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United States Senate Confirmation Hearings and Senate Floor Confirmation Action

United States Senate hearings schedule: (More will be scheduled after Senate returns from recess 3-29-2011)

Senate hearings are subject to frequent change and adjustment. They are often held while the Senate itself is in session - so if votes or important business shows up on the Senate Floor in the Capitol, hearings may be interrupted, delayed or rescheduled. The schedule below is updated regularly, and often hearings confirmation items may be inserted into the schedule without notice. Updated: Monday, March 28, 2011 8:22 PM .

Wednesday March 30 2011

2:30 pm
	Judiciary
		Hearings to examine the nominations of Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Solicitor General of the United States, Virginia A. Seitz, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, and Denise Ellen O'Donnell, of New York, to be Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, all of the Department of Justice.

Thursday March 31 2011

10:00 am
	Judiciary
		Business meeting to consider the nominations of John J. McConnell, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the District of Rhode Island, Goodwin Liu, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Kevin Hunter Sharp, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee, Roy Bale Dalton, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, Claire C. Cecchi, and Esther Salas, both to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, J. Paul Oetken, and Paul A. Engelmayer, both to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, and Ramona Villagomez Manglona, to be Judge for the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands.

Thursday, April 7 2011

2:15 pm
	Foreign Relations
		Hearings to examine the nominations of David Bruce Shear, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and Kurt Walter Tong, of Maryland, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as United States Senior Official for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum, both of the Department of State

Current Floor Action on Confirmations and Appointments:

March 28 2011: Confirmation of the nomination of Mae D-Agostino, of NY, to be US District Judge for the Northern District of NY;
Confirmed: 88-0

Unanimous Consent:
The Senate confirmed the following nominations:

Coast Guard
Cal. 69 Brian M. Salerno, to be Vice Admiral
Cal. 70 John P. Currier, to be Vice Admiral
Cal.71 Robert C. Parker, to be Vice Admiral
Cal. 72 Manson K. Brown, to be Vice Admiral
And all nominations placed on the Secretary’s Desk in NOAA and the Coast Guard.

March 16 2011

Votes:

03-16-2011 - The Senate confirmed the following nominations by UC: (unanimous consent)

ARMY
#50 Lt. Gen. Purl K. Keen – Lieutenant General
#51 Gen. Martin E. Dempsey – General
#52 Maj. Gen. Joseph L. Votel – Lieutenant General
#53 Brig. Gen. Donald L. Rutherford – Major General
#54 Maj. Gen. Donald M. Campbell, Jr. – Lieutenant General
#55 Maj. Gen. Thomas L. Conant – Lieutenant General
#56 Lt. Gen. John F. Kelly – Lieutenant General
#57 Rear Adm. James P. Wisecup – Vice Admiral
#58 Vice Adm. Joseph D. Kernan – Vice Admiral

All nominations placed on the Secretary’s Desk in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy.

03-15-2011 Passed S.J.Res.7, reappointment of Shirley Ann Jackson as a citizen regent of the Smithsonian Board of Regents.

Passed S.J.Res.8, appointment of Stephen M. Chase as a citizen regent of the Smithsonian Board of Regents.

Passed S.J.Res.9, reappointment of Robert P. Kogod as a citizen regent of the Smithsonian Board of Regents.

03-14-2011 Confirmation of the nomination of James Boasberg, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of ColumbiA;
Confirmed: 96-0
38: Confirmation of Max Oliver, Jr., of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina;
Confirmed: 96-0

Unanimous Consent:
Confirmed Timothy J. Feighery, of New York, to be Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the US

United States Senate - Floor Schedule

The United States Senate schedule of floor activities is produced by the Majority Leader of the Senate. There are plenty of changes over each legislative day and confirmation matters may be injected at any time. Often, confirmation matters come late in the evening and may be not reported until the next morning. Updated: Monday, March 28, 2011 8:22 PM

March 29 2011

Convenes: 10:00am

Following any leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to a period of morning business for one hour with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each with the time equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees with the Majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half.

Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of S.493, the Small Business Jobs bill.

The Senate will stand in recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm for the weekly caucus meetings.

Roll call votes in relation to amendments to the small business jobs bill are possible during Tuesday’s session. Senators will be notified when any votes are scheduled.