Senate Floor Wrap Up for Wednesday, June 25, 2014
1) Lee amendment #3380 to H.R.803 (evaluation report requirement); Not Agreed to: 33-63
2) Flake amendment #3379 to H.R.803 (making the appointment and certification of a new local board permissible instead of required); Not Agreed to: 40-58
3) Passage of H.R.803, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), as amended; Passed: 95-3
Additional Legislative items
Adopted S.Res.484, a resolution recognizing and honoring the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Yosemite Grant Act.
Adopted S.Res.485, congratulating the San Antonio Spurs for winning the 2014 National Basketball Association Championship.
Began the Rule 14 process of the following bill in order to place it on the calendar: H.R.3301, the North American Energy Infrastructure Act (Republican request).
Executive items
Confirmed the following by voice vote:
Executive Calendar #499, Jessica Garfola Wright, of Pennsylvania, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness,
Executive Calendar #501, Jamie Michael Morin, of Michigan, to be Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, and
Executive Calendar #787, Thomas P. Kelly III, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the republic of Djibouti.
Confirmed the following by unanimous consent:
all nominations placed on the Secretary's desk in the Air Force, Army, and Navy
AIR FORCE
Executive Calendar #600 Col. Donald R. Lindberg - to be Brigadier General
MARINE CORPS
Executive Calendar #872 to be Brigadier General:
Colonel Julian D. Alford
Colonel Norman L. Cooling
Colonel Karsten S. Heckl
Colonel William M. Jurney
Colonel Tracy W. King
Colonel Michael E. Langley
Colonel Christopher J. Mahoney
Colonel Austin E. Renforth
Colonel Paul J. Rock, Jr.
Colonel Joseph F. Shrader
NAVY
Executive Calendar #873 Capt. Shane G. Gahagan - to be Rear Admiral (lower half)
Executive Calendar #874 Rear Adm. (lh) Raquel C. Bono - to be Rear Admiral
AIR FORCE
Executive Calendar #875 Maj. Gen. John F. Thompson - to be Lieutenant General
NAVY
Executive Calendar #876 Rear Adm. (lh) Mathias W. Winter - to be Rear Admiral
Executive Calendar #877 Capt. Thomas W. Luscher - to be Rear Admiral (lower half)
Executive Calendar #878 Rear Adm. (lh) Eric C. Young - to be Rear Admiral
Executive Calendar #879 Capt. Keith M. Jones - to be Rear Admiral (lower half)
Executive Calendar #880 Rear Adm. (lh) Janet R. Donovan - to be Rear Admiral
Executive Calendar #881 to be Rear Admiral
Rear Adm. (lh) Martha E. G. Herb
Rear Adm. (lh) John F. Weigold
Executive Calendar #882 to be Rear Admiral
Rear Adm. (lh) Althea H. Coetzee
Rear Adm. (lh) Valerie K. Huegel
Executive Calendar #883 to be Rear Admiral (Lower Half)
Captain Kevin C. Hayes
Captain Daniel B. Hendrickson
Captain Thomas G. Reck
Captain Linda R.D. Wackerman
Captain Matthew A. Zirkle
Executive Calendar #884 to be Rear Admiral
Rear Adm. (lh) Sean S. Buck
Rear Adm. (lh) Mark W. Darrah
Rear Adm. (lh) Michael M. Gilday
Rear Adm. (lh) Jeffrey A. Harley
Rear Adm. (lh) Kevin J. Kovacich
Rear Adm. (lh) Dietrich H. Kuhlmann, III
Rear Adm. (lh) Victorino G. Mercado
Rear Adm. (lh) John C. Scorby, Jr.
Rear Adm. (lh) John W. Smith, Jr.
Rear Adm. (lh) Richard P. Snyder
Rear Adm. (lh) Scott A. Stearney
Rear Adm. (lh) Joseph E. Tofalo
ARMY
Executive Calendar #885 to be Brigadier General
Colonel Francis M. Beaudette
Colonel Paul Bontrager
Colonel Gary M. Brito
Colonel Scott E. Brower
Colonel Patrick W. Burden
Colonel Joseph R. Calloway
Colonel Paul T. Calvert
Colonel Welton Chase, Jr.
Colonel Brian P. Cummings
Colonel Edwin J. Deedrick, Jr.
Colonel Jeffrey W. Drushal
Colonel Rodney D. Fogg
Colonel Robin L. Fontes
Colonel Karen H. Gibson
Colonel David C. Hill
Colonel Michael D. Hoskin
Colonel Kenneth D. Hubbard
Colonel James B. Jarrard
Colonel Sean M. Jenkins
Colonel Mitchell L. Kilgo
Colonel Richard C. S. Kim
Colonel William E. King, IV
Colonel Ronald Kirklin
Colonel John S. Kolasheski
Colonel David P. Komar
Colonel Viet X. Luong
Colonel Patrick E. Matlock
Colonel James J. Mingus
Colonel Joseph W. Rank
Colonel Eric L. Sanchez
Colonel Christopher J. Sharpsten
Colonel Christipher L. Spillman
Colonel Michael J. Tarsa
Colonel Frank W. Tate
Colonel Richard M. Toy
Colonel William A. Turner
Colonel Brian E. Winski
MARINE CORPS
Executive Calendar #886 Maj. Gen. David H. Berger - to be Lieutenant General
ARMY
Executive Calendar #887 to be Major General
Brigadier General Daniel R. Ammerman
Brigadier General Scottie D. Carpenter
Brigadier General Phillip M. Churn, Sr.
Brigadier General Allan W. Elliott
Brigadier General A. C. Roper, Jr.
Brigadier General Tracy A. Thompson
to be Brigadier General
Colonel Sandra L. Alvey
Colonel James A. Blankenhorn
Colonel David E. Elwell
Colonel Steven T. Eveker
Colonel Carlton Fisher, Jr.
Colonel Darrell J. Guthrie
Colonel Mary-Kate Leahy
Colonel Frederick R. Maiocco, Jr.
Colonel Jonathan J. McColumn
Colonel Gregory J. Mosser
Colonel Barbara L. Owens
Colonel Joe D. Robinson
Colonel Alberto C. Rosende
Colonel Richard C. Staats
Colonel Christopher W. Stockel
Colonel Kelly E. Wakefield
Colonel Jason L. Walrath
Colonel Donna R. Williams
AIR FORCE
Executive Calendar #888 Col. Warren H. Hurst, Jr. - to be Brigadier General
NAVY
Executive Calendar #889 Rear Adm. Walter E. Carter, Jr. - to be Vice Admiral
AIR FORCE
Executive Calendar #890 Maj. Gen. William J. Bender - to be Lieutenant General
ARMY
Executive Calendar #891 to be Major General
Brigadier General Bradley A. Becker
Brigadier General Michael A. Bills
Brigadier General Peggy C. Combs
Brigadier General Bruce T. Crawford
Brigadier General Susan A. Davidson
Brigadier General James H. Dickinson
Brigadier General Duane A. Gamble
Brigadier General Ryan F. Gonsalves
Brigadier General Wayne W. Grigsby, Jr.
Brigadier General Steven R. Grove
Brigadier General Theodore C. Harrison
Brigadier General Daniel P. Hughes
Brigadier General Paul C. Hurley, Jr.
Brigadier General Clark W. LeMasters, Jr.
Brigadier General Ronald F. Lewis
Brigadier General James B. Linder
Brigadier General Michael D. Lundy
Brigadier General Todd B. McCaffrey
Brigadier General Brian J. McKiernan
Brigadier General John B. Morrison, Jr.
Brigadier General Paul A. Ostrowski
Brigadier General Walter E. Piatt
Brigadier General Mark R. Quantock
Brigadier General Laura J. Richardson
Brigadier General Michael C. Wehr
Brigadier General Eric P. Wendt
Brigadier General Robert P. White
Brigadier General Cedric T. Wins
