, to be District Judge for the Western District of
Michigan; and Liam O'Grady, to be District Judge for the
Eastern District of Virginia.
Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, May 23, 2007--``Rising
Crime in the United States: Examining the Federal Role in
Helping Communities Prevent and Respond to Violent Crime''--
Oversight hearing to examine the COPS legislation that would
reauthorize and expand the ability of the Attorney General to
award grants aimed at increasing the number of police on the
streets and in our schools.
Full Committee, June 20, 2007--``Rising Violent Crime in
the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina''--Oversight hearing to
focus on the near-epidemic of violent crime in New Orleans, up
more than 100 percent over the previous year, and the need for
greater Federal assistance to State and local law enforcement
to rebuild their criminal justice system. The hearing also
highlighted Senator Landrieu's 10-point plan to address violent
crime in Louisiana.
Subcommittee on the Constitution, June 27, 2007--
``Oversight of the Federal Death Penalty''--Oversight hearing
to examine the role the Bush Administration has played in the
implementation of the Federal death penalty.
Full Committee, July 17, 2007--``Hearing to Examine the
Prosecution of Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean''--Oversight
hearing to examine the conviction and imprisonment of Border
Patrol agents Jose Compean and Ignacio Ramos.
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer
Rights, July 31, 2007--``The Leegin Decision: The End of the
Consumer Discounts or Good Antitrust Policy?''--Oversight
hearing to examine consumer prices after the Supreme Court
invalidated a century old ban on manufacturers setting a
minimum price below which a retailer cannot sell the
manufacturer's product.
Full Committee, July 31, 2007--``Evaluating the Propriety
and Adequacy of the OxyContin Criminal Settlement''--Oversight
hearing to evaluate the adequacy of the plea agreement between
Purdue Pharma and the Federal Government over Purdue's
misrepresentation of the dangers associated with their
painkiller OxyContin. Purdue's aggressive and misleading
marketing of OxyContin was a tragic example of a corporation
putting its profits before the health of our Nation's citizens.
The purpose of this hearing was to discuss whether the $680
million in penalties, which Purdue agreed to pay, was
commensurate with their crimes in light of the fact that
OxyContin sales between 1995 and 2004 yielded some $2.8 billion
in profits for Purdue.
Full Committee, September 5, 2007--``The 50th Anniversary
of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 and its Continuing
Importance''--Oversight hearing marking the golden anniversary
of the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first major civil rights
law passed since Reconstruction. The hearing examined whether
Federal civil rights enforcement has remained faithful to the
goal of achieving equal justice for all.
Full Committee, September 12, 2007--``Regulatory
Preemption: Are Federal Agencies Usurping Congressional and
State Authority''--Oversight hearing on the preemption of State
and local governments by Federal agency regulations.
Full Committee, September 18, 2007--``Examining Approaches
to Corporate Fraud Prosecutions and the Attorney-Client
Privilege Under the McNulty Memorandum''--Oversight hearing to
evaluate whether the Department of Justice reached the right
balance between aggressive enforcement of corporate fraud
statutes and proper respect for the attorney-client privilege
in implementing the Department of Justice's new policy on
waiver of corporate attorney-client privilege. A broad
coalition of interests including the Chamber of Commerce and
the American Bar Association had been asserting for several
years that the Justice Department was unfairly pressuring
corporations to waive the attorney-client privilege. In
response to their activism and to criticism by members of
Congress including Senators Specter and Leahy, the Department
of Justice had revised its policy in late 2006 in a document
that became known as the McNulty Memorandum. The hearing sought
to determine whether the McNulty Memorandum had fixed the
problem, or whether problems still remained, and if so, what
should be done about them.
Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, September 19,
2007--``The Material Support Bar: Denying Refuge to the
Persecuted?''--Oversight hearing focusing on the impact of the
``material support'' bar on asylum seekers in the United
States. The material support bar has had the effect of barring
asylum seekers from the United States who have been forced,
under duress, to even menially assist organizations deemed to
be terrorist organizations by the United States government.
Full Committee, September 25, 2007--Nominations of John
Daniel Tinder to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh
Circuit and Robert M. Dow, Jr., to be United States District
Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.
Full Committee, September 26, 2007--Nomination of Michael
J. Sullivan to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives.
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer
Rights, September 27, 2007--``An Examination of the Google-
DoubleClick Merger and the Online Advertising Industry: What
Are the Risks for Competition and Privacy?''--Oversight hearing
to examine privacy and antitrust concerns raised by the
corporate merger of Google and DoubleClick and the impact that
this merger would have on the online advertising industry.
Full Committee, October 2, 2007--``Preserving the Rule of
Law in the Fight Against Terrorism''--Oversight hearing to
examine the expansion of Executive power under the current
administration, and in particular the small group of lawyers
who were responsible for crafting the legal opinions justifying
these policies.
Full Committee, October 4, 2007--``Justice Denied?
Implementation of the Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits
Act''--Oversight hearing to address the frustrations of
Congress and of surviving families in the first responder
community regarding the Justice Department's delay of
processing applications for the receipt of Federal survivor's
benefits under the Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act
passed in November 2003, an Act intended to improve the Public
Safety Officers' Benefits program by allowing survivors of
first responders who suffered fatal heart attacks or strokes
while participating in non-routine physical activities to
qualify for Federal survivor's benefits, as well as the unfair
denial of claims of Federal survivor's benefits that Congress
attempted to address in 2003 and that the Department of Justice
was not acting in a manner Congress intended. Nearly four years
after the Hometown Heroes bill became law, the Justice
Department had approved only 12 Hometown Heroes claims, denied
50 families this important benefit, and left 240 applications
unanswered.
Full Committee, October 10, 2007--``Economic and Community
Implications of Northern Border Security''--Oversight hearing
to examine the administration's efforts to implement the
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) and the cultural
and economic implications of the Initiative.
Full Committee, October 17 and 18, 2007--Nomination of
Michael B. Mukasey to be Attorney General of the United States.
Full Committee, October 23, 2007--``The Role of Federally-
Funded University Research in the Patent System''--Oversight
hearing to give process to an issue that has become known as an
Iowa State issue: the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 granted
universities, among others, the right to title of a patentable
invention invented with the use of Federal funds (a ``subject
invention''), and the related right to retain all profits from
licensing the invention without reimbursing the Government. The
only narrow exception is with respect to inventions made at
Government-owned-contractor-operated facilities (GOCOs). Under
amendments to Bayh-Dole, universities operating GOCOs were
given the same right to elect title to a subject invention but,
because the facility was Government-owned, Congress required
repayment to the Government if the balance of any royalties
earned off licensing inventions exceeded 5% of the annual
budget of the facility. Iowa State University's Ames Laboratory
became the first to report exceeding this cap and reimbursed
the Government last year. At the end of the 109th, the House
passed legislation that would have effectively relieved Ames
from having to compensate the Government. The hearing also
offered an opportunity to begin a more general examination of
the role of Federally funded university research in the patent
system.
Full Committee, October 24, 2007--Nominations of Joseph N.
Laplante to be United States District Judge for the District of
New Hampshire; Reed Charles O'Connor to be United States
District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas
Division; Thomas D. Schroeder to be United States District
Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina; and, Amul R.
Thapar to be United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Kentucky.
Full Committee, November 13, 2007--``Exploring the Scope of
Public Performance Rights''--Oversight hearing on who gets paid
what when a song is broadcast on the radio. Over-the-air
broadcasters have long enjoyed an exemption from paying
royalties for public performance rights--the copyrights that
artists have in their recorded works--and this hearing
addressed the issue of whether that exemption has outlived its
justifications. This first hearing on the subject involved only
the principals--namely, the performers and the broadcasters.
Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, November 14,
2007--``No Safe Haven: Accountability for Human Rights
Violators in the United States''--Oversight hearing exploring
what the U.S. Government is doing to hold accountable human
rights violators who have found safe haven in our country, and
what more the Government can do to identify, investigate, and
prosecute suspected perpetrators of serious human rights
abuses.
Full Committee, December 4, 2007--``Electronic Prescribing
of Controlled Substances: Addressing Health Care and Law
Enforcement Priorities''--Oversight hearing to examine the need
for the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of
Justice to promulgate regulations permitting the e-prescribing
of controlled substances. Although e-prescribe has many health
care benefits, the privacy community expressed concerns that,
in the absence of sufficient safeguards, e-prescribe poses some
of the same threats to patient privacy rights as the larger
movement toward health IT.
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland
Security, December 11, 2007--``The Legal Rights of Guantanamo
Detainees: What Are they, Should they be Changed, and is an End
in Sight?''--Oversight hearing to examine our treatment of
detainees at Guantanamo Bay and how best to secure our Nation
while holding on to our freedoms and democratic values.
Full Committee, December 18, 2007--Nominations of Ondray T.
Harris, to be Director, Community Relations Service, Department
of Justice; David W. Hagy, to be Director of the National
Institute of Justice, Department of Justice; Scott M. Burns, to
be Deputy Director of National Drug Control Policy, Executive
Office of the President; Cynthia Dyer, to be Director of the
Violence Against Women Office, Department of Justice; and,
Nathan J. Hochman, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Tax
Division, Department of Justice.
Full Committee, December 19, 2007--Nomination of Mark R.
Filip to be Deputy Attorney General.
Full Committee, January 22, 2008--Nominations of Kevin J.
O'Connor, of Connecticut, to be Associate Attorney General,
Department of Justice; and, Gregory G. Katsas, of
Massachusetts, to be Assistant Attorney General, Civil
Division, Department of Justice.
Full Committee, January 23, 2008--``Oversight of the
Justice for All Act: Has the Justice Department Effectively
Administered the Bloodsworth and Coverdell DNA Grant
Programs?''--Oversight hearing to examine access to post-
conviction DNA testing necessary to prove the innocence of
individuals wrongfully convicted of crimes.
Full Committee, February 7, 2008--``The Founding Fathers'
Papers: Ensuring Public Access to our National Treasures''--
Oversight hearing to explore new ways to use the Internet to
promote open government.
Full Committee, February 12, 2008--Nominations of James
Randal Hall to be United States District Judge for the Southern
District of Georgia; Richard H. Honaker to be United States
District Judge for the District of Wyoming; Gustavus Adolphus
Puryear, IV to be United States District Judge for the Middle
District of Tennessee; and, Brian Stacy Miller to be United
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
Full Committee, February 21, 2008--Nominations of Catharina
Haynes, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Court Judge for
the Fifth Circuit; John A. Mendez to be United States District
Judge for the Eastern District of California; and, Stanley
Thomas Anderson to be United States District Judge for the
Western District of Tennessee.
Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, February 27, 2008--
``Supporting the Front Line in the Fight Against Crime:
Restoring Federal Funding for State and Local Law
Enforcement''--Oversight hearing to examine the issue of State
police vacancies and the significant decline in the funds
appropriated and spent in connection with the COPS program.
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland
Security, February 28, 2008--``Weaknesses in the Visa Waiver
Program: Are the Needed Safeguards in Place to Protect
America''--Oversight hearing to examine the effectiveness of
the Visa Waiver Program in the Department of Homeland Security
and to enhance the security of the Program while moving forward
with its expansion.
Full Committee, March 11, 2008--Nomination of Grace C.
Becker to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights
Division.
Full Committee, March 24, 2008--``The Rise of Drug-Related
Violent Crime in Rural America: Finding Solutions to a Growing
Problem''--Oversight hearing in Rutland, Vermont to examine
community-based collaboration efforts with police to support
prevention and education, in addition to traditional law
enforcement responses.
Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, April 1, 2008--
``Rape as a Weapon of War: Accountability for Sexual Violence
in Conflict''--Oversight hearing to examine the systematic and
deliberate use of rape as a weapon of war to humiliate, expel
and destroy communities in conflicts around the globe.
Full Committee, April 2, 2008--``Oversight of the
Department of Homeland Security''--Oversight hearing with
Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the Department of Homeland
Security.
Full Committee, April 3, 2008--Nominations of Mark S. Davis
to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of
Virginia; David Gregory Kays to be United States District Judge
for the Western District of Missouri; David J. Novak to be
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of
Virginia; Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr., to be United States
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri; and,
Elisebeth C. Cook to be Assistant Attorney General for the
Office of Legal Policy, Department of Justice.
Subcommittee on the Constitution, April 8, 2008--``The
Adequacy of Representation in Capital Cases''--Oversight
hearing to examine the adequacy of representation for
individuals who have been charged with and convicted of capital
crimes at the State level.
Full Committee, April 23, 2008--``National Security
Letters: The Need for Greater Accountability and Oversight''--
Oversight hearing to probe the use of National Security Letters
(``NSLs'') by the Justice Department, the scope of the
authority provided by NSLs, and the lack of accountability for
their use.
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer
Rights, April 24, 2008--``An Examination of the Delta-Northwest
Merger''--Oversight hearing to examine the $3.7 billion, Delta
and Northwest Airlines merger to create the world's largest
airline.
Subcommittee on the Constitution, April 30, 2008--``Secret
Law and the Threat to Democratic and Accountable Government''--
Oversight hearing to examine the role of the Justice
Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) during the Bush
administration. OLC opinions have traditionally carried great
weight in the executive branch; and their issued legal opinions
are considered binding on the executive branch. During the Bush
administration,OLC issued ``secret law'' by subverting the
interpretation of congressional statutes and thereby giving the
Administration legal cover for their policies.
Full Committee, May 1, 2008--Nominations of G. Steven Agee
to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit;
William T. Lawrence to be United States District Judge for the
Southern District of Indiana; G. Murray Snow to be United
States District Judge for the District of Arizona.
Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts,
May 6, 2008--``Policing Lenders and Protecting Homeowners: Is
Misconduct in Bankruptcy Fueling the Foreclosure Crisis?''--
Oversight hearing to examine the questionable lending practices
that have harmed homeowners and stalled the economy.
Full Committee, May 7, 2008--Nominations of Helene N.
White, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the
Sixth Circuit; Raymond M. Kethledge, of Michigan, to be United
States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit; and, Stephen Joseph
Murphy III, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for
the Eastern District of Michigan.
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer
Rights, May 7, 2008--``Concentration in Agriculture and an
Examination of the JBS/Swift Acquisitions''--Oversight hearing
to examine the rising tide of consolidation in agriculture, in
particular, the plans of JBS Swift to acquire two other
meatpacking firms, a transaction that would reduce the number
of major competitors in the industry from five to three.
Full Committee, May 20, 2008--``Protecting the
Constitutional Right to Vote for All Americans''--Oversight
hearing on protecting the Constitutional right to vote for all
Americans during the 2008 presidential election. The hearing,
held months away from an important Federal election, examined
the modern day barriers to voting that continue to exist in our
society and looked for ways to ensure that the democratic
process will be open to all Americans.
Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, May 20, 2008--
``Global Internet Freedom: Corporate Responsibility and the
Rule of Law''--Oversight hearing to examine governmental
control of the Internet in foreign countries that has resulted
in censorship and human rights violations.
Full Committee, May 21, 2008--``Exploring the Skyrocketing
Price of Oil''--Oversight hearing exploring the causes of the
sudden rise in the price of oil which had exceeded $125 per
barrel, up from roughly $32 when President Bush took office.
Full Committee, May 22, 2008--``Closing the Justice Gap:
Providing Civil Legal Assistance to Low-Income Americans''--
Oversight hearing to examine providing affordable legal
representation highlighting the efforts of the Legal Services
Corporation to ensure that more low-income Americans have
access to adequate legal representation.
Full Committee, June 4, 2008--``Improving Detainee Policy:
Handling Terrorism Detainees within the American Justice
System''--Oversight hearing to examine what type of legal
system should govern terrorism suspects, focusing specifically
on the detainees that have languished for years at Guantanamo
without access to meaningful judicial review. At the time, only
one accused terrorist had been tried, convicted and punished by
the military commissions. More and more prosecutors and judges
had either resigned in protest over the flaws in the system, or
had been replaced in ways that suggested the proceedings might
have been engineered to guarantee a result rather than ensure
fairness.
Full Committee, June 10, 2008--``Coercive Interrogation
Techniques: Do they Work, are they Reliable, and What did the
FBI Know about them?''--Oversight hearing to examine the Bush
administration's detainee interrogation practices and to
explore any involvement by the FBI in these practices.
Full Committee, June 11, 2008--``Short-change for Consumers
and Short-shrift for Congress? The Supreme Court's Treatment of
Laws that Protect Americans' Health, Safety, Jobs and
Retirement''--Hearing to examine how the Supreme Court's
decisions affect Americans' everyday lives, including laws
designed to protect Americans' health, safety and retirement.
Full Committee, June 11, 2008--Nominations of Paul G.
Gardephe to be United States District Judge for the Southern
District of New York; Kiyo A. Matsumoto to be United States
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York; Cathy
Seibel to be United States District Judge for the Southern
District of New York; and, Glenn T. Suddaby to be United States
District Judge for the Northern District of New York.
Full Committee, June 17, 2008--``Protecting Consumers by
Protecting Intellectual Property''--Oversight hearing to
examine the efforts of the Federal Government to enforce
intellectual property rights. Witnesses at this hearing
included representatives of the automotive, pharmaceutical, and
product safety industries, who testified to the dangers of
counterfeit versions of their products and the resources
required to combat them. The Government Accountability Office
was also represented at this hearing in order to discuss
Federal enforcement efforts.
Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, June 24, 2008--
``From Nuremberg to Darfur: Accountability for Crimes Against
Humanity''--Oversight hearing on human rights violations in the
Darfur region.
Subcommittee on the Constitution, June 25, 2008--``Searches
and other Violations of Privacy Faced by Americans Returning
from Overseas Travel''--Oversight hearing examining the border
security practices that affect the privacy interests of
American citizens.
Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, June 26, 2008--``They Can
Run, But They Can't Hide: Catching Fugitives in the 21st
Century''--Oversight hearing to examine issues relating to the
deployment of new technology to capture fugitives from justice.
Full Committee, July 10, 2008--``Passport Files: Privacy
Protection Needed for All Americans''--Oversight hearing that
followed troubling press reports that the passport files of
three Presidential candidates had been breached and improperly
searched by State Department employees and contractors.
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer
Rights, July 15, 2008--``The Google-Yahoo Agreement and the
Future of Internet Advertising''--Oversight hearing examining
Yahoo's non-exclusive deal with Google for Google to serve some
ads that Yahoo currently serves.
Full Committee, July 16, 2008--``How the Administration's
Failed Detainee Policies have Hurt the Fight Against Terrorism:
Putting the Fight against Terrorism on Sound
LegalFoundations''--Oversight hearing to explore the continued failed
policies of the Bush Administration in the area of national security.
The hearing coincided with Jane Mayer's new book, The Dark Side, which
revealed even more abuses perpetrated by the Bush Administration's
detainee policies. This hearing explored how to repair the harm caused
by the Administration's policies and also put our detainee policy on a
firm legal footing.
Full Committee, July 23, 2008--Nominations of J. Patrick
Rowan to be Assistant Attorney General, National Security
Division; Jeffrey Leigh Sedgwick to be Assistant Attorney
General, Office of Justice Programs; and, William B. Carr, Jr.,
to be Member of the United States Sentencing Commission.
Full Committee, July 23, 2008--``Courting Big Business: The
Supreme Court's Recent Decisions on Corporate Misconduct and
Laws Regulating Corporations.''
Full Committee, July 24, 2008--``Crimes Associated with
Polygamy: The Need for a Coordinated State and Federal
Response''--Oversight hearing to examine the lawless conduct of
polygamous communities in the United States.
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer
Rights, July 31, 2008--``Consolidation in the Pennsylvania
Health Insurance Industry: The Right Prescription''--Oversight
hearing to examine consolidation in the health insurance market
and specifically a merger of the two largest health insurers in
Pennsylvania: Highmark and Independence Blue Cross.
Full Committee, September 9, 2008--``Protecting the Right
to Vote: Oversight of the Department of Justice's Preparations
for the 2008 General Election''--Oversight hearing to examine
the adequacy of the Justice Department's plans to safeguard the
right of all Americans to vote during the 2008 general
elections.
Full Committee, September 9, 2008--Nominations of Clark
Waddoups to be United States District Judge for the District of
Utah; Michael M. Anello to be United States District Judge for
the Southern District of California; Mary Stenson Scriven to be
United States District Judge for the Middle District of
Florida; Christine M. Arguello to be United States District
Judge for the District of Colorado; Philip A. Brimmer to be
United States District Judge for the District of Colorado; and,
Gregory G. Garre to be Solicitor General of the United States.
Full Committee, September 10, 2008--``New Strategies for
Combating Violent Crime: Drawing Lessons from Recent
Experience''--Oversight hearing on new, community-based police
strategies that have proven successful in reducing youth
related gun violence and eliminating entrenched drug markets.
The hearing also provided an overview of violent crime trends
to underscore the need for more crime prevention programs, more
support for state-local law enforcement, and less for out-
dated, incarceration-only strategies.
Subcommittee on the Constitution, September 16, 2008--
``Restoring the Rule of Law''--Oversight hearing held to honor
the 221st anniversary of the day in 1787 when 39 members of the
Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution in
Philadelphia. In addition, the hearing examined current issues
including: Guantanamo, the Geneva Convention, warrantless
wiretapping, data mining, destruction of emails, U.S. Attorney
firings, stonewalling of Congressional oversight, abuse of the
State secrets doctrine and executive privilege, secret
abrogation of executive orders, and signing statements.
Full Committee, September 23, 2008--Nominations of Anthony
J. Trenga to be United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Virginia; C. Darnell Jones, II to be United States
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania;
Mitchell S. Goldberg to be United States District Judge for the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Joel H. Slomsky to be United
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania;
and, Eric F. Melgren to be United States District Judge for the
District of Kansas.
Full Committee, September 23, 2008--``Barriers to Justice:
Examining Equal Pay for Equal Work''--Oversight hearing
focusing on Supreme Court decisions that affect Americans'
everyday lives, including the Lilly Ledbetter pay
discrimination case.
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland
Security, September 24, 2008--``The Visa Waiver Program:
Mitigating risks to ensure safety of all Americans''--Oversight
hearing to examine the effectiveness of the Visa Waiver Program
in the Department of Homeland Security and to enhance the
security of the Program while moving forward with its
expansion.
Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, September 24,
2008--``Extracting Natural Resources: Corporate Responsibility
and the Rule of Law''--Oversight hearing on the human rights
responsibilities of American oil, gas, and mining companies.
Human rights violations, extreme poverty and environmental
destruction have fueled tensions between local communities and
oil companies for decades, in places like Burma and the Niger
Delta. The hearing examined the legal responsibilities of
extractive companies to protect human rights, voluntary
industry standards for preventing human rights abuses, and
whether Congress needs to consider additional legislation.
Full Committee, October 17, 2008--``Keeping Families in
their Homes: How to Prevent Foreclosures''--Field hearing in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to stem the burgeoning rise of
residential foreclosures in the local community.
Full Committee, October 24, 2008--``Keeping Families in
their Homes: How to Prevent Foreclosures Part II''--Field
hearing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to stem the burgeoning
rise of residential foreclosures in the local community.
Full Committee, November 19, 2008--``Helping Families Save
their Homes: The Role of Bankruptcy Law''--Oversight hearing to
examine Senator Durbin's proposal to amend the bankruptcy code
to allow modification of primary home mortgages.
Full Committee, December 4, 2008--``Credit Cards and
Bankruptcy: Opportunities for Reform''--Oversight hearing to
examine the Consumer Credit Fairness Act and the high cost of
consumer credit placed on borrowers.
Full Committee, December 5, 2008--``Community-Based
Solutions to Drug-Related Crime in Rural America''--Field
hearing in St. Albans, Vermont focusing on in the dramatic
increase in drug-related crimes in St. Albans and Franklin
county, and the growing scourge of prescription drug abuse
among youth. The hearing was structured to emphasize the need
of the community to collaborate in fighting back against this
problem, with the police working hand in hand with prevention
and treatment programs in Franklin County and across the state.
The hearing also emphasized the need to support local law
enforcement through Byrne and COPS grant programs.
V. Nominations and Confirmations
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS JUDGES
AGEE, G. STEVEN, of Virginia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for
the Fourth Circuit, vice J. Michael Luttig, resigned.
Mar. 13, 2008--Referred.
May 01, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
May 15, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
May 19, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
May 20, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
CONRAD, GLEN E., of Virginia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for
the Fourth Circuit, vice H. Emory Widener, Jr., retired.
May 08, 2008--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
CONRAD, JR., ROBERT J., of North Carolina, to be U.S.
Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, vice James Dixon
Phillips, Jr., retired.
July 17, 2007--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
DIAMOND, PAUL S., of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Circuit Judge
for the Third Circuit, vice Franklin S. Van Antwerpen, retired.
July 24, 2008--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
ELROD, JENNIFER WALKER, of Texas, to be U.S. Circuit Judge
for the Fifth Circuit, vice Patrick E. Higginbotham, retired.
Mar. 29, 2007--Referred.
July 19, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
Sept. 20, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Sept. 20, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Oct. 04, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
GETCHELL, JR., E. DUNCAN, of Virginia, to be U.S. Circuit
Judge for the Fourth Circuit, vice H. Emory Widener, Jr.,
retired.
Sept. 06, 2007--Referred.
Jan. 23, 2008--Nomination was withdrawn.
HARDIMAN, THOMAS M., of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Circuit
Judge for the Third Circuit, vice Richard L. Nygaard, retired.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Mar. 08, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Mar. 08, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy,
Mar. 15, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
HAYNES, CATHARINA, of Texas, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for
the Fifth Circuit, vice Harold R. DeMoss, Jr., retired.
July 17, 2007--Referred.
Feb. 21, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
Apr. 03, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Apr. 03, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Apr. 10, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
KEISLER, PETER D., of Maryland, to be U.S. Circuit Judge
for the District of Columbia Circuit, vice John G. Roberts,
Jr., elevated.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
KETHLEDGE, RAYMOND M., of Michigan, to be U.S. Circuit
Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice James L. Ryan, retired.
Mar. 19, 2007--Referred.
May 07, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
June 12, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
June 12, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
June 24, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
LIVINGSTON, DEBRA ANN, of New York, to be U.S. Circuit
Judge for the Second Circuit, vice John M. Walker, Jr.,
retired.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Apr. 11, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
May 03, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
May 03, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
May 09, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
SIMON, PHILIP P., of Indiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for
the Seventh Circuit, vice Kenneth F. Ripple, retired.
Sept. 26, 2008--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
ROSENSTEIN, ROD J., of Maryland, to be U.S. Circuit Judge
for the Fourth Circuit, vice Francis D. Murnaghan, Jr.,
deceased.
Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
MATTHEWS, STEVE A., of South Carolina, to be U.S. Circuit
Judge for the Fourth Circuit, vice William W. Wilkins, retired.
Sept. 06, 2007--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
MURPHY III, STEPHEN JOSEPH, of Michigan, to be U.S. Circuit
Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice Susan Bieke Neilson,
deceased.
Mar. 19, 2007--Referred.
Apr. 15, 2008--Nomination was withdrawn.
PRATTER, GENE E. K., of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Circuit
Judge for the Third Circuit, vice Franklin S. Van Antwerpen,
retired.
Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
July 24, 2008--Nomination was withdrawn.
PRESKA, LORETTA A., of New York, to be U.S. Circuit Judge
for the Second Circuit, vice Chester J. Straub, retired.
Sept. 09, 2008--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
ROSENSTEIN, ROD J., of Maryland, to be U.S. Circuit Judge
for the Fourth Circuit, vice Francis D. Murnaghan, Jr.,
deceased.
Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
SMITH, NORMAN RANDY, of Idaho, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for
the Ninth Circuit, vice Stephen S. Trott, retired.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Jan. 16, 2007--Nomination was withdrawn.
Jan. 16, 2007--Rereferred.
Feb. 08, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Feb. 08, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Feb. 15, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
SMITH, WILLIAM E., of Rhode Island, to be U.S. Circuit
Judge for the First Circuit, vice Bruce M. Selya, retired.
Dec. 06, 2007--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
SOUTHWICK, LESLIE, of Mississippi, to be U.S. Circuit Judge
for the Fifth Circuit, vice Charles W. Pickering, Sr., retired.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
May 10, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
Aug. 02, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Aug. 03, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Oct. 24, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
STONE, SHALOM D., of New Jersey, to be U.S. Circuit Judge
for the Third Circuit, vice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., elevated.
July 17, 2007--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
TINDER, JOHN DANIEL, of Indiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge
for the Seventh Circuit, vice Daniel A. Manion, retiring.
July 17, 2007--Referred.
Sept. 25, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
Nov. 01, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
to be reported favorably.
Nov. 05, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Dec. 18, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
WHITE, HELENE N., of Michigan, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for
the Sixth Circuit, vice Susan Bieke Neilson, deceased.
Apr. 15, 2008--Referred.
May 07, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
June 12, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
to be reported favorably.
June 12, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
June 24, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGES
ALMOND, LINCOLN D., of Rhode Island, to be United States
District Judge for the District of Rhode Island, vice Ernest C.
Torres, retired.
Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President
ANDERSON, STANLEY THOMAS, of Tennessee, to be United States
District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, vice
James D. Todd, retiring.
Sept. 06, 2007--Referred.
Feb. 21, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
Mar. 06, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Mar. 06, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Apr. 10, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
ANELLO, MICHAEL M., of California, to be United States
District Judge for the Southern District of California, vice
Napoleon A. Jones, retired.
Apr. 30, 2008--Referred.
Sept. 09, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
Sept. 25, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Sept. 25, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Sept. 26, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
ARGUELLO, CHRISTINE M., of Colorado, to be United States
District Judge for the District of Colorado, vice Walker D.
Miller, retired.
July 10, 2008--Referred.
Sept. 09, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
Sept. 25, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Sept. 25, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Sept. 26, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
AYCOCK, SHARION, of Mississippi, to be United States
District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi, vice
Glen H. Davidson, retiring.
Mar. 19, 2007--Referred.
July 19, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
Sept. 06, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Sept. 06, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Oct. 04, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
BAILEY, JOHN PRESTON, of West Virginia, to be United States
District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia, vice
Frederick P. Stamp, Jr., retired.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Feb. 06, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
Mar. 01, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
to be reported favorably.
Mar. 01, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Mar. 15, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
BAKER, VALERIE L. of California, to be United States
District Judge for the Central District of California, vice
Consuelo B. Marshall, retired.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Jan. 25, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
to be reported favorably.
Jan. 29, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Feb. 01, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
BARRY, J. RICHARD, of Mississippi, to be United States
District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, vice
William H. Barbour, Jr., retired.
July 31, 2008--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
BRIMMER, PHILIP A., of Colorado, to be United States
District Judge for the District of Colorado, vice Lewis T.
Babcock, retired.
July 10, 2008--Referred.
Sept. 09, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
Sept. 25, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
to be reported favorably.
Sept. 25, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Sept. 26, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
BRYANT, VANESSA LYNNE, of Connecticut, to be United States
District Judge for the District of Connecticut, vice Dominic J.
Squatrito, retired.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Mar. 08, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Mar. 08, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Mar. 28, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
CONNOLLY, COLM F., of Delaware, to be United States
District Judge for the District of Delaware, vice Kent A.
Jordan, elevated.
Feb. 26, 2008--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
DAVIS, J. MAC, of Wisconsin, to be United States District
Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, vice John C.
Shabaz, retiring.
Sept. 09, 2008--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
DAVIS, MARK S., of Virginia, to be United States District
Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, vice T. S. Ellis,
III, retired.
Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
Apr. 03, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
Apr. 24, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Apr. 24, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
June 10, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
DEGIUSTI, TIMOTHY D., of Oklahoma, to be United States
District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, vice
Timothy D. Leonard, retired.
Feb. 15, 2007--Referred.
June 20, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
July 19, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
July 24, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Aug. 03, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
DONOHUE, MARY O., of New York, to be United States District
Judge for the Northern District of New York, vice Frederick J.
Scullin, Jr., retired.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Sept. 06, 2007--Nomination was withdrawn.
DOW, JR., ROBERT M., of Illinois, to be United States
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, vice
Charles P. Kocoras, retired.
July 18, 2007--Referred.
Sept. 25, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
Oct. 04, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Oct. 09, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Nov. 13, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
DUGAN, TIMOTHY G., of Wisconsin, to be United States
District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, vice
Rudolph T. Randa, retiring.
July 15, 2008--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
DUGAS, DAVID R., of Louisiana, to be United States District
Judge for the Middle District of Louisiana, vice Frank J.
Polozola, retired.
Mar. 19, 2007--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
FARR, THOMAS ALVIN, of North Carolina, to be United States
District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, vice
Malcolm J. Howard, retired.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
FISCHER, NORA BARRY, of Pennsylvania, to be United States
District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, vice
Robert J. Cindrich, resigned.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Feb. 08, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Feb. 08, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Feb. 14, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
FRIZZELL, GREGORY KENT, of Oklahoma, to be United States
District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, vice Sven
E. Holmes, resigned.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Jan. 25, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Jan. 29, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Feb. 01, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
GARDEPHE, PAUL G., of New York, to be United States
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, vice
Charles L. Brieant, Jr., retired.
Apr. 29, 2008--Referred.
June 11, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
June 26, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
July 07, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
July 17, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
GOLDBERG, GREGORY E., of Colorado, to be United States
District Judge for the District of Colorado, vice Phillip S.
Figa, deceased.
July 10, 2008--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
GOLDBERG, MITCHELL S., of Pennsylvania, to be United States
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, vice
John R. Padova, retired.
July 24, 2008--Referred.
Sept. 23, 2008--Hearings held.
Sept. 25, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Sept. 25, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Sept. 26, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
GUTIERREZ, PHILIP S., of California, to be United States
District Judge for the Central District of California, vice
Terry J. Hatter, Jr., retired.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Jan. 25, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Jan. 29, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Jan. 30, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
HALL, JAMES RANDAL, of Georgia, to be United States
District Judge for the Southern District of Georgia, vice B.
Avant Edenfield, retired.
Mar. 19, 2007--Referred.
Feb. 12, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
Mar. 06, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Mar. 06, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Apr. 10, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
HERNANDEZ, MARCO A., of Oregon, to be United States
District Judge for the District of Oregon, vice Garr M. King,
retiring.
July 23, 2008--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
HONAKER, RICHARD H., of Wyoming, to be United States
District Judge for the District of Wyoming, vice Clarence A.
Brimmer, Jr., retired.
Mar. 19, 2007--Referred.
Feb. 12, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
HOWARD, MARCIA MORALES, of Florida, to be United States
District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, vice Harvey
E. Schlesinger, retired.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Feb. 08, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Feb. 08, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Feb. 15, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
JARVEY, JOHN ALFRED, of Iowa, to be United States District
Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, vice Ronald E.
Longstaff, retired.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Feb. 08, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Feb. 08, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Mar. 08, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
JONES II, C. DARNELL, of Pennsylvania, to be United States
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, vice
Bruce W. Kauffman, retired.
July 24, 2008--Referred.
Sept. 23, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
Sept. 25, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Sept. 25, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Sept. 26, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
JONES, RICHARD A., of Washington, to be United States
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, vice
John C. Coughenour, retired.
Mar. 19, 2007--Referred.
July 19, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
Sept. 06, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Sept. 06, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Oct. 04, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
JONKER, ROBERT JAMES, of Michigan, to be United States
District Judge for the Western District of Michigan, vice
Gordon J. Quist, retired.
Mar. 19, 2007--Referred.
June 07, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
June 07, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
July 09, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
JUNG, WILLIAM FREDERIC, of Florida, to be United States
District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, vice Susan
C. Bucklew, retiring.
July 10, 2008--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
KAPALA, FREDERICK J., of Illinois, to be United States
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, vice
Philip G. Reinhard, retiring.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Mar. 13, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
Apr. 25, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Apr. 25, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
May 08, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
KAYS, DAVID GREGORY, of Missouri, to be United States
District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, vice Dean
Whipple, retired.
Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
Apr. 03, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
Apr. 24, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Apr. 24, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
June 10, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
KEISLER, PETER D., of Maryland, to be U.S. Circuit Judge
for the District of Columbia Circuit, vice John G. Roberts,
Jr., elevated.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
LAPLANTE, JOSEPH N., of New Hampshire, to be United States
District Judge for the District of New Hampshire, vice Joseph
A. DiClerico, Jr., retired.
June 13, 2007--Referred.
Oct. 24, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
Nov. 15, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Nov. 27, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Dec. 14, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
LAWRENCE, WILLIAM T., of Indiana, to be United States
District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, vice John
Daniel Tinder, elevated.
Feb. 14, 2008--Referred.
May 01, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
May 22, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
June 02, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
June 26, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
LIMBAUGH, JR., STEPHEN N., of Missouri, to be United States
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, vice
Donald J. Stohr, retired.
Dec. 06, 2007--Referred.
Apr. 03, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
Apr. 24, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Apr. 24, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
June 10, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
LIOI, SARA ELIZABETH, of Ohio, to be United States District
Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, vice Lesley Brooks
Wells, retired.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Feb. 08, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Feb. 08, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Mar. 08, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
MALONEY, PAUL LEWIS, of Michigan, to be United States
District Judge for the Western District of Michigan, vice
Richard Alan Enslen, retired.
Mar. 19, 2007--Referred.
May 24, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
May 24, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
July 09, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
MARCELLE, THOMAS, of New York, to be United States District
Judge for the Northern District of New York, vice Frederick J.
Scullin, Jr., retired.
July 31, 2008--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
MATSUMOTO, KIYO A., of New York, to be United States
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, vice
Edward R. Korman, retired.
Mar. 11, 2008--Referred.
June 11, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
June 26, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
July 07, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
July 17, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
MAUSKOPF, ROSLYNN RENEE, of New York, to be United States
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, vice David
G. Trager, retired.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Apr. 11, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
July 19, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
July 24, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Oct. 04, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
MELGREN, ERIC F., of Kansas, to be United States District
Judge for the District of Kansas, vice Monti L. Belot, retired.
July 23, 2008--Referred.
Sept. 23, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
Sept. 25, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Sept. 25, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Sept. 26, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
MENDEZ, JOHN A., of California, to be United States
District Judge for the Eastern District of California, vice
David F. Levi, resigned.
Sept. 06, 2007--Referred.
Feb. 21, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
Mar. 06, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Mar. 06, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Apr. 10, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
MILLER, BRIAN STACY, of Arkansas, to be United States
District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, vice
George Howard, Jr., deceased.
Oct. 16, 2007--Referred.
Feb. 12, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
Mar. 06, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Mar. 06, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Apr. 10, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
MURPHY III, STEPHEN JOSEPH, of Michigan, to be United
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan,
vice Patrick J. Duggan, retired.
Apr. 15, 2008--Referred.
May 07, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
June 12, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
June 12, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
June 24, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
NEFF, JANET T., of Michigan, to be United States District
Judge for the Western District of Michigan, vice David W.
McKeague, elevated.
Mar. 19, 2007--Referred.
May 10, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
May 24, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
May 24, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
July 09, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
NOVAK, DAVID J., of Virginia, to be United States District
Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, vice Robert E.
Payne, retired.
Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
Apr. 03, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
O'CONNOR, REED CHARLES, of Texas, to be United States
District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, vice A. Joe
Fish, retiring.
June 27, 2007--Referred.
Oct. 24, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
Nov. 15, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Nov. 15, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Nov. 16, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
O'GRADY, LIAM, of Virginia, to be United States District
Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, vice Claude M.
Hilton, retired.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
May 10, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
May 24, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
May 24, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
July 09, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
O'NEILL, LAWRENCE JOSEPH, of California, to be United
States District Judge for the Eastern District of California,
vice Oliver W. Wanger, retired.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Jan. 25, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Jan. 29, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Feb. 01, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
O'NEILL, MICHAEL, of Maryland, to be United States District
Judge for the District of Columbia, vice Gladys Kessler,
retired.
June 19, 2008--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
OSTEEN, JR., WILLIAM LINDSAY, of North Carolina, to be
United States District Judge for the Middle District of North
Carolina, vice William L. Osteen, Sr., retired.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
June 20, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
July 19, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
July 24, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Sept. 10, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
OZERDEN, HALIL SULEYMAN, of Mississippi, to be United
States District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi,
vice David C. Bramlette, retired.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Mar. 13, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
Apr. 12, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Apr. 12, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Apr. 24, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
POWELL, WILLIAM J., of West Virginia, to be United States
District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia, vice
W. Craig Broadwater, deceased.
May 24, 2007--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
PURYEAR IV, GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS, of Tennessee, to be United
States District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee,
vice Robert L. Echols, retired.
June 13, 2007--Referred.
Feb. 12, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
REIDINGER, MARTIN KARL, of North Carolina, to be United
States District Judge for the Western District of North
Carolina, vice Graham C. Mullen, retired.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
June 20, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
July 19, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
July 24, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Sept. 10, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
ROGAN, JAMES EDWARD, of California, to be United States
District Judge for the Central District of California, vice
Nora M. Manella, resigned.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
ROSEN, JEFFREY ADAM, of Virginia, to be United States
District Judge for the District of Columbia, vice Thomas F.
Hogan, retired.
June 19, 2008--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
SAMMARTINO, JANIS LYNN, of California, to be United States
District Judge for the Southern District of California, vice
Judith Nelsen Keep, deceased.
Mar. 19, 2007--Referred.
June 20, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
July 19, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
July 24, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Sept. 10, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
SCHROEDER, THOMAS D., of North Carolina, to be United
States District Judge for the Middle District of North
Carolina, vice Frank W. Bullock, Jr., retired.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Oct. 24, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
Nov. 15, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Nov. 27, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Dec. 14, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
SCRIVEN, MARY STENSON, of Florida, to be United States
District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, vice
Patricia C. Fawsett, retiring.
July 10, 2008--Referred.
Sept. 09, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
Sept. 25, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Sept. 25, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Sept. 26, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
SEIBEL, CATHY, of New York, to be United States District
Judge for the Southern District of New York, vice Richard
Conway Casey, deceased.
Mar. 11, 2008--Referred.
June 11, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
June 26, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
July 07, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
July 22, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
SETTLE, BENJAMIN HALE, of Washington, to be United States
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, vice
Franklin D. Burgess, retired.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Mar. 13, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
Apr. 25, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Apr. 25, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
June 28, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
SHORT, CAROLYN P., of Pennsylvania, to be United States
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, vice
Paul S. Diamond, upon elevation.
July 24, 2008--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
SLOMSKY, JOEL H., of Pennsylvania, to be United States
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, vice
James T. Giles, retired.
July 24, 2008--Referred.
Sept. 23, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
Sept. 25, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Sept. 25, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Sept. 26, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
SNOW, G. MURRAY, of Arizona, to be United States District
Judge for the District of Arizona, vice Stephen M. McNamee,
retired.
Dec. 11, 2007--Referred.
May 01, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
May 22, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
June 02, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
June 26, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
SUDDABY, GLENN T., of New York, to be United States
District Judge for the Northern District of New York, vice
Lawrence E. Kahn, retired.
Dec. 11, 2007--Referred.
June 11, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
June 26, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
July 07, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
July 22, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
SULLIVAN, RICHARD, of New York, to be United States
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, vice
Michael B. Mukasey, retired.
Feb. 15, 2007--Referred.
Apr. 11, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
May 03, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
May 03, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
June 28, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
THAPAR, AMUL R., of Kentucky, to be United States District
Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky, vice Joseph M.
Hood, retiring.
May 24, 2007--Referred.
Oct. 24, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
Nov. 15, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Nov. 15, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Dec. 13, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
THARP, JR., JOHN J., of Illinois, to be United States
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, vice Mark
R. Filip, resigned.
July 31, 2008--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
TRENGA, ANTHONY JOHN, of Virginia, to be United States
District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, vice
Walter D. Kelley, Jr., resigned.
July 17, 2008--Referred.
Sept. 23, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
Sept. 25, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Sept. 25, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Sept. 26, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
VAN BOKKELEN, JOSEPH S., of Indiana, to be United States
District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana, vice Rudy
Lozano, retiring.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Apr. 11, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
May 03, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
May 03, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
June 28, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
WADDOUPS, CLARK, of Utah, to be United States District
Judge for the District of Utah, vice Paul G. Cassell, resigned.
Apr. 29, 2008--Referred.
Sept. 09, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
Sept. 25, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Sept. 25, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Sept. 26, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
WOOD, LISA GODBEY, of Georgia, to be United States District
Judge for the Southern District of Georgia, vice Dudley H.
Bowen, Jr., retired.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Jan. 25, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Jan. 29, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Jan. 30, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
WRIGHT II, OTIS D., of California, to be United States
District Judge for the Central District of California, vice
Gary L. Taylor, retired.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Feb. 06, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
Mar. 01, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Mar. 01, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Mar. 15, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
WU, GEORGE H., of California, to be United States District
Judge for the Central District of California, vice Ronald S. W.
Lew, retired.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Feb. 06, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
Mar. 01, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Mar. 01, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Mar. 27, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
BECKER, GRACE C., of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney
General, vice Wan J. Kim.
Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
Mar. 11, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
BRADBURY, STEVEN G., of Maryland, to be an Assistant
Attorney General, vice Jack Landman Goldsmith III, resigned.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Dec. 31, 2007--Returned to the President.
Jan. 23, 2008--Rereferred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
COOK, ELISEBETH C., of Virginia, to be an Assistant
Attorney General, vice Rachel Brand.
Jan. 30, 2008--Referred.
Apr. 03, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
May 22, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
May 22, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
June 04, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
DYER, CYNTHIA, of Texas, to be Director of the Violence
Against Women Office, Department of Justice, vice Diane M.
Stuart, resigned.
Aug. 02, 2007--Referred.
Dec. 18, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
Dec. 19, 2007--Senate Committee on the Judiciary
discharged Unanimous Consent.
Dec. 19, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
FILIP, MARK R., of Illinois, to be Deputy Attorney General,
vice Paul J. McNulty, resigned.
Dec. 05, 2007--Referred.
Dec. 19, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
Jan. 31, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Jan. 31, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Mar. 03, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
FRIEDRICH, MATTHEW W., of Texas, to be an Assistant
Attorney General, vice Alice S. Fisher, resigned.
Dec. 11, 2008--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
GARRE, GREGORY G., of Maryland, to be Solicitor General of
the United States, vice Paul D. Clement, resigned.
June 19, 2008--Referred.
Sept. 09, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
Sept. 25, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Sept. 25, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Oct. 02, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
HAGY, DAVID W., of Texas, to be Director of the National
Institute of Justice, vice Sarah V. Hart, resigned.
June 05, 2007--Referred.
Dec. 18, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
Jan. 31, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Jan. 31, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Mar. 13, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
HARRIS, ONDRAY T., of Virginia, to be Director, Community
Relations Service, for a term of four years, vice Sharee M.
Freeman.
May 23, 2007--Referred.
Dec. 18, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
Jan. 31, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Jan. 31, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Mar. 13, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
HOCHMAN, NATHAN J., of California, to be an Assistant
Attorney General, vice Eileen J. O'Connor.
Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
Dec. 18, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
Dec. 19, 2007--Senate Committee on the Judiciary
discharged Unanimous Consent.
Dec. 19, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
KATSAS, GREGORY G., of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant
Attorney General, vice Peter D. Keisler, resigned.
Dec. 11, 2007--Referred.
Mar. 06, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Mar. 06, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
June 27, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
LEONHART, MICHELE M., of California, to be Administrator of
Drug Enforcement, vice Karen P. Tandy, resigned.
Apr. 15, 2008--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
MERCER, WILLIAM W., of Montana, to be Associate Attorney
General, vice Robert D. McCallum, Jr.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
June 25, 2007--Nomination was withdrawn.
MUKASEY, MICHAEL B., of New York, to be Attorney General,
vice Alberto R. Gonzales, resigned.
Sept. 21, 2007--Referred.
Oct. 17, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
Oct. 18, 2007--Hearings held and concluded.
Nov. 06, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Nov. 06, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Nov. 08, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
O'CONNOR, KEVIN J., of Connecticut, to be Associate
Attorney General, vice Robert D. McCallum, Jr.
Dec. 11, 2007--Referred.
Mar. 06, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Mar. 06, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Apr. 01, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
ROWAN, J. PATRICK, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney
General, vice Kenneth L. Wainstein.
June 19, 2008--Referred.
July 23, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
Sept. 11, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Sept. 11, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Sept. 11, 2008--Referred sequentially to the Select
Committee on Intelligence.
Sept. 25, 2008--Select Committee on Intelligence.
Full Committee Hearing.
Sept. 26, 2008--Senate Select Committee on
Intelligence discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Sept. 26, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
SEDGWICK, JEFFREY LEIGH, of Massachusetts, to be an
Assistant Attorney General, vice Regina B. Schofield, resigned.
Apr. 23, 2008--Referred.
July 23, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
Sept. 11, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Sept. 11, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Oct. 02, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
SHEN, PATRICK P., of Maryland, to be Special Counsel for
Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices for a term of
four years, vice William Sanchez, resigned.
Jan. 18, 2007--Referred.
Sept. 20, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Sept. 20, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Oct. 04, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
SULLIVAN, MICHAEL J., of Massachusetts, to be Director,
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. (New
Position)
Mar. 22, 2007--Referred.
Sept. 26, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
Nov. 08, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Nov. 08, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
TENPAS, RONALD JAY, of Maryland, to be an Assistant
Attorney General, vice Sue Ellen Wooldridge.
June 04, 2007--Referred.
Oct. 24, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
Dec. 06, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Dec. 06, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Dec. 13, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
U.S. ATTORNEYS
ALBRITTON, A. BRIAN, of Florida, to be United States
Attorney for the Middle District of Florida for the term of
four years, vice Paul I. Perez, resigned.
July 15, 2008--Referred.
Sept. 25, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Sept. 25, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Oct. 02, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
BOOTH, JR., EDMUND A., of Georgia, to be United States
Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia for the term of
four years, vice Lisa Godbey Wood, resigned.
Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
Dec. 06, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Dec. 06, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Dec. 13, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
BROWER, GREGORY A., of Nevada, to be United States Attorney
for the District of Nevada for the term of four years, vice
Daniel G. Bogden, resigned.
Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
Dec. 06, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Dec. 06, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Dec. 13, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
CAMPBELL, BENTON J., of New Jersey, to be United States
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York for the term of
four years, vice Roslynn R. Mauskopf, resigned.
July 15, 2008--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
CONSIDINE, MICHAEL G., of Connecticut, to be United States
Attorney for the District of Connecticut for the term of four
years, vice Kevin J. O'Connor, resigned.
July 15, 2008--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
DEDRICK, JAMES RUSSELL, of Tennessee, to be United States
Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee for the term of
four years, vice Harry Sandlin Mattice, Jr., resigned.
Apr. 30, 2007--Referred.
Sept. 27, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Sept. 27, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Oct. 04, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
DUMMERMUTH, MATT MICHAEL, of Iowa, to be United States
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa for the term of four
years, vice Charles W. Larson, Sr., resigned.
Dec. 14, 2007--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
GREGORY, REBECCA A., of Texas, to be United States Attorney
for the Eastern District of Texas for the term of four years,
vice Matthew D. Orwig, resigned.
Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
Apr. 03, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Apr. 03, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Apr. 29, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
HUMETEWA, DIANE J., of Arizona, to be United States
Attorney for the District of Arizona for the term of four
years, vice Paul K. Charlton, resigned.
Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
Dec. 06, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Dec. 06, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Dec. 13, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
O'BRIEN, THOMAS P., of California, to be United States
Attorney for the Central District of California for the term of
four years, vice Debra W. Yang, resigned.
July 12, 2007--Referred.
Oct. 04, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Oct. 04, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Oct. 04, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
RANKIN, KELLY HARRISON, of Wyoming, to be United States
Attorney for the District of Wyoming for the term of four
years, vice Matthew Hansen Mead, resigned.
Apr. 17, 2008--Referred.
June 26, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
June 26, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
June 27, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
RUSSONIELLO, JOSEPH P., of California, to be United States
Attorney for the Northern District of California for the term
of four years, vice Kevin Vincent Ryan.
Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
Dec. 19, 2007--Senate Committee on the Judiciary
discharged Unanimous Consent.
Dec. 19, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
RODRIGUEZ-VELEZ, ROSA EMILIA, of Puerto Rico, to be United
States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico for the term of
four years, vice Humberto S. Garcia, resigned.
Jan. 16, 2007--Referred.
Aug. 02, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Aug. 03, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
STECHER, JOE W., of Nebraska, to be United States Attorney
for the District of Nebraska for the term of four years, vice
Michael G. Heavican, term expired.
Apr. 30, 2007--Referred.
July 19, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
July 24, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Aug. 01, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
TAYLOR, JEFFREY A., of the District of Columbia, to be
United States Attorney for the District of Columbia for the
term of four years, vice Kenneth L. Wainstein, resigned.
Feb. 27, 2007--Referred.
Sept. 15, 2008--Nomination was withdrawn.
WILKINS, III, WILLIAM WALTER, of South Carolina, to be
United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina for
the term of four years, vice Reginald I. Lloyd, resigned.
May 07, 2008--Referred.
May 22, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
May 22, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
June 04, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
WOOD, JOHN, of Missouri, to be United States Attorney for
the Western District of Missouri for the term of four years,
vice Todd Peterson Graves, resigned.
Jan. 16, 2007--Referred.
Mar. 15, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Mar. 19, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Mar. 29, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
YARBROUGH, EDWARD MEACHAM, of Tennessee, to be United
States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee for the
term of four years, vice James K. Vines, resigned.
July 12, 2007--Referred.
Oct. 04, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Oct. 04, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Oct. 04, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
BURNS, SCOTT M., of Utah, to be Deputy Director of National
Drug Control Policy, vice Mary Ann Solberg, resigned.
June 27, 2007--Referred.
Dec. 18, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
Dec. 19, 2007--Senate Committee on the Judiciary
discharged Unanimous Consent.
Dec. 19, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
MURTAUGH, DAVID REID, of Indiana, to be Deputy Director for
State, Local, and Tribal Affairs, Office of National Drug
Control Policy, vice Scott M. Burns.
July 15, 2008--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
MYERS, JULIE L., of Kansas, to be Assistant Secretary of
Homeland Security, vice Michael J. Garcia.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sept. 12, 2007--Full Committee Hearing.
Sept. 26, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Sept. 26, 2007--Reported by Mr. Lieberman.
Sept. 27, 2007--Referred sequentially to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov. 01, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Nov. 01, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Dec. 19, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
O'GARA, JAMES F. X., of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Director
for Supply Reduction, Office of National Drug Control Policy,
vice Barry D. Crane.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
SCHARFEN, JONATHAN R., of Virginia, to be Director of the
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department
of Homeland Security, vice Emilio T. Gonzalez.
Oct. 01, 2008--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE
COOK, JR., CLYDE R., of North Carolina, to be United States
Marshal for the Eastern District of North Carolina for the term
of four years, vice Charles R. Reavis.
Feb. 05, 2008--Referred.
June 26, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
June 26, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
June 27, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
CREDO, MICHAEL DAVID, of Louisiana, to be United States
Marshal for the Eastern District of Louisiana for the term of
four years, vice Theophile Alceste Duroncelet, resigned.
Jan. 16, 2007--Referred.
Sept. 06, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Sept. 06, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Sept. 11, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
HACKMAN, JOHN ROBERTS, of Virginia, to be United States
Marshal for the Eastern District of Virginia for the term of
four years, vice John Francis Clark.
Jan. 11, 2007--Referred.
Apr. 25, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Apr. 25, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Apr. 26, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
HAWE, WILLIAM JOSEPH, of Washington, to be United States
Marshal for the Western District of Washington for the term of
four years, vice Eric Eugene Robertson, resigned.
Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
Mar. 06, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Mar. 06, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Mar. 13, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
HILLMAN, REED VERNE, of Massachusetts, to be United States
Marshal for the District of Massachusetts for the term of four
years, vice Anthony Dichio.
June 28, 2007--Referred.
Aug. 03, 2007--Returned to the President.
Nov. 15, 2007--Rereferred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
HOWARD, JR., ROBERT GIDEON, of Arkansas, to be United
States Marshal for the Eastern District of Arkansas for the
term of four years, vice Ray Elmer Carnahan, resigned.
Jan. 16, 2007--Referred.
Apr. 25, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Apr. 25, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Apr. 26, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
KLEIN, DENNIS MICHAEL, of Kentucky, to be United States
Marshal for the Eastern District of Kentucky for the term of
four years, vice John Schickel, resigned.
June 03, 2008--Referred.
Oct. 02, 2008--Senate Committee on the Judiciary
discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Oct. 02, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
MCGINN, MICHAEL G., of Minnesota, to be United States
Marshal for the District of Minnesota for the term of four
years, vice Allen Garber, retired.
Nov. 15, 2007--Referred.
Apr. 24, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Apr. 24, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
May 20, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
SOTO III, ESTEBAN, of Maryland, to be United States Marshal
for the District of Puerto Rico for the term of four years,
vice Herman Wirshing Rodriguez, term expired.
Apr. 30, 2007--Referred.
Sept. 06, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Sept. 06, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Sept. 11, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
VENABLES, GEORGE W., of California, to be United States
Marshal for the Southern District of California for the term of
four years, vice Raul David Bejarano.
Dec. 06, 2007--Referred.
Sept. 25, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Sept. 25, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Oct. 02, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
U.S. SENTENCING COMMISSION
CARR, JR., WILLIAM B., of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of
the United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring
Oct. 31, 2011, vice John R. Steer.
June 04, 2008--Referred.
July 23, 2008--Full Committee Hearing.
Sept. 11, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Sept. 11, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Nov. 20, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
FRIEDRICH, DABNEY LANGHORNE, of Virginia, to be a Member of
the United States Sentencing Commission for the remainder of
the term expiring Oct. 31, 2009, vice Michael O'Neill, to which
position she was appointed during the last recess of the
Senate.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Feb. 15, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Feb. 15, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Feb. 28, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
HINOJOSA, RICARDO H., of Texas, to be a Member of the
United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring Oct.
31, 2013. (Reappointment)
Dec. 06, 2007--Referred.
Nov. 20, 2008--Senate Committee on the Judiciary
discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Nov. 20, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
HINOJOSA, RICARDO H., of Texas, to be Chair of the United
States Sentencing Commission. (Reappointment)
Dec. 06, 2007--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
HOROWITZ, MICHAEL E., of Maryland, to be a Member of the
United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring Oct.
31, 2013. (Reappointment)
Dec. 06, 2007--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
HOWELL, BERYL A., of the District of Columbia, to be a
Member of the United States Sentencing Commission for a term
expiring Oct. 31, 2011 (Reappointment), to which position she
was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.
Jan. 09, 2007--Referred.
Feb. 15, 2007--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Feb. 15, 2007--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
Feb. 28, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate.
U.S. PAROLE COMMISSION
SALLING, DORLA M., of Texas, to be a Commissioner of the
United States Parole Commission for a term of six years, vice
Deborah Ann Spagnoli, resigned.
Jan. 22, 2008--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION
MARTINEZ, RALPH E., of Florida, to be a Member of the
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States for a
term expiring Sept. 30, 2010, vice Laramie Faith McNamara.
Feb. 06, 2008--Referred.
Apr. 24, 2008--Approved by the Committee and ordered
favorably reported.
Apr. 24, 2008--Reported to the Senate by Mr. Leahy.
May 20, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate.
PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD
ROTUNDA, RONALD D., of Virginia, to be a Member of the
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term of four
years expiring Jan. 29, 2012. (New Position)
Feb. 27, 2008--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
SUTHERLAND, DANIEL W., of Virginia, to be Chairman of the
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term of six
years expiring Jan. 29, 2014. (New Position)
Feb. 27, 2008--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.
TAYLOR, FRANCIS X., of Maryland, to be a Member of the
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term of two
years expiring Jan. 29, 2010. (New Position)
Feb. 27, 2008--Referred.
Jan. 02, 2009--Returned to the President.