Senate Floor Wrap Up for Tuesday, January 1, 2013
LEGISLATIVE ITEMS
Discharged the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee and Passed H.R.4365, to amend title 5, United States Code, to make clear that accounts in the Thrift Savings Fund are subject to certain Federal tax levies.
Adopted H.Con.Res.147, a concurrent resolution waiving the requirement that measures enrolled during the remainder of the 112th Congress be printed on parchment.
Completed the Rule 14 process of H.R.459, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2012. (Republican request)
EXECUTIVE ITEMS
Confirmed Executive Calendar #645 Richard B. Berner, to be Director, Office of Financial Research, Department of the Treasury, for a term of six years by voice vote.
Discharged the Foreign Relations Committee and Confirmed the following:
PN 1878, Gary T. Greene;
PN 1970, a list beginning with Philip S. Goldberg and ending with Robert W. Weitzel;
PN 2028, Michael R. Hardegen;
PN 2029, a list beginning with Geoffrey W. Wiggin and ending with Eric A. Wenberg, with the exception of Geoffrey W. Wiggin;
PN 2030, a list beginning with Stephen J. Gonyea and ending with Katharine Antonia Weber, with the exception of Scott S. Cameron,;
PN 2031, a list beginning with Sharon Lee Cromer and ending with Clinton David White, with the exceptions of Sharon Lee Cromer and Maria Rendon Labadan,; and
PN 2032, a list beginning with Karl Miller Adam and ending with Daniel Menco Hirsch, with the exception of Daniel Menco Hirsch.
Discharged the following committees and confirmed the following:
COMMERCE
PN 1919 Joshua D. Wright (Federal Trade Commission)
PN 1774 Polly Ellen Trottenberg, (Under Secretary, Department of Transportation)
PN 1924 Mark Doms (Under Secretary, Department of Commerce)
PN 1702 Mignon L. Clyburn (Federal Communications Commission)
PN 1925 Christopher R. Beall (Amtrak Board of Directors)
PN 1509 Yvonne B. Burke (Amtrak Board of Directors)
PN 2009 Brigid M. Pavilonis and one other (Coast Guard promotion)
PN 2010 Barbara A. Anderson and others (Coast Guard promotion)
PN 2011 Charles G. Alcock and others (Coast Guard promotion)
PN 2012 Matthew P. Barker and others (Coast Guard promotion)
PN 2021 Peter J. Brown and others (Coast Guard promotion)
PN 2045 Robert T. Hanley and others (Coast Guard promotion)
PN 2046 Austin L. Adcock and others (Coast Guard promotion)
VETERANS' AFFAIRS
PN 1948 Keith Kelly to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training
HSGAC
PN 1698 Walter M. Shaub, Jr., to be Director of the Office of Governmental Ethics
EPW
PN 1966: Joe H. Ritch, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2016.
PN 1965: Michael McWherter, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2016.
PN 1964: Vera Lynn Evans, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2017.
PN 1398: C. Peter Mahurin, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2016.
PN 1950: Beth J. Rosenberg, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years.
Confirmed the following nominations under the privileged section of the Executive Calendar:
PN 2068 Morton H. Halperin, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of three years.
PN 1566 Maria Lopez DeLeon (National Council on the Arts)
PN 1934 Bruce Carter (National Council on the Arts)
PN 1945 Joseph Eldridge (U.S. Institute of Peace)
PN 1939 Stewart DeSoto (Board of Trustees, Barry Goldwater Scholarship Foundation)
PN 1796 Camila Alire (National Council on the Humanities)
PN 1926 William Shaw McDermott (Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board)
PN 1927 Nina Mitchell Wells (Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board)
Confirmed the following:
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
Executive Calendar #870 William P. Doyle - to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2013
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Executive Calendar #871 Michael Peter Huerta - to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration for the term of five years
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Executive Calendar #878 James M. Demers - to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2014
Executive Calendar #879 Naomi A. Walker - to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2012
STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE
Executive Calendar #911 Jonathan Lippman - to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2012
Executive Calendar #912 Jonathan Lippman - to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2015
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES
Executive Calendar #913 Maria Rosario Jackson - to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2016
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BUILDING SCIENCES
Executive Calendar #914 Joseph Byrne Donovan - to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences for a term expiring September 7, 2013
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES
Executive Calendar #915 Bruce R. Sievers - to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2018
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Executive Calendar #916 Angela Tammy Dickinson-to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri for the term of four years
AIR FORCE
Executive Calendar #917 to be Brigadier General-Colonel Stephen J. Linsenmeyer, Jr.
Executive Calendar #918 to be Brigadier General-Col. Calvin H. Elam
Executive Calendar #919 to be Major General-
Brig. Gen. Mark E. Bartman
Brig. Gen. Stanley J. Osserman, Jr.
Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Thomas, Jr.
Brig. Gen. Eric G. Weller
Executive Calendar #920 to be Brigadier General-
Colonel Glen M. Baker
Colonel Jeffrey D. Buckley
Colonel Anthony J. Carrelli
Colonel Timothy J. Cathcart
Colonel Andrew J. Donnelly
Colonel Harold S. Eggensperger
Colonel James O. Eifert
Colonel Bryan P. Fox
Colonel Ricky D. Gibney
Colonel Christopher A. Hegarty
Colonel John P. Hronek, II
Colonel Paul Hutchinson
Colonel Kevin J. Keehn
Colonel Christopher J. Knapp
Colonel Michael E. Manning
Colonel Clayton W. Moushon
Colonel Michael A. Nolan
Colonel Michael L. Ogle
Colonel Ronald E. Paul
Colonel Samuel H. Ramsay, III
Colonel William B. Richy
Colonel Adalberto Rivera
Colonel Sami D. Said
Colonel Anthony E. Schiavi
Colonel John D. Slocum
Colonel Ronald W. Solberg
NAVY
Executive Calendar #932 to be Vice Admiral-Rear Adm. Kenneth E. Floyd
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
Executive Calendar #933 Edward W. Brehm - to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term expiring September 22, 2017
Executive Calendar #934 Iqbal Paroo-to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term expiring September 22, 2017
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Executive Calendar #935 T. Charles Cooper-to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Executive Calendar #941 Patrick J. Wilkerson-to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Oklahoma for the term of four years
Executive Calendar #942 Louise W. Kelton-to be United States Marshal for the Middle District of Tennessee for the term of four years
MILLENIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION
Executive Calendar #943 Lorne W. Craner - to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Millenium Challenge Corporation for a term of two years.
AIR FORCE
Executive Calendar #944 to be Lieutenant General--Maj. Gen. Lori J. Robinson
Executive Calendar #945 to be Lieutenant General--Maj. Gen. Gregory A. Biscone
Executive Calendar #946 to be Brigadier General--Col. Lisa A. Naftzger-Kang
to be Major General --
Brigadier General William B. Binger
Brigadier General Keith D. Kries
Brigadier General Maryanne Miller
Brigadier General Jane C. Rohr
Brigadier General Patricia A. Rose
Brigadier General Jocelyn M. Seng
Brigadier General Sheila Zuehlke
to be Major General --
Brigadier General Paul L. Ayers
Brigadier General Jim C. Chow
Brigadier General Gregory L. Ferguson
Brigadier General Anthony P. German
Brigadier General Rickie B. Mattson
Brigadier General John E. McCoy
Brigadier General John E. Murphy
Brigadier General Brian G. Neal
to be Brigadier General --
Colonel Stephanie A. Gass
Colonel Mary H. Hittmeier
Colonel Timothy P. Kelly
Colonel Thomas E. Kittler
Colonel Kenneth R. LaPierre
Colonel Mark L. Loeben
Colonel James F. Mackey
Colonel Walter J. Sams
Colonel Christoper F. Skomars
Colonel Wade R. Smith
Colonel Mark D. Stillwagon
Colonel Curtis L. Williams
Executive Calendar #950 to be Lieutenant General--Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke, III
ARMY
Executive Calendar #951 to be Brigadier General--Col. Jody J. Daniels
Executive Calendar #952 to be Lieutenant General--Maj. Gen. Bernard S. Champoux
Executive Calendar #953 to be Brigadier General--Col. Michael L. Scholes
to be Brigadier General --
Colonel Christopher S. Ballard
Colonel David G. Bassett
Colonel Donald C. Bolduc
Colonel Edward M. Daly
Colonel Malcolm B. Frost
Colonel Donald G. Fryc
Colonel Anthony C. Funkhouser
Colonel Peter A. Gallagher
Colonel William K. Gayler
Colonel Mark W. Gillette
Colonel David B. Haight
Colonel Joseph P. Harrington
Colonel Michael L. Howard
Colonel John P. Johnson
Colonel James E. Kraft, Jr.
Colonel Michael E. Kurilla
Colonel Paul J. Laughlin, II
Colonel Joseph M. Martin
Colonel Terrence J. McKenrick
Colonel Christopher P. McPadden
Colonel John E. O'Neil
Colonel Mark J. O'Neil
Colonel Andrew P. Poppas
Colonel James E. Rainey
Colonel Kent D. Savre
Colonel Wilson A. Shoffner, Jr.
Colonel Mark S. Spindler
Colonel Sean P. Swindell
Colonel Randy S. Taylor
Colonel John C. Thomson, III
Colonel Leon N. Thurgood
Colonel Flem B. Walker, Jr.
Colonel Robert P. Walters, Jr.
NAVY
Executive Calendar #955 to be Rear Admiral--Rear Adm. (lh) Randolph L. Mahr
MARINE CORPS
Executive Calendar #956 to be Lieutenant General--Lt. Gen. Steven A. Hummer
Executive Calendar #957 to be Lieutenant General--Lt. Gen. Richard T. Tryon
UNITED STATES TAX COURT
Executive Calendar #958 Albert G. Lauber--to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for the term of fifteen years
THE JUDICIARY
Executive Calendar #959 Ronald Lee Buch--to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Executive Calendar #960 David Masumoto-to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2018
Executive Calendar #961 Ramon Saldivar-to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2018
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Executive Calendar #962 William J. Mielke-to be a Member of the Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
Executive Calendar #963 Arthur H. Sulzer-to be a Member of the Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE
Executive Calendar #964 George E Moose-to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term of four years