Wrap Up for Thursday, September 15, 2022
Roll Call Votes
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1032 Sarah A. L. Merriam, of Connecticut, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit; confirmed: 53-44.
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1096, David P. Pekoske, of Maryland, to be Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration; confirmed: 77-18.
Legislative Business
S.Res.755, 9/11 day of service and remembrance
S.Res.767, National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week
S.Res.768, National Forensic Science Week
Executive Business
Confirmed the following nominations:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Exec. Cal. #1066 - Geoffrey R. Pyatt, of California, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Energy Resources)
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Exec. Cal. #1141 – Nathaniel Fick, of Maine, to be Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Exec. Cal. #1142 - Rolfe Michael Schiffer, of New York, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
UNITED NATIONS
Exec. Cal. #1143 - Patrick Leahy, of Vermont, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Seventy-seventh Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
Exec. Cal. #1144 - James E. Risch, of Idaho, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Seventy-seventh Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
And all nominations on the Secretary’s desk in the Foreign Service.
The vote on confirmation of the following nomination will occur at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Republican Leader:
- Executive Calendar #716, Cathy Ann Harris, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board.
