Wrap Up for Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Roll Call Votes
1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1271, Lynne M. Tracy, of Ohio, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Russian Federation; confirmed: 93-2.
2. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #780, Agnes Schaefer, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army; confirmed: 68-26.
Legislative Business
Passed the following bills:
S.4202, Justice for Victims of War Crimes Act, w/Durbin sub amendment
H.R.1154, Great Dismal Swamp
Calendar #657, S.1541, Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications
Calendar #659, S.3405, Low Power Protection Act
H.R.897, Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act
S.4439, Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam Sacred Lands Act
H.R.680, Private relief bill
S.4814, ORBITS Act, w/Hickenlooper sub amdt
Adopted the following resolutions:
Cal.#602, S.Res.472 Dominican Republic w/Menendez sub amdt to the resolution
S.Res.876, 50th anniversary of the Coastal Zone Management Act
Agreed to H.Con.Res.82, authorizing printing of “Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989”
Executive Business
Confirmed the following nominations:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Exec. Cal. #1195 - Richard L. Revesz, of New York, to be Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Exec. Cal. #1171 - Alexis Taylor, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
Exec. Cal. #1189 - L. Michelle Moore, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2026
Exec. Cal. #1190 - Robert P. Klein, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2026
Exec. Cal. #1191 - William J. Renick, of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2027
Exec. Cal. #1192 - Adam Wade White, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2027
Exec. Cal. #1193 - Joe H. Ritch, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2025
Exec. Cal. #1200 - Beth Pritchard Geer, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2026
ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Exec. Cal. #774 - Sara C. Bronin, of Connecticut, to be Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation for a term expiring January 19, 2025
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Exec. Cal. #995 - Evelyn Wang, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy Department of Energy
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Exec. Cal. #451 - Howard A. Van Vranken, of California, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Botswana
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Exec. Cal. #1258 - Joey R. Hood, of New Hampshire, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Tunisia
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Exec. Cal. #768 - Jainey Kumar Bavishi, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION
Exec. Cal. #1281 - Sue Ellen Moore, of Washington, to be a Member of the Marine Mammal Commission for a term expiring May 13, 2023
Exec. Cal. #1282 - Andrew J. Read, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the Marine Mammal Commission for a term expiring May 13, 2025
The votes on confirmation of the following nominations will occur at times to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Republican Leader:
1. Executive Calendar #716, Cathy Ann Harris, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board.
2. Executive Calendar #780, Agnes Schaefer, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army.
