UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENTS 

(Thomas C. Dorr [Cal. No. 101]) 

Ordered, That at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 21, 2005, the Senate proceed to executive session for 

consideration of the following nomination: Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural 

Development. 

Ordered further, That there be one hour of debate, equally divided between the Majority Leader or his 

designee and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) or his designee; provided further, that following the use or 

yielding back of time, the Senate proceed to a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination. 

Ordered, That relative to the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be 

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development, the mandatory quorum under Rule XXII be waived.

(July 19 and 20, 2005.)

SEQUENTIAL REFERRAL 

Ordered, That the nomination of Edmund S. Hawley, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of Homeland 

Security be referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and that, further, upon the 

reporting out or discharged of the nomination, the nomination be referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

and Governmental Affairs for a period not to exceed 30 days, after which time the nomination, if still in committee, 

will be discharged and placed on the Executive Calendar.

(May 24, 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. 

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. 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

101 68 Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary 

of Agriculture for Rural Development, vice Jill 

L. Long, resigned. 

May 12, 2005 Senate Committee 

on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 

Forestry discharged by 

Unanimous Consent. 

102 69 Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be a Member of the 

Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit 

Corporation,vice Jill L. Long, resigned. 

May 12, 2005 Senate Committee 

on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 

Forestry discharged by 

Unanimous Consent. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

* 103 326 John Robert Bolton, of Maryland, to be the 

Representative of the United States of America 

to the United Nations, with the rank and status 

of Ambassador Extraordinary and 

Plenipotentiary, and the Representative of the 

United States of America in the Security 

Council of the United Nations. 

May 18, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Lugar, Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without 

recommendation, and with 

printed report no. S. Ex. Rept. 

109-1. Minority views filed. 

ARMY 

148 449-2 The following named officers for appointment in 

the Reserve of the Army to the grades indicated 

under title 10, U.S.C., section 12203: 

May 25, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Warner, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report. Placed on Calendar. 

Cal. No. 112. 

to be Major General 

 Brigadier General Rita M. Broadway, 

149 517-4 The following named officers for appointment in 

the United States Army to the grade indicated 

under title 10, U.S.C., section 624: 

May 25, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Warner, Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report. Placed on Calendar. 

Cal. No. 114. 
* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 

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to be Brigadier General 

 Col. Donald M. Bradshaw, 

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. 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

170 357 Rachel Brand, of Iowa, to be an Assistant 

Attorney General, vice Daniel J. Bryant, 

resigned. 

Jun 16, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Specter, Committee on the 

Judiciary, without printed 

report. 

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 COMMERCE 

* 185 348 David A. Sampson, of Texas, to be Deputy 

Secretary of Commerce, vice Theodore William 

Kassinger. 

Jun 23, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Stevens, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

* 186 477 John J. Sullivan, of Maryland, to be General 

Counsel of the Department of Commerce, vice 

Theodore William Kassinger, resigned. 

Jun 23, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Stevens, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

* 187 536 William Alan Jeffrey, of Virginia, to be Director 

of the National Institute of Standards and 

Technology, vice Arden Bement, Jr. 

Jun 23, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Stevens, Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

 [NEW REPORTS] 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

211 564 Marcus C. Peacock, of Minnesota, to be Deputy 

Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

Agency, vice Stephen L. Johnson, resigned. 

Jul 20, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed report. 
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212 647 Granta Y. Nakayama, of Virginia, to be an 

Assistant Administrator of the Environmental 

Protection Agency, vice John Peter Suarez, 

resigned. 

Jul 20, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed report. 

213 664 Susan P. Bodine, of Maryland, to be Assistant 

Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, 

Environmental Protection Agency, vice 

Marianne Lamont Horinko, resigned. 

Jul 20, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Inhofe, Committee on 

Environment and Public 

Works, without printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

SERVICES 

214 352 Suzanne C. DeFrancis, of Maryland, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of Health and Human 

Services, vice Kevin Keane. 

Jul 20, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Grassley, Committee on 

Finance, without printed 

report. 

215 430 Alex Azar II, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary 

of Health and Human Services, vice Claude A. 

Allen, resigned. 

Jul 20, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Grassley, Committee on 

Finance, without printed 

report. 

216 446 Charles E. Johnson, of Utah, to be an Assistant 

Secretary of Health and Human Services, vice 

Janet Hale, resigned. 

Jul 20, 2005 Reported by Mr. 

Grassley, Committee on 

Finance, without printed 

report.