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Anonymous ID: 351aa6 Jan. 3, 2019, 7:55 a.m. No.4579057   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>9296 >>9511 >>9655 >>9660

Senate confirms commissioners to election agency, giving it full powers

 

The Senate late Wednesday confirmed by voice vote a pair of commissioners to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), giving the agency a quorum for the first time since last March.

Both Benjamin Hovland and Donald Palmer were among several nominees passed in the final hours of the Senate session. If they had not been confirmed before noon Thursday, when the 115th Congress adjourns, both nominees would have to go through the confirmation process again.

Having a quorum means the EAC can now carry out major policy moves. The small federal agency – created in 2002 to help state and local officials administer elections – had only two commissioners since March, one short of the three needed to take on significant initiatives.

Both Hovland and Palmer said during their confirmation hearing last month that their likely first moves after joining the EAC would be to review its standards for voting machine vendors.

 

https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/423672-senate-confirms-commissioners-to-election-agency-giving-it-full-powers

Anonymous ID: 351aa6 Jan. 3, 2019, 8:05 a.m. No.4579153   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>9208 >>9511 >>9655 >>9660

List of Nominations Confirmed (Civilian) by Senate

 

The following civilian Executive Nominations were confirmed by the Senate during the current congress. Nominations flagged with an asterisk were approved subject to the nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate. The nominations are listed to reverse chronological order based on the date of confirmation.

 

2019-01-02 PN1102 Social Security Administration

Gail S. Ennis, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Social Security Administration.

 

2019-01-02 PN1187 The Judiciary

Carmen Guerricagoitia McLean, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years.

 

2019-01-02 PN1346 Department of Defense

Alex A. Beehler, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army.

 

2019-01-02 PN1362 Federal Communications Commission

Brendan Carr, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2018.

 

2019-01-02 PN1678 Surface Transportation Board

Patrick Fuchs, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board for the term of five years.

 

2019-01-02 PN1823 United States Agency for International Development

Bonnie Glick, of Maryland, to be Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development.

 

2019-01-02 PN1864 Executive Office of the President

James W. Carroll, Jr., of Virginia, to be Director of National Drug Control Policy.

 

And Moar Here:

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/nom_confc.htm