The following named officer for appointment in the United States Army to the grade indicated while assigned to a position of importance and responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., section 601: To be lieutenant general Maj. Gen. Vincent K. Brooks BARACK OBAMA To the Committee on Armed Services. THE WHITE HOUSE, February 7, 2011. To the Senate of the United States: The following Army National Guard of the United States officer for appointment in the Reserve of the Army to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 and 12211: The following Army National Guard of the United States officer for appointment in the Reserve of the Army to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 and 12211: To be brigadier general Col. Michael A. Calhoun BARACK OBAMA To the Committee on Armed Services. THE WHITE HOUSE, February 7, 2011. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate The following named officer for appointment in the United States Navy Reserve to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 12203: To be rear admiral Rear Adm. (1h) Mark J. Belton To the Committee on Armed Services. BARACK OBAMA THE WHITE HOUSE, February 7, 2011. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate The following named officers for appointment in the United States Navy Reserve to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 12203: On request by Ms. Klobuchar and by unanimous consent, it was Ordered, That at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, February 14, 2011, the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: James E. Graves, Jr., of Mississippi, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, and Edward J. Davila, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California; provided further, that there be one 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 Graves and Davila nominations, in that order, that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate, that no further motions be in order to any of the nominations, that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's actions and the Senate resume legislative session. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 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, February 14, 2011. Michael E. Guest, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the National Security Education Board for a term of four years, vice James William Carr, term expired. To the Committee on Armed Services. BARACK OBAMA To the Senate of the United States: THE WHITE HOUSE, February 14, 2011. Ana Margarita Guzman, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Security Education Board for a term of four years, vice George M. Dennison, term expired. To the Committee on Armed Services. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate BARACK OBAMA THE WHITE HOUSE, February 14, 2011. Henry J. Aaron, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2014, vice Jeffrey Robert Brown, term expired. To the Committee on Finance. BARACK OBAMA To the Senate of the United States: THE WHITE HOUSE, February 14, 2011. Jonathan Scott Gration, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Kenya. To the Committee on Foreign Relations. To the Senate of the United States: BARACK OBAMA THE WHITE HOUSE, February 14, 2011. Major General Marilyn A. Quagliotti, USAF (Ret.), of Virginia, to be Deputy Director for Supply Reduction, Office of National Drug Control Policy, vice James F. X. O'Gara. To the Committee on the Judiciary. To the Senate of the United States: BARACK OBAMA THE WHITE HOUSE, February 14, 2011. THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUALS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE REGULAR NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 531: THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUALS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADES INDICATED IN THE REGULAR NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 531: To be commander Pursuant to an order of the Senate of February 10, 2011, it was Ordered, That the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations on the Executive Calendar: THE JUDICIARY James E. Graves, Jr., of Mississippi, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, and Edward J. Davila, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California. CONFIRMATION - GRAVES NOMINATION Pursuant to an order of the Senate of February 10, 2011, it was Ordered, That the nomination of James E. Graves, Jr., of Mississippi, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, be considered and confirmed; that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; and that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action. CONSIDERED-DAVILA NOMINATION Pursuant to a previous order of the Senate, it was Ordered, That the Senate consider the nomination of Edward J. Davila, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California. YEAS AND NAYS ORDERED Following debate, and On request by Mr. Leahy and with a sufficient second, the yeas and nays were ordered on the nomination. VOTE-DAVILA NOMINATION The question being, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Edward J. Davila, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California? The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll (No. 15 Ex.) and Yeas: Akaka, Alexander, Ayotte, Barrasso, Baucus, Begich, Bennet, Bingaman, Blumenthal, Boozman, Boxer, Brown (MA), Brown (OH), Burr, Cantwell, Cardin, Carper, Casey, Chambliss, Coats, Coburn, Cochran, Collins, Conrad, Coons, Corker, Cornyn, Crapo, Durbin, Ensign, Enzi, Feinstein, Franken, Gillibrand, Grassley, Hagan, Harkin, Hatch, Hoeven, Hutchison, Inhofe, Inouye, Isakson, Johanns, Johnson (SD), Johnson (WI), Kirk, Klobuchar, Kohl, Kyl, Landrieu, Lautenberg, Leahy, Lee, Levin, Lieberman, Lugar, Manchin, McCain, McCaskill, McConnell, Menendez, Merkley, Moran, Murkowski, Murray, Nelson (NE), Nelson (FL), Paul, Portman, Reed, Reid, Risch, Roberts, Rockefeller, Rubio, Sanders, Schumer, Sessions, Shaheen, Shelby, Snowe, Stabenow, Tester, Thune, Toomey, Udall (CO), Vitter, Warner, Webb, Whitehouse, Wicker, Wyden - 93. Nays: - 0. So it was, Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the said nomination. Ordered, That the motion to reconsider the vote be laid upon the table; that the President be immediately notified of the action of the Senate and that the Senate return to legislative session. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2011 As in executive session, REPORT OF COMMITTEE The following favorable report of a nomination was submitted: By Mrs. Feinstein for the Select Committee on Intelligence. Stephanie O'Sullivan, of Virginia, to be Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 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, February 16, 2011. Timothy M. Cain, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, vice P. Michael Duffy, retired. To the Committee on the Judiciary. To the Senate of the United States: BARACK OBAMA THE WHITE HOUSE, February 16, 2011. Scott Wesley Skavdahl, of Wyoming, to be United States District Judge for the District of Wyoming, vice William F. Downes, retiring. To the Committee on the Judiciary. BARACK OBAMA |