Senate Floor Wrap Up For Thursday, November 05, 2009
- Passed S.806, Federal Executive Board Authorization Act (withdraw committe-reported substitute amendment, agree to Akaka-Voinovich substitute amendment)
- Passed S.1860, a bill to permit each current member of the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance for 3 terms
- Adopted S. Res.342, a resolution recognizing National American Indian and Alsska Native Heritage Month
- The Senate confirmed the following nominations:
- Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary of State--Western Hemisphere Affairs
- Rolena Klahn Adorno, Member National Council on the Humanities
- Marvin Krislov, Member National Council on the Humanities
- Laurie Robinson--Assistant Attorney General
- Benjamin Wagner, US Attorney Eastern District of California
- Anne Ferro, Adm--Federal Motor Carrier Safety
- Cynthia Quarterman, Adm, Pipeline Safety Administration
- Elizabeth Robinson, CFO NASA
- Patrick Gallagher, Director NIST
- Susan Tsui Grundmann, Chair/Member Merit System Protection Board
- Anne Marie Wagner, Member Merit systems Protection Board
- Carmen Milagros Ortiz, US Attorney, Massachusetts
- Edward Tarver, US Attorney, Southern District of Georgia
