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                    EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

  The following executive reports of nominations were submitted:

       By Mr. REED for the Committee on Armed Services.
       *Laura Taylor-Kale, of California, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense.
       *Radha Iyengar Plumb, of New York, to be a Deputy Under 
     Secretary of Defense.
       By Mr. DURBIN for the Committee on the Judiciary.
       Nancy G. Abudu, of Georgia, to be United States Circuit 
     Judge for the Eleventh Circuit.
       Rachel Bloomekatz, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit 
     Judge for the Sixth Circuit.
       Anthony Devos Johnstone, of Montana, to be United States 
     Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.
       Julie Rikelman, of Massachusetts, to be United States 
     Circuit Judge for the First Circuit.
       Colleen R. Lawless, of Illinois, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Central District of Illinois.
       Hernan D. Vera, of California, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Central District of California.
       Dale E. Ho, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
     for the Southern District of New York.
       Jessica G. L. Clarke, of New York, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Southern District of New York.
       Kenly Kiya Kato, of California, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Central District of California.
       Nusrat Jahan Choudhury, of New York, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Eastern District of New York.
       Natasha C. Merle, of New York, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Eastern District of New York.
       Robert Stewart Ballou, of Virginia, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Western District of Virginia.
       Todd E. Edelman, of the District of Columbia, to be United 
     States District Judge for the District of Columbia.
       Kymberly Kathryn Evanson, of Washington, to be United 
     States District Judge for the Western District of Washington.
       Myong J. Joun, of Massachusetts, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of Massachusetts.
       Jonathan James Canada Grey, of Michigan, to be United 
     States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.
       Julia E. Kobick, of Massachusetts, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of Massachusetts.
       Rita F. Lin, of California, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Northern District of California.
       Ramon Ernesto Reyes, Jr., of New York, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Eastern District of New York.
       James Edward Simmons, Jr., of California, to be United 
     States District Judge for the Southern District of 
     California.
       Gordon P. Gallagher, of Colorado, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of Colorado.
       P. Casey Pitts, of California, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Northern District of California.
       Andrew G. Schopler, of California, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Southern District of California.
       Arun Subramanian, of New York, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Southern District of New York.
       Jill E. Steinberg, of Georgia, to be United States Attorney 
     for the Southern District of Georgia 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.)

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