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 

Tuesday, December 5, 2006

FIRST SESSION {

SECOND SESSION {

Issue No. 291

CONVENED JANUARY 3, 2005

ADJOURNED DECEMBER 22, 2005

CONVENED JANUARY 3, 2006

RESOLUTIONS

CALENDAR 

NO.

S. RES. 

NO.

SUBJECT REPORTED 

BY

1

 
TREATIES

CALENDAR 

NO.

TREATY

DOC. NO.

SUBJECT REPORTED 

BY

2

 
* 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

3

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. 

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. 

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. 
* 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

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

* 823 1733 Thomas E. Harvey, of New York, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

(Congressional Affairs), vice Pamela M. Iovino, 

resigned. 

Jul 31, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Craig, Committee on Veterans' 

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

5

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

* 890 1596 Richard E. Hoagland, of the District of Columbia, 

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 

Armenia. 

Sep 07, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Lugar, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

* 896 1914 John Ray Correll, of Indiana, to be Director of the 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 

Enforcement, vice Jeffrey D. Jarrett. 

Sep 13, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Domenici, Committee on 

Energy and Natural Resources, 

without printed report. 

MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND 

EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL 

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 

FOUNDATION 

* 900 1817 Stephen M. Prescott, of Oklahoma, 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 April 15, 2011, vice Herbert 

Guenther, term expired. 

Sep 13, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed report. 

* 901 1818 Anne Jeannette Udall, of North Carolina, to be a 

Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris 

K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in 

National Environmental Policy Foundation four 

a term expiring October 6, 2010. 

(Reappointment) 

Sep 13, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

* 902 1876 Carl Joseph Artman, of Colorado, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of the Interior, vice David 

Wayne Anderson. 

Sep 14, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

McCain, Committee on Indian 

Affairs, without printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

* 904 1517 John M. R. Kneuer, of New Jersey, to be 

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 

Communications and Information, vice Michael 

D. Gallagher, resigned. 

Sep 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 

NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR 

NO.

MESSAGE

NO.

NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR REPORTED 

BY

6

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

SERVICES 

* 907 1396 Andrew von Eschenbach, of Texas, to be 

Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department 

of Health and Human Services, vice Lester M. 

Crawford, resigned. 

Sep 20, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Enzi, Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and 

Pensions, without printed 

report. 

THE JUDICIARY 

918 1453 Philip S. Gutierrez, of California, to be United 

States District Judge for the Central District of 

California, vice Terry J. Hatter, Jr., retired. 

Sep 21, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

919 1537 Valerie L. Baker, of California, to be United 

States District Judge for the Central District of 

California, vice Consuelo B. Marshall, retired. 

Sep 21, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

921 1895 Lawrence Joseph O'Neill, of California, to be 

United States District Judge for the Eastern 

District of California, vice Oliver W. Wanger, 

retired. 

Sep 21, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

924 1746 Kent A. Jordan, of Delaware, to be United States 

Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, vice Jane R. 

Roth, retired. 

Sep 26, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

925 1751 John Alfred Jarvey, of Iowa, to be United States 

District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, 

vice Ronald E. Longstaff, retiring. 

Sep 26, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

926 1811 Sara Elizabeth Lioi, of Ohio, to be United States 

District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 

vice Lesley Brooks Wells, retired. 

Sep 26, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

* 927 1867 Roger Romulus Martella, Jr., of Virginia, to be an 

Assistant Administrator of the Environmental 

Protection Agency, vice Ann R. Klee, resigned. 

Sep 26, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, 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

METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON 

AIRPORTS AUTHORITY 

* 936 1642 Charles Darwin Snelling, of Pennsylvania, to be a 

Member of the Board of Directors of the 

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority 

for a term expiring May 30, 2012. 

(Reappointment) 

Sep 27, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Stevens, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

THE JUDICIARY 

985 1653 Marcia Morales Howard, of Florida, to be United 

States District Judge for the Middle District of 

Florida, vice Harvey E. Schlesinger, retired. 

Sep 29, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

986 1654 Leslie Southwick, of Mississippi, to be United 

States District Judge for the Southern District 

of Mississippi, vice William H. Barbour, Jr., 

retired. 

Sep 29, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

987 1658 Gregory Kent Frizzell, of Oklahoma, to be United 

States District Judge for the Northern District 

of Oklahoma, vice Sven E. Holmes, resigned. 

Sep 29, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

988 1668 Lisa Godbey Wood, of Georgia, to be United 

States District Judge for the Southern District 

of Georgia, vice Dudley H. Bowen, Jr., retiring. 

Sep 29, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

989 1752 Robert James Jonker, of Michigan, to be United 

States District Judge for the Western District of 

Michigan, vice Gordon J. Quist, retired. 

Sep 29, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

990 1753 Paul Lewis Maloney, of Michigan, to be United 

States District Judge for the Western District of 

Michigan, vice Richard Alan Enslen, retired. 

Sep 29, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

991 1754 Janet T. Neff, of Michigan, to be United States 

District Judge for the Western District of 

Michigan, vice David W. McKeague, elevated. 

Sep 29, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

992 1812 Nora Barry Fischer, of Pennsylvania, to be 

United States District Judge for the Western 

District of Pennsylvania, vice Robert J. 

Cindrich, resigned. 

Sep 29, 2006 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

CALENDAR 

NO.

MESSAGE

NO.

NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR REPORTED 

BY

8

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE 

* 1000 1874 James H. Bilbray, of Nevada, to be a Governor of 

the United States Postal Service for a term 

expiring December 8, 2015. (Reappointment) 

Nov 16, 2006 Reported by Ms. 

Collins, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, without 

printed report. 

* 1001 2081 Thurgood Marshall, Jr., of Virginia, to be a 

Governor of the United States Postal Service 

for a term expiring December 8, 2011, vice Ned 

R. McWherter, term expired. 

Nov 16, 2006 Reported by Ms. 

Collins, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, without 

printed report. 

POSTAL RATE COMMISSION 

* 1002 2128 Dan Gregory Blair, of the District of Columbia, to 

be a Commissioner of the Postal Rate 

Commission for a term expiring October 14, 

2012, vice George A. Omas, term expired. 

Nov 16, 2006 Reported by Ms. 

Collins, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, without 

printed report. 
NOMINATIONS PLACED ON THE SECRETARY’S DESK

9