UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT 

(STEPHEN L. JOHNSON [CAL. NO. 61] ) 

(ROBERT J. PORTMAN [CAL. NO. 74] ) 

Ordered, That relative to the motions to invoke cloture on the nominations of Stephen L. Johnson, 

of Maryland, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Robert J. Portman, of 

Ohio, to be United States Trade Representative, with the Rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and 

Plenipotentiary, the mandatory quorums under Rule XXII be waived. 

(April 27, 2005.)
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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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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

26 111 Edward L. Flippen, of Virginia, to be Inspector 

General, Corporation for National and 

Community Services, vice J. Russell George. 

Mar 09, 2005 Senate Committee 

on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

discharged. Pursuant to 

unanimous consent agreement 

of January 20, 2005. 

 Feb 10, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Enzi, Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and 

Pensions, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

* 35 227 Patricia Lynn Scarlett, of California, to be 

Deputy Secretary of the Interior, vice J. Steven 

Griles, resigned. 

Mar 16, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Domenici, Committee on 

Energy and Natural Resources, 

without printed report. 

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. 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

SERVICES 

* 57 88 Daniel R. Levinson, of Maryland, to be Inspector 

General, Department of Health and Human 

Services, vice Janet Rehnquist, resigned. 

Apr 13, 2005 Senate Committee 

on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

discharged by Unanimous 

Consent. Pursuant to an order 

of the Senate of January 20, 

2005. 
* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 

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 Mar 17, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Grassley, Committee on 

Finance, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

* 58 284 David Garman, of Virginia, to be Under 

Secretary of Energy, vice Robert Gordon Card, 

resigned. 

Apr 13, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Domenici, Committee on 

Energy and Natural Resources, 

without printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

* 59 71 John Paul Woodley, Jr., of Virginia, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of the Army, vice Michael 

Parker. 

Apr 13, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed report. 

 Mar 17, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Warner, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report. 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

* 61 328 Stephen L. Johnson, of Maryland, to be 

Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

Agency, vice Michael O. Leavitt. 

Apr 13, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, 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. 
* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 

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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 

66 202 Thomas B. Griffith, of Utah, to be United States 

Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia 

Circuit, vice Patricia M. Wald, retired. 

Apr 14, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

67 208 James C. Dever III, of North Carolina, to be 

United States District Judge for the Eastern 

District of North Carolina, vice W. Earl Britt, 

retired. 

Apr 14, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

68 209 Robert J. Conrad, Jr., of North Carolina, to be 

United States District Judge for the Western 

District of North Carolina, vice a new position 

created by Public Law 107-273, approved 

November 2, 2002. 

Apr 14, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

71 194 Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be United 

States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, vice 

William L. Garwood, retired. 

Apr 21, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

72 201 Janice R. Brown, of California, to be United 

States Circuit Judge for the District of 

Columbia Circuit, vice Stephen F. Williams, 

retired. 

Apr 21, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 

* 74 415 Robert J. Portman, of Ohio, to be United States 

Trade Representative, with the rank of 

Ambassador Extraordinary and 

Plenipotentiary, vice Robert B. Zoellick, 

resigned. 

Apr 26, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Grassley, 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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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

* 75 225 Jonathan Brian Perlin, of Maryland, to be Under 

Secretary for Health of the Department of 

Veterans Affairs for a term of four years, vice 

Robert H. Roswell. 

Apr 26, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Craig, Committee on Veterans' 

Affairs, without printed report. 

 [NEW REPORTS] 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

* 76 391 Maria Cino, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of 

Transportation, vice Kirk Van Tine. 

Apr 27, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Stevens, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

* 77 416 Phyllis F. Scheinberg, of Virginia, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of Transportation, vice 

Linda Morrison Combs. 

Apr 27, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Stevens, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

* 78 325 Joseph H. Boardman, of New York, to be 

Administrator of the Federal Railroad 

Administration, vice Allan Rutter, resigned. 

Apr 27, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Stevens, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

* 79 230 Nancy Ann Nord, of the District of Columbia, to 

be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product 

Safety Commission for the remainder of the 

term expiring October 26, 2005, vice Mary 

Sheila Gall, resigned. 

Apr 27, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Stevens, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

* 80 231 Nancy Ann Nord, of the District of Columbia, to 

be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product 

Safety Commission for a term of seven years 

from October 27, 2005. (Reappointment) 

Apr 27, 2005 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 

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METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON 

AIRPORTS AUTHORITY 

* 81 229 William Cobey, of North Carolina, to be a 

Member of the Board of Directors of the 

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority 

for a term expiring May 30, 2010, vice John 

Paul Hammerschmidt, term expired. 

Apr 27, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Stevens, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report.