SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

EXECUTIVE CALENDAR 

PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF EMILY J. REYNOLDS, 

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

By Michelle Haynes, Executive Clerk

ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS 

Monday, July 31, 2006

FIRST SESSION {

SECOND SESSION {

Issue No. 252

CONVENED JANUARY 3, 2005

ADJOURNED DECEMBER 22, 2005

CONVENED JANUARY 3, 2006

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5 108-11 Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime Nov 09, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Lugar, Committee on Foreign 

Relations with printed Ex. 

Rept.109-6 and a resolution of 

advice and consent to 

ratification with 6 reservations 

and 5 declarations. 

15 107-21 Convention on Supplementary Compensation on 

Nuclear Damage 

Jul 28, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Lugar, Committee on Foreign 

Relations with printed Ex. 

Rept.109-15 and a resolution of 

advice and consent to 

ratification with a declaration 

and a condition. 
* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 

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THE JUDICIARY 

37 199 William Gerry Myers III, of Idaho, to be United 

States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice 

Thomas G. Nelson, retired. 

Mar 17, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AND 

REALIGNMENT COMMISSION 

* 40 283 Anthony Joseph Principi, of California, to be a 

Member of the Defense Base Closure and 

Realignment Commission. (New Position) 

Mar 17, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Warner, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report. 

MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLORSHIP AND 

EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL 

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 

FOUNDATION 

* 62 84 D. Michael Rappoport, of Arizona, to be a 

Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris 

K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in 

National Environmental Policy Foundation for 

a term expiring October 6, 2008. 

(Reappointment) 

Apr 13, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed report. 

MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND 

EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL 

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 

FOUNDATION 

* 63 85 Michael Butler, of Tennessee, to be a Member of 

the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall 

Scholarship and Excellence in National 

Environmental Policy Foundation for a term 

expiring October 6, 2008, vice Eric D. Eberhard, 

term expired. 

Apr 13, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed report. 

THE JUDICIARY 

169 192 Terrence W. Boyle, of North Carolina, to be 

United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth 

Circuit, vice J. Dickson Phillips, Jr., retired. 

Jun 16, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 
* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 

NOMINATIONS

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

171 358 Alice S. Fisher, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 

Attorney General, vice Christopher R. Wray. 

Jun 16, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

* 252 70 Peter Cyril Wyche Flory, of Virginia, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Jack Dyer 

Crouch, II. 

Jul 28, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Warner, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report. 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 

* 376 763 Bertha K. Madras, of Massachusetts, to be 

Deputy Director for Demand Reduction, Office 

of National Drug Control Policy, vice Andrea G. 

Barthwell. 

Oct 19, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Enzi, Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and 

Pensions, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

* 390 756 C. Boyden Gray, of the District of Columbia, to be 

Representative of the United States of America 

to the European Union, with the rank and 

status of Ambassador Extraordinary and 

Plenipotentiary. 

Oct 25, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Lugar, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report. 

DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY 

BOARD 

407 674 A. J. Eggenberger, of Montana, to be a Member of 

the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for 

a term expiring October 18, 2008. 

(Reappointment) 

Oct 27, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Warner, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

* 439 683 Julie L. Myers, of Kansas, to be an Assistant 

Secretary of Homeland Security, vice Michael J. 

Garcia. 

Nov 07, 2005 Senate Committee 

on the Judiciary discharged by 

Unanimous Consent 

Agreement of 10-7-05. 

 Oct 07, 2005 Reported by Ms. 

Collins, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, without 

printed report. 
* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 

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NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION 

BOARD 

* 484 73 Andrew J. McKenna, Jr., of Illinois, to be a 

Member of the National Security Education 

Board for a term of four years, vice Robert N. 

Shamansky, term expired. 

Dec 19, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Warner, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

* 553 876 Richard Stickler, of West Virginia, to be 

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety 

and Health, vice David D. Lauriski, resigned. 

Mar 08, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Enzi, Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and 

Pensions, without printed 

report. 

FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH 

REVIEW COMMISSION 

* 556 531 Arlene Holen, of the District of Columbia, to be a 

Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health 

Review Commission for a term expiring August 

30, 2010, vice Robert H. Beatty, Jr., term 

expired. 

Mar 08, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Enzi, Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and 

Pensions, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

* 572 1089 David Longly Bernhardt, of Colorado, to be 

Solicitor of the Department of the Interior, vice 

Sue Ellen Wooldridge. 

Mar 15, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Domenici, Committee on 

Energy and Natural Resources, 

without printed report. 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

* 614 1347 William Ludwig Wehrum, Jr., of Tennessee, to be 

an Assistant Administrator of the 

Environmental Protection Agency, vice Jeffrey 

R. Holmstead, resigned. 

Apr 26, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed report. 

POSTAL RATE COMMISSION 

* 622 1039 Mark D. Acton, of Kentucky, to be a 

Commissioner of the Postal Rate Commission 

for a term expiring October 14, 2010, vice Dana 

Bruce Covington, Sr., term expired. 

May 02, 2006 Reported by Ms. 

Collins, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, without 

printed report. 
* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 

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THE JUDICIARY 

624 1135 Norman Randy Smith, of Idaho, to be United 

States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice 

Stephen S. Trott, retired. 

May 04, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

* 670 1400 Molly A. O'Neill, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 

Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

Agency, vice Kimberly Terese Nelson. 

May 23, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

* 737 1391 Kenneth L. Wainstein, of Virginia, to be an 

Assistant Attorney General. (New Position) 

Jun 22, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Roberts, Committee on 

Intelligence, without printed 

report. 

 Jun 15, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

* 760 1160 James S. Simpson, of New York, to be Federal 

Transit Administrator, vice Jennifer L. Dorn. 

Jun 29, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Shelby, Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs, 

without printed report. 

* 769 1304 Andrew B. Steinberg, of Maryland, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of Transportation, vice 

Karan K. Bhatia. 

Jul 19, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Stevens, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY 

BOARD 

* 770 1445 Mark V. Rosenker, of Maryland, to be Chairman 

of the National Transportation Safety Board for 

a term of two years, vice Ellen G. Engleman, 

term expired. 

Jul 19, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Stevens, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 
* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

* 773 1589 John H. Hill, of Indiana, to be Administrator of 

the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration, vice Annette Sandberg, 

resigned. 

Jul 19, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Stevens, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD 

* 783 1403 Harry R. Hoglander, of Massachusetts, to be a 

Member of the National Mediation Board for a 

term expiring July 1, 2008. (Reappointment) 

Jul 19, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Enzi, Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and 

Pensions, without printed 

report. 

* 784 1633 Elizabeth Dougherty, of the District of Columbia, 

to be a Member of the National Mediation 

Board for a term expiring July 1, 2009, vice 

Read Van de Water, term expiring. 

Jul 19, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Enzi, Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and 

Pensions, without printed 

report. 

THE JUDICIARY 

* 812 191 Jennifer M. Anderson, of the District of 

Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the 

Superior Court of the District of Columbia for 

the term of fifteen years, vice Steffen W. Graae, 

retired. 

Jul 27, 2006 Reported by Ms. 

Collins, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, without 

printed report. 

* 813 1631 Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, of the District of 

Columbia, to be Associate Judge of the District 

of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of 

fifteen years, vice Frank Ernest Schwelb, 

retiring. 

Jul 27, 2006 Reported by Ms. 

Collins, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, without 

printed report. 

* 814 1632 Phyllis D. Thompson, of the District of Columbia, 

to be Associate Judge of the District of 

Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of 

fifteen years, vice John A. Terry, retired. 

Jul 27, 2006 Reported by Ms. 

Collins, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, without 

printed report. 

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE 

* 815 1362 Mickey D. Barnett, of New Mexico, to be a 

Governor of the United States Postal Service 

for a term expiring December 8, 2013, vice 

Robert F. Rider, term expired. 

Jul 27, 2006 Reported by Ms. 

Collins, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, without 

printed report. 
* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 

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* 816 1363 Katherine C. Tobin, of New York, to be a 

Governor of the United States Postal Service 

for a term expiring December 8, 2012, vice S. 

David Fineman, term expired. 

Jul 27, 2006 Reported by Ms. 

Collins, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, without 

printed report. 

* 817 1558 Ellen C. Williams, of Kentucky, to be a Governor 

of the United States Postal Service for the 

remainder of the term expiring December 8, 

2007, vice John S. Gardner. 

Jul 27, 2006 Reported by Ms. 

Collins, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, without 

printed report. 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 

* 818 1451 Paul A. Denett, of Virginia, to be Administrator 

for Federal Procurement Policy, vice David 

Safavian. 

Jul 27, 2006 Reported by Ms. 

Collins, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, without 

printed report. 

THE JUDICIARY 

819 1594 Kimberly Ann Moore, of Virginia, to be United 

States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, 

vice Raymond C. Clevenger, III, retired. 

Jul 27, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

820 1664 R. Alexander Acosta, of Florida, to be United 

States Attorney for the Southern District of 

Florida for the term of four years, vice Marcos 

D. Jimenez, resigned. 

Jul 27, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

821 1190 Steven G. Bradbury, of Maryland, to be an 

Assistant Attorney General, vice Jack Landman 

Goldsmith III, resigned. 

Jul 27, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 
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