EXECUTIVE SESSION CONSIDERATION - HIGGINBOTTOM NOMINATION Pursuant to an order of October 19, 2011, The Senate proceeded to executive session to consider the nomination of Heather A. Higginbottom, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President. Following debate, and YEAS AND NAYS ORDERED On request by Mr. Kerry and with a sufficient second, the yeas and nays were ordered on the nomination. VOTE - HIGGINBOTTOM NOMINATION The question being, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Heather A. Higginbottom, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President? The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll (No. 171 Ex.) and The vote resulted - yeas 64, nays 36 - as follows: Yeas: Akaka, Alexander, Baucus, Begich, Bennet, Bingaman, Blumenthal, Boxer, Brown (OH), Cantwell, Cardin, Carper, Casey, Collins, Conrad, Coons, Corker, Durbin, Feinstein, Franken, Gillibrand, Graham, Hagan, Harkin, Inouye, Johanns, Johnson (SD), Kerry, Klobuchar, Kohl, Kyl, Landrieu, Lautenberg, Leahy, Levin, Lieberman, Manchin, McCaskill, Menendez, Merkley, Mikulski, Moran, Murkowski, Murray, Nelson (NE), Nelson (FL), Portman, Pryor, Reed, Reid, Rockefeller, Sanders, Schumer, Shaheen, Snowe, Stabenow, Tester, Toomey, Udall (CO), Udall (NM), Warner, Webb, Whitehouse, Wyden - 64. Nays: Ayotte, Barrasso, Blunt, Boozman, Brown (MA), Burr, Chambliss, Coats, Coburn, Cochran, Cornyn, Crapo, DeMint, Enzi, Grassley, Hatch, Heller, Hoeven, Hutchison, Inhofe, Isakson, Johnson (WI), Kirk, Lee, Lugar, McCain, McConnell, Paul, Risch, Roberts, Rubio, Sessions, Shelby, Thune, Vitter, Wicker - 36. So it was, Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the said nomination. Ordered, That the motion to reconsider the vote be considered made and laid upon the table; that the President be immediately notified of the action of the Senate and that the Senate return to legislative session. EXECUTIVE SESSION CONSIDERATION - BRYSON NOMINATION Pursuant to an order of October 19, 2011, and On motion by Mr. Reid, The Senate proceeded to executive session to consider the nomination of John Edgar Bryson, of California, to be Secretary of Commerce, Department of Commerce. Following debate, and YEAS AND NAYS ORDERED On request by Mr. Rockefeller and with a sufficient second, the yeas and nays were ordered on the nomination. VOTE - BRYSON NOMINATION The question being, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of John Edgar Bryson, of California, to be Secretary of Commerce, Department of Commerce? The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll (No. 176 Ex.) and Yeas: Akaka, Alexander, Ayotte, Baucus, Begich, Bennet, Bingaman, Blumenthal, Boxer, Brown (MA), Brown (OH), Cantwell, Cardin, Carper, Casey, Chambliss, Coats, Cochran, Collins, Conrad, Coons, Corker, Durbin, Feinstein, Franken, Gillibrand, Graham, Hagan, Harkin, Hutchison, Inouye, Isakson, Johanns, Johnson (SD), Kerry, Kirk, Klobuchar, Kohl, Landrieu, Lautenberg, Leahy, Levin, Lieberman, Lugar, Manchin, McCain, McCaskill, Menendez, Merkley, Mikulski, Moran, Murkowski, Murray, Nelson (NE), Nelson (FL), Portman, Pryor, Reed, Reid, Rockefeller, Sanders, Schumer, Shaheen, Snowe, Stabenow, Tester, Thune, Toomey, Udall (CO), Udall (NM), Warner, Webb, Whitehouse, Wyden - 74. Nays: Barrasso, Blunt, Boozman, Burr, Coburn, Cornyn, Crapo, DeMint, Enzi, Grassley, Hatch, Heller, Hoeven, Inhofe, Johnson (WI), Kyl, Lee, McConnell, Paul, Risch, Roberts, Rubio, Sessions, Shelby, Vitter, Wicker - 26. So it was, Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the said nomination. Pursuant to an order of the Senate of October 19, 2011, it was Ordered, That the motion to reconsider the vote be considered made and laid upon the table; that the President be immediately notified of the action of the Senate and that the Senate return to legislative session. UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT – HIGGINSON NOMINATION As in executive session, On request by Mr. Reid and by unanimous consent, it was Ordered, That at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, October 31, 2011, the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the nomination of Stephen A. Higginson, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit; that there be 1 hour for debate equally divided in the usual form; that upon the use or yielding back of time the Senate proceed to vote without intervening action or debate on the nomination; the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate; and that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action. EXECUTIVE SESSION NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED On request by Mr. Reid and by unanimous consent, it was Ordered, That the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations on the Executive Calendar: OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION James A. Torrey, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2013. Matthew Maxwell Taylor Kennedy, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2012. Roberto R. Herencia, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2012. COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Mark P. Wetjen, of Nevada, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring June 19, 2016. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Luis A. Aguilar, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2015. Daniel M. Gallagher, Jr., of Maryland, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2016. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Janice Eberly, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Michael W. Punke, of Montana, to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative, with the Rank of Ambassador. Islam A. Siddiqui, of Virginia, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Paul Piquado, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce. UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY Anne Terman Wedner, of Illinois, to be a Member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2013. OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION Katherine M. Gehl, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2013. Terry Lewis, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2011. Terry Lewis, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2014. UNITED NATIONS Russ Carnahan, of Missouri, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-sixth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Ann Marie Buerkle, of New York, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-sixth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Steven R. Frank, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Pennsylvania for the term of four years. Martin J. Pane, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Marshal for the Middle District of Pennsylvania for the term of four years. David Blake Webb, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for the term of four years. FOREIGN SERVICE Foreign Service nominations beginning with Nicholas E. Gutierrez and ending with John L. Shaw. (See Executive Journal proceedings of September 8, 2011, for complete list.) Foreign Service nominations beginning with Erik M. Anderson and ending with Larry G. Padget, Jr.. (See Executive Journal proceedings of September 8, 2011, for complete list.) Foreign Service nominations beginning with Robert Donovan, Jr. and ending with Brenda Vanhorn. (See Executive Journal proceedings of September 15, 2011, for complete list.) NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration nominations beginning with Richard R. Wingrove and ending with Linh K. Nguyen. (See Executive Journal proceedings of June 30, 2011, for complete list.) On further request by Mr. Reid and by unanimous consent, it was Ordered, That the nominations be considered and confirmed en bloc; that the motion to reconsider en bloc be considered made and laid on the table; that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's actions and that the Senate return to legislative session. PRO FORMA SESSIONS-ADJOURNMENT AGREEMENT On request by Mr. Reid and by unanimous consent, it was Ordered, That the Senate adjourn until 3:45 p.m. on Monday, October 24, 2011 for a pro forma session only with no business conducted and that following the pro forma session, the Senate adjourn until 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 27, 2011 for a pro forma session only with no business conducted and that following the pro forma session, the Senate adjourn until 3:00 p.m. on Monday, October 31, 2011. MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2011 As in executive session, MESSAGES REFERRED The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following messages from the President of the United States, transmitting nominations, which were referred as indicated: To the Senate of the United States: THE WHITE HOUSE, October 31, 2011. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD UNDER TITLE 14, U.S.C., SECTION 271: MATTHEW S. BAKER MALCOLM D. BELT JOHN M. BETTENCOURT ADAM R. BIRST KATHERINE D. BITEL BRYAN R. BLACKMORE JOY E. BLAIR WILLIAM K. BLAIR CHRISTOPHER W. BLOMSHIELD JEFFREY S. BOGDANOVICH PETER F. BOSMA ROBERT M. BOTNEN JASON A. BOYER MATTHEW A. CALVERT STACEY L. CRECY ROBERT H. CREIGH CARLOS M. CRESPO MELBA J. CRISP CHARLENE R. CRISS CHRISTOPHER A. CULPEPPER CHRISTOPHER J. DAVIS BIEN J. DECENA ANDREW D. DEGEORGE AARON W. DELANO-JOHNSON KAREN DENNY SHAWN B. DEWEESE JOHN F. DEWEY JASON D. DOLBECK WILLIAM E. DONOHUE ADAM H. DREWS JASON R. DUNN JOSHUA M. EMPEN THOMAS E. ENGLISH BRENDAN M. EVANS KERRY A. FELTNER WILLIAM J. GEORGE JOSEPH S. GIAMMANCO WILLIAM S. GIBSON GLENN H. GOETCHIUS DERRICK S. GREER MICHAEL C. GRIS CHRISTOPHER L. GROOMS BENEDICT S. GULLO JAY W. GUYER JASON M. HEERING CHRISTIAN J. HERNAEZ DOROTHY J. HERNAEZ ROBERT P. HILL JENNIFER L. HNATOW JACOB A. HOBSON DOUGLAS A. JANNUSCH VINCENT J. JANSEN JESSICA L. JOHNSON CHRISTOPHER L. JONES MARC A. JONES JOHN W. KASER CHAD E. KAUFFMAN LYLE E. KESSLER STEVEN A. KOCH JENNIFER M. KONON RONALD J. KOOPER WILLIAM J. KOTOWSKI ADAM KOZIATEK DONALD R. KUHL JOSEPH W. KUSEK CHRISTOPHER W. LAVIN LANCE D. LEONE KAREN R. LEYDET |