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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextThe following executive reports of nominations were submitted:
By Mr. CRUZ for the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
*Coast Guard nominations beginning with Capt. Matthew T.
Brown and ending with Capt. Torrence B. Wilson, which
nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the
Congressional Record on November 18, 2025. (minus 1 nominee:
Capt. Blake L. Novak)
*Coast Guard nomination of Rear Adm. (lh) Russell E. Dash,
to be Rear Admiral.
*Coast Guard nomination of Joanna K. Hiigel, to be Rear
Admiral.
*Coast Guard nominations beginning with Capt. John F.
Barresi and ending with Capt. Jacqueline M. Leverich, which
nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the
Congressional Record on March 19, 2026.
*Coast Guard nomination of Tabitha A. Schiro, to be Rear
Admiral (Lower Half).
*Coast Guard nomination of Dorothy J. Hernaez, to be Rear
Admiral (Lower Half).
*Coast Guard nomination of Tevin A. White, to be Lieutenant
Commander.
Mr. CRUZ. Mr. President, for the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation I report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in the Record on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that these nominations lie at the Secretary's desk for the information of Senators.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
*Coast Guard nominations beginning with Edward J. Abma and
ending with Devon D. Zych, which nominations were received by
the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on
January 29, 2026. (minus 1 nominee: Jess M. Gallant)
*Coast Guard nomination of Jon M. Kreischer, to be Captain.
*Coast Guard nominations beginning with Ronzelle L. Green
and ending with Tabitha A. Schiro, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record on February 23, 2026.
*Coast Guard nominations beginning with Christopher P.
Rabalais and ending with Todd A. Ray, which nominations were
received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record on June 4, 2026.
By Mr. GRASSLEY for the Committee on the Judiciary.
Don Richard Berthiaume, Jr., of Virginia, to be Inspector
General, Department of Justice.
Benjamin M. Flowers, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit
Judge for the Sixth Circuit.
Matthew A. Schwartz, of New York, to be United States
Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit.
Michael J. Hendershot, of Ohio, to be United States
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio.
Arthur Roberts Jones, of Texas, to be United States
District Judge for the Southern District of Texas.
Jeffrey T. Kuntz, of Florida, to be United States District
Judge for the Southern District of Florida.
John George Edward Marck, of Texas, to be United States
District Judge for the Southern District of Texas.
Sean Costello, of Alabama, to be United States Attorney for
the Southern District of Alabama for the term of four years.
*Nomination was reported with recommendation that it be confirmed subject to the nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
(Nominations without an asterisk were reported with the recommendation that they be confirmed.)