The Senate Judiciary Committee held an executive business meeting to consider pending nominations and legislation on November 5, 2009.
Agenda
I. Nominations
Jane Branstetter Stranch to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit
Held Over
Benjamin B. Tucker to be Deputy Director for State, Local and Tribal Affairs, Office of Drug Control Policy
Held Over
Ketanji Brown Jackson to be a Commissioner of the United States Sentencing Commission
Ordered Reported by Unanimous Consent
Kenyen Ray Brown to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama
Ordered Reported by Unanimous Consent
Stephanie M. Rose to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa
Ordered Reported by Unanimous Consent
Nicholas A. Klinefeldt to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa
Ordered Reported by Unanimous Consent
II. Bills
S. 448, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 (Specter, Schumer, Graham, Klobuchar)
Held Over
H.R. 985, Free Flow of Information Act
Held Over
S. 714, National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009 (Webb, Graham, Leahy, Hatch, Schumer, Durbin, Cardin, Whitehouse, Franken, Specter)
Held Over
S. 1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 (Leahy, Specter, Feingold, Schumer, Cardin)
Ordered Reported by Roll Call Vote, 14 - 5
Amendment GRA09882 (Leahy)
Adopted by Unanimous Consent
Amendment GRA09859 (Sessions)
Rejected by Roll Call Vote, 6 - 13
Amendment GRA09884 (Kyl)
Rejected by Roll Call Vote, 7 - 12
Amendment GRA09876 (Coburn)
Withdrawn
Amendment GRA09877 (Coburn)
Withdrawn
Amendment GRA09857 (Sessions)
Withdrawn
Amendment GRA09889 (Kyl)
Withdrawn
S. 139, Data Breach Notification Act (Feinstein)
Ordered Reported by Roll Call Vote, 14 - 2
S. 1624, Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2009 (Whitehouse, Franken, Feingold)
Held Over
S. 1472, Human Rights Enforcement Act of 2009 (Durbin, Coburn, Leahy, Cardin)
Ordered Reported by Voice Vote
Amendment MDM09890 (Durbin)
Adopted by Unanimous Consent
S. 1147, Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2009 (Kohl, Leahy, Schumer, Specter, Feinstein, Klobuchar)
Held Over