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CONVENED JANUARY 5, 2010

ADJOURNED DECEMBER 24, 2009

CONVENED JANUARY 6, 2009

Issue No. 178

SECOND SESSION {

FIRST SESSION {

SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS 

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

EXECUTIVE CALENDAR 

By Michelle Haynes, Executive Clerk 

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE 

PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF NANCY ERICKSON, 
UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENTS 

Beverly Baldwin Martin (Cal. No. 421) 

Ordered, That upon the conclusion of Morning Business on Wednesday, January 20, 2010, the Senate 

proceed to Executive Session to consider the nomination of Beverly Baldwin Martin, of Georgia, to be United States 

Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit; that debate with respect to the nomination be limited to 60 minutes, equally 

divided and controlled between the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. 

Sessions), or their designees; that upon the use or yielding back of time, the Senate proceed to vote on confirmation 

of the nomination; that upon confirmation, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table; no 

further motions be in order; the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action and the Senate then 

resume legislative session. 

(December 22, 2009.) 

STATUS QUO -- SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT

Ordered, That all nominations received by the Senate during the 111th Congress, first session, remain in 

status quo, notwithstanding the December 24, 2009, sine die adjournment of the Senate, and the provisions of rule 

XXXI, paragraph 6, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, with the following exceptions: Col. David A. Teeples; Dawn 

Elizabeth Johnsen, to be Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice; Mary L. Smith, to be Assistant 

Attorney General, Department of Justice; Christopher H. Schroeder, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 

Department of Justice; Edward Milton Chen, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of 

California, The Judiciary; Craig Becker, to be Member of the National Labor Relations Board (Reappointment); and 

Louis B. Butler, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, The Judiciary. 

(December 24, 2009.)
RESOLUTIONS

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* 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 

* 165 228 Marisa J. Demeo, 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 Rufus Gunn King, III, 

retired. 

May 20, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Lieberman, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, 

without printed report. 

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

* 188 393 Martha N. Johnson, of Maryland, to be 

Administrator of General Services, vice 

Lurita Alexis Doan, resigned. 

Jun 08, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Lieberman, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, 

without printed report. 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

* 208 395 John J. Sullivan, of Maryland, to be a Member 

of the Federal Election Commission for a 

term expiring April 30, 2013, vice Ellen L. 

Weintraub, term expired. 

Jun 11, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Schumer, Committee on Rules 

and Administration, without 

printed report. 

THE JUDICIARY 

* 333 556 Stuart Gordon Nash, 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 Rafael Diaz, 

term expired. 

Jul 29, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Lieberman, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, 

without printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

* 404 640 Warren F. Miller, Jr., of New Mexico, to be 

Director of the Office of Civilian Radioactive 

Waste Management, Department of Energy, 

vice Edward F. Sproat III, resigned. 

Aug 04, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Bingaman, Committee on 

Energy and Natural 

Resources, without printed 

report. 

THE JUDICIARY 

421 635 Beverly Baldwin Martin, of Georgia, to be 

United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh 

Circuit, vice R. Lanier Anderson, III, retired. 

Sep 10, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, 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 

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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

* 427 558 Winslow Lorenzo Sargeant, of Wisconsin, to be 

Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business 

Administration, vice Thomas M. Sullivan. 

Sep 16, 2009 Reported by Ms. 

Landrieu, Committee on 

Small Business and 

Entrepreneurship, without 

printed report. 

THE JUDICIARY 

468 634 Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr., of New Jersey, to be 

United States Circuit Judge for the Third 

Circuit, vice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., elevated. 

Oct 01, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

* 474 319 M. Patricia Smith, of New York, to be Solicitor 

for the Department of Labor, vice Gregory F. 

Jacob, resigned. 

Oct 07, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report. 

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 

* 493 733 Brian Hayes, of Massachusetts, to be a 

Member of the National Labor Relations 

Board for the term of five years expiring 

December 16, 2012, vice Robert J. Battista, 

term expired. 

Oct 21, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report. 

* 494 734 Mark Gaston Pearce, of New York, to be a 

Member of the National Labor Relations 

Board for the term of five years expiring 

August 27, 2013, vice Peter N. Kirsanow. 

Oct 21, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report. 

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 

* 497 875 Robert James Grey, Jr., of Virginia, to be a 

Member of the Board of Directors of the 

Legal Services Corporation for a term 

expiring July 13, 2011, vice Bernice Phillips, 

term expired. 

Oct 21, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, 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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* 498 876 John Gerson Levi, of Illinois, to be a Member of 

the Board of Directors of the Legal Services 

Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 

2011, vice Herbert S. Garten, term expired. 

Oct 21, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report. 

* 499 877 Martha L. Minow, of Illinois, to be a Member of 

the Board of Directors of the Legal Services 

Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 

2011, vice David Hall, term expired. 

Oct 21, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report. 

* 500 878 Julie A. Reiskin, of Colorado, to be Member of 

the Board of Directors of the Legal Services 

Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 

2010, vice Thomas R. Meites, term expired. 

Oct 21, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report. 

* 501 879 Gloria Valencia-Weber, of New Mexico, to be a 

Member of the Board of Directors of the 

Legal Services Corporation for a term 

expiring July 13, 2011, vice Sarah M. 

Singleton, term expired. 

Oct 21, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

* 521 703 Rafael Borras, of Maryland, to be Under 

Secretary for Management, Department of 

Homeland Security, vice Elaine C. Duke, 

resigned. 

Oct 28, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Lieberman, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, 

without printed report. 

ARMY 

526 1097-4 The following named officers for appointment 

in the United States Army to the grade 

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

Oct 27, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Levin, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report. 

to be Major General 

 Brigadier General Michael J. Walsh

THE JUDICIARY 

527 937 Barbara Milano Keenan, of Virginia, to be 

United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth 

Circuit, vice H. Emory Widener, Jr., retired. 

Oct 29, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, 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 

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UNITED STATES SENTENCING 

COMMISSION 

531 802 Ketanji Brown Jackson, of Maryland, to be a 

Member of the United States Sentencing 

Commission for a term expiring October 31, 

2013, vice Michael E. Horowitz, term expired.

Nov 05, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

THE JUDICIARY 

552 885 Jane Branstetter Stranch, of Tennessee, to be 

United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth 

Circuit, vice Martha Craig Daughtrey, 

retired. 

Nov 19, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE 

PRESIDENT 

556 880 Benjamin B. Tucker, of New York, to be 

Deputy Director for State, Local, and Tribal 

Affairs, Office of National Drug Control 

Policy, vice Scott M. Burns. 

Nov 19, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

* 557 960 Erroll G. Southers, of California, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, 

vice Edmund S. Hawley, resigned. 

Nov 19, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Lieberman, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, 

without printed report. 

 Oct 27, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Rockefeller, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

* 560 852 Terry A. Yonkers, of Maryland, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, vice 

William Anderson, resigned. 

Dec 02, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Levin, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report. 

* 561 1079 Clifford L. Stanley, of Pennsylvania, to be 

Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel 

and Readiness, vice David S. C. Chu, 

resigned. 

Dec 02, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Levin, Committee on Armed 

Services, 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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* 563 1127 Frank Kendall III, of Virginia, to be Principal 

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for 

Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. (New 

Position) 

Dec 02, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Levin, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report. 

* 564 1159 Erin C. Conaton, of the District of Columbia, to 

be Under Secretary of the Air Force, vice 

Ronald M. Sega, resigned. 

Dec 02, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Levin, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report. 

THE JUDICIARY 

578 909 Thomas I. Vanaskie, of Pennsylvania, to be 

United States Circuit Judge for the Third 

Circuit, vice Franklin S. Van Antwerpen, 

retired. 

Dec 03, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

580 1056 Susan B. Carbon, of New Hampshire, to be 

Director of the Violence Against Women 

Office, Department of Justice, vice Cynthia 

Dyer, resigned. 

Dec 03, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

581 1057 John H. Laub, of the District of Columbia, to 

be Director of the National Institute of 

Justice, vice David W. Hagy, resigned. 

Dec 03, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE 

PRESIDENT 

* 588 1120 Philip E. Coyle, III, of California, to be an 

Associate Director of the Office of Science and 

Technology Policy, vice Rosina M. Bierbaum. 

Dec 03, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Rockefeller, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

AMTRAK BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

* 589 1161 Anthony R. Coscia, of New Jersey, to be a 

Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for 

a term of five years. (New Position) 

Dec 03, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Rockefeller, 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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* 590 1162 Albert DiClemente, of Delaware, to be a 

Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for 

the remainder of the term expiring July 26, 

2011, vice R. Hunter Biden. 

Dec 03, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Rockefeller, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY 

BOARD 

* 591 1045 Mark R. Rosekind, of California, to be a 

Member of the National Transportation 

Safety Board for the remainder of the term 

expiring December 31, 2009, vice Kathryn 

Higgins, resigned. 

Dec 03, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Rockefeller, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

* 592 1046 Mark R. Rosekind, of California, to be a 

Member of the National Transportation 

Safety Board for a term expiring December 

31, 2014. (Reappointment) 

Dec 03, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Rockefeller, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

* 602 1111 Betty E. King, of New York, to be 

Representative of the United States of 

America to the Office of the United Nations 

and Other International Organizations in 

Geneva, with the rank of Ambassador. 

Dec 08, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report. 

* 603 1154 Laura E. Kennedy, of New York, a Career 

Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class 

of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of 

Ambassador during her tenure of service as 

U.S. Representative to the Conference on 

Disarmament. 

Dec 08, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report. 

* 604 1153 Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe, of California, for 

the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of 

service as the United States Representative 

to the UN Human Rights Council. 

Dec 08, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report. 

* 605 1006 Jide J. Zeitlin, of New York, to be 

Representative of the United States of 

America to the United Nations for U.N. 

Management and Reform, with the rank of 

Ambassador. 

Dec 08, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, 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 

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* 606 1007 Jide J. Zeitlin, of New York, to be Alternate 

Representative of the United States of 

America to the Sessions of the General 

Assembly of the United Nations during his 

tenure of service as Representative of the 

United States of America to the United 

Nations for U.N. Management and Reform. 

Dec 08, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Kerry, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report. 

THE JUDICIARY 

607 1060 Denny Chin, of New York, to be United States 

Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, vice 

Robert D. Sack, retired. 

Dec 10, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

608 1077 Rosanna Malouf Peterson, of Washington, to be 

United States District Judge for the Eastern 

District of Washington, vice Frederick L. Van 

Sickle, retired. 

Dec 10, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

609 1128 William M. Conley, of Wisconsin, to be United 

States District Judge for the Western District 

of Wisconsin, vice Barbara B. Crabb, retiring. 

Dec 10, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF 

THE UNITED STATES 

610 1137 Paul R. Verkuil, of Florida, to be Chairman of 

the Administrative Conference of the United 

States for the term of five years, vice 

Thomasina V. Rogers, term expired. 

Dec 10, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Leahy, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

* 614 1116 Philip S. Goldberg, of the District of Columbia, 

to be an Assistant Secretary of State 

(Intelligence and Research), vice Randall M. 

Fort, resigned. 

Dec 10, 2009 Reported by Mrs. 

Feinstein, Select Committee 

on Intelligence, without 

printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

* 615 1117 Caryn A. Wagner, of Virginia, to be Under 

Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, 

Department of Homeland Security. (New 

Position) 

Dec 10, 2009 Reported by Mrs. 

Feinstein, Select Committee 

on Intelligence, 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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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 

COMMISSION 

* 616 785 Jacqueline A. Berrien, of New York, to be a 

Member of the Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission for a term expiring 

July 1, 2014, vice Christine M. Griffin, term 

expired. 

Dec 10, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report. 

* 617 957 Chai Rachel Feldblum, of Maryland, to be a 

Member of the Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission for a term expiring 

July 1, 2013, vice Leslie Silverman, term 

expired. 

Dec 10, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report. 

* 618 1115 P. David Lopez, of Arizona, to be General 

Counsel of the Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission for a term of four 

years, vice Ronald S. Cooper, resigned. 

Dec 10, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report. 

* 619 1135 Victoria A. Lipnic, of Virginia, to be a Member 

of the Equal Employment Opportunity 

Commission for the remainder of the term 

expiring July 1, 2010, vice Naomi Churchill 

Earp. 

Dec 10, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report. 

* 620 1136 Victoria A. Lipnic, of Virginia, to be a Member 

of the Equal Employment Opportunity 

Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2015. 

(Reappointment) 

Dec 10, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

* 622 1049 Sara Manzano-Diaz, of Pennsylvania, to be 

Director of the Women's Bureau, Department 

of Labor, vice Shinae Chun, resigned. 

Dec 10, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, 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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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

* 623 1053 Patrick Alfred Corvington, of Maryland, to be 

Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for 

National and Community Service, vice David 

Eisner. 

Dec 10, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Harkin, Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

* 625 1073 Elizabeth M. Harman, of Maryland, to be an 

Assistant Administrator of the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Department of Homeland Security, vice W. 

Ross Ashley, III, resigned. 

Dec 16, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Lieberman, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, 

without printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

* 627 1199 Robert A. Petzel, of Minnesota, to be Under 

Secretary for Health of the Department of 

Veterans Affairs, vice Michael J. Kussman, 

resigned. 

Dec 16, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Akaka, Committee on 

Veterans' Affairs, without 

printed report. 

FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 

* 628 1083 Jill Long Thompson, of Indiana, to be a 

Member of the Farm Credit Administration 

Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a 

term expiring May 21, 2014, vice Nancy C. 

Pellett, term expired. 

Dec 16, 2009 Reported by Mrs. 

Lincoln, Committee on 

Agriculture, Nutrition, and 

Forestry, without printed 

report. 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

* 629 1180 Julie Simone Brill, of Vermont, to be a Federal 

Trade Commissioner for the term of seven 

years from September 26, 2009, vice Pamela 

Harbour, term expired. 

Dec 17, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Rockefeller, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

* 630 1181 Edith Ramirez, of California, to be a Federal 

Trade Commissioner for the term of seven 

years from September 26, 2008, vice Deborah 

P. Majoras, term expired. 

Dec 17, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Rockefeller, 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 COMMERCE 

* 631 1197 Nicole Yvette Lamb-Hale, of Michigan, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice 

William G. Sutton, resigned. 

Dec 17, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Rockefeller, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

* 640 930 Eric L. Hirschhorn, of Maryland, to be Under 

Secretary of Commerce for Export 

Administration, vice Mario Mancuso, 

resigned. 

Dec 17, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Dodd, Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs, 

without printed report. 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

* 641 959 Ben S. Bernanke, of New Jersey, to be 

Chairman of the Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System for a term of four 

years. (Reappointment) 

Dec 17, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Dodd, Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs, 

without printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

* 642 1010 Marisa Lago, of New York, to be an Assistant 

Secretary of the Treasury, vice Neel T. 

Kashkari, resigned. 

Dec 17, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Dodd, Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs, 

without printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

* 643 1023 Steven L. Jacques, of Kansas, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban 

Development, vice Cathy M. MacFarlane. 

Dec 17, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Dodd, Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs, 

without printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

* 644 224 Lael Brainard, of the District of Columbia, to 

be an Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice 

David H. McCormick, resigned. 

Dec 23, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Baucus, Committee on 

Finance, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

* 645 500 Ellen Gloninger Murray, of Virginia, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of Health and Human 

Services, vice Charles E. Johnson, resigned. 

Dec 23, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Baucus, Committee on 

Finance, 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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* 646 739 Bryan Hayes Samuels, of Illinois, to be 

Commissioner on Children, Youth, and 

Families, Department of Health and Human 

Services, vice Joan E. Ohl, resigned. 

Dec 23, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Baucus, Committee on 

Finance, without printed 

report. 

* 647 871 Jim R. Esquea, of New York, to be an Assistant 

Secretary of Health and Human Services, 

vice Vincent J. Ventimiglia, Jr., resigned. 

Dec 23, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Baucus, Committee on 

Finance, without printed 

report. 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE 

PRESIDENT 

* 648 935 Michael W. Punke, of Montana, to be a Deputy 

United States Trade Representative, with the 

rank of Ambassador, vice Peter F. Allgeier, 

resigned. 

Dec 23, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Baucus, Committee on 

Finance, without printed 

report. 

* 649 1008 Islam A. Siddiqui, of Virginia, to be Chief 

Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United 

States Trade Representative, with the rank 

of Ambassador, vice Richard T. Crowder. 

Dec 23, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Baucus, Committee on 

Finance, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

* 650 1050 Charles Collyns, of Maryland, to be a Deputy 

Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice Clay 

Lowery resigned. 

Dec 23, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Baucus, Committee on 

Finance, without printed 

report. 

* 651 1058 Mary John Miller, of Maryland, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice 

Anthony W. Ryan, resigned. 

Dec 23, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Baucus, Committee on 

Finance, without printed 

report. 

* 652 1059 Michael F. Mundaca, of New York, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Eric 

Solomon, resigned. 

Dec 23, 2009 Reported by Mr. 

Baucus, Committee on 

Finance, without printed 

report. 
NOMINATIONS PLACED ON THE SECRETARY’S DESK

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO OBJECT TO PROCEEDING

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 When following the objection to a unanimous consent request to proceeding to, and, or passage of, a measure or matter on their

behalf, a Senator has notified the appropriate leader, or their designee, in writing and submits such objection for inclusion in the 

Congressional Record and the Senate Executive Calendar, it shall be placed in the section of the Executive Calendar entitled “Notice 

of Intent to Object to Proceeding”. (Sec. 512, P.L. 110-81)