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Senate Floor Activity - Thursday, August 1, 2013

Mr. Brian Schatz, from the State of Hawaii, called the Senate to order at 9:30 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mr. Schatz led the Senate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.

The Journal

Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the Journal of the proceedings of the Senate was deemed approved to date.

Certain Procedures Dispensed With

Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the morning hour being deemed expired, and the times for the recognition of the two leaders being reserved.

Transaction of Morning Business

Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the Senate proceeded to a period for the transaction of morning business.

Legislative Business (Thursday, August 1)

H.R. 267 (Rep. McMorris Rodgers): To improve hydropower, and for other purposes .
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 678 (Rep. Tipton): To authorize all Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal Reclamation law, and for other purposes.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 1171 (Rep. Benishek): To amend title 40, United States Code, to improve veterans service organizations access to Federal surplus personal property .
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 1344 (Rep. Gabbard): To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or disabled members of the Armed Forces and severely injured or disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
-- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S.Amdt. 1848 (Sen. Pryor): In the nature of a substitute.
-- Amendment SA 1848 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Pryor.
-- Amendment SA 1848 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.


H.R. 2576 (Rep. Denham): To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify requirements relating to the availability of pipeline safety regulatory documents, and for other purposes.
-- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 2642 (Rep. Lucas): To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.
-- Senate agreed to request for conference. Appointed conferees. Stabenow; Leahy; Harkin; Baucus; Brown; Klobuchar; Bennet; Cochran; Chambliss; Roberts; Boozman; Hoeven.

H.Con.Res. 41 (Rep. Rangel): A concurrent resolution encouraging peace and reunification on the Korean Peninsula.
-- Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S. 233 (Sen. Gillibrand): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 815 County Road 23 in Tyrone, New York, as the "Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building".
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 256 (Sen. Wyden): To amend Public Law 93-435 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands, providing parity with Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.
-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 668 (Sen. Gillibrand): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Main Street in Brockport, New York, as the "Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building".
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 796 (Sen. Durbin): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 302 East Green Street in Champaign, Illinois, as the "James R. Burgess Jr. Post Office Building".
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 885 (Sen. Sanders): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 35 Park Street in Danville, Vermont, as the "Thaddeus Stevens Post Office".
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 1093 (Sen. Cochran): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 130 Caldwell Drive in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, as the "First Lieutenant Alvin Chester Cockrell, Jr. Post Office Building" .
-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 1243 (Sen. Murray): An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes.
-- Cloture on the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 43. Record Vote Number: 199

S. 1392 (Sen. Shaheen): To promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry, and for other purposes.
-- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 199 (Sen. Coons): A resolution celebrating the 200th August Quarterly Festival taking place from August 18, 2013, through August 25, 2013, in Wilmington, Delaware.
-- Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
-- Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 212 (Sen. McConnell): A resolution commending David J. Schiappa .
-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 216 (Sen. McConnell): A resolution electing Laura C. Dove, of Virginia, as Secretary for the Minority of the Senate.
-- Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 217 (Sen. Kirk): A resolution expressing support for designation of October 6, 2013, through October 10, 2013, as "American College of Surgeons Days" and recognizing the 100th anniversary of the founding of the organization.
-- Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Con.Res. 22 (Sen. Reid): A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and an adjournment of the House of Representatives.
-- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
-- Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Executive Business (Thursday, August 1)

PN43: Jeffrey Shell, of California, to be Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors
-- Reported by Senator Menendez, Committee on Foreign Relations, without printed report.
-- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 325. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN44: Jeffrey Shell, of California, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2015
-- Reported by Senator Menendez, Committee on Foreign Relations, without printed report.
-- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 326. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN46: Robert F. Cohen, Jr., of West Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years expiring August 30, 2018
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN122: Gerald Lyn Early, of Missouri, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2018
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN125: Daniel Iwao Okimoto, of California, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2018
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN126: Katherine H. Tachau, of Iowa, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2018
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN130: F. Scott Kieff, of Illinois, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission for the term expiring June 16, 2020
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN132: Janet Lorraine LaBreck, of Massachusetts, to be Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration, Department of Education
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN133: Raymond T. Chen, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 97 - 0. Record Vote Number: 198

PN137: Mary Jo White, of New York, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2019
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN172: Jannette Lake Dates, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2016
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN173: 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, 2018
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN174: Stephen J. Hadley, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term of four years
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN190: Timothy Hyungrock Haahs, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences for a term expiring September 7, 2014
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN191: John Unsworth, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2016
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN194: James J. Jones, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances of the Environmental Protection Agency
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN206: Catherine M. Russell, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador at Large for Global Women's Issues
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN208: Maj. Gen. David L. Mann, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN242: Stuart F. Delery, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN244: Cynthia L. Attwood, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2019
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN258-1: Capt. Kenneth J. Iverson, in the Navy, to be Rear Admiral (lower half)
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN278: 192 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Wendy J. Beal and ending with Jared K. Young
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN287: Matthew C. Armstrong, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2015
-- Reported by Senator Menendez, Committee on Foreign Relations, without printed report.
-- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 324. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN289: Harry R. Hoglander, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2014
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN290: Linda A. Puchala, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2015
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN292: Dorothy Kosinski, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2016
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN328: 5 nominations in the Coast Guard beginning with Bruce D. Baffer and ending with Joseph A. Servidio
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN329: Kurt B. Hinrichs, in the Coast Guard, to be Rear Admiral
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN379: Brent Franklin Nelsen, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2016
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN390: Maj. Gen. Raymond A. Thomas III, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN414: Joseph W. Nega, of Illinois, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN415: Michael B. Thornton, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN417: Davita Vance-Cooks, of Virginia, to be Public Printer
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN419: Ryan Clark Crocker, of Washington, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2013
-- Reported by Senator Menendez, Committee on Foreign Relations, without printed report.
-- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 322. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN420: Ryan Clark Crocker, of Washington, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2016
-- Reported by Senator Menendez, Committee on Foreign Relations, without printed report.
-- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 323. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN425: Richard T. Metsger, of Oregon, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board for a term expiring August 2, 2017
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN456: Lt. Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, in the Army, to be General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN457: Col. Marion Garcia, in the Army, to be Brigadier General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN459: Capt. Deborah P. Haven, in the Navy, to be Rear Admiral (lower half)
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN470: Vice Adm. Frank C. Pandolfe, in the Navy, to be Vice Admiral
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN497: Kara Marlene Stein, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2017
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN498: Michael Sean Piwowar, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2018
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN499: Mark E. Schaefer, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN501: James F. Entwistle, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN502: Douglas Edward Lute, of Indiana, to be United States Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with the rank and status of Ambassador
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN504: Daniel A. Sepulveda, of Florida, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Communications and Information Policy in the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs and U. S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy
-- Reported by Senator Menendez, Committee on Foreign Relations, without printed report.
-- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 321. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN505: William Ira 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, 2018
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN510: John H. Thompson, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the Census for the remainder of the term expiring December 31 , 2016
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN533: Thomas C. Carper, of Illinois, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN534: Howard Abel Husock, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2018
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN535: Avi Garbow, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN541: Col. John W. Lathrop, in the Army, to be Brigadier General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN543: Jason Furman, of New York, to be a Member and Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN544: Daniel Brooks Baer, of Colorado, to be U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, with the rank of Ambassador
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN548: Catherine Elizabeth Lhamon, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN554: Samantha Power, of Massachusetts, to be the Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador, and the Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations
-- Considered by Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 87 - 10. Record Vote Number: 200

PN555: Samantha Power, of Massachusetts, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during her tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN556: Stephanie Sanders Sullivan, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN557: Joseph Y. Yun, of Oregon, to be Ambassador to Malaysia
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN558: Liliana Ayalde, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil
-- Reported by Senator Menendez, Committee on Foreign Relations, without printed report.
-- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 314. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN559: James Costos, of California, to be Ambassador to Spain
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN560: John B. Emerson, of California, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN561: John Rufus Gifford, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to Denmark
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN562: Kenneth Francis Hackett, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Holy See
-- Reported by Senator Menendez, Committee on Foreign Relations, without printed report.
-- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 319. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN563: Patricia Marie Haslach, of Oregon, to be Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN567: Maj. Gen. Stephen W. Wilson, in the Air Force, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN568: Maj. Gen. Edward C. Cardon, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN569: Brig. Gen. Thomas E. Ayres, in the Army, to be Major General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN570: Brig. Gen. Flora D. Darpino, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN571: Adm. Cecil E.D. Haney, in the Navy, to be Admiral
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN572: Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris, Jr., in the Navy, to be Admiral
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN573: Rear Adm. William F. Moran, in the Navy, to be Vice Admiral
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN574: Rear Adm. James F. Caldwell, Jr., in the Navy, to be Vice Admiral
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN580: Ronald E. Beresky, in the Army, to be Major
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN581: James B. Collins, in the Army, to be Major
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN584: 2 nominations in the Army beginning with Jonathan H . Cody and ending with Justin M. Marchesi
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN589: Loretta Cheryl Sutliff, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2018
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN591: Denise Campbell Bauer, of California, to be Ambassador to Belgium
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN592: Morrell John Berry, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to Australia
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN594: Reuben Earl Brigety, II, of Florida, to be Representative of the United States of America to the African Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN595: Daniel A. Clune, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Lao People's Democratic Republic
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN596: David Hale, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Lebanon
-- Reported by Senator Menendez, Committee on Foreign Relations, without printed report.
-- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 313. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN598: Terence Patrick McCulley, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
-- Reported by Senator Menendez, Committee on Foreign Relations, without printed report.
-- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 316. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN600: David D. Pearce, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Greece
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN601: Linda Thomas-Greenfield, of Louisiana, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (African Affairs)
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN606: Maj. Gen. Michael S. Tucker, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN607: Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, in the Army, to be General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN608: Adm. James A. Winnefeld, Jr., in the Navy, to be Admiral
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN609: 4 nominations in the Army beginning with Joseph L. Biehler and ending with Bienvenido Serranocastro
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN610: Jackie S. Fantes, in the Navy, to be Commander
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN614: Lt. Gen. Robin Rand, in the Air Force, to be General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN615: Maj. Gen. Russell J. Handy, in the Air Force, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN616: Col. Charles N. Pede, in the Army, to be Brigadier General, Judge Advocate General's Corps
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN617: Peter C. Rhee, in the Air Force, to be Major
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN619-1: 33 nominations in the Army beginning with Colonel Carl A. Alex and ending with Colonel Eric J. Wesley
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN620: 2 nominations in the Navy beginning with Rear Adm. (lh) David F. Baucom and ending with Rear Adm. (lh) Vincent L. Griffith
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN621: 2 nominations in the Navy beginning with Rear Adm. (lh) Colin G. Chinn and ending with Rear Adm. (lh) Elaine C. Wagner
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN622: 3 nominations in the Navy beginning with Rear Adm. (lh) Paul B. Becker and ending with Rear Adm. (lh) Jan E. Tighe
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN623: 3 nominations in the Navy beginning with Rear Adm. (lh) David H. Lewis and ending with Rear Adm. (lh) James D. Syring
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN624: 11 nominations in the Navy beginning with Rear Adm. (lh) John C. Aquilino and ending with Rear Adm. (lh) Michael S. White
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN625: Doran T. Kelvington, in the Navy, to be Commander
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN626: 30 nominations in the Navy beginning with Orenthal G. Adderson and ending with John F. Warner III
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN627: Robert Bonnie, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN628: Krysta L. Harden, of Georgia, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN629: Susan J. Rabern, of Kansas, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN631: Ellen C. Herbst, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN632: Ellen C. Herbst, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Commerce
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN634: James Costos, of California, to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to Andorra
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN635: Patrick Hubert Gaspard, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN637: James C. Swan, of California, to be Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
-- Reported by Senator Menendez, Committee on Foreign Relations, without printed report.
-- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 317. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN638: Kirk W.B. Wagar, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore
-- Reported by Senator Menendez, Committee on Foreign Relations, without printed report.
-- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 315. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN639: Alexa Lange Wesner, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Austria
-- Reported by Senator Menendez, Committee on Foreign Relations, without printed report.
-- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 320. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN641: 3 nominations in the Navy beginning with Capt. Russell E. Allen and ending with Capt. Thomas W. Marotta
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN647: Dennis V. McGinn, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN649: Richard T. Gromlich, in the Coast Guard, to be Rear Admiral
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN651: Vice Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, in the Navy, to be Vice Admiral
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN652: Dean C. Anderson, in the Army, to be Lieutenant Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN653: Christopher D. Perrin, in the Army, to be Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN654: 61 nominations in the Army beginning with Sheena L. Allen and ending with Miao X. Zhou
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN655: 305 nominations in the Army beginning with Courtney L. Abraham and ending with D011476
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN656: 309 nominations in the Army beginning with Christopher L. Aaron and ending with Nathan P. Zwintscher
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN657: 333 nominations in the Army beginning with Richard R. Abelkis and ending with G001407
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN658: 536 nominations in the Army beginning with Joseph H . Albrecht and ending with D011309
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN659: 17 nominations in the Navy beginning with Philip B. Bagrow and ending with David M. Todd
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN660: 20 nominations in the Navy beginning with Tanya Cruz and ending with Jeanine B. Womble
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN661: 21 nominations in the Navy beginning with Rene J. Alova and ending with Joyce Y. Turner
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN662: 28 nominations in the Navy beginning with James Alger and ending with Jason N. Wood
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN663: 33 nominations in the Navy beginning with Christopher W. Abbott and ending with Lorenzo Tarpley, Jr .
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN664: 46 nominations in the Navy beginning with Mary R. Anker and ending with Georgina L. Zuniga
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN665: 47 nominations in the Navy beginning with Lillian A . Abuan and ending with Christopher R. Zegley
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN666: 144 nominations in the Navy beginning with Erin G. Adams and ending with Luke A. Zabrocki
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN667: Margaret Louise Cummisky, of Hawaii, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN668: Matthew Winthrop Barzun, of Kentucky, to be Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
-- Reported by Senator Menendez, Committee on Foreign Relations, without printed report.
-- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 312. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN671: John R. Phillips, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Italian Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of San Marino
-- Reported by Senator Menendez, Committee on Foreign Relations, without printed report.
-- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 318. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN681: Col. Roger L. Nye, in the Air Force, to be Brigadier General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN682: Lt. Gen. Kenneth E. Tovo, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN694: Maj. Gen. Robert B. Abrams, in the Army, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN697: Lt. Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, in the Marine Corps, to be Lieutenant General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN698: Joseph M. Markusfeld, in the Air Force, to be Lieutenant Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN699: 15 nominations in the Air Force beginning with Deondra P. Asike and ending with Gregory C. Trolley
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN700: Karl F. Meyer, in the Army, to be Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN701: Stephanie M. Price, in the Army, to be Major
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN702: Gregory C. Pedro, in the Army, to be Major
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN703: John H. Seok, in the Army, to be Lieutenant Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN704: Frederick C. Lough, in the Army, to be Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN705: 2 nominations in the Army beginning with Admirado A . Luzuriaga and ending with Jon Kiev
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN706: 5 nominations in the Army beginning with William G. Huber and ending with Mark L. Leitschuh
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN707: Curtis J. Alitz, in the Army, to be Colonel
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN708: Brig. Gen. Kevin L. McNeely, in the Army, to be Major General
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN709: 5 nominations in the Army beginning with Guy R. Beaudoin and ending with Rebecca A. Young
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN710: Timothy C. Moore, Jr., in the Navy, to be Commander
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN711: Pierre A. Pelletier, in the Navy, to be Captain
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

PN740: Nicholas Christopher Geale, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2016
-- Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

Adjournment

By unanimous consent, on the request of Mr. Harry Reid, at 8:45 p.m., the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 11:45 a.m. tomorrow.