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Daily Digest - Friday, January 3, 2014

Friday, January 3, 2014


Daily Digest


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Senate


Chamber Action


The Senate met at 11:46:32 a.m. in pro forma session, and adjourned at 12:00:19 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 6, 2014.

Nominations Returned to the President: The following nominations transmitted by the President of the United States to the Senate during the first session of the 113th Congress, and upon which no action was had, failed of confirmation under the provisions of Rule XXXI, paragraph 6, of the Standing Rules of the Senate:
Jill A. Pryor, of Georgia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit.
Rosemary Marquez, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona.
William L. Thomas, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida.
Richard J. Engler, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years.
Nicholas Christopher Geale, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2013.
Patricia Nelson Limerick, of Colorado, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2018.
Shelly Colleen Lowe, of Arizona, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2018.
Vincent G. Logan, of New York, to be Special Trustee, Office of Special Trustee for American Indians, Department of the Interior.
Kenneth J. Kopocis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Stephen Crawford, of Maryland, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for the remainder of the term expiring December 8, 2015.
Constance B. Tobias, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals for a term of six years.
Vicki Miles-LaGrange, of Oklahoma, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2015.
Henry J. Aaron, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2014.
Henry J. Aaron, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2020.
Gloria Valencia-Weber, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2014.
Carlos Pascual, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Energy Resources).
David Michael Bennett, of North Carolina, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2018.
Yvette Roubideaux, of Maryland, to be Director of the Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, for the term of four years.
Nanci E. Langley, of Hawaii, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission for a term expiring November 22, 2018.
Rose Eilene Gottemoeller, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security.
Mark D. Gearan, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring December 1, 2015.
Carolyn B. McHugh, of Utah, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit.
Pamela L. Reeves, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
Robert James Grey, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2014.
Jon M. Holladay, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Agriculture.
Timothy L. Brooks, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas.
Jeffrey Alker Meyer, of Connecticut, to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut.

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Thomas Hicks, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Election Assistance Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2013.
Thomas Hicks, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Election Assistance Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2017.
Myrna Perez, of Texas, to be a Member of the Election Assistance Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2015.
Laurie I. Mikva, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2013.
Laurie I. Mikva, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2016.
Keith Michael Harper, of Maryland, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as United States Representative to the UN Human Rights Council.
Michael G. Carroll, of New York, to be Inspector General, United States Agency for International Development.
James Cole, Jr., of New York, to be General Counsel, Department of Education.
Mark Thomas Nethery, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2018.
Charles P. Rose, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term expiring May 26, 2019.
John Gerson Levi, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2014.
James Donato, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California.
Beth Labson Freeman, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California.
Jennifer Prescod May-Parker, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
James C. Miller, III, of Virginia, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for the term expiring December 8, 2017.
Anne J. Udall, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2016.
Terrell McSweeny, of the District of Columbia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the unexpired term of seven years from September 26, 2010.
Michael A. Hammer, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Chile.
Brian A. Nichols, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Peru.
Pedro A. Delgado Hernandez, of Puerto Rico, to be United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico.
Bruce Howe Hendricks, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina.
Alison Renee Lee, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina.
Katherine M. O'Regan, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Wanda Felton, of New York, to be First Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2017.
Mark Bradley Childress, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania.
Tomasz P. Malinowski, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
Carlos Roberto Moreno, of California, to be Ambassador to Belize.
John Hoover, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Sierra Leone.
Crystal Nix-Hines, of California, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
Michael Keith Yudin, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education.
William Ward Nooter, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years.
Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, of Missouri, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission for a term expiring December 16, 2021.
Adam M. Scheinman, of Virginia, to be Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation, with the rank of Ambassador.
Jessica Garfola Wright, of Pennsylvania, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
Elizabeth M. Robinson, of Washington, to be Under Secretary of Energy.
Frank A. Rose, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Verification and Compliance).
Carolyn Hessler Radelet, of Virginia, to be Director of the Peace Corps.
Timothy M. Broas, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

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Martha L. Minow, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2014.
Joseph Pius Pietrzyk, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2014.
Vince Girdhari Chhabria, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California.
Matthew Frederick Leitman, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Judith Ellen Levy, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Laurie J. Michelson, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.
James Maxwell Moody, Jr., of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
Linda Vivienne Parker, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Leslie E. Bains, of New York, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term expiring December 31, 2015.
Robert Michael Simon, of Maryland, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Donald Lu, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Albania.
Robert A. Sherman, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Portuguese Republic.
Tony Hammond, of Missouri, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission for a term expiring October 14, 2018.
Jo Emily Handelsman, of Connecticut, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Michael L. Connor, of New Mexico, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior.
Sarah Bloom Raskin, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.
L. Paige Marvel, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.
John L. Estrada, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
Noah Bryson Mamet, of California, to be Ambassador to the Argentine Republic.
Thomas Frederick Daughton, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Namibia.
Michael Stephen Hoza, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cameroon.
Eunice S. Reddick, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Niger.
Karen Clark Stanton, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.
Amy Jane Hyatt, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Palau.
France A. Cordova, of New Mexico, to be Director of the National Science Foundation for a term of six years.
Michelle T. Friedland, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.
Nancy L. Moritz, of Kansas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit.
John B. Owens, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.
Christopher Reid Cooper, of the District of Columbia, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia.
Daniel D. Crabtree, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas.
Sheryl H. Lipman, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee.
Gerald Austin McHugh, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
M. Douglas Harpool, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri.
Edward G. Smith, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Gary Blankinship, of Texas, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of Texas for the term of four years.
Robert L. Hobbs, of Texas, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Texas for the term of four years.
Amos Rojas, Jr., of Florida, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of Florida for the term of four years.
Peter C. Tobin, of Ohio, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of Ohio for a term of four years.
J. Christopher Giancarlo, of New Jersey, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the remainder of the term expiring April 13, 2014.
Frank G. Klotz, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Nuclear Security.
Kathryn D. Sullivan, of Ohio, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
Steven Croley, of Michigan, to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy.
Karen Dynan, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.

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R. Gil Kerlikowske, of the District of Columbia, to be Commissioner of Customs, Department of Homeland Security.
Matthew T. Harrington, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Lesotho.
Pamela K. Hamamoto, of Hawaii, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, with the rank of Ambassador.
Sarah Sewall, of Massachusetts, to be an Under Secretary of State (Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights).
Suzanne Eleanor Spaulding, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary, Department of Homeland Security.
Peter Joseph Kadzik, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
Linda A. Schwartz, of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Dwight L. Bush, Sr., of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco.
Roy K. J. Williams, of Ohio, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development.
Paul Nathan Jaenichen, Sr., of Kentucky, to be Administrator of the Maritime Administration.
Christopher Smith, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy).
Esther Puakela Kia'aina, of Hawaii, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
Victoria Marie Baecher Wassmer, of Illinois, to be Chief Financial Officer, Environmental Protection Agency.
Richard G. Frank, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Larry Edward Andre, Jr., of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
Helen Meagher La Lime, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Angola.
Luis G. Moreno, of Texas, to be Ambassador to Jamaica.
George James Tsunis, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway.
Puneet Talwar, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Political-Military Affairs).
Michael Anderson Lawson, of California, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
Daniel W. Yohannes, of Colorado, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador.
Anthony Luzzatto Gardner, of New York, to be Representative of the United States of America to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador.
Elizabeth Frawley Bagley, of the District of Columbia, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-eighth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Barbara Lee, of California, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-eighth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Mark Meadows, of North Carolina, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-eighth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Theodore Strickland, of Ohio, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-eighth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Stephen N. Zack, of Florida, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-eighth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
David Weil, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor.
James H. Shelton III, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of Education.
John P. Carlin, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
Sloan D. Gibson, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Jo Ann Rooney, of Massachusetts, to be Under Secretary of the Navy.
Jamie Michael Morin, of Michigan, to be Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, Department of Defense.
David J. Arroyo, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2016.
Cynthia H. Akuetteh, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Gabonese Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe.
Eric T. Schultz, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Zambia.
Camilla C. Feibelman, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term expiring April 15, 2017.
Tamara Wenda Ashford, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years.
Richard Stengel, of New York, to be Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy.

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Leslie Ragon Caldwell, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
Cynthia Ann Bashant, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California.
Stanley Allen Bastian, of Washington, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington.
Diane J. Humetewa, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona.
Jon David Levy, of Maine, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maine.
Steven Paul Logan, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona.
Douglas L. Rayes, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona.
Manish S. Shah, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.
John Joseph Tuchi, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona.
Charles Norman Wiltse Keckler, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2016.
Kathryn B. Thomson, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Transportation.
Bruce Heyman, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to Canada.
Kevin Whitaker, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia.
David Jeremiah Barron, of Massachusetts, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit.
Mark G. Mastroianni, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts.
Indira Talwani, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts.
Debra L. Miller, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2017.
Steven Joel Anthony, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Railroad Retirement Board for a term expiring August 28, 2018.
Theodore David Chuang, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland.
George Jarrod Hazel, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland.
Catherine Ann Novelli, of Virginia, to be an Under Secretary of State (Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment).
Susan McCue, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of three years.
Dana J. Hyde, of Maryland, to be Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation.
Mark E. Lopes, of Arizona, to be United States Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank for a term of three years.
Catherine Ann Novelli, of Virginia, to be United States Alternate Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Catherine Ann Novelli, of Virginia, to be United States Alternate Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term of five years; United States Alternate Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank for a term of five years.
Lanhee J. Chen, of California, to be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2018.
Alan L. Cohen, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2016.
Kelly R. Welsh, of Illinois, to be General Counsel of the Department of Commerce.
Arun Madhavan Kumar, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service.
Arnold A. Chacon, of Virginia, to be Director General of the Foreign Service.
Daniel Bennett Smith, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Intelligence and Research).
Helen Tierney, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs.
Alfredo J. Balsera, of Florida, to be a Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2014.
Joseph S. Hezir, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Energy.
Nani A. Coloretti, of California, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of the Treasury.
Jonathan Elkind, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (International Affairs).
Rhea Sun Suh, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife.
Charles Hammerman Rivkin, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Economic and Business Affairs).
Robert C. Barber, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Iceland.
Bathsheba Nell Crocker, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International Organization Affairs).
Mark Gilbert, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to New Zealand.
Tina S. Kaidanow, of the District of Columbia, to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large.

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Theodore Reed Mitchell, of California, to be Under Secretary of Education.
Massie Ritsch, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Communications and Outreach, Department of Education.
William A. LaPlante, Jr., of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force.
Joseph P. Mohorovic, of Illinois, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 27, 2012.
Janice Marion Schneider, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
Ellen Dudley Williams, of Maryland, to be Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy, Department of Energy.
Colleen Bradley Bell, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to Hungary.
Joseph William Westphal, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Janet L. Yellen, of California, to be United States Alternate Governor of the International Monetary Fund for a term of five years.
Madelyn R. Creedon, of Indiana, to be Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration.
Robin S. Rosenbaum, of Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit.
James D. Peterson, of Wisconsin, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin.
Nancy J. Rosenstengel, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois.
Ronnie L. White, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Kevin W. Techau, of Iowa, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa for the term of four years.
Tommy Port Beaudreau, of Alaska, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
Neil Gregory Kornze, of Nevada, to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
Thomas A. Burke, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Stefan M. Selig, of New York, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade.
Ericka M. Miller, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
Caroline Diane Krass, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Timothy G. Massad, of Connecticut, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2017.
Timothy G. Massad, of Connecticut, to be Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Mark Gilbert, of the District of Columbia, to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Independent State of Samoa.
Mark E. Lopes, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2016.
Harry James Franklyn Korrell III, of Washington, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2014.
Victor B. Maddox, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2016.
Franklin M. Orr, Jr., of California, to be Under Secretary for Science, Department of Energy.
Marc A. Kastner, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Science, Department of Energy.
Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of Massachusetts, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service for a term of four years.
Debo P. Adegbile, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, an Assistant Secretary of State (African Affairs), to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for the remainder of the term expiring September 27, 2015.
Sherry Moore Trafford, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years.
Steven M. Wellner, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years.
Andrew Mark Luger, of Minnesota, to be United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota for the term of four years.
Damon Paul Martinez, of New Mexico, to be United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico for the term of four years.
Brad R. Carson, of Oklahoma, to be Under Secretary of the Army.
Richard A. Kennedy, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term expiring May 30, 2016.

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David Radzanowski, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Financial Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Maureen Elizabeth Cormack, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Leslie Berger Kiernan, of Maryland, to be Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations for U. N. Management and Reform, with the rank of Ambassador.
Leslie Berger Kiernan, of Maryland, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, during her tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations for U. N. Management and Reform.
Heather L. MacDougall, of Florida, to be a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2017.
John Roth, of Michigan, to be Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security.
Peter A. Selfridge, of Minnesota, to be Chief of Protocol, and to have the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service.
Douglas Alan Silliman, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the State of Kuwait.
Robert A. Wood, of New York, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as U.S. Representative to the Conference on Disarmament.
Portia Y. Wu, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.
Thomas Edgar Rothman, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2016.
Elisebeth Collins Cook, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring January 29, 2020.
Gregg Jeffrey Costa, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.
Julie E. Carnes, of Georgia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit.
James Alan Soto, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona.
Leo T. Sorokin, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts.
Eleanor Louise Ross, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia.
Leigh Martin May, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia.
M. Hannah Lauck, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Mark Howard Cohen, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia.
Tanya S. Chutkan, of the District of Columbia, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia.
Michael P. Boggs, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia.
5 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
9 Army nominations in the rank of general.
1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, and Foreign Service.

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Committee Meetings


No committee meetings were held.

House of Representatives


Chamber Action


Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 1 public bill, H.R. 3810, was introduced.

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Additional Cosponsors:

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Reports Filed: Reports were filed on December 27, 2013 as follows:
Committee on Agriculture, Report on Activities During the 113th Congress First Session (H. Rept. 113-308) and
First Annual Report on the Activities of the Committee on Armed Services for the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress (H. Rept. 113-309).
Reports were filed on December 30, 2013 as follows:
Annual Report on the Activity of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress (H. Rept. 113-310) and
First Annual Activity Report of the Committee on Financial Services for the Period Jan. 3, 2013 through Jan. 2, 2014 (H. Rept. 113-311).

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A report was filed on December 31, 2013 as follows:
First Annual Report on the Activities of the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, First Session (H. Rept. 113-312).
Reports were filed on January 2, 2014 as follows:
Report on the Activities of the Committee on Education and the Workforce for the First Session of the 113th Congress (H. Rept. 113-313);
Report on Legislative and Oversight Activities of the House Committee on Homeland Security, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, First Session (H. Rept. 113-314);
Annual Report on Activities of the Committee on Appropriations, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, First Session (H. Rept. 113-315);
Summary on the Activities of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for the 113th Congress (H. Rept. 113-316);
Survey of Activities of the House Committee on Rules, First Session, 113th Congress (H. Rept. 113-317);
Legislative Review and Oversight Activities of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress (H. Rept. 113-318); and
Report on the Legislative and Oversight Activities of the Committee on Ways and Means During the 113th Congress (H. Rept. 113-319).

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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Petri to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.

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Recess: The House recessed at 11:02 a.m. and reconvened at 11:55 a.m.

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Quorum Calls Votes: There were no yea-and-nay votes, and there were no recorded votes. There were no quorum calls.

Sine Die Adjournment: The House met at 11 a.m. and at 11:56 a.m. the Chair declared the first session of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress adjourned sine die, pursuant to the 20th Amendment to the Constitution.

Committee meetings


No hearings were held.

Joint Meetings


No joint committee meetings were held.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR MONDAY,


JANUARY 6, 2014


(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

Senate


No meetings/hearings scheduled.

House


No hearings are scheduled.

Next Meeting of the
SENATE

2 p.m., Monday, January 6

Senate Chamber

Program for Monday: Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1845, Unemployment Benefits Extension.

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At 3 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Janet L. Yellen, of California, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, with a vote on confirmation of the nomination at approximately 5:30 p.m.
Following the vote on confirmation of the nomination of Janet L. Yellen, Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1845, Unemployment Benefits Extension.

Next Meeting of the
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

2 p.m., Tuesday, January 7

House Chamber

Program for Tuesday: House will convene the Second Session of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.










Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE

Fitzpatrick, Michael G., Pa., E1913

Smith, Adam, Wash., E1913


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