The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 3 p.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and the President pro tempore led the
Senate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United
States of America.
Executive Business (Monday, September 15)
PN12-19:
Dario Gil, of New York, to be Under Secretary for
Science, Department of Energy
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN12-22:
Dudley Hoskins, of the District of Columbia, to be
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory
Programs
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN12-45:
Brandon Williams, of New York, to be Under
Secretary for Nuclear Security
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN13-5:
Richard Fordyce, of Missouri, to be Under
Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and
Conservation
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN22-1:
Tristan Abbey, of Florida, to be Administrator of
the Energy Information Administration
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN22-2:
Leslie Beyer, of Texas, to be an Assistant
Secretary of the Interior
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN22-3:
Benjamin DeMarzo, of Virginia, to be an Assistant
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN22-4:
William L. Doffermyre, of Texas, to be Solicitor
of the Department of the Interior
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN22-5:
Theodore J. Garrish, of Maryland, to be an
Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy)
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN22-8:
Kyle Haustveit, of Oklahoma, to be an Assistant
Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy)
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN22-19:
Matthew Napoli, of Virginia, to be Deputy
Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear
Security Administration
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN22-20:
Justin Overbaugh, of Florida, to be a Deputy Under
Secretary of Defense
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN22-21:
Scott Pappano, of Pennsylvania, to be Principal
Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security
Administration
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN22-23:
Conner Prochaska, of Texas, to be Director of the
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Department of
Energy
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN22-24:
Paul Roberti, of Rhode Island, to be Administrator
of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department
of Transportation
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN22-27:
Andrea Travnicek, of North Dakota, to be an
Assistant Secretary of the Interior
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN25-2:
Daniel Aronowitz, of Virginia, to be an Assistant
Secretary of Labor
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN25-21:
Scott Hutchins, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary
of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN25-28:
Jessica Kramer, of Wisconsin, to be an Assistant
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN25-33:
Jonathan Morrison, of California, to be
Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN25-40:
Tina Pierce, of Idaho, to be Chief Financial
Officer, Department of Energy
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN26-1:
Richard Anderson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant
Secretary of the Air Force
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN26-7:
Jonathan Brightbill, of Virginia, to be General
Counsel of the Department of Energy
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN26-8:
Michael Cadenazzi, of Rhode Island, to be an
Assistant Secretary of Defense
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN26-19:
Robert Gleason, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of
the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN26-22:
Jovan Jovanovic, of Pennsylvania, to be President
of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January
20, 2029
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN26-31:
Sean McMaster, of Virginia, to be Administrator of
the Federal Highway Administration
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN26-34:
Sean O'Keefe, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under
Secretary of Defense
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN26-35:
Michael Obadal, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary
of the Army
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN26-44:
John Squires, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of
Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent
and Trademark Office
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN26-45:
George Wesley Street, of Virginia, to be Director
of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN54-6:
Callista Gingrich, of Florida, to be Ambassador to
the Swiss Confederation, and to serve concurrently and without additional
compensation as Ambassador to the Principality of
Liechtenstein
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN54-7:
Kimberly Guilfoyle, of Florida, to be Ambassador
to Greece
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN55-16:
Michael Dodd, of Indiana, to be an Assistant
Secretary of Defense
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN55-25:
Peter Lamelas, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the
Argentine Republic
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN55-41:
Katherine Sutton, of Illinois, to be an Assistant
Secretary of Defense
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN55-42:
Bryan Switzer, of Virginia, to be a Deputy United
States Trade Representative (Asia, Textiles, Investment, Services, and
Intellectual Property), with the rank of Ambassador
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN55-45:
Christine Toretti, of Pennsylvania, to be
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN60-3:
Donald Bergin III, of Virginia, to be an Assistant
Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Congressional and Legislative
Affairs)
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN60-9:
William Gillis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant
Secretary of the Army
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN60-10:
Jules Hurst III, of Virginia, to be an Assistant
Secretary of the Army
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN129-8:
Brent Ingraham, of Virginia, to be an Assistant
Secretary of the Army
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN141-7:
Jeffrey Bartos, of Pennsylvania, to be
Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations for U
.N. Management and Reform, with the Rank of Ambassador, and to serve
concurrently and without additional compensation as an Alternate
Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the
General Assembly of the United Nations
--
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN141-18:
Jason Evans, of Texas, to be an Under Secretary of
State (Management)
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN141-28:
Jennifer Locetta, of Florida, to be Alternate
Representative of the United States of America for Special Political
Affairs in the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, and to serve
concurrently and without additional compensation as an Alternate
Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the
General Assembly of the United Nations
--
Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
--
Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN141-37:
Peter Thomson, of Louisiana, to be Inspector
General, Central Intelligence Agency
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN150-5:
Edward Aloysius O'Connell, 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
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN345-16:
Katherine Scarlett, of Ohio, to be a Member of the
Council on Environmental Quality
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Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination
agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Cloture motion presented in Senate.
PN464:
Stephen Miran, of New York, to be a Member of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of
fourteen years from February 1, 2012
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By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII
waived.
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Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 44. Record Vote Number:
518
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 47. Record Vote Number:
519