Mr. Luther Strange, from the State of Alabama, called the
Senate to order at 10:01 a.m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and Mr.
Strange led the Senate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America.
Legislative Business (Thursday, December
21)
H.R. 195 (Rep. Russell):
To amend title 44, United States Code, to restrict
the distribution of free printed copies of the Federal Register to Members
of Congress and other officers and employees of the United States, and for
other purposes.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S.Amdt. 1864 (Sen. Grassley):
To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994, to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease
Patient Alert Program, and to promote initiatives that will reduce the risk
of injury and death relating to the wandering characteristics of some
children with autism.
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Amendment SA 1864 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Grassley.
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Amendment SA 1864 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 267 (Rep. Lewis):
To redesignate the Martin Luther King, Junior,
National Historic Site in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes
.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
H.R. 381 (Rep. McClintock):
To designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness
of the Sierra National Forest as "Sky Point".
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Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
H.R. 518 (Rep. DeGette):
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to
exclude power supply circuits, drivers, and devices designed to be connected
to, and power, light-emitting diodes or organic light-emitting diodes
providing illumination from energy conservation standards for external power
supplies, and for other purposes.
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Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous
Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
H.R. 560 (Rep. Marino):
To amend the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation
Area Improvement Act to provide access to certain vehicles serving residents
of municipalities adjacent to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation
Area, and for other purposes.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
H.R. 699 (Rep. Walden):
To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of
2009 to modify provisions relating to certain land exchanges in the Mt. Hood
Wilderness in the State of Oregon.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
H.R. 863 (Rep. Larson):
To facilitate the addition of park administration
at the Coltsville National Historical Park, and for other purposes
.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
H.R. 954 (Rep. Goodlatte):
To remove the use restrictions on certain land
transferred to Rockingham County, Virginia, and for other purposes
.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
H.R. 1242 (Rep. Scott):
To establish the 400 Years of African-American
History Commission, and for other purposes.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
H.R. 1306 (Rep. DeFazio):
To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal
land in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
H.R. 1370 (Rep. McCaul):
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland
Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the
Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes
.
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Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to
Senate amendment.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to the Senate
amendment made in the Senate.
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Point of order that the motion to concur in the House amendment to the
Senate amendment violates section 306 of the CBA against the measure raised
in Senate.
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Motion to waive all applicable budgetary discipline with respect to the
measure (the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate
amendment) agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 91 - 8. Record Vote Number:
324
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Senate agreed, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, to the House
amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1370 by Yea-Nay Vote. 66 - 32.
Record Vote Number:
325
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
H.R. 1927 (Rep. Clay):
To amend title 54, United States Code, to establish
within the National Park Service the African American Civil Rights Network,
and for other purposes.
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Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous
Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
H.R. 2142 (Rep. Tsongas):
To improve the ability of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection to interdict fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other
narcotics and psychoactive substances that are illegally imported into the
United States, and for other purposes.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 2228 (Rep. Brooks):
To provide support for law enforcement agency
efforts to protect the mental health and well-being of law enforcement
officers, and for other purposes.
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Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 2331 (Rep. Kelly):
To require a new or updated Federal website that is
intended for use by the public to be mobile friendly, and for other purposes
.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 2611 (Rep. Hill):
To modify the boundary of the Little Rock Central
High School National Historic Site, and for other purposes
.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
H.R. 4661 (Rep. Comstock):
To reauthorize the United States Fire
Administration, the Assistance to Firefighters Grants program, the Fire
Prevention and Safety Grants program, and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and
Emergency Response grant program, and for other purposes
.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 35 (Sen. Thune):
To transfer administrative jurisdiction over
certain Bureau of Land Management land from the Secretary of the Interior to
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the Black Hills National
Cemetery, and for other purposes.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
S. 167 (Sen. Moran):
To designate a National Memorial to Fallen
Educators at the National Teachers Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kansas
.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
S. 432 (Sen. Heinrich):
To designate the Cerro del Yuta and Rio San Antonio
Wilderness Areas in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes
.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
S. 466 (Sen. Flake):
To clarify the description of certain Federal land
under the Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership
Act of 2005 to include additional land in the Kaibab National Forest
.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
S. 1208 (Sen. Menendez):
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to
provide for an option under the Secure Mail Initiative under which a person
to whom a document is sent under that initiative may elect to have the
United States Postal Service use the Hold for Pickup service or the
Signature Confirmation service in delivering the document, and for other
purposes.
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Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
S. 1438 (Sen. Blunt):
To redesignate the Jefferson National Expansion
Memorial in the State of Missouri as the "Gateway Arch National Park"
.
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Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous
Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
S. 1447 (Sen. Carper):
To reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction
program, and for other purposes.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Senate vitiated previous passage.
S. 2030 (Sen. Tillis):
To deem the compliance date for amended energy
conservation standards for ceiling light kits to be January 21, 2020, and
for other purposes.
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Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous
Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S. 2070 (Sen. Grassley):
To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994, to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease
Patient Alert Program, and to promote initiatives that will reduce the risk
of injury and death relating to the wandering characteristics of some
children with autism.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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The committee amendment agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 1865 (Sen. Grassley):
To make technical corrections.
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Amendment SA 1865 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Grassley.
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Amendment SA 1865 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
S. 2273 (Sen. Sullivan):
To extend the period during which vessels that are
shorter than 79 feet in length and fishing vessels are not required to have
a permit for discharges incidental to the normal operation of the vessel
.
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Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and
passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 139 (Sen. Wyden):
A resolution condemning the Government of Iran's
state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued
violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights
.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by
Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 327 (Sen. Klobuchar):
A resolution designating the week of November 5
through 12, 2017, as "National Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Awareness Week"
.
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Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by
Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 336 (Sen. Warren):
A resolution recognizing the seriousness of
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and expressing support for the designation of the
month of September 2018 as "Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Awareness Month"
.
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Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by
Unanimous Consent.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and an amended preamble by
Unanimous Consent.
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Amendment SA 1866 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Warren.
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Amendment SA 1866 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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Amendment SA 1867 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Warren.
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Amendment SA 1867 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 364 (Sen. McCaskill):
A resolution congratulating the University of
Central Missouri women's soccer team for winning the National Collegiate
Athletic Association Division II Women's Soccer Championship at Swope Soccer
Village in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 365 (Sen. Fischer):
A resolution congratulating the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln volleyball team for winning the 2017 National Collegiate
Athletic Association Division I Volleyball Championship.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Executive Business (Thursday, December 21)
PN563:
Robert Charrow, of Maryland, to be General Counsel
of the Department of Health and Human Services
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN678:
Robert P. Storch, of the District of Columbia, to
be Inspector General of the National Security Agency
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN783:
Hester Maria Peirce, of Ohio, to be a Member of the
Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5,
2020
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN894:
Robert J. Jackson, Jr., of New York, to be a Member
of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the remainder of the term
expiring June 5, 2019
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN895:
Suzanne Israel Tufts, of New York, to be an
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN982:
Katherine Brunett McGuire, of Virginia, to be an
Assistant Secretary of Labor
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1035:
Kenneth E. Allen, of Kentucky, to be a Member of
the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring
May 18, 2021
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Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous
Consent.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1036:
A. D. Frazier, of Georgia, to be a Member of the
Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May
18, 2022
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Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous
Consent.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1037:
Jeffrey Smith, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the
Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May
18, 2022
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Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous
Consent.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1038:
James R. Thompson III, of Alabama, to be a Member
of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term
expiring May 18, 2021
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Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous
Consent.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1086:
Kate S. O'Scannlain, of Maryland, to be Solicitor
for the Department of Labor
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1104:
Brock D. Bierman, of Virginia, to be an Assistant
Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1106:
Preston Rutledge, of the District of Columbia, to
be an Assistant Secretary of Labor
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1109:
Jon J. Rychalski, of Montana, to be Chief Financial
Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1172:
Christopher Caldwell, of Arkansas, to be Federal
Cochairperson, Delta Regional Authority
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Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous
Consent.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1173:
Kenneth J. Braithwaite, of Pennsylvania, to be
Ambassador of the Untied States of America to the Kingdom of
Norway
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1177:
Leonard Wolfson, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1181:
Irving Dennis, of Ohio, to be Chief Financial
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1183:
M. Lee McClenny, of Washington, a Career Member of
the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor to be Ambassador to
the Republic of Paraguay
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1196:
Douglas Webster, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial
Officer, Department of Education
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1204:
Christopher Ashley Ford, of Maryland, to be an
Assistant Secretary of State (International Security and
Non-Proliferation)
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1214:
Timothy R. Petty, of Indiana, to be an Assistant
Secretary of the Interior
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1249:
John G. Vonglis, of New York, to be Chief Financial
Officer, Department of Energy
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1250:
Linda Capuano, of Texas, to be Administrator of the
Energy Information Administration
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1251:
Johnny Collett, of Kentucky, to be Assistant
Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of
Education
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1286:
Tadd M. Johnson, of Minnesota, to be a Member of
the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
for a term expiring October 6, 2022
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1287:
Lisa Johnson-Billy, of Oklahoma, to be a Member of
the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
for a term expiring August 25, 2018
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
PN1288:
Lisa Johnson-Billy, of Oklahoma, to be a Member of
the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
for a term expiring August 25, 2024
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Considered by Senate.
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Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
