The Senate Judiciary Committee held an executive business meeting to consider pending nominations and legislation on November 19, 2009.

Agenda

I. Nominations

Jane Branstetter Stranch to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit
Ordered Reported by Roll Call Vote, 15 - 4

Thomas I. Vanaskie to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit
Held Over

Christina Reiss to be United States District Judge for the District of Vermont
Ordered Reported by Voice Vote

Louis B. Butler, Jr. to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin
Held Over

Abdul K. Kallon to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama
Ordered Reported by Voice Vote

Victoria Angelica Espinel to be Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, Executive Office of the President
Ordered Reported by Voice Vote

Benjamin B. Tucker to be Deputy Director for State, Local and Tribal Affairs, Office of Drug Control Policy
Ordered Reported by Voice Vote

II. Bills

S. 448, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 (Specter, Schumer, Graham, Klobuchar)
Held Over

Amendment HEN09B24 (Specter)
Adopted

Amendment HEN09789 (Kyl)
Failed by Roll Call Vote, 6 - 13

Amendment HEN09B75 (Kyl)
Failed by Roll Call Vote, 7 - 12

S. 714, National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009 (Webb, Graham, Leahy, Hatch, Schumer, Durbin, Cardin, Whitehouse, Franken, Specter)
Held Over

S. 1624, Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2009 (Whitehouse, Franken, Feingold)
Held Over

S. 1147, Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2009 (Kohl, Leahy, Schumer, Specter, Feinstein, Klobuchar, Sessions)
Ordered Reported by Voice Vote

Amendment JEN09E78 (Kohl)
Adopted

S. 1765, Hate Crimes Against the Homeless Statistics Act of 2009 (Cardin, Schumer, Whitehouse, Leahy)
Held Over

S. 1353, Dale Long Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act (Leahy)
Held Over

S. 678, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009 (Leahy, Kohl, Durbin, Specter)
Held Over