The Honorable Michael R. Pence, Vice President of the United 
States and President of the Senate, called the Senate to order at 12:04 p
.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and the Vice President led the Senate
in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of 
America.
Executive Business (Thursday, January  3)
 PN1347:
        Charles Douglas Stimson, of Virginia, to be 
General Counsel of the Department of the Navy
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1348:
        Marvin Goodfriend, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member
of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of 
fourteen years from February 1, 2016
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1349:
        Robert Hunter Kurtz, of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1360:
        Ann Marie Buerkle, of New York, to be a 
Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven 
years from October 27, 2018
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1361:
        Ann Marie Buerkle, of New York, to be Chairman of 
the Consumer Product Safety Commission
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1363:
        Diana Furchtgott-Roth, of Maryland, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Transportation
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1364:
        Barry Lee Myers, of Pennsylvania, to be Under 
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1365:
        Leon A. Westmoreland, of Georgia, to be a Director
of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five 
years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1366:
        Susan Combs, of Texas, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of the Interior
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1374:
        Stephen Parente, of Minnesota, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Health and Human Services
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1375:
        Sean Cairncross, of Minnesota, to be Chief 
Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1379:
        Leandro Rizzuto, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador 
to Barbados, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation 
as Ambassador to the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, 
Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, and Saint 
Vincent and the Grenadines
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1384:
        Doug Manchester, of California, to be Ambassador 
to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1389:
        Marco M. Rajkovich, Jr., of Kentucky, to be a 
Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term 
of six years expiring August 30, 2022
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1390:
        William Beach, of Kansas, to be Commissioner of 
Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, for a term of four 
years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1394:
        Scott A. Mugno, of Pennsylvania, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Labor
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1396:
        Cheryl Marie Stanton, of South Carolina, to be 
Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of 
Labor
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1408:
        Daniel Desmond Domenico, of Colorado, to be United
States District Judge for the District of Colorado
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1412:
        Thomas Alvin Farr, of North Carolina, to be United
States District Judge for the Eastern District of North 
Carolina
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1416:
        Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, of Texas, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern District of 
Texas
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1425:
        James E. Trainor III, of Texas, to be a Member of 
the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 
2023
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1444:
        Michael Stoker, of California, to be Federal 
Mediation and Conciliation Director
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1518:
        J. Campbell Barker, of Texas, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1520:
        Michael J. Truncale, of Texas, to be United States
District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1521:
        Wendy Vitter, of Louisiana, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1522:
        Courtney Dunbar Jones, of Virginia, to be a Judge 
of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen 
years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1527:
        Maureen K. Ohlhausen, of Virginia, to be Judge of 
the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen 
years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1539:
        Seth Daniel Appleton, of Missouri, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1540:
        Alan E. Cobb, of Kansas, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a 
term expiring November 22, 2023
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1541:
        Joseph Ryan Gruters, of Florida, to be a Director 
of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five 
years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1542:
        John L. Ryder, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the
Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring 
May 18, 2021
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1547:
        Shana Frost Matini, 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
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1548:
        William R. Evanina, of Pennsylvania, to be 
Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security 
Center
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1556-2:
        Brig. Gen. Norman L. Cooling, in the Marine Corps,
to be Major General
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1619:
        Jeffrey Nadaner, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1635:
        Naomi C. Earp, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Agriculture
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1636:
        Thelma Drake, of Virginia, to be Federal Transit 
Administrator
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1638:
        Joseph Cella, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the
Republic of Fiji, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Kiribati, the Republic of 
Nauru, the Kingdom of Tonga, and Tuvalu
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1654:
        Amy Karpel, of Washington, to be a Member of the 
United States International Trade Commission for the remainder of the term 
expiring June 16, 2020
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1672:
        Henry E. Hudson, of Virginia, to be a Member of 
the United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 
2021
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1673:
        William Graham Otis, of Virginia, to be a Member 
of the United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 
2021
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1674:
        William H. Pryor, Jr., of Alabama, to be a Member 
of the United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 
2023
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1675:
        William H. Pryor, Jr., of Alabama, to be Chair of 
the United States Sentencing Commission
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1676:
        Luis Felipe Restrepo, of Pennsylvania, to be a 
Member of the United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring 
October 31, 2019
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1679:
        Michelle A. Schultz, of Pennsylvania, to be a 
Member of the Surface Transportation Board for the term of five 
years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1681:
        Peter C. Wright, of Michigan, to be Assistant 
Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection 
Agency
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1682:
        Michael J. Desmond, of California, to be Chief 
Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service and an Assistant General Counsel 
in the Department of the Treasury
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1707:
        Kimberly Breier, of Virginia, to be a Member of 
the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring
September 20, 2020
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1715:
        Dennis Dean Kirk, of Virginia, to be a Member of 
the Merit Systems Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring 
March 1, 2023
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1716:
        Dennis Dean Kirk, of Virginia, to be Chairman of 
the Merit Systems Protection Board
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1717:
        Andrew F. Maunz, of Ohio, to be a Member of the 
Merit Systems Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring March 1
, 2025
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1744-4:
        2 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning 
with Keisha L. Effiom and ending with Robin Sharma
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1747:
        Aimee Kathryn Jorjani, of Wisconsin, to be 
Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation for a term 
expiring January 19, 2021
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1748:
        Elizabeth Darling, of Texas, to be Commissioner on
Children, Youth, and Families, Department of Health and Human 
Services
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1750:
        Mark Schultz, of Nebraska, to be Commissioner of 
the Rehabilitation Services Administration, Department of 
Education
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1762:
        Stephen Akard, of Indiana, to be Director of the 
Office of Foreign Missions, with the rank of Ambassador
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1763:
        Sharon Fast Gustafson, of Virginia, to be General 
Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term of four 
years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1764:
        Rear Adm. (lh) Ronny L. Jackson, in the Navy, to 
be Rear Admiral
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1766:
        William Charles McIntosh, of Michigan, to be an 
Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency
 
        -- 
Considered by Senate.
        -- 
Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
 PN1767:
        Michael Faulkender, of Maryland, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1768:
        Kenneth S. George, of Texas, to be Ambassador to 
the Oriental Republic of Uruguay
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1769:
        David Schenker, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs)
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1801-2:
        Dao Le, in the Foreign Service
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1804:
        Emin Toro, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the 
United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1805:
        Wendy Williams Berger, of Florida, to be United 
States District Judge for the Middle District of 
Florida
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1806:
        Holly A. Brady, of Indiana, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1807:
        Andrew Lynn Brasher, of Alabama, to be United 
States District Judge for the Middle District of 
Alabama
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1809:
        John M. O'Connor, of Oklahoma, to be United States
District Judge for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of 
Oklahoma
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1811:
        Allen Cothrel Winsor, of Florida, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern District of 
Florida
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1812:
        Patrick R. Wyrick, of Oklahoma, to be United 
States District Judge for the Western District of 
Oklahoma
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1821:
        Heidi R. King, of California, to be Administrator 
of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1824:
        Mark Rosen, of Connecticut, to be United States 
Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund for a term of two 
years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1825:
        John P. Pallasch, of Kentucky, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Labor
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1826:
        Raul M. Arias-Marxuach, of Puerto Rico, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Puerto 
Rico
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1827:
        Pamela A. Barker, of Ohio, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1828:
        Kenneth D. Bell, of North Carolina, to be United 
States District Judge for the Western District of North 
Carolina
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1829:
        Stephen R. Clark, Sr., of Missouri, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Missouri
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1834:
        Jonathan W. Katchen, of Alaska, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Alaska
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1839:
        Paul B. Matey, of New Jersey, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1840:
        Mary S. McElroy, of Rhode Island, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Rhode Island
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1841:
        David Steven Morales, of Texas, to be United 
States District Judge for the Southern District of 
Texas
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1842:
        Sarah Daggett Morrison, of Ohio, to be United 
States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1848:
        David Fabian Black, of North Dakota, to be Deputy 
Commissioner of Social Security for the term expiring January 19, 
2019
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1849:
        Andrew M. Saul, of New York, to be Commissioner of
Social Security for the term expiring January 19, 2019
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1850:
        Andrew M. Saul, of New York, to be Commissioner of
Social Security for the term expiring January 19, 2025
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1851:
        Alexander Crenshaw, of Florida, to be a Member of 
the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term 
of three years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1852:
        Louis DeJoy, of North Carolina, to be a Member of 
the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a
term expiring December 17, 2020
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1853:
        Frederick Perpall, of Texas, to be a Member of the
Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a 
term expiring December 17, 2020
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1854:
        Susan M. McCue, of Virginia, to be a Member of the
Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of 
two years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1855:
        Victoria Ann Hughes, of Virginia, to be a Member 
of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community 
Service for a term expiring October 6, 2021
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1856:
        Heather Reynolds, of Texas, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service 
for a term expiring September 14, 2021
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1863:
        Mark Van Dyke Holmes, of New York, to be a Judge 
of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen 
years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1866-2:
        Brig. Gen. Michel M. Russell, Sr., in the Army, to
be Major General
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1884:
        John Lowry III, of Illinois, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and 
Training
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1888:
        Nicholas C. Mumm, in the Army, to be Lieutenant 
Colonel
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1889:
        Roy Kalman Altman, of Florida, to be United States
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1890:
        Thomas P. Barber, of Florida, to be United States 
District Judge for the Middle District of Florida
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1892:
        Richard A. Hertling, of Maryland, to be a Judge of
the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen 
years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1896:
        Barrett W. Rich, of Tennessee, to be United States
Marshal for the Western District of Tennessee for the term of four 
years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1898:
        Rodolfo Armando Ruiz II, of Florida, to be United 
States District Judge for the Southern District of 
Florida
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1899:
        Rodney Smith, of Florida, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1902:
        T. Kent Wetherell II, of Florida, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern District of 
Florida
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1941:
        Mindy Brashears, of Texas, to be Under Secretary 
of Agriculture for Food Safety
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1954:
        Gordon Hartogensis, of Connecticut, to be Director
of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation for a term of five 
years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1956:
        Gary Richard Brown, of New York, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of New 
York
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1957:
        Diane Gujarati, of New York, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1958:
        Eric Ross Komitee, of New York, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of New 
York
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1959:
        Rachel P. Kovner, of New York, to be United States
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1960:
        Lewis J. Liman, of New York, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of New York
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1962:
        Corey Landon Maze, of Alabama, to be United States
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1966:
        John L. Sinatra, Jr., of New York, to be United 
States District Judge for the Western District of New 
York
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1967:
        Mary Kay Vyskocil, of New York, to be United 
States District Judge for the Southern District of New 
York
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN1968:
        Joshua Wolson, of Pennsylvania, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Pennsylvania
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2021:
        John Rakolta, Jr., of Michigan, to be Ambassador 
to the United Arab Emirates
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2022:
        Donald R. Tapia, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to 
Jamaica
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2026:
        Christopher Fall, of Virginia, to be Director of 
the Office of Science, Department of Energy
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2029:
        Ronald Mortensen, of Utah, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of State (Population, Refugees, and 
Migration)
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2032:
        Christine J. Toretti, of Pennsylvania, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Malta
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2045:
        Veronica Daigle, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Defense
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2052:
        Michael Pack, of Maryland, to be Chief Executive 
Officer of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for the term of three 
years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2072:
        Michael R. Bright, of the District of Columbia, to
be President, Government National Mortgage Association
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2105:
        Robert J. Grey, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member 
of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term 
expiring July 13, 2020
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2106:
        Abigail L. Kuzma, of Indiana, to be a Member of 
the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term 
expiring July 13, 2019
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2107:
        Abigail L. Kuzma, of Indiana, to be a Member of 
the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term 
expiring July 13, 2022
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2108:
        John G. Levi, of Illinois, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring 
July 13, 2020
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2109:
        John G. Malcolm, of the District of Columbia, to 
be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for
a term expiring July 13, 2020
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2110:
        Frank X. Neuner, Jr., of Louisiana, to be a Member
of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term 
expiring July 13, 2019
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2111:
        Frank X. Neuner, Jr., of Louisiana, to be a Member
of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term 
expiring July 13, 2022
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2112:
        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, 2020
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2114:
        Michael D. Baughman, of Pennsylvania, to be United
States Marshal for the Western District of Pennsylvania for the term of 
four years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2115:
        Stephanie A. Gallagher, of Maryland, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Maryland
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2116:
        Karin J. Immergut, of Oregon, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Oregon
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2119:
        Martha Maria Pacold, of Illinois, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern District of 
Illinois
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2131-2:
        2 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning 
with Jeffries Blunt de Graffenried, Jr. and ending with Omar 
Robles
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2137:
        Irving Bailey, of Florida, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a 
term expiring December 17, 2018
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2138:
        Irving Bailey, of Florida, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a 
term expiring December 17, 2021
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2139:
        Brian J. Bulatao, of Texas, to be an Under 
Secretary of State (Management)
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2141:
        Rossie David Alston, Jr., of Virginia, to be 
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Virginia
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2142:
        M. Miller Baker, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the
United States Court of International Trade
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2143:
        Shannon Lee Goessling, of Florida, to be Director 
of the Violence Against Women Office, Department of 
Justice
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2144:
        Eric E. Murphy, of Ohio, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2145:
        Carl J. Nichols, of the District of Columbia, to 
be United States District Judge for the District of 
Columbia
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2146:
        Chad A. Readler, of Ohio, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2147:
        Timothy M. Reif, of the District of Columbia, to 
be a Judge of the United States Court of International 
Trade
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2148:
        Mary M. Rowland, of Illinois, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2149:
        Steven C. Seeger, of Illinois, to be United States
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2150:
        Robert C. Tapella, of Virginia, to be Director of 
the Government Publishing Office
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2168:
        Dino Falaschetti, of Montana, to be Director, 
Office of Financial Research, Department of the Treasury, for a term of six
years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2169:
        Rodney Hood, of North Carolina, to be a Member of 
the National Credit Union Administration Board for a term expiring August 2
, 2023
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2171:
        John Fleming, of Louisiana, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2173:
        Julia Akins Clark, of Maryland, to be a Member of 
the Merit Systems Protection Board for the term of seven years expiring 
March 1, 2021
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2177:
        Kimberly A. Reed, of West Virginia, to be 
President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term 
expiring January 20, 2021
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2205:
        Rick A. Dearborn, of Oklahoma, to be a Director of
the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2206:
        Lynda Blanchard, of Alabama, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Slovenia
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2207:
        Robert A. Destro, of Virginia, to be Assistant 
Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2232:
        R. Clarke Cooper, of Florida, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of State (Political-Military Affairs)
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2233:
        Kathleen Ann Kavalec, of California, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Albania
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2235:
        Francisco Luis Palmieri, of Connecticut, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Honduras
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2237:
        Daniel N. Rosenblum, of Maryland, to be Ambassador
to the Republic of Uzbekistan
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2240:
        Bryan Jarrett, of California, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Labor
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2241:
        William Bryan, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary 
for Science and Technology, Department of Homeland 
Security
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2245:
        Maj. Gen. Frederick M. Padilla, in the Marine 
Corps, to be Lieutenant General
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2265:
        Martin J. Oberman, of Illinois, to be a Member of 
the Surface Transportation Board for the remainder of the term expiring 
December 31, 2018
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2268:
        Damon Ray Leichty, of Indiana, to be United States
District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2269:
        John Milton Younge, of Pennsylvania, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Pennsylvania
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2272:
        William Travis Brown, Jr., of Louisiana, to be 
United States Marshal for the Middle District of Louisiana for the term of 
four years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2273:
        Nick Edward Proffitt, of Virginia, to be United 
States Marshal for the Eastern District of Virginia for the term of four 
years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2274:
        Scott Hutchins, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary 
of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2275:
        Lane Genatowski, of New York, to be Director of 
the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Department of 
Energy
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2277:
        Kip Tom, of Indiana, for the rank of Ambassador 
during his tenure of service as U.S. Representative to the United Nations 
Agencies for Food and Agriculture
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2279:
        Charles Wickser Banta, of New York, to be a Member
of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 
2022
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2280:
        Michelle Itczak, of Indiana, to be a Member of the
National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 
2020
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2281:
        Barbara Coleen Long, of Missouri, to be a Member 
of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 
2022
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2282:
        Carleton Varney, of Massachusetts, to be a Member 
of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 
2022
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2320:
        Eric D. Miller, of Washington, to be United States
Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2323:
        Christopher P. Vincze, of Massachusetts, to be a 
Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment 
Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2019
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2325:
        Kathe Hicks Albrecht, of California, to be a 
Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring 
January 26, 2024
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2326:
        Keegan F. Callanan, of Vermont, to be a Member of 
the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 
2024
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2327:
        David Armand DeKeyser, of Alabama, to be a Member 
of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 
2020
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2328:
        Kim R. Holmes, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 
2022
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2329:
        Phyllis Kaminsky, of Arizona, to be a Member of 
the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 
2020
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2330:
        Jean M. Yarbrough, of Maine, to be a Member of the
National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 
2022
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2342:
        J. Nicholas Ranjan, of Pennsylvania, to be United 
States District Judge for the Western District of 
Pennsylvania
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2346:
        William Cooper, of Maryland, to be General Counsel
of the Department of Energy
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2348:
        Richard C. Parker, of North Carolina, to be an 
Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2351:
        Adrian Zuckerman, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador 
to Romania
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2381:
        William Bookless, of California, to be Principal 
Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security 
Administration
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2382:
        Thomas McCaffery, of California, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Defense
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2383:
        James B. Lockhart III, of Connecticut, to be a 
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Supplementary Medical 
Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2384:
        James B. Lockhart III, of Connecticut, to be a 
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust 
Fund for a term of four years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2385:
        James B. Lockhart III, of Connecticut, to be a 
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors 
Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for a 
term of four years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2394:
        W. Patrick Murphy, of Vermont, to be Ambassador to
the Kingdom of Cambodia
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2396:
        Robert K. Scott, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Malawi
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2397:
        Ronald D. Vitiello, of Illinois, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2398:
        Aditya Bamzai, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for the remainder of the term 
expiring January 29, 2020
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2399:
        Travis LeBlanc, of Maryland, to be a Member of the
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term expiring January 29,
2022
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2430:
        Michael J. Fitzpatrick, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2431:
        Jeffrey Ross Gunter, of California, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Iceland
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2434:
        Wing Chau, of Rhode Island, to be United States 
Marshal for the District of Rhode Island for the term of four 
years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2435:
        Ramona L. Dohman, of Minnesota, to be United 
States Marshal for the District of Minnesota for the term of four 
years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2436:
        Eric S. Gartner, of Pennsylvania, to be United 
States Marshal for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for the term of 
four years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2439:
        Col. Kathleen M. Flarity, in the Air Force, to be 
Brigadier General
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2440:
        Col. David A. Harris, Jr., in the Air Force, to be
Brigadier General
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2444:
        Marshall Billingslea, of Virginia, to be an Under 
Secretary of State (Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human 
Rights)
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2447:
        Robert L. King, of Kentucky, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Postsecondary Education, Department of 
Education
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2449:
        Bridget S. Bade, of Arizona, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2451:
        Allison Jones Rushing, of North Carolina, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2452:
        Drew H. Wrigley, of North Dakota, to be United 
States Attorney for the District of North Dakota for the term of four 
years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2464:
        Lisa M. Schenck, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the
United States Court of Military Commission Review
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2465:
        Michael J. Astrue, of Massachusetts, to be a 
Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 
30, 2022
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2466:
        Jason J. Fichtner, of the District of Columbia, to
be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring 
September 30, 2024
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2467:
        Travis Greaves, of the District of Columbia, to be
a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen 
years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2468:
        Jane L. Corwin, of New York, to be Commissioner on
the part of the United States on the International Joint Commission, United
States and Canada
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2469:
        Robert C. Sisson, of Michigan, to be Commissioner 
on the part of the United States on the International Joint Commission, 
United States and Canada
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2470:
        Lance V. Yohe, of North Dakota, to be Commissioner
on the part of the United States on the International Joint Commission, 
United States and Canada
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2471:
        Jean-Paul Boulee, of Georgia, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2472:
        James David Cain, Jr., of Louisiana, to be United 
States District Judge for the Western District of 
Louisiana
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2473:
        Col. Scott E. Harding, in the Air Force, to be 
Colonel
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2475:
        Mark Gaston Pearce, of New York, to be a Member of
the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring 
August 27, 2023
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2476:
        William Shaw McDermott, of Massachusetts, to be a 
Member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports 
Authority for a term expiring May 30, 2024
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2477:
        Raymond David Vela, of Texas, to be Director of 
the National Park Service
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2480:
        Ron A. Bloom, of New York, to be a Governor of the
United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 
2020
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2481:
        Roman Martinez IV, of Florida, to be a Governor of
the United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 
2024
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2512:
        Austin M. Smith, of South Carolina, to be 
Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special 
Political Affairs in the United Nations, with the rank of 
Ambassador
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2513:
        Austin M. Smith, of South Carolina, to be an 
Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of
the General Assembly of the United Nations during his tenure of service as 
Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special 
Political Affairs in the United Nations
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2524:
        Bimal Patel, of Georgia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of the Treasury
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2527:
        Pamela Bates, of Virginia, to be Representative of
the United States of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation 
and Development, with the rank of Ambassador
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2528:
        Mina Chang, of Texas, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2530:
        Margarita Palau-Hernandez, of California, to be a 
Representative of the United States of America to the Seventy-third Session
of the General Assembly of the United Nations
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2532:
        Elizabeth Erin Walsh, of the District of Columbia,
to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Seventy-third
Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2538:
        James E. Matisko, in the Army, to be 
Colonel
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2543:
        Jean Nellie Liang, of Illinois, to be a Member of 
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term
of fourteen years from February 1, 2010
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2544:
        Darrell E. Issa, of California, to be Director of 
the Trade and Development Agency
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2545:
        Andrew P. Bremberg, of Virginia, 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
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2546:
        Jeffrey L. Eberhardt, of Wisconsin, to be Special 
Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation, with the rank
of Ambassador
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2549:
        Virgil Madden, of Indiana, to be a Commissioner of
the United States Parole Commission for a term of six 
years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2550:
        Monica David Morris, of Florida, to be a 
Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission for a term of six 
years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2552:
        Joseph Bruce Hamilton, of Texas, to be a Member of
the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18,
2022
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2553:
        Jessie Hill Roberson, of Virginia, to be a Member 
of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 
18, 2023
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2554:
        Lisa Vickers, of Texas, to be a Member of the 
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 
2021
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2555:
        Rita Baranwal, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant
Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy)
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2557:
        Ronald Douglas Johnson, of Florida, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2558:
        Donald W. Washington, of Texas, to be Director of 
the United States Marshals Service
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2573:
        Janice Miriam Hellreich, of Hawaii, to be a Member
of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a 
term expiring January 31, 2024
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2574:
        Bruce M. Ramer, of California, to be a Member of 
the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a 
term expiring January 31, 2024
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2575:
        Aurelia Skipwith, of Indiana, to be Director of 
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2576:
        George M. Marcus, of California, to be a Member of
the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term 
of three years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2577:
        Edward F. Crawford, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to 
Ireland
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2578:
        Kenneth A. Howery, of Texas, to be Ambassador to 
the Kingdom of Sweden
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2579:
        Mary Catherine Phee, of Illinois, to be Ambassador
to the State of Qatar
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2580:
        David Stilwell, of Hawaii, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of State (East Asian and Pacific Affairs)
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2581:
        William I. Althen, of Virginia, to be a Member of 
the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six 
years expiring August 30, 2024
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2582:
        Mary Anne Carter, of Tennessee, to be Chairperson 
of the National Endowment for the Arts for a term of four 
years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2583:
        Arthur R. Traynor III, of the District of Columbia
, to be a Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission 
for a term of six years expiring August 30, 2024
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2584:
        Joseph F. Bianco, of New York, to be United States
Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2585:
        Stanley Blumenfeld, of California, to be United 
States District Judge for the Central District of 
California
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2586:
        Brian C. Buescher, of Nebraska, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Nebraska
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2587:
        Patrick J. Bumatay, of California, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2588:
        Gary B. Burman, of Kentucky, to be United States 
Marshal for the Western District of Kentucky for the term of four 
years
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2589:
        Daniel P. Collins, of California, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2590:
        Clifton L. Corker, of Tennessee, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Tennessee
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2591:
        Philip M. Halpern, of New York, to be United 
States District Judge for the Southern District of New 
York
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2592:
        Kenneth Kiyul Lee, of California, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2593:
        Thomas Marcelle, of New York, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of New York
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2594:
        Matthew Walden McFarland, of Ohio, to be United 
States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2595:
        Michael H. Park, of New York, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2596:
        Jeremy B. Rosen, of California, to be United 
States District Judge for the Central District of 
California
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2597:
        Mark C. Scarsi, of California, to be United States
District Judge for the Central District of California
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2608:
        Col. Mario A. R. Diaz, in the Army, to be 
Brigadier General
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2622-2:
        Jay P. Williams, in the Foreign 
Service
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2623:
        John Barsa, of Florida, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2624:
        Joseph V. Cuffari, of Arizona, to be Inspector 
General, Department of Homeland Security
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2625:
        Neomi J. Rao, of the District of Columbia, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia 
Circuit
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2643:
        John P. Abizaid, of Nevada, to be Ambassador to 
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2644:
        Kate Marie Byrnes, of Florida, to be Ambassador to
the Republic of Macedonia
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2646:
        James S. Gilmore, of Virginia, to be U.S. 
Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, 
with the rank of Ambassador
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2647:
        Brett P. Giroir, of Texas, to be Representative of
the United States on the Executive Board of the World Health 
Organization
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2648:
        Lana J. Marks, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the
Republic of South Africa
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2649:
        Alan R. Swendiman, of North Carolina, to be Deputy
Director of the Peace Corps
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2650:
        Matthew H. Tueller, of Utah, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Iraq
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2652:
        Brig. Gen. Michael R. Berry, in the Army, to be 
Major General
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2672:
        2 nominations in the Foreign Service beginning 
with James J. Higgiston and ending with Bobby G. Richey, Jr
.
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2673:
        Cynthia K. Duerr, in the Foreign 
Service
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2699:
        Robert A. Mandell, of Florida, to be a Member of 
the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a 
term expiring January 31, 2022
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2700:
        Don Munce, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board
of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring
January 31, 2024
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
 PN2701:
        Lt. Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., in the Air Force, 
to be General
 
        -- 
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.