[Daily Digest]
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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Friday, January 3, 2025

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Daily Digest

HIGHLIGHTS

First Session of the One Hundred and Nineteenth Congress convened
as prescribed by the Constitution of the United States.
Senate agreed to S. Res. 3, to elect Charles E. Grassley, a
Senator from the State of Iowa, to be President pro tempore of
the Senate of the United States.

Senate

Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1-S30
Measures Introduced: Eighteen resolutions were introduced, as follows:
S. Res. 1-15, and S. Con. Res. 1-3.
Page S25
Measures Passed:
Notification of the President: Senate agreed to S. Res. 1,
establishing a Committee to Inform the President of the United States
that a quorum of each House is assembled.
Pages S5-6
Notification of the House of Representatives: Senate agreed to S.
Res. 2, informing the House of Representatives that a quorum of the
Senate is assembled.
Page S6
Administration of the Oath of Office of President Pro Tempore:
Senate agreed to S. Res. 3, to elect Charles E. Grassley, a Senator
from the State of Iowa, to be President pro tempore of the Senate of
the United States.
Page S6
Notification of the President: Senate agreed to S. Res. 4, notifying
the President of the United States of the election of a President pro
tempore.
Page S6
Notification of the House of Representatives: Senate agreed to S.
Res. 5, notifying the House of Representatives of the election of a
President pro tempore.
Page S6
Expressing the Thanks of the Senate to Senator Murray: Senate agreed
to S. Res. 6, expressing the thanks of the Senate to the Honorable
Patty Murray for her service as President Pro Tempore of the United
States Senate and to designate Senator Murray as President Pro Tempore
Emerita of the United States Senate.
Pages S6-7
Fixing the Hour of Daily Meeting: Senate agreed to S. Res. 7, fixing
the hour of daily meeting of the Senate.
Page S7
Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies: Senate agreed
to S. Con. Res. 1, extending the life of the Joint Congressional
Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies.
Page S7
Providing for the Counting of the Electoral Votes: Senate agreed to
S. Con. Res. 2, to provide for the counting on January 6, 2025, of the
electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States.
Page S7
Electing the Secretary of the Senate: Senate agreed to S. Res. 8,
electing Jackie Barber as Secretary of the Senate.
Page S7
Notification of the President: Senate agreed to S. Res. 9, notifying
the President of the United States of the election of a Secretary of
the Senate.
Pages S7-8
Notification of the House of Representatives: Senate agreed to S.
Res. 10, notifying the House of Representatives of the election of a
Secretary of the Senate.
Page S8
Electing the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate: Senate
agreed to S. Res. 11, electing Jennifer A. Hemingway as Sergeant at
Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.
Page S8
Notification of the President: Senate agreed to S. Res. 12,
notifying the President of the United States of the election of a
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.
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Notification of the House of Representatives: Senate agreed to S.
Res. 13, notifying the House of Representatives of the election of a
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.
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Electing the Secretary for the Majority of the Senate: Senate agreed
to S. Res. 14, electing Robert M. Duncan, of the District of Columbia,
as Secretary for the Majority of the Senate.
Page S8
Electing the Secretary for the Minority of the Senate: Senate agreed
to S. Res. 15, electing Gary E. Myrick, of Virginia, as Secretary for
the Minority of the Senate.
Page S8
Authorizing the Use of the Rotunda of the Capitol: Senate agreed to
S. Con. Res. 3, authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for
the lying in state of the remains of the late James Earl Carter, Jr.,
39th President of the United States.
Page S12
Administration Of Oath Of Office: The Senators-elect were administered
the oath of office by the Vice President.
Pages S4-5
Authority For Select Committee On Ethics: A unanimous-consent agreement
was reached providing that for the duration of the 119th Congress, the
Committee on Ethics be authorized to meet during the session of the
Senate.
Page S9
Time For Roll Call Votes: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached
providing that for the duration of the 119th Congress, there be a
limitation of 15 minutes each upon any roll call vote, with the warning
signal to be sounded at the midway point, beginning at the last 7\1/2\
minutes, and when roll call votes are of 10-minute duration, the
warning signal be sounded at the beginning of the last 7\1/2\ minutes.
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Authority To Receive Reports: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached
providing that during the 119th Congress, it be in order for the
Secretary of the Senate to receive reports at the desk when presented
by a Senator at any time during the day of the session of the Senate.
Page S9
Recognition Of Leadership: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached
providing that the Majority and Minority Leaders may daily have up to
10 minutes each on each calendar day following the prayer and
disposition of the reading of, or the approval of, the Journal.
Page S9
Printing Of Conference Reports: A unanimous-consent agreement was
reached providing that notwithstanding the provisions of Rule XXVIII,
conference reports and statements accompanying them not be printed as
Senate reports when such conference reports and statements have been
printed as a House report unless specific request is made in the Senate
in each instance to have such a report printed.
Page S9
Authority For Appropriations Committee: A unanimous-consent agreement
was reached providing that the Committee on Appropriations be
authorized during the 119th Congress to file reports during the
adjournments or recesses of the Senate on appropriations bills,
including joint resolutions, together with any accompanying notices of
motions to suspend Rule XVI, pursuant to Rule V, for the purpose of
offering certain amendments to such bills or joint resolutions, which
proposed amendments shall be printed.
Page S9
Authority For Corrections In Engrossment: A unanimous-consent agreement
was reached providing that, for the duration of the 119th Congress, the
Secretary of the Senate be authorized to make technical and clerical
corrections in the engrossments of all Senate-passed bills and joint
resolutions, Senate amendments to House bills and resolutions, Senate
amendments to House amendments to Senate bills and resolutions, and
Senate amendments to House amendments to Senate amendments to House
bills or resolutions.
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Authority To Receive Messages And Sign Enrolled Measures: A unanimous-
consent agreement was reached providing that, for the duration of the
119th Congress, when the Senate is in recess or adjournment, the
Secretary of the Senate is authorized to receive messages from the
President of the United States, and--with the exception of House bills,
joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions--messages from the House
of Representatives; and that they be appropriately referred; and that
the President of the Senate, the President pro tempore, and the Acting
President pro tempore be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills and
joint resolutions.
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Privileges Of The Floor: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached
providing that, for the duration of the 119th Congress, Senators be
allowed to leave at the desk with the Journal Clerk the names of two
staff members who will be granted the privilege of the floor during the
consideration of the specific matter noted, and that the Sergeant-at-
Arms be instructed to rotate such staff members as space allows.
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Referral Of Treaties And Nominations: A unanimous-consent agreement was
reached providing that, for the duration of the 119th Congress, it be
in order to refer treaties and nominations on the day when they are
received from the President, even when the Senate has no executive
session that day.
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Authority To Introduce Measures: A unanimous-consent agreement was
reached providing that, for the duration of the 119th Congress,
Senators may be allowed to bring to the desk, bills, joint resolutions,
concurrent resolutions, and simple resolutions, for referral to
appropriate committees.
Page S9
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from
the President of the United States in the Second Session of the 118th
Congress during the adjournment of the Senate on December 23, 2024:
Transmitting, pursuant to the Constitution, the report of the veto of
S. 4199, the ``Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved
Act of 2024''; ordered to be printed in the Record, spread in full upon
the Journal, and held at the desk. (PM-65)
Pages S12, S23
Nominations Returned to the President: The following nominations were
returned to the President failing of confirmation under Senate Rule
XXXI at the time of the sine die adjournment of the 118th Congress:
Demetrios L. Kouzoukas, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of
Trustees of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund for
a term of four years.
Demetrios L. Kouzoukas, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of
Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for a term of
four years.
Demetrios L. Kouzoukas, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of
Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and
the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for a term of four years.
Andrew G. Biggs, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Social Security
Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2024.
Sharon Beth Lewis, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Social Security
Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2028.
Patricia Hart Neuman, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of
the Board of Trustees of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance
Trust Fund for a term of four years.
Patricia Hart Neuman, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of
the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for
a term of four years.
Patricia Hart Neuman, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of
the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance
Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for a term
of four years.
Calvin Smyre, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Commonwealth of The
Bahamas.
Samuel H. Slater, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term
expiring November 22, 2023.
Samuel H. Slater, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term
expiring November 22, 2029.
Jeffrey R. Gural, of New York, to be Chairperson of the Public
Buildings Reform Board for a term of six years.
Andrew G. Biggs, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Social Security
Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2030.
Kathryn Rose Lang, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Social Security
Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2026.
Janet Keller, of California, to be a Member of the United States
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1,
2023.
Janet Keller, of California, to be a Member of the United States
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1,
2026.
Jay T. Snyder, of New York, to be a Member of the United States
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1,
2023.
Jay T. Snyder, of New York, to be a Member of the United States
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1,
2026.
Estrellita Bograd Brodsky, of New York, to be a Member of the
National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26,
2026.
Barbara George Johnson, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board of
Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education
Foundation for a term expiring February 4, 2026.
James J. Blanchard, of Michigan, to be a Member of the United States
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1,
2025.
Charlie Crist, of Florida, to be Representative of the United States
of America on the Council of the International Civil Aviation
Organization, with the rank of Ambassador.
Amanda Wood Laihow, of Maine, to be a Member of Occupational Safety
and Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2029.
Elliott Abrams, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United States
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1,
2024.
Elliott Abrams, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United States
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1,
2027.
Leslie N. Bluhm, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a
term expiring October 6, 2028.

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Paul Herdman, of Delaware, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of
the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation
for a term expiring August 11, 2026.
Alvin Harlyn Warren, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a
term expiring October 6, 2028.
French Hill, of Arkansas, to be a Representative of the United States
of America to the Seventy-eighth Session of the General Assembly of the
United Nations.
Janet Keller, of California, to be a Representative of the United
States of America to the Seventy-eighth Session of the General Assembly
of the United Nations.
Barbara Lee, of California, to be a Representative of the United
States of America to the Seventy-eighth Session of the General Assembly
of the United Nations.
Jeffrey Worthe, of California, to be a Representative of the United
States of America to the Seventy-eighth Session of the General Assembly
of the United Nations.
Christopher H. Schroeder, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the
Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation
for a term expiring October 3, 2024.
Christopher H. Schroeder, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the
Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation
for a term expiring October 3, 2030.
Daryle Williams, of California, to be a Member of the National
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2024, Shelly
Colleen Lowe, term expired.
Andrew William Plitt, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator
of the United States Agency for International Development.
John N. Nkengasong, of Georgia, to be Ambassador-At-Large for Global
Health Security and Diplomacy.
John W. McIntyre, of Texas, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign
Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom
of Eswatini.
Corey Anne Tellez, of Illinois, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the
Treasury.
Sherri Malloy Beatty-Arthur, of the District of Columbia, to be an
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for
the term of fifteen years.
Erin Camille Johnston, of the District of Columbia, to be an
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for
the term of fifteen years.
Ray D. McKenzie, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of
fifteen years.
Juan Carlos Iturregui, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Dominican
Republic.
Deven J. Parekh, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the United States International Development Finance
Corporation for a term of three years.
Kristen Sarri, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of State for
Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.
Derek H. Chollet, of Nebraska, to be Under Secretary of Defense for
Policy.
Jon M. Holladay, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer,
Department of Agriculture.
Ron Borzekowski, of Maryland, to be Director, Office of Financial
Research, Department of the Treasury, for a term of six years.
Rebecca Lee Haffajee, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary
of Health and Human Services.
Irving W. Bailey II, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the United States International Development Finance
Corporation for a term of three years.
Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of Florida, to be Representative of the
United States on the Executive Board of the World Health Organization.
Dorothy Camille Shea, of North Carolina, 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 Deputy Representative
of the United States of America to the United Nations.
Elizabeth Shortino, of the District of Columbia, to be United States
Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund for a term of two
years.
Richard L.A. Weiner, of the District of Columbia, to be United States
Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Janet Louise Yellen, of California, to be United States Governor of
the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Janet Louise Yellen, of California, to be United States Governor of
the Inter-American Development Bank for a term of five years; United
States Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development for a term of five years; and United States Governor of the
International Monetary Fund for a term of five years.
Vanesa Soledad Simon, of Delaware, to be a Member of the National
Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2024.
Vanesa Soledad Simon, of Delaware, to be a Member of the National
Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2030.

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Julie A. Su, of California, to be Secretary of Labor.
Jeff Rezmovic, of Maryland, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department
of Homeland Security.
Suzanne Elizabeth Summerlin, of Florida, to be General Counsel of the
Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years.
Adeel Abdullah Mangi, of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit
Judge for the Third Circuit.
Deborah Robinson, of New Jersey, to be Intellectual Property
Enforcement Coordinator, Executive Office of the President.
James R. Ives, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of
the Treasury.
Stuart Alan Levey, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of three
years.
Leonardo Martinez-Diaz, of Maryland, to be United States Executive
Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
for a term of two years.
B. Bix Aliu, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Montenegro.
Robert William Forden, of California, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom
of Cambodia.
David J. Kostelancik, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Republic
of Albania.
Stephen H. Ravas, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Corporation
for National and Community Service.
Kenechukwu Onyemaechi Okocha, of the District of Columbia, to be an
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for
the term of fifteen years.
Anne Marie Wagner, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor
Relations Authority for a term of five years expiring July 1, 2024.
Joseph R. Adams, of West Virginia, to be United States Marshal for
the Northern District of West Virginia for the term of four years.
John Gleeson, of New York, to be a Member of the United States
Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2029.
Claria Horn Boom, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the United States
Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2029.
Johnny C. Gogo, of California, to be United States Attorney for the
District of Guam and concurrently United States Attorney for the
District of the Northern Mariana Islands for the term of four years.
Joshua S. Levy, of Massachusetts, to be United States Attorney for
the District of Massachusetts for the term of four years.
Rebecca C. Lutzko, of Ohio, to be United States Attorney for the
Northern District of Ohio for the term of four years.
Roy W. Minter, Jr., of Georgia, to be United States Marshal for the
Southern District of Georgia for the term of four years.
Michael Purnell, of Mississippi, to be United States Marshal for the
Northern District of Mississippi for the term of four years.
Dale L. Bell, of Mississippi, to be United States Marshal for the
Southern District of Mississippi for the term of four years.
David L. Lemmon II, of West Virginia, to be United States Marshal for
the Southern District of West Virginia for the term of four years.
Samuel E. Lathem, of Delaware, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board
of Directors for a term of five years.
Patrice J. Robinson, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18,
2028.
Liliana Ayalde, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors
of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring June 26, 2026.
Marcela Escobari, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring
September 20, 2026.
Julio Guity-Guevara, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring October
6, 2028.
Maria Fabiana Jorge, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of
the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term
expiring September 20, 2028.
Brian A. Nichols, of Rhode Island, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring
September 20, 2024.
John W. Leslie, Jr., of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term expiring
September 22, 2025.
Monde Muyangwa, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Directors
of the African Development Foundation for a term expiring September 22,
2027.
Tracey Ann Jacobson, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Iraq.
Almo J. Carter, of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner of
the United States Parole Commission for a term of six years.
Rebecca Suzanne Kanter, of California, to be United States District
Judge for the Southern District of California.
Sarah Elizabeth Baker, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the
Department of Transportation.
Emily Edenshaw, of Alaska, to be a Member of the National Council on
the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2028.

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Margaret Mary FitzPatrick, of the District of Columbia, to be a
Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring
January 26, 2030.
Deborah Willis, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council
on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2028.
John E. Richardson, of Alabama, to be United States Marshal for the
Middle District of Alabama for the term of four years.
Matthew L. Gannon, of Iowa, to be United States Attorney for the
Northern District of Iowa for the term of four years.
David C. Waterman, of Iowa, to be United States Attorney for the
Southern District of Iowa for the term of four years.
Dana Lynn Banks, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Director of the
African Development Bank for a term of five years.
Mary E. Daschbach, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to the Togolese
Republic.
Troy Fitrell, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Seychelles.
Joshua M. Harris, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the People's
Democratic Republic of Algeria.
Elizabeth K. Horst, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to the Democratic
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
Kelly Adams-Smith, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Moldova.
Peter W. Lord, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Senegal, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation
as Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.
Jeremey Neitzke, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of
Lesotho.
Felix R. Sanchez, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the
Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a
term expiring January 31, 2028.
Daryle Williams, of California, to be a Member of the National
Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2030.
Rahkel Bouchet, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge
of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of
fifteen years.
John Cuong Truong, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of
fifteen years.
Detra Shaw-Wilder, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for
the Southern District of Florida.
Bobby Jack Woods, of Kentucky, to be United States Marshal for the
Eastern District of Kentucky for the term of four years.
Amanda S. Jacobsen, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic
of Equatorial Guinea.
Christophe Andre Tocco, of California, to be Ambassador to the
Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
Shirley Sachi Sagawa, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a
term expiring October 6, 2029.
Curtis Raymond Ried, of California, a Foreign Service Officer of
Class One, to be U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security
and Cooperation in Europe, with the rank of Ambassador.
Carmen G. Iguina Gonzalez, of the District of Columbia, to be an
Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the
term of fifteen years.
Joseph Russell Palmore, of the District of Columbia, to be an
Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the
term of fifteen years.
John Bradford Wiegmann, of the District of Columbia, to be General
Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Miranda L. Holloway-Baggett, of Alabama, to be United States Marshal
for the Southern District of Alabama for the term of four years.
Danna R. Jackson, of the District of Columbia, to be United States
District Judge for the District of Montana.
Sarah Netburn, of New York, to be United States District Judge for
the Southern District of New York.
Marcus D. Graham, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Farm Credit
Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for a term expiring
May 21, 2028.
Tonya Parran Wilkerson, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Defense
for Intelligence and Security.
Matthew Kaplan, of Maryland, to be Federal Cochairperson of the Great
Lakes Authority.
Abigail L. Dressel, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador to the Republic
of Angola, and to serve concurrently and without additional
compensation as Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and
Principe.
James Holtsnider, of Iowa, to be Ambassador to the Independent State
of Samoa.
Shannon A. Estenoz, of Florida, to be Deputy Secretary of the
Interior.
Christopher J. Lamora, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to the
Central African Republic.
David Slayton Meale, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the People's
Republic of Bangladesh.

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William Isaac White, of West Virginia, to be a Member of the Defense
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2028.
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs, of Ohio, to be a Member of the United States
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1,
2024.
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs, of Ohio, to be a Member of the United States
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1,
2027.
Stephanie E. Segal, of the District of Columbia, to be United States
Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund for a
term of two years.
Lauren McGarity McFerran, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member
of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years
expiring December 16, 2029.
Joshua L. Ditelberg, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National
Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16,
2027.
Bethany Pickett Shah, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September
17, 2025.
Karla M. Campbell, of Tennessee, to be United States Circuit Judge
for the Sixth Circuit.
Julia M. Lipez, of Maine, to be United States Circuit Judge for the
First Circuit.
Michael G. Heath, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Malawi.
Kin Moy, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam.
James Story, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Mozambique.
Julie Smith, of Michigan, to be an Under Secretary of State
(Political Affairs).
Mark G. Eskenazi, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Occupational
Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2027.
Caroline A. Crenshaw, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of
the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5,
2029.
Gordon I. Ito, of Hawaii, to be a Member of the Financial Stability
Oversight Council for a term of six years.
Kristin N. Johnson, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury.
Christy Goldsmith Romero, of Virginia, to be Chairperson of the Board
of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for a term of
five years.
Christy Goldsmith Romero, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for the
remainder of the term expiring December 21, 2028.
Stanley H. Ryan, of Washington, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of three
years.
Mark Angelson, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of
Norway.
Elizabeth M. Aubin, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Cameroon.
Stephanie L. Hallett, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of
Bahrain.
Brian K. Stimmler, of Nebraska, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and
Penitentiary of the United States of America to the Kyrgyz Republic.
LeKresha R. Moultrie, of Delaware, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September
17, 2024.
LaKresha R. Moultrie, of Delaware, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September
17, 2027.
J. Tyler McGaughey, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Privacy and
Civil Liberties Oversight Board for a term of six years.
Julie Brinn Siegel, of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner
of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April
13, 2029.
L.E. Sola, of Florida, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for a
term expiring June 30, 2028.
William Patrick J. Kimmitt, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United
States International Trade Commission for a term expiring June 16,
2029.
Keith D. Hanigan, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Solomon
Islands.
Douglas D. Jones, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
Melanie Anne Zimmerman, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic
of Guinea.
Kali C. Jones, of Louisiana, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Benin.
Stephanie A. Miley, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the
Republic of The Gambia.
Marco M. Rajkovich, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal
Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years
expiring August 30, 2030.
Deborah Lynn Halvorson Bush, of Illinois, to be a Member of the
Railroad Retirement Board for a term expiring August 28, 2027.
Lisa T. Ballance, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Marine Mammal
Commission for a term expiring May 13, 2027.
David Samuel Johnson, of Virginia, to be Inspector General for Tax
Administration, Department of the Treasury.
Gabriel Escobar, of Texas, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign
Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic
of Paraguay.
Patrice H. Kunesh, of Minnesota, to be Chairman of the National
Indian Gaming Commission for the term of three years.

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Val Butler Demings, of Florida, to be a Governor of the United States
Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2030.
William Zollars, of Kansas, to be a Governor of the United States
Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2029.
Thomas. B. Chapman, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National
Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2028.
Lisa M. Re, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Department of
Commerce.
Angela M. Kerwin, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to Brunei
Darussalam.
James Graham Lake, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for a term of
fifteen years.
Nicholas George Miranda, of the District of Columbia, to be an
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for
the term of fifteen years.
Kristi Zuleika Lane Scott, of Virginia, to be Inspector General of
the National Security Agency.
Ben Cardin, of Maryland, to be a Representative of the United States
of America to the Seventy-ninth Session of the General Assembly of the
United Nations.
Tanya Leigh Flores, of California, to be a Representative of the
United States of America to the Seventy-ninth Session of the General
Assembly of the United Nations.
Dan Sullivan, of Alaska, to be a Representative of the United States
of America to the Seventy-ninth Session of the General Assembly of the
United Nations.
Michael Trager, of the District of Columbia, to be a Representative
of the United States of America to the Seventy-ninth Session of the
General Assembly of the United Nations.
Adam Gamoran, of New York, to be Director of the Institute of
Education Science, Department of Education for a term of six years.
Gordon Hartogensis, of Connecticut, to be a Governor of the United
States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2031.
Carol Kellermann, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term
expiring January 31, 2030.
Adam Jeffrey White, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term
expiring January 31, 2030.
Devin S. Anderson, of Utah, to be a Member of the Board of Directors
of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2025.
Beth H. Harwell, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18,
2029.
Brian Noland, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors
of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2029.
James Bernard Coughlan, of Illinois, to be a Member of the United
States International Trade Commission for a term expiring December 16,
2030.
Halie L. Craig, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the United States
International Trade Commission for the remainder of the term expiring
June 16, 2026.
Loida Nicolas Lewis, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of three
years.
Anton George Hajjar, of Maryland, to be a Governor of the United
States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2029.
8 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
7 Army nominations in the rank of general.
14 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
12 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Foreign Service,
Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force.
Pages S27-30
Messages from the House (during the adjournment of the 118th Congress):
Pages S23-24
Enrolled Bills Presented (during the adjournment of the 118th
Congress):
Pages S24-25
Additional Statements:
Quorum Calls: One quorum call was taken today. (Total--1)
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 12:02 p.m. and adjourned at 1:25 p.m.,
until 12 noon on Monday, January 6, 2025. (For Senate's program, see
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S27.)