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EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

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On 2026-07-22, Senator James E. Risch (R-ID) delivered a floor speech titled "EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES" in the Senate.

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EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 120 (Wednesday, July 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 120 (Wednesday, July 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S4227-S4230] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES The following executive reports of nominations were submitted: By Mr. RISCH for the Committee on Foreign Relations. * Rudolph Bauer, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Belize. Nominee: Rudolph Bauer. Post: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Belize. (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this report is complete and accurate.) Contributions, donee, date, and amount: Self: none, Spouse: none. *Kari Lake, of Arizona, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Jamaica. Nominee: Kari Lake. Post: US Ambassador to Jamaica. (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this report is complete and accurate.) Contributions, amount, date, and donee: RNC, $415, 01/17/23, Self. NRSC, $41,300, 09/20/24, Kari Lake Campaign Committee. Hovde for Wisconsin, $2,000, 10/30/ 24, Kari Lake Campaign Committee. NRSC, $48,000, 10/30/24, Kari Lake Campaign Committee. NRSC, $199.17, 09/30/25, Kari Lake Victory Committee. WinRed (Trump), $100, 03/30/24, Spouse. Never Surrender (Trump), $468.46, 05/30/24, Spouse. WinRed (Trump), $104.10, 10/29/24, Spouse. Never Surrender (Trump), $93.69, 10/29/24, Spouse. Trump Nat'l Committee, $104.10, 10/29/24, Spouse. *Douglas Mastriano, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Slovak Republic. Nominee: Douglas Mastriano. Post: Ambassador. Nominated: Slovak Republic. (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this report is complete and accurate.) Contributions, amount, date, and donee: Dan Cox for Congress: $500, Apr. 2024, Rebecca Mastriano. Aaron Bashir for Congress: $500, Oct. 2024, Douglas/Rebecca Mastriano. Patriots for Perry: $1000, Jul. 2024, Rebecca Mastriano. Dan Cox for Congress: $500, Dec. 2023, Rebecca Mastriano. Ceci Truman for Congress: $250, Dec. 2023, Rebecca Mastriano. Republican Fed Com of PA: $2,000, Sep. 2021, Douglas Mastriano. Donald J. Trump Pres., Inc.: $225, Jun. 2020, Rebecca Mastriano. Trump MAGA Com.: $300, Jun. 2020, Rebecca Mastriano. ____ *Barbera Thornhill, of North Carolina, to be Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, with the rank of Ambassador at Large. Nominee: Barbara Hale Thornhill. Post: Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking with rank of Ambassador at large. (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this report is complete and accurate.) Contributions, amount, date, donee: Self: $3,500.00, 11.17.2025, Pamela Evette for Governor; $10,000.00, 11.07.2025, Southeastern Conservative Foundation; $25,000.00, 11.07.2025, Whatley Victory Committee; $7,000.00, 09.04.2025, Joe Mitchell for Congress; $7,000.00, 07.07.2025, Sarah Sanders Event in Chicago; $3,500.00, 06.24.2025, Friends of Tim Moore; $24,675.84, 06.23.2025, American Voice; $44,300.00, 06.03.2025, RNC Team 100; $3,500.00, 05.28.2025, Grow the Majority; $3,500.00, 04.22.2025, Graham Majority Fun; $2,750.00, 03.22.2025, Karrin Taylor Robson for Governor; $5,000.00, 02.21.2025, McHenry County GOPAC; $98,527.00, 12.11.2024, Trump Vance Inaugural Committee; $3,500.00, 10.27.2024, WinRed Ted Cruz for Senate; $50,222.25, 10.21.2024, Trump 47 Committee, Inc.; [[Page S4228]] $45,844.75, 09.19.2024, Trump 47 Committee, Inc.; $80,427.34, 09.19.2024, Trump 47 Committee, Inc.; $98,895.80, 09.19.2024, Trump 47 Committee, Inc.; $196,323.60, 09.19.2024, Trump 47 Committee, Inc.; $79,487.62, 09.19.2024, Trump 47 Committee, Inc.; $123,900.00, 09.19.2024, Republican National Committee; $3,300.00, 08.27.2024, Tim Moore NC Victory Fund; $3,000.00, 08.23.2024, WinRed Josh Hawley Victory Committee; $10,000.00, 07.15.2024, Log Cabin Republicans; $5,000.00, 06.14.2024, WinRed the Republican National Committee; $100,000.00, 03.10.2024, Trump 47 Committee; $25,000.00, 03.05.2024, Buckeye Values PAC; $3,300.00, 03.05.2024, Blackburn Tennessee Victory Fund; $2,900.00, 11.02.2022, Budd NC Victory Fund; $2,000.00, 10.26.2022, Jan Perry for Congress; $2,900.00, 10.20.2022, Oz Victory Fund; $2,900.00, 10.18.2022, WinRed Leora Levy for U.S. Senate Inc.; $2,900.00, 06.30.2022, Blake Masters for Senate; $1,500.00, 04.25.2022, Jill Homan for NC; $1,000.00, 04.18.2022, WinRed Tim Scott Victory Fund; $2,900.00, 04.03.2022, Van Orden U.S. Congress. *Christopher Anderson, of Wisconsin, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Cambodia. Nominee: Christopher Anderson. Post: Kingdom of Cambodia. Nominated: June 1, 2026. (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this report is complete and accurate.) Contributions, amount, date, and donee: Christopher Anderson: none, Jennifer Anderson: none. *Stanley Brown, of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Nominee: Stanley Brown. Post: Equatorial Guinea. Nominated: June 1, 2026. (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this report is complete and accurate.) Contributions, amount, date, and donee: None, zero, N/A, Sharon M. Brown. None, zero, N/A, Stanley L. Brown. *Joseph Burkhalter, of Georgia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Moldova. Nominee: Joseph Mark Burkhalter. Post: Republic of Moldova. Nominated: June 1, 2026. (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the pertinent conttributions made by them. To the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this report is complete and accurate.) Contributions, amount, date, and donee: Self, $135.35, 6/2/2025, Tim Sheehy for Montana. Self, $2,082.03, 12/6/2025, Brian Jack for Congress. Self, $1,000.00, 10/7/2024, Strong America Fund. Self, $1,000.00, 10/7/2024, Loudermilk for Congress. Self, $24,557.02, 9/4/ 2024, Republican National Committee. Self, $135.35 (returned), 8/1/2024, Tim Sheehy for Montana. Self, $3,435.35, 6/14/2024, Tim Sheehy for Montana. Self, $3,435.35, 6/14/2024, Tim Sheehy for Montana. Self, $1,041.02, 5/17/2024, Brian Jack for Congress. Self, $34.00, 10/15/2022, WinRed. Self, $1,000.00, 8/16/2022, Team Herschel, Inc. *John Hurley, of California, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador. Nominee: John K. Hurley. Post: Representative of the United States of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador. (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this report is complete and accurate.) Kamilla Bren Hurley (deceased). Recipient, date, donor, and amount: Cotton Majority Committee: 1/7/2026, John K. Hurely, $6,200. Trump 47 Committee: 10/8/2024, John K. Hurely, $25,000. Young Victory Committee: 9/26/2024, John K. Hurely, $3,300. Senate Leadership Fund: 9/3/2024, John K. Hurely, $50,000. Hogan for Maryland: 8/21/2024, John K. Hurely, $3,300. Tim Sheehy for Montana: 8/21/2024, John K. Hurely, $3,300. Hovde for Wisconsin: 8/21/2024, John K. Hurely, $3,300. Bernie Moreno for Senate: 8/21/2024, John K. Hurely, $3,300. Sam Brown for Nevada: 8/21/2024, John K. Hurely, $3,300. Cornyn Victory Fund: 8/21/2024, John K. Hurely, $16,500. Trump 47 Committee: 6/18/2024, John K. Hurely, $100,000. NRSC: 3/5/2024, John K. Hurely, $41,300. Sullivan Victory Committee, Alaska: 10/18/2023, John K. Hurely, $11,600. NRSC: 6/27/2023, John K. Hurely, $41,300. Republican Governors Association: 10/20/2022, John K. Hurely, $10,000. California Republican Party PAC: 10/7/2022, John K. Hurely, $10,000. Joe O'Dea Victory, Colorado Republican Committee: 9/28/ 2022, John K. Hurely, $2,900. Joe O'Dea Victory, Colorado Republican Committee: 9/28/ 2022, John K. Hurely, $2,900. Dr. Oz PAC: 9/15/2022, John K. Hurely, $2,900. Dr. Oz U.S. Senate: 9/15/2022, John K. Hurely, $5,000. Tom Cotton--U.S. Senate and Republican Majority PAC (Arkansas): 9/14/2022, John K. Hurely, $10,800. Ron Johnson--Senate Republican Party of Wisconsin: 9/12/ 2022, John K. Hurely, $2,900. Tiffany Smiley U.S. Senate: 8/10/2022, John K. Hurely, $2,900. Doctor Oz for Senate: 6/27/2022, John K. Hurely, $2,900. County Commissioner, County Commissioner, Teton, WY: 6/3/ 2022, John K. Hurely, $2,900. Laxalt for U.S. Senate--NV: 6/3/2022, John K. Hurley & Kamilla, $11,600. Michela Alioto-Pier for Board of Equalization: 4/20/2022, John K. Hurely, $8,100. Opportunity Matters Fund:

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EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 120 (Wednesday, July 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 120 (Wednesday, July 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S4227-S4230] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES The following executive reports of nominations were submitted: By Mr. RISCH for the Committee on Foreign Relations. * Rudolph Bauer, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Belize. Nominee: Rudolph Bauer. Post: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Belize. (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this report is complete and accurate.) Contributions, donee, date, and amount: Self: none, Spouse: none. *Kari Lake, of Arizona, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Jamaica. Nominee: Kari Lake. Post: US Ambassador to Jamaica. (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this report is complete and accurate.) Contributions, amount, date, and donee: RNC, $415, 01/17/23, Self. NRSC, $41,300, 09/20/24, Kari Lake Campaign Committee. Hovde for Wisconsin, $2,000, 10/30/ 24, Kari Lake Campaign Committee. NRSC, $48,000, 10/30/24, Kari Lake Campaign Committee. NRSC, $199.17, 09/30/25, Kari Lake Victory Committee. WinRed (Trump), $100, 03/30/24, Spouse. Never Surrender (Trump), $468.46, 05/30/24, Spouse. WinRed (Trump), $104.10, 10/29/24, Spouse. Never Surrender (Trump), $93.69, 10/29/24, Spouse. Trump Nat'l Committee, $104.10, 10/29/24, Spouse. *Douglas Mastriano, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Slovak Republic. Nominee: Douglas Mastriano. Post: Ambassador. Nominated: Slovak Republic. (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this report is complete and accurate.) Contributions, amount, date, and donee: Dan Cox for Congress: $500, Apr. 2024, Rebecca Mastriano. Aaron Bashir for Congress: $500, Oct. 2024, Douglas/Rebecca Mastriano. Patriots for Perry: $1000, Jul. 2024, Rebecca Mastriano. Dan Cox for Congress: $500, Dec. 2023, Rebecca Mastriano. Ceci Truman for Congress: $250, Dec. 2023, Rebecca Mastriano. Republican Fed Com of PA: $2,000, Sep. 2021, Douglas Mastriano. Donald J. Trump Pres., Inc.: $225, Jun. 2020, Rebecca Mastriano. Trump MAGA Com.: $300, Jun. 2020, Rebecca Mastriano. ____ *Barbera Thornhill, of North Carolina, to be Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, with the rank of Ambassador at Large. Nominee: Barbara Hale Thornhill. Post: Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking with rank of Ambassador at large. (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this report is complete and accurate.) Contributions, amount, date, donee: Self: $3,500.00, 11.17.2025, Pamela Evette for Governor; $10,000.00, 11.07.2025, Southeastern Conservative Foundation; $25,000.00, 11.07.2025, Whatley Victory Committee; $7,000.00, 09.04.2025, Joe Mitchell for Congress; $7,000.00, 07.07.2025, Sarah Sanders Event in Chicago; $3,500.00, 06.24.2025, Friends of Tim Moore; $24,675.84, 06.23.2025, American Voice; $44,300.00, 06.03.2025, RNC Team 100; $3,500.00, 05.28.2025, Grow the Majority; $3,500.00, 04.22.2025, Graham Majority Fun; $2,750.00, 03.22.2025, Karrin Taylor Robson for Governor; $5,000.00, 02.21.2025, McHenry County GOPAC; $98,527.00, 12.11.2024, Trump Vance Inaugural Committee; $3,500.00, 10.27.2024, WinRed Ted Cruz for Senate; $50,222.25, 10.21.2024, Trump 47 Committee, Inc.; [[Page S4228]] $45,844.75, 09.19.2024, Trump 47 Committee, Inc.; $80,427.34, 09.19.2024, Trump 47 Committee, Inc.; $98,895.80, 09.19.2024, Trump 47 Committee, Inc.; $196,323.60, 09.19.2024, Trump 47 Committee, Inc.; $79,487.62, 09.19.2024, Trump 47 Committee, Inc.; $123,900.00, 09.19.2024, Republican National Committee; $3,300.00, 08.27.2024, Tim Moore NC Victory Fund; $3,000.00, 08.23.2024, WinRed Josh Hawley Victory Committee; $10,000.00, 07.15.2024, Log Cabin Republicans; $5,000.00, 06.14.2024, WinRed the Republican National Committee; $100,000.00, 03.10.2024, Trump 47 Committee; $25,000.00, 03.05.2024, Buckeye Values PAC; $3,300.00, 03.05.2024, Blackburn Tennessee Victory Fund; $2,900.00, 11.02.2022, Budd NC Victory Fund; $2,000.00, 10.26.2022, Jan Perry for Congress; $2,900.00, 10.20.2022, Oz Victory Fund; $2,900.00, 10.18.2022, WinRed Leora Levy for U.S. Senate Inc.; $2,900.00, 06.30.2022, Blake Masters for Senate; $1,500.00, 04.25.2022, Jill Homan for NC; $1,000.00, 04.18.2022, WinRed Tim Scott Victory Fund; $2,900.00, 04.03.2022, Van Orden U.S. Congress. *Christopher Anderson, of Wisconsin, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Cambodia. Nominee: Christopher Anderson. Post: Kingdom of Cambodia. Nominated: June 1, 2026. (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this report is complete and accurate.) Contributions, amount, date, and donee: Christopher Anderson: none, Jennifer Anderson: none. *Stanley Brown, of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Nominee: Stanley Brown. Post: Equatorial Guinea. Nominated: June 1, 2026. (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this report is complete and accurate.) Contributions, amount, date, and donee: None, zero, N/A, Sharon M. Brown. None, zero, N/A, Stanley L. Brown. *Joseph Burkhalter, of Georgia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Moldova. Nominee: Joseph Mark Burkhalter. Post: Republic of Moldova. Nominated: June 1, 2026. (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the pertinent conttributions made by them. To the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this report is complete and accurate.) Contributions, amount, date, and donee: Self, $135.35, 6/2/2025, Tim Sheehy for Montana. Self, $2,082.03, 12/6/2025, Brian Jack for Congress. Self, $1,000.00, 10/7/2024, Strong America Fund. Self, $1,000.00, 10/7/2024, Loudermilk for Congress. Self, $24,557.02, 9/4/ 2024, Republican National Committee. Self, $135.35 (returned), 8/1/2024, Tim Sheehy for Montana. Self, $3,435.35, 6/14/2024, Tim Sheehy for Montana. Self, $3,435.35, 6/14/2024, Tim Sheehy for Montana. Self, $1,041.02, 5/17/2024, Brian Jack for Congress. Self, $34.00, 10/15/2022, WinRed. Self, $1,000.00, 8/16/2022, Team Herschel, Inc. *John Hurley, of California, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador. Nominee: John K. Hurley. Post: Representative of the United States of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador. (The following is a list of members of my immediate family. I have asked each of these persons to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this report is complete and accurate.) Kamilla Bren Hurley (deceased). Recipient, date, donor, and amount: Cotton Majority Committee: 1/7/2026, John K. Hurely, $6,200. Trump 47 Committee: 10/8/2024, John K. Hurely, $25,000. Young Victory Committee: 9/26/2024, John K. Hurely, $3,300. Senate Leadership Fund: 9/3/2024, John K. Hurely, $50,000. Hogan for Maryland: 8/21/2024, John K. Hurely, $3,300. Tim Sheehy for Montana: 8/21/2024, John K. Hurely, $3,300. Hovde for Wisconsin: 8/21/2024, John K. Hurely, $3,300. Bernie Moreno for Senate: 8/21/2024, John K. Hurely, $3,300. Sam Brown for Nevada: 8/21/2024, John K. Hurely, $3,300. Cornyn Victory Fund: 8/21/2024, John K. Hurely, $16,500. Trump 47 Committee: 6/18/2024, John K. Hurely, $100,000. NRSC: 3/5/2024, John K. Hurely, $41,300. Sullivan Victory Committee, Alaska: 10/18/2023, John K. Hurely, $11,600. NRSC: 6/27/2023, John K. Hurely, $41,300. Republican Governors Association: 10/20/2022, John K. Hurely, $10,000. California Republican Party PAC: 10/7/2022, John K. Hurely, $10,000. Joe O'Dea Victory, Colorado Republican Committee: 9/28/ 2022, John K. Hurely, $2,900. Joe O'Dea Victory, Colorado Republican Committee: 9/28/ 2022, John K. Hurely, $2,900. Dr. Oz PAC: 9/15/2022, John K. Hurely, $2,900. Dr. Oz U.S. Senate: 9/15/2022, John K. Hurely, $5,000. Tom Cotton--U.S. Senate and Republican Majority PAC (Arkansas): 9/14/2022, John K. Hurely, $10,800. Ron Johnson--Senate Republican Party of Wisconsin: 9/12/ 2022, John K. Hurely, $2,900. Tiffany Smiley U.S. Senate: 8/10/2022, John K. Hurely, $2,900. Doctor Oz for Senate: 6/27/2022, John K. Hurely, $2,900. County Commissioner, County Commissioner, Teton, WY: 6/3/ 2022, John K. Hurely, $2,900. Laxalt for U.S. Senate--NV: 6/3/2022, John K. Hurley & Kamilla, $11,600. Michela Alioto-Pier for Board of Equalization: 4/20/2022, John K. Hurely, $8,100. Opportunity Matters Fund: