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NOMINATION
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PN400 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) — Rear Adm. William J. Houston — Navy
One nomination, beginning with Rear Adm. William J. Houston, and ending with Rear Adm. William J. Houston
Date Received from President: 04/19/2021
Committee: Armed Services
Latest Action: 04/19/2021 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (All Actions)
NOMINATION
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PN399 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) — Matthew T. Quinn — Department of Veterans Affairs
Matthew T. Quinn, of Montana, to be Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs, vice Randy Reeves.
Date Received from President: 04/19/2021
Committee: Veterans' Affairs
Latest Action: 04/19/2021 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
NOMINATION
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PN398 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) — Maryanne T. Donaghy — Department of Veterans Affairs
Maryanne T. Donaghy, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection), vice Tamara Bonzanto.
Date Received from President: 04/19/2021
Committee: Veterans' Affairs
Latest Action: 04/19/2021 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
NOMINATION
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PN397 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) — Patricia L. Ross — Department of Veterans Affairs
Patricia L. Ross, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Congressional and Legislative Affairs), vice Brooks D. Tucker.
Date Received from President: 04/19/2021
Committee: (See S. Res. 116 - 112th Congress)
Latest Action: 04/19/2021 - Placed on Senate Executive Calendar in the Privileged Nomination section with nominee information requested by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, pursuant to S.Res. 116, 112th Congress. (All Actions)
NOMINATION
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PN396 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) — Margaret Irene Strickland — The Judiciary
Margaret Irene Strickland, of New Mexico, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico, vice Robert C. Brack, retired.
Date Received from President: 04/19/2021
Committee: Judiciary
Latest Action: 04/19/2021 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
NOMINATION
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PN395 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) — Regina M. Rodriguez — The Judiciary
Regina M. Rodriguez, of Colorado, to be United States District Judge for the District of Colorado, vice Marcia S. Krieger, retired.
Date Received from President: 04/19/2021
Committee: Judiciary
Latest Action: 04/19/2021 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
NOMINATION
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PN394 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) — Zahid N. Quraishi — The Judiciary
Zahid N. Quraishi, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, vice Peter G. Sheridan, retired.
Date Received from President: 04/19/2021
Committee: Judiciary
Latest Action: 04/19/2021 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
NOMINATION
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PN393 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) — Julien Xavier Neals — The Judiciary
Julien Xavier Neals, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, vice William J. Martini, retired.
Date Received from President: 04/19/2021
Committee: Judiciary
Latest Action: 04/19/2021 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
NOMINATION
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PN392 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) — Candace Jackson-Akiwumi — The Judiciary
Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, of Illinois, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, vice Joel M. Flaum, retired.
Date Received from President: 04/19/2021
Committee: Judiciary
Latest Action: 04/19/2021 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
NOMINATION
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PN391 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) — Ketanji Brown Jackson — The Judiciary
Ketanji Brown Jackson, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, vice Merrick B. Garland, retired.
Date Received from President: 04/19/2021
Committee: Judiciary
Latest Action: 04/19/2021 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
NOMINATION
NOMINATION
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PN390 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) — Lydia Kay Griggsby — The Judiciary
Lydia Kay Griggsby, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, vice Catherine C. Blake, retired.
Date Received from President: 04/19/2021
Committee: Judiciary
Latest Action: 04/19/2021 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
NOMINATION
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PN389 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) — Tiffany P. Cunningham — The Judiciary
Tiffany P. Cunningham, of Illinois, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, vice Evan Jonathan Wallach, retiring.
Date Received from President: 04/19/2021
Committee: Judiciary
Latest Action: 04/19/2021 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
NOMINATION
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PN388 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) — Deborah L. Boardman — The Judiciary
Deborah L. Boardman, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, vice Richard D. Bennett, retiring.
Date Received from President: 04/19/2021
Committee: Judiciary
Latest Action: 04/19/2021 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
NOMINATION
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PN387 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) — Robin C. Ashton — Central Intelligence Agency
Robin C. Ashton, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Central Intelligence Agency, vice Daivd B. Buckley, resigned.
Date Received from President: 04/19/2021
Committee: Intelligence (Select)
Latest Action: 04/19/2021 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence. (All Actions)
NOMINATION
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PN386 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) — Rupa Ranga Puttagunta — The Judiciary
Rupa Ranga Puttagunta, of the District of Columbia, to be Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, vice Patricia A. Broderick, retired.
Date Received from President: 04/19/2021
Committee: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Action: 04/19/2021 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
NOMINATION
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PN385 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) — Jon Eugene Meyer — Department of Homeland Security
Jon Eugene Meyer, of Ohio, to be General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, vice John Marshall Mitnick.
Date Received from President: 04/19/2021
Committee: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Action: 04/19/2021 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
NOMINATION
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PN384 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) — Michele Jeanne Sison — Department of State
Michele Jeanne Sison, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Ambassador, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International Organization Affairs), vice Kevin Edward Moley, resigned.
Date Received from President: 04/19/2021
Committee: Foreign Relations
Latest Action: 04/19/2021 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions)
NOMINATION
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PN383 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) — Michael Raynor — Department of State
Michael Raynor, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Senegal, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.
Date Received from President: 04/19/2021
Committee: Foreign Relations
Latest Action: 04/19/2021 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions)
NOMINATION
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PN382 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) — Tulinabo S. Mushingi — Department of State
Tulinabo S. Mushingi, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Angola, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe.
Date Received from President: 04/19/2021
Committee: Foreign Relations
Latest Action: 04/19/2021 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions)
NOMINATION
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PN381 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) — Christopher John Lamora — Department of State
Christopher John Lamora, of Rhode Island, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Cameroon.
Date Received from President: 04/19/2021
Committee: Foreign Relations
Latest Action: 04/19/2021 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions)
NOMINATION
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PN380 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) — Marc Evans Knapper — Department of State
Marc Evans Knapper, of California, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Date Received from President: 04/19/2021
Committee: Foreign Relations
Latest Action: 04/19/2021 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions)
NOMINATION
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PN379 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) — Maria E. Brewer — Department of State
Maria E. Brewer, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Lesotho.
Date Received from President: 04/19/2021
Committee: Foreign Relations
Latest Action: 04/19/2021 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions)
NOMINATION
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PN378 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) — Steven C. Bondy — Department of State
Steven C. Bondy, of New Jersey, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Date Received from President: 04/19/2021
Committee: Foreign Relations
Latest Action: 04/19/2021 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions)
NOMINATION
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PN377 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) — Elizabeth Moore Aubin — Department of State
Elizabeth Moore Aubin, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria.
Date Received from President: 04/19/2021
Committee: Foreign Relations
Latest Action: 04/19/2021 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions)
NOMINATION
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PN376 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) — Larry Edward Andre Jr. — Department of State
Larry Edward Andre, Jr., of Texas, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federal Republic of Somalia.
Date Received from President: 04/19/2021
Committee: Foreign Relations
Latest Action: 04/19/2021 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions)
NOMINATION
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PN375 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) — Tanya Marie Trujillo — Department of the Interior
Tanya Marie Trujillo, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior, vice Timothy R. Petty.
Date Received from President: 04/19/2021
Committee: Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Action: 04/19/2021 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions)
NOMINATION
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PN374 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) — Shannon Aneal Estenoz — Department of the Interior
Shannon Aneal Estenoz, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, vice Robert Wallace.
Date Received from President: 04/19/2021
Committee: Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works
Latest Action: 04/19/2021 - Received in the Senate and referred jointly to the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works by unanimous consent. (All Actions)
NOMINATION
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PN373 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) — Faisal Amin — Environmental Protection Agency
Faisal Amin, of Maryland, to be Chief Financial Officer, Environmental Protection Agency, vice Holly W. Greaves.
Date Received from President: 04/19/2021
Committee: (See S. Res. 116 - 112th Congress)
Latest Action: 04/19/2021 - Placed on Senate Executive Calendar in the Privileged Nomination section with nominee information requested by the Committee on Environment and Public Works, pursuant to S.Res. 116, 112th Congress. (All Actions)
RESOLUTION
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S.Res.164 — 117th Congress (2021-2022)
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the number of justices of the Supreme Court of the United States should remain at 9.
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (Introduced 04/19/2021) Cosponsors: (2)
Committees: Senate - Judiciary
Latest Action: Senate - 04/19/2021 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2038-2039) (All Actions)
BILL
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S.1204 — 117th Congress (2021-2022)
A bill to promote competition in digital markets, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (Introduced 04/19/2021) Cosponsors: (0)
Committees: Senate - Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Action: Senate - 04/19/2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions)
BILL
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S.1205 — 117th Congress (2021-2022)
A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds relating to rejoining the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran unless the President commits to submitting any successor agreement to the Senate for its advice and consent as a treaty.
Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (Introduced 04/19/2021) Cosponsors: (8)
Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations
Latest Action: Senate - 04/19/2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions)
BILL
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S.1206 — 117th Congress (2021-2022)
A bill to limit the authority of the Secretary of Labor to modify the pandemic unemployment assistance program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (Introduced 04/19/2021) Cosponsors: (2)
Committees: Senate - Finance
Latest Action: Senate - 04/19/2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2036) (All Actions)
BILL
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S.1208 — 117th Congress (2021-2022)
A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of Green Bonds and to establish the United States Green Bank, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (Introduced 04/19/2021) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: Senate - Finance
Latest Action: Senate - 04/19/2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
BILL
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S.1209 — 117th Congress (2021-2022)
A bill to prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission from requiring that personally identifiable information be collected under consolidated audit trail reporting requirements, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (Introduced 04/19/2021) Cosponsors: (6)
Committees: Senate - Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Action: Senate - 04/19/2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions)
BILL
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S.1215 — 117th Congress (2021-2022)
A bill to state the policy of the United States regarding the need for reciprocity in the relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (Introduced 04/19/2021) Cosponsors: (1)
Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations
Latest Action: Senate - 04/19/2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions)
BILL
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S.1216 — 117th Congress (2021-2022)
A bill to extend the temporary scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances.
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (Introduced 04/19/2021) Cosponsors: (2)
Latest Action: Senate - 04/19/2021 Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (All Actions)
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U.S. Attorney’s Office
Western District of Oklahoma
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Oklahoma City Man Sentenced to Serve More Than Twenty-Four Years in Federal Prison for Child Sex Trafficking
OKLAHOMA CITY – Last week, ROLANDO CIFUENTES-LOPEZ, 37, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to serve more than 24 years in federal prison for child sex trafficking, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.
On November 20, 2019, Cifuentes-Lopez was stopped by the Oklahoma City Police Department and arrested by Homeland Security Investigations when it was determined he was undocumented and lacked legal status in the United States. On December 4, 2019, a federal grand jury returned a two-count Indictment against Cifuentes-Lopez, charging him with child sex trafficking of two children, aged 14 and 15. According to court documents, Cifuentes-Lopez recruited, obtained, harbored, and patronized the child victims, knowing they would be caused to engage in commercial sex acts. Cifuentes-Lopez owned the trailer where the two child victims lived and threatened to evict their family if he and other men were not provided with sex. He engaged in this conduct with one child between November 2016 and January 18, 2019, and with the second child between March 2018 and January 18, 2019.
On March 9, 2020, Cifuentes-Lopez pleaded guilty to both counts of child sex trafficking.
On April 16, 2021, U.S. District Judge Charles B. Goodwin sentenced Cifuentes-Lopez to serve 292 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release. In addition, Judge Goodwin ordered Cifuentes-Lopez to pay $10,200 in special assessments and stated that restitution for the victims will be determined at a subsequent hearing. In imposing the sentence, Judge Goodwin noted that Cifuentes-Lopez had exerted undue influence over the children and had engaged in a pattern of prohibited sexual conduct.
Two other defendants in this investigation have already been sentenced, both for sex trafficking of the same children. On October 21, 2020, ERI LEONARDO CIFUENTES-LOPEZ, 42, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. On February 11, 2021, WILSON GRAMAJO-MALDONADO, 30, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to 27 years in prison, followed by five year of supervised release. In addition to those terms of incarceration, Judge Goodwin ordered both Eri Cifuentes-Lopez and Gramajo-Maldonado to pay $5,100 in special assessments.
Upon their release from prison, all three men will be required to register as sex offenders.
"Sex trafficking of children is a horrendous crime that preys upon the most vulnerable in our society and steals their innocence," said Acting U.S. Attorney Troester. "Prosecuting those who exploit child victims rescues child victims from the abusive life of sex trafficking and helps them reclaim their lives. I commend the incredible work by the prosecutors, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, and Oklahoma City Police Department in holding accountable those who sell children for sex."
This case is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Oklahoma City Field Division, U.S. Homeland Security Investigations, and the Oklahoma City Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys K. McKenzie Anderson and Mary E. Walters prosecuted the case.
This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched by the Department of Justice to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by U.S. Attorney’s Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section of the Department of Justice, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.
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