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 EIGHTH CONGRESS 

Wednesday, December 8, 2004

FIRST SESSION {

SECOND SESSION {

Issue No. 292

CONVENED JANUARY 7, 2003

ADJOURNED DECEMBER 9, 2003

CONVENED JANUARY 20, 2004
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 
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TREATIES

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13 103-39 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Mar 11, 2004 Reported favorably 

by Mr. Lugar, Committee on 

Foreign Relations with printed 

Ex. Rept.108-10 and a 

resolution of advice and 

consent to ratification with 

declarations and 

understandings. 
* 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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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 09, 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 

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

States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice 

James R. Browning, retired. 

May 08, 2003 Reported by Mr. 

Hatch, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

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. 

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

United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth 

Circuit, vice Henry A. Politz, retired. 

Oct 02, 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

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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 

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 06, 2003 Reported by Mr. 

Hatch, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

REFORM BOARD (AMTRAK) 

* 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. 

NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION 

BOARD 

* 554 1106 Kiron Kanina Skinner, of Pennsylvania, to be a 

Member of the National Security Education 

Board for a term of four years, vice Herschelle 

S. Challenor. 

Feb 26, 2004 Reported by Mr. 

Warner, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

* 588 1023 Susan Johnson Grant, of Virginia, to be Chief 

Financial Officer, Department of Energy, vice 

Bruce Marshall Carness, resigned. 

Mar 10, 2004 Reported by Mr. 

Domenici, Committee on 

Energy and Natural Resources, 

without printed report. 

THE JUDICIARY 

589 978 William James Haynes II, of Virginia, to be 

United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth 

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

Mar 11, 2004 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 

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603 658 William Gerry Myers III, of Idaho, to be United 

States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice 

Thomas G. Nelson, retiring. 

Apr 01, 2004 Reported by Mr. 

Hatch, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

* 616 1264 Kirk Van Tine, of Virginia, to be Deputy 

Secretary of Transportation, vice Michael P. 

Jackson, resigned. 

Apr 08, 2004 Reported by Mr. 

McCain, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

AMTRAK 

* 622 1263 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. 

Apr 08, 2004 Reported by Mr. 

McCain, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION 

* 655 986 Roger Francisco Noriega, of Kansas, to be a 

Member of the Board of Directors of the InterAmerican Foundation for a term expiring 

September 20, 2006, vice Harriett C. Babbitt, 

term expired, to which position he was 

appointed during the last recess of the Senate. 

Apr 29, 2004 Reported by Mr. 

Lugar, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report. 

BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 

* 656 1080 Fayza Veronique Boulad Rodman, of the District 

of Columbia, to be a Member of the 

Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term 

expiring August 13, 2006, vice Robert M. 

Ledbetter, Jr., term expired. 

Apr 29, 2004 Reported by Mr. 

Lugar, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report. 

THE JUDICIARY 

705 14 Henry W. Saad, of Michigan, to be United States 

Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice James 

L. Ryan, retired. 

Jun 17, 2004 Reported by Mr. 

Hatch, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

789 7 Richard A. Griffin, of Michigan, to be United 

States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice 

Damon J. Keith, retired. 

Jul 20, 2004 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 

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790 9 David W. McKeague, of Michigan, to be United 

States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice 

Richard F. Suhrheinrich, retired. 

Jul 20, 2004 Reported by Mr. 

Hatch, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

AMTRAK 

* 809 1327 Enrique J. Sosa, of Florida, to be a Member of the 

Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of five years, 

vice Linwood Holton, term expired. 

Jul 22, 2004 Reported by Mr. 

McCain, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

865 1688 William Sanchez, of Florida, to be Special 

Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair 

Employment Practices for a term of four years, 

vice Juan Carlos Benitez, resigned. 

Sep 30, 2004 Reported by Mr. 

Hatch, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

* 866 1673 Peter Cyril Wyche Flory, of Virginia, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Jack Dyer 

Crouch, II. 

Sep 30, 2004 Reported by Mr. 

Warner, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report. 

THE JUDICIARY 

901 10 Susan Bieke Neilson, of Michigan, to be United 

States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice 

Cornelia G. Kennedy, retired. 

Oct 04, 2004 Reported by Mr. 

Hatch, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 

DEVELOPMENT 

* 913 1971 Pamela Hughes Patenaude, of New Hampshire, 

to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and 

Urban Development, vice Romolo A. Bernardi. 

Oct 07, 2004 Reported by Mr. 

Shelby, Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs, 

without printed report. 
NOMINATIONS PLACED ON THE SECRETARY’S DESK

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