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 

Thursday, June 15, 2006

FIRST SESSION {

SECOND SESSION {

Issue No. 226

CONVENED JANUARY 3, 2005

ADJOURNED DECEMBER 22, 2005

CONVENED JANUARY 3, 2006
UNANIMOUS AGREEMENT CONSENT 

Sandra Segal Ikuta (Cal. No. 699) 

 Ordered, That at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, June 19, 2006, the Senate proceed to executive session for 

consideration of the nomination of Sandra Segal Ikuta, of California, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the 

Ninth Circuit. 

Ordered further, That the time until 5:30 be equally divided between the Chairman and Ranking Member of 

the Committee on the Judiciary or their designees; Provided further, That at 5:30 the Senate proceed to a vote on 

the nomination, with no intervening action or debate; and that following the vote the President be immediately 

notified of the Senate's action and the Senate then resume legislative session. 

(June 14, 2006.)
RESOLUTIONS

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TREATIES

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5 108-11 Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime Nov 09, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Lugar, Committee on Foreign 

Relations with printed Ex. 

Rept.109-6 and a resolution of 

advice and consent to 

ratification with 6 reservations 

and 5 declarations. 

13 108-27 Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty with Germany Apr 06, 2006 Reported favorably 

by Mr. Lugar, Committee on 

Foreign Relations with printed 

Ex. Rept.109-14 and a 

resolution of advice and 

consent to ratification. 
* 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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NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR REPORTED 

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THE JUDICIARY 

37 199 William Gerry Myers III, of Idaho, to be United 

States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice 

Thomas G. Nelson, retired. 

Mar 17, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

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. 

THE JUDICIARY 

169 192 Terrence W. Boyle, of North Carolina, to be 

United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth 

Circuit, vice J. Dickson Phillips, Jr., retired. 

Jun 16, 2005 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

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

171 358 Alice S. Fisher, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 

Attorney General, vice Christopher R. Wray. 

Jun 16, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, 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. 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 

* 376 763 Bertha K. Madras, of Massachusetts, to be 

Deputy Director for Demand Reduction, Office 

of National Drug Control Policy, vice Andrea G. 

Barthwell. 

Oct 19, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Enzi, Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and 

Pensions, 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. 

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. 
* 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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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. 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

* 553 876 Richard Stickler, of West Virginia, to be 

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety 

and Health, vice David D. Lauriski, resigned. 

Mar 08, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Enzi, Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and 

Pensions, without printed 

report. 

FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH 

REVIEW COMMISSION 

* 556 531 Arlene Holen, of the District of Columbia, to be a 

Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health 

Review Commission for a term expiring August 

30, 2010, vice Robert H. Beatty, Jr., term 

expired. 

Mar 08, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Enzi, Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and 

Pensions, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

* 572 1089 David Longly Bernhardt, of Colorado, to be 

Solicitor of the Department of the Interior, vice 

Sue Ellen Wooldridge. 

Mar 15, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Domenici, Committee on 

Energy and Natural Resources, 

without printed report. 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

* 613 1166 James B. Gulliford, of Missouri, to be Assistant 

Administrator for Toxic Substances of the 

Environmental Protection Agency, vice Stephen 

L. Johnson, resigned. 

Apr 26, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed report. 

* 614 1347 William Ludwig Wehrum, Jr., of Tennessee, to be 

an Assistant Administrator of the 

Environmental Protection Agency, vice Jeffrey 

R. Holmstead, resigned. 

Apr 26, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

* 621 1424 Daniel L. Cooper, of Pennsylvania, to be Under 

Secretary for Benefits of the Department of 

Veterans Affairs for a term of four years. 

(Reappointment) 

Apr 27, 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

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MESSAGE

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POSTAL RATE COMMISSION 

* 622 1039 Mark D. Acton, of Kentucky, to be a 

Commissioner of the Postal Rate Commission 

for a term expiring October 14, 2010, vice Dana 

Bruce Covington, Sr., term expired. 

May 02, 2006 Reported by Ms. 

Collins, Committee on 

Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, without 

printed report. 

THE JUDICIARY 

624 1135 Norman Randy Smith, of Idaho, to be United 

States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice 

Stephen S. Trott, retired. 

May 04, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, 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. 

THE JUDICIARY 

699 1296 Sandra Segal Ikuta, of California, to be United 

States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice 

James R. Browning, retired. 

May 25, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

704 1185 Andrew J. Guilford, of California, to be United 

States District Judge for the Central District of 

California, vice Dickran M. Tevrizian, Jr., 

retired. 

Jun 08, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

 [NEW REPORTS] 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 

DEVELOPMENT 

* 706 1161 Robert M. Couch, of Alabama, to be President, 

Government National Mortgage Association, 

vice Ronald Rosenfeld. 

Jun 14, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Shelby, Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs, 

without printed report. 

* 707 1486 James B. Lockhart III, of Connecticut, to be 

Director of the Office of Federal Housing 

Enterprise Oversight, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development for a term of five 

years, vice Armando Falcon, Jr., resigned. 

Jun 14, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Shelby, Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban 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

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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE 

CORPORATION 

* 708 1525 Sheila C. Bair, of Kansas, to be Chairperson of 

the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit 

Insurance Corporation for a term of five years, 

vice Donald E. Powell, resigned. 

Jun 14, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Shelby, Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs, 

without printed report. 

* 709 1526 Sheila C. Bair, of Kansas, to be a Member of the 

Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit 

Insurance Corporation for a term expiring July 

15, 2013. (Reappointment) 

Jun 14, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Shelby, Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs, 

without printed report. 

* 710 1527 Sheila C. Bair, of Kansas, to be a Member of the 

Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit 

Insurance Corporation for the remainder of the 

term expiring July 15, 2007, vice Donald E. 

Powell, resigned. 

Jun 14, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Shelby, Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs, 

without printed report. 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

* 711 1591 Donald L. Kohn, of Virginia, to be Vice Chairman 

of the Board of Governors of the Federal 

Reserve System for a term of four years, vice 

Roger Walton Ferguson, resigned. 

Jun 14, 2006 Reported by Mr. 

Shelby, Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs, 

without printed report. 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

* 712 1592 Kathleen L. Casey, of Virginia, to be a Member of 

the Securities and Exchange Commission for a 

term expiring June 5, 2011, vice Cynthia A. 

Glassman, resigned. 

Jun 14, 2006 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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