RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS OVER, UNDER THE RULE

S. Res. 192 Executive Resolution to discharge the David W. McKeague nomination. July 7, 2003.- Mr. Frist

S. Res. 193 Executive Resolution to discharge the Susan Bieke Neilson nomination. July 7, 2003. - Mr. Frist

S. Res. 194 Executive Resolution to discharge the Henry W. Saad nomination. July 7, 2003. - Mr. Frist

S. Res. 195 Executive Resolution to discharge the Richard A. Griffin nomination. July 7, 2003. - Mr. Frist


UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

* 48 114 Daniel Pearson, of Minnesota, to be a Member of

the United States International Trade

Commission for the term expiring June 16,

2011, vice Lynn M. Bragg, term expired.

Mar 5, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Grassley, Committee on Finance,

without printed report.

* 49 113 Charlotte A. Lane, of West Virginia, to be a

Member of the United States International

Trade Commission for a term expiring

December 16, 2009, vice Dennis M. Devaney.

Mar 5, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Grassley, Committee on Finance,

without printed report.

THE JUDICIARY

86 11 Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be United

States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, vice

William L. Garwood, retired.

Mar 27, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Hatch, Committee on the

Judiciary, without printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

* 120 264 John Paul Woodley, Jr., of Virginia, to be an

Assistant Secretary of the Army, vice Michael

Parker.

Apr 9, 2003 Reported by Mr. Inhofe,

Committee on Environment and

Public Works, without printed

report.

Mar 27, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Warner, Committee on Armed

Services, without printed report.

THE JUDICIARY

* 132 40 Bruce E. Kasold, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans

Claims for the term prescribed by law, vice a

new position created by Public Law 107-103,

approved December 27, 2001.

Apr 10, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Specter, Committee on Veterans’

Affairs, without printed report.

165 279 J. Leon Holmes, of Arkansas, to be United States

District Judge for the Eastern District of

Arkansas, vice Stephen M. Reasoner, retired.

May 1, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Hatch, Committee on the

Judiciary, without

recommendation without printed

report.

169 8 Carolyn B. Kuhl, of California, to be United

States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice

James R. Browning, retired.

May 8, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Hatch, 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

CALENDAR

NO.

MESSAGE

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REPORTED

BY

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AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

* 199 379 Ephraim Batambuze, of Illinois, to be a Member

of the Board of Directors of the African

Development Foundation for a term expiring

February 9, 2008, vice Henry McKoy, term

expired.

May 21, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Lugar, Committee on Foreign

Relations, without printed report.

* 200 404 John W. Leslie, Jr., of Connecticut, to be a

Member of the Board of Directors of the

African Development Foundation for a term

expiring September 22, 2007, vice Ernest G.

Green, term expired.

May 21, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Lugar, Committee on Foreign

Relations, without printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

219 131 David B. Rivkin, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member

of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission

of the United States for the term expiring

September 30, 2004, vice Laramie Faith

McNamara.

Jun 5, 2003 Reported by Mr. Hatch,

Committee on the Judiciary,

without printed report.

MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD

* 233 102 Susanne T. Marshall, of Virginia, to be Chairman

of the Merit Systems Protection Board, vice

Beth Susan Slavet.

Jun 17, 2003 Reported by Ms.

Collins, Committee on

Governmental Affairs, without

printed report.

* 234 616 Neil McPhie, of Virginia, to be a Member of the

Merit Systems Protection Board for the term of

seven years expiring March 1, 2009, vice Beth

Susan Slavet, term expired, to which position

he was appointed during the last recess of the

Senate.

Jun 17, 2003 Reported by Ms.

Collins, Committee on

Governmental Affairs, without

printed report.

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

* 235 98 Albert Casey, of Texas, to be a Governor of the

United States Postal Service for a term

expiring December 8, 2009, vice Tirso del

Junco, term expired.

Jun 17, 2003 Reported by Ms.

Collins, Committee on

Governmental Affairs, without

printed report.

* 236 615 James C. Miller III, of Virginia, to be a Governor

of the United States Postal Service for the term

expiring December 8, 2010, vice Einar V.

Dyhrkopp, term expired, to which position he

was appointed during the last recess of the

Senate.

Jun 17, 2003 Reported by Ms.

Collins, Committee on

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

NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO.

MESSAGE

NO. NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR

REPORTED

BY

4
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

* 237 140 Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of

Agriculture for Rural Development, vice Jill L.

Long, resigned.

Jun 18, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Cochran, Committee on

Agriculture, Nutrition, and

Forestry, without printed report.

* 238 141 Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be a Member of the

Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit

Corporation,vice Jill L. Long, resigned.

Jun 18, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Cochran, Committee on

Agriculture, Nutrition, and

Forestry, without printed report.

THE JUDICIARY

310 512 William H. Pryor, Jr., of Alabama, to be United

States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit,

vice Emmett Ripley Cox, retired.

Jul 23, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Hatch, Committee on the

Judiciary, without printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

* 316 594 Howard Radzely, of Maryland, to be Solicitor for

the Department of Labor, vice Eugene Scalia.

Jul 30, 2003 Reported by Mr. Gregg,

Committee on Health, Education,

Labor, and Pensions, without

printed report.

AIR FORCE

321 602 The following named officer for appointment in

the United States Air Force to the grade

indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 624:

Jul 30, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Warner, Committee on Armed

Services, without printed report.

to be Brigadier General

Col. Bruce E. Burda, 

THE JUDICIARY

400 12 Charles W. Pickering, Sr., of Mississippi, to be

United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth

Circuit, vice Henry A. Politz, retired.

Oct 2, 2003 Reported by Mr. Hatch,

Committee on the Judiciary,

without printed report.

410 846 George W. Miller, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the

United States Court of Federal Claims for the

term of fifteen years, vice James T. Turner,

term expired.

Oct 16, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Hatch, 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

CALENDAR

NO.

MESSAGE

NO. NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR

REPORTED

BY

5
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

411 765 Deborah Ann Spagnoli, of California, to be a

Commissioner of the United States Parole

Commission for a term of six years, vice John

R. Simpson, term expired.

Oct 16, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Hatch, Committee on the

Judiciary, without printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

* 417 935 David Wayne Anderson, of Minnesota, to be an

Assistant Secretary of the Interior, vice Neal

A. McCaleb, resigned.

Oct 22, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Campbell, Committee on Indian

Affairs, without printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

* 419 883 Karan K. Bhatia, of Maryland, to be an Assistant

Secretary of Transportation, vice Read Van de

Water.

Oct 23, 2003 Reported by Mr.

McCain, Committee on

Commerce, Science, and

Transportation, without printed

report.

METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON

AIRPORTS AUTHORITY

* 421 530 Charles Darwin Snelling, of Pennsylvania, to be a

Member of the Board of Directors of the

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

for the remainder of the term expiring May 30,

2006, vice Norman Y. Mineta.

Oct 23, 2003 Reported by Mr.

McCain, Committee on

Commerce, Science, and

Transportation, without printed

report.

THE JUDICIARY

425 544 Gary L. Sharpe, of New York, to be United States

District Judge for the Northern District of New

York, vice Thomas J. McAvoy, retired.

Oct 23, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Hatch, Committee on the

Judiciary, without printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

* 429 683 Robert Lerner, of Maryland, to be Commissioner

of Education Statistics for a term expiring

June 21, 2009, vice Pascal D. Forgione, Jr.,

term expired.

Oct 29, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Gregg, Committee on Health,

Education, Labor, and Pensions,

without printed report.

THE JUDICIARY

433 541 Dora L. Irizarry, of New York, to be United States

District Judge for the Eastern District of New

York, vice Reena Raggi, elevated.

Oct 30, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Hatch, 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

CALENDAR

NO.

MESSAGE

NO. NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR

REPORTED

BY

6
UNITED STATES SENTENCING

COMMISSION

434 979 William K. Sessions III, of Vermont, to be a

Member of the United States Sentencing

Commission for a term expiring October 31,

2009. (Reappointment)

Oct 30, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Hatch, Committee on the

Judiciary, without printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

435 969 David L. Huber, of Kentucky, to be United States

Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky

for the term of four years, vice Stephen Beville

Pence, resigned.

Oct 30, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Hatch, Committee on the

Judiciary, without printed report.

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION

451 1014 Paul S. DeGregorio, of Missouri, to be a Member

of the Election Assistance Commission for a

term of two years. (New Position)

Oct 31, 2003 Senate Committee on

Rules and Administration

discharged by Unanimous

Consent.

452 1015 Gracia M. Hillman, of the District of Columbia, to

be a Member of the Election Assistance

Commission for a term of two years. (New

Position)

Oct 31, 2003 Senate Committee on

Rules and Administration

discharged by Unanimous

Consent.

453 1016 Raymundo Martinez III, of Texas, to be a Member

of the Election Assistance Commission for a

term of four years. (New Position)

Oct 31, 2003 Senate Committee on

Rules and Administration

discharged by Unanimous

Consent.

454 1017 Deforest B. Soaries, Jr., of New Jersey, to be a

Member of the Election Assistance Commission

for a term of four years. (New Position)

Oct 31, 2003 Senate Committee on

Rules and Administration

discharged by Unanimous

Consent.

THE JUDICIARY

455 839 Janice R. Brown, of California, to be United

States Circuit Judge for the District of

Columbia Circuit, vice Stephen F. Williams,

retired.

Nov 6, 2003 Reported by Mr. Hatch,

Committee on the Judiciary,

without printed report.

456 570 D. Michael Fisher, of Pennsylvania, to be United

States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, vice

Carol Los Mansmann, deceased.

Nov 6, 2003 Reported by Mr. Hatch,

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

CALENDAR

NO.

MESSAGE

NO. NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR

REPORTED

BY

7
457 539 Mark R. Filip, of Illinois, to be United States

District Judge for the Northern District of

Illinois, vice Harry D. Leinenweber, retired.

Nov 6, 2003 Reported by Mr. Hatch,

Committee on the Judiciary,

without printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

* 458 1012 Edward B. O’Donnell, Jr., of Tennessee, a Career

Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of

Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during

his tenure of service as Special Envoy for

Holocaust Issues.

Nov 7, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lugar,

Committee on Foreign Relations,

without printed report.

* 459 1025 Jon R. Purnell, of Massachusetts, a Career

Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of

Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary

and Plenipotentiary of the United States of

America to the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Nov 7, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lugar,

Committee on Foreign Relations,

without printed report.

* 460 1028 Margaret DeBardeleben Tutwiler, of Alabama, to

be Under Secretary of State for Public

Diplomacy, vice Charlotte L. Beers, resigned.

Nov 7, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lugar,

Committee on Foreign Relations,

without printed report.

* 462 944 Louise V. Oliver, of the District of Columbia, for

the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of

service as the United States Permanent

Representative to the United Nations

Educational, Scientific, and Cultural

Organization.

Nov 7, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lugar,

Committee on Foreign Relations,

without printed report.

* 463 887 William J. Hudson, of Virginia, a Career Member

of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of

Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the

United States of America to the Republic of

Tunisia.

Nov 7, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lugar,

Committee on Foreign Relations,

without printed report.

* 464 1027 Margaret Scobey, of Tennessee, a Career Member

of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of

Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the

United States of America to the Syrian Arab

Republic.

Nov 7, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lugar,

Committee on Foreign Relations,

without printed report.

* 465 1026 Thomas Thomas Riley, of California, to be

Ambassador Extraordinary and

Plenipotentiary of the United States of

America to the Kingdom of Morocco.

Nov 7, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lugar,

Committee on Foreign Relations,

without printed report.

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

NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO.

MESSAGE

NO. NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR

REPORTED

BY

8
* 466 759 Jackie Wolcott Sanders, for the rank of

Ambassador during her tenure of service as

United States Representative to the

Conference on Disarmament and the Special

Representative of the President of the United

States for Non-Proliferation of Nuclear

Weapons.

Nov 7, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lugar,

Committee on Foreign Relations,

without printed report.

* 467 988 Mary Kramer, of Iowa, to be Ambassador

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the

United States of America to Barbados and to

serve concurrently and without additional

compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary

and Plenipotentiary of the United States of

America to St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia,

Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of

Dominica, Grenada, and Saint Vincent and the

Grenadines.

Nov 7, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lugar,

Committee on Foreign Relations,

without printed report.

* 468 1040 Timothy John Dunn, of Illinois, a Career Member

of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of

Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during

his tenure of service as Deputy Permanent

Representative to the Organization of

American States.

Nov 7, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lugar,

Committee on Foreign Relations,

without printed report.

* 469 1044 James Curtis Struble, of California, a Career

Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of

Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the

United States of America to the Republic of

Peru.

Nov 7, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lugar,

Committee on Foreign Relations,

without printed report.

INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

* 470 888 Hector E. Morales, of Texas, to be United States

Alternate Executive Director of the

Inter-American Development Bank, vice Jorge

L. Arrizurieta, resigned.

Nov 7, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lugar,

Committee on Foreign Relations,

without printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

* 471 1038 Marguerita Dianne Ragsdale, of Virginia, a

Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service,

Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the

United States of America to the Republic of

Djibouti.

Nov 7, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lugar,

Committee on Foreign Relations,

without printed report.

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

NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO.

MESSAGE

NO. NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR

REPORTED

BY

9
* 472 1041 Stuart W. Holliday, of Texas, to be Alternate

Representative of the United States of America

for Special Political Affairs in the United

Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.

Nov 7, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lugar,

Committee on Foreign Relations,

without printed report.

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

* 473 885 Bradley D. Belt, of the District of Columbia, to be

a Member of the Social Security Advisory

Board for a term expiring September 30, 2008,

vice Stanford G. Ross, term expired.

Nov 12, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Grassley, Committee on Finance,

without printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN

SERVICES

* 474 886 Jennifer Young, of Ohio, to be an Assistant

Secretary of Health and Human Services, vice

Scott Whitaker.

Nov 12, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Grassley, Committee on Finance,

without printed report.

* 475 914 Michael O’Grady, of Maryland, to be an Assistant

Secretary of Health and Human Services, vice

Piyush Jindal, resigned.

Nov 12, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Grassley, Committee on Finance,

without printed report.

CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD

INVESTIGATION BOARD

* 476 762 Rixio Enrique Medina, of Oklahoma, to be a

Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard

Investigation Board for a term of five years,

vice Andrea Kidd Taylor, term expiring.

Nov 12, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Inhofe, Committee on

Environment and Public Works,

without printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

477 1069 James B. Comey, of New York, to be Deputy

Attorney General, vice Larry D. Thompson,

resigned.

Nov 17, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Hatch, Committee on the

Judiciary, without printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

478 451 Michael J. Garcia, of New York, to be an

Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security.

(New Position)

Nov 17, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Hatch, Committee on the

Judiciary, without printed report.

Jul 15, 2003 Senate Committee on

the Judiciary discharged by

Unanimous Consent Agreement

of June 13, 2003.

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

NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO.

MESSAGE

NO. NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR

REPORTED

BY

10
Jun 17, 2003 Reported by Ms.

Collins, Committee on

Governmental Affairs, without

printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

479 790 Federico Lawrence Rocha, of California, to be

United States Marshal for the Northern

District of California for the term of four years,

vice James J. Molinari, resigned.

Nov 17, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Hatch, Committee on the

Judiciary, without printed report.

[NEW REPORTS]

REFORM BOARD (AMTRAK)

* 480 1022 Louis S. Thompson, of Maryland, to be a Member

of the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of five

years, vice John Robert Smith, term expired.

Nov 18, 2003 Reported by Mr.

McCain, Committee on

Commerce, Science, and

Transportation, without printed

report.

* 481 1078 Floyd Hall, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the

Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of five

years, vice Amy M. Rosen, term expired.

Nov 18, 2003 Reported by Mr.

McCain, Committee on

Commerce, Science, and

Transportation, without printed

report.

* 482 1020 Robert L. Crandall, of Texas, to be a Member of

the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of five

years, vice Michael S. Dukakis, term expired.

Nov 18, 2003 Reported by Mr.

McCain, Committee on

Commerce, Science, and

Transportation, without printed

report.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

* 483 1011 Jeffrey A. Rosen, of Virginia, to be General

Counsel of the Department of Transportation,

vice Kirk Van Tine.

Nov 18, 2003 Reported by Mr.

McCain, 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

NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO.

MESSAGE

NO. NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR

REPORTED

BY

11
* 484 960 Kirk Van Tine, of Virginia, to be Deputy

Secretary of Transportation, vice Michael P.

Jackson, resigned.

Nov 18, 2003 Reported by Mr.

McCain, Committee on

Commerce, Science, and

Transportation, without printed

report.

CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC

BROADCASTING

* 485 483 Elizabeth Courtney, of Louisiana, to be a Member

of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for

Public Broadcasting for a term expiring

January 31, 2010. (Reappointment)

Nov 18, 2003 Reported by Mr.

McCain, Committee on

Commerce, Science, and

Transportation, without printed

report.

* 486 408 Elizabeth Courtney, of Louisiana, to be a Member

of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for

Public Broadcasting for the remainder of the

term expiring January 31, 2004, vice Diane D.

Blair.

Nov 18, 2003 Reported by Mr.

McCain, Committee on

Commerce, Science, and

Transportation, without printed

report.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

* 487 138 Cheryl Feldman Halpern, of New Jersey, to be a

Member of the Board of Directors of the

Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term

expiring January 31, 2008, vice Heidi H.

Schulman, term expired.

Nov 18, 2003 Reported by Mr.

McCain, Committee on

Commerce, Science, and

Transportation, without printed

report.

* 488 1021 Michael D. Gallagher, of Washington, to be

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for

Communications and Information, vice Nancy

Victory, resigned.

Nov 18, 2003 Reported by Mr.

McCain, 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

NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO.

MESSAGE

NO. NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR

REPORTED

BY

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COAST GUARD

PN1095 Coast Guard nominations (13) beginning Jeffrey L. Busch, and ending John S. Welch, which nominations

were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of November 3, 2003

PN1096 Coast Guard nominations (270) beginning William D. Adkins, and ending Michael S. Zidik, which

nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of November 3, 2003

NOMINATIONS PLACED ON THE SECRETARY’S DESK

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