SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION { CONVENED JANUARY 7, 2003

ADJOURNED DECEMBER 9, 2003

SECOND SESSION { CONVENED JANUARY 20, 2004

EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

Friday, January 23, 2004

PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF EMILY J. REYNOLDS,

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

By Michelle Haynes, Executive Clerk

Issue No. 163
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
CALENDAR

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EX.RES

NO. SUBJECT

REPORTED

BY

RESOLUTIONS

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CALENDAR

NO.

TREATY

DOC. NO. SUBJECT

REPORTED

BY

TREATIES

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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

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.

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.

* 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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* 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 2, 2003 Reported by Mr. Hatch,

Committee on the Judiciary,

without printed report.

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.

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.

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.

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.

* 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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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.

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.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

* 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.

THE JUDICIARY

509 41 Alan G. Lance, Sr., of Idaho, to be a Judge of the

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans

Claims for the term prescribed by law, vice

Frank Quill Nebeker, resigned.

Nov 21, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Specter, Committee on Veterans’

Affairs, without printed report.

NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES

AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

514 996 Jose Antonio Aponte, of Colorado, to be a Member

of the National Commission on Libraries and

Information Science for a term expiring July

19, 2007, vice Martha B. Gould, term expired.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

* 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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NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES

AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

515 997 Sandra Frances Ashworth, of Idaho, to be a

Member of the National Commission on

Libraries and Information Science for a term

expiring July 19, 2004, vice Paulette H.

Holahan.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

516 998 Edward Louis Bertorelli, of Massachusetts, to be

a Member of the National Commission on

Libraries and Information Science for a term

expiring July 19, 2005, vice C. E. Abramson,

term expired.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

517 999 Carol L. Diehl, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of

the National Commission on Libraries and

Information Science for a term expiring July

19, 2005, vice Walter Anderson, term expired.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

518 1000 Allison Druin, of Maryland, to be a Member of the

National Commission on Libraries and

Information Science for a term expiring July

19, 2006, vice Rebecca T. Bingham, term

expired.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

519 1001 Beth Fitzsimmons, of Michigan, to be a Member

of the National Commission on Libraries and

Information Science for a term expiring July

19, 2006, vice Jose-Marie Griffiths, term

expired.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

520 1002 Patricia M. Hines, of South Carolina, to be a

Member of the National Commission on

Libraries and Information Science for a term

expiring July 19, 2005, vice LaVar Burton,

term expired.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

521 1003 Colleen Ellen Huebner, of Washington, to be a

Member of the National Commission on

Libraries and Information Science for a term

expiring July 19, 2007, vice Jeanne Hurley

Simon.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

522 1004 Stephen M. Kennedy, of New Hampshire, to be a

Member of the National Commission on

Libraries and Information Science for a term

expiring July 19, 2007, vice Donald L.

Robinson.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

* 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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523 1005 Bridget L. Lamont, of Illinois, to be a Member of

the National Commission on Libraries and

Information Science for a term expiring July

19, 2008, vice Marilyn Gell Mason, term

expired.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

524 1006 Mary H. Perdue, of Maryland, to be a Member of

the National Commission on Libraries and

Information Science for a term expiring July

19, 2008, vice Frank J. Lucchino, resigned.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

525 1007 Herman Lavon Totten, of Texas, to be a Member

of the National Commission on Libraries and

Information Science for a term expiring July

19, 2008, vice Bobby L. Roberts, term expired.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

528 962 Raymond Simon, of Arkansas, to be Assistant

Secretary for Elementary and Secondary

Education, Department of Education, vice

Susan B. Neuman, resigned.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL

FELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION

530 1030 Drew R. McCoy, of Massachusetts, to be a

Member of the Board of Trustees of the James

Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for

a term of six years, vice Lance Banning.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS

AND THE HUMANITIES

531 889 James McBride, of New York, to be a Member of

the National Council on the Arts for a term

expiring September 3, 2008, vice Nathan

Leventhal, term expired.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE

533 1101 Laurie Susan Fulton, of Virginia, to be a Member

of the Board of Directors of the United States

Institute of Peace for a term expiring January

19, 2007, vice Harriet M. Zimmerman, term

expired.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

* 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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534 1108 J. Robinson West, of the District of Columbia, to

be a Member of the Board of Directors of the

United States Institute of Peace for a term

expiring January 19, 2007, vice Marc E.

Leland, term expired.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

535 1083 Susan K. Sclafani, of the District of Columbia, to

be Assistant Secretary for Vocational and

Adult Education, Department of Education,

vice Carol D’Amico, resigned.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

* 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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NOMINATIONS PLACED ON THE SECRETARY’S DESK

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