CORKER, BOB (a Senator from Tennessee)

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), S4700 [21MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S2021 [12MR], S2083, S2086, S2170, S2178 [13MR]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), S7353 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), S8188, S8189 [9SE], S8277 [10SE], S8386, S8444, S8453 [11SE], S8547 [15SE]

EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), S5221, S5242 [5JN]

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), S2744 [8AP], S5911, S5912, S5913 [19JN], S6076 [24JN]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (H.R. 980), S4093, S4118, S4119 [13MY]

Taxation: provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (H.R. 7005), S10952 [11DE]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (S. 2731), S6870 [16JY]

Appointments

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S4899 [2JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 583), S5040 [4JN]

Armed Forces: improve educational assistance for members and veterans to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces (see S. 2938), S4284 [15MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the U.S. Army and direct proceeds from sales of such coins to the establishment of the National Museum of the U.S. Army (see S. 2579), S6722 [15JY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (see S. 3356), S8857 [16SE]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. Res. 501), S2436 [3AP]

Boy Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 3070), S4793 [22MY]

Budget: establish a biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations process and enhance oversight and the performance of the Federal Government (see S. 2627), S970 [13FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: anniversary of deaths of John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut (see S. Res. 621), S7149 [23JY]

Capitol Police: tribute (see S. Res. 621), S7149 [23JY]

Civil Rights Act: clarify requirements relative to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin (see S. 2453), S602 [4FE]

———mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see S. 1437), S329 [25JA]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see S. 963), S3145 [17AP]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see S. 901), S4893 [2JN]

———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see S. 1232), S4893 [2JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and improve investigation and prosecution of predators (see S. 1738), S9281 [23SE]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see S. 1418), S816 [8FE]

English language: declare as national language of U.S. (see S. 2715), S5593 [12JN]

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council: establish a telephone number that consumers with complaints or inquiries could call and be routed to the appropriate Federal or State banking agency (see S. 3153), S5753 [18JN]

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: suspend prohibition on payments to certain farms with limited base acres and extend signup for direct and counter-cyclical payments (see S. 3538), S9417 [24SE]

Gasoline: stabilize prices (see S. 3202), S6285 [26JN]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 3539), S10660 [19NO]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see S. 243), S1121 [25FE]

———make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see S. 2161), S3508 [29AP]

———provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage (see S. 334), S2134 [13MR]

Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see S. 2485), S2437 [3AP]

Helms, Jesse: tribute (see S. Res. 608), S6362 [7JY]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 2717), S2946 [10AP]

Intellectual property: enhance remedies for violations of laws (see S. 3325), S9027 [18SE]

Iran: respond to threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the U.S. by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony (see S. Res. 580), S5449 [10JN]

Iraq: urge neighboring countries and other international partners to fulfill pledges to provide reconstruction assistance and consider merging U.S. assistance with international funds (see S. Res. 494), S2295 [1AP]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see S. Res. 522), S3145 [17AP]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: tribute (see S. Res. 571), S4487 [20MY]

Lantos, Tom: tribute (see S. Res. 446), S849 [11FE]

Medicaid: temporarily delay application of proposed changes to payment rules for case management and targeted case management services (see S. 2578), S492 [30JA]

Medicare: continue ability of hospitals to supply a needed workforce of nurses and allied health professionals by preserving funding for hospital operated nursing and allied health education programs (see S. 3468), S9027 [18SE]

———improve access to pharmacies under part D (see S. 1954), S3791 [6MY]

———reduce fraud (see S. 3164), S7781 [30JY]

———require physician utilization of electronic prescription drug program (see S. 2408), S3699 [1MY]

Metzenbaum, Howard M.: tribute (see S. Res. 485), S2133 [13MR]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 2883), S5833 [19JN]

NASA: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 2159), S2134 [13MR]

National Guard: empower the National Guard, enhance functions of the National Guard Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in domestic emergency response (see S. 2760), S4970 [3JN]

Paone, Martin P.: tribute (see S. Res. 420), S94 [22JA]

SBA: reauthorize and improve financing and entrepreneurial development programs (see S. 2920), S8036 [1AU]

Social Security: extend moratorium on implementation of a rule on Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program and finalization of graduate medical education rule (see S. 2460), S1385 [28FE]

South Africa: exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events and provide relief for certain members relative to admissability (see S. 2979), S4795 [22MY]

Sudan: urge international community to provide the U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur region with tactical and utility helicopters (see S. Res. 432), S816 [8FE]

Taxation: allow the purchase of health insurance with pre-tax dollars (see S. 2835), S2817 [9AP]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases (see S. 2566), S659 [5FE]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see S. 2668), S9658 [26SE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see S. Res. 656), S8383 [11SE]

TVA: anniversary (see S. Res. 592), S5592 [12JN]

University of Tennessee: tribute to women's basketball team (see S. Res. 508), S2817 [9AP]

Voting: improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters (see S. 3073), S7907 [31JY]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see S. 3642), S10004 [27SE]

Water pollution: address certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel (see S. 2766), S2976 [14AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: provide enhanced education and employment opportunities for military spouses (see S. 2599), S733 [6FE]

Privilege of the floor

Trads, Sophie, S4983 [3JN]

Remarks

Air pollution: establish economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, S4914, S4915, S4916 [3JN]

Appropriations: impose moratorium on earmarks, S1975 [12MR]

Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: establish (S. 2063), S461 [30JA]

Budget: establish biennial cycle, S1976 [12MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), S1975 [12MR]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities (S. 3268), motion to proceed, S7119 [23JY]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of automobile industry, S10684 [20NO], S10890, S10892, S10929 [11DE]

———proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, S9387 [24SE], S10220 [1OC]

———provide stimulus for economic recovery, S1441 [3MR]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), S460 [30JA], S754 [7FE], S1219 [27FE]

———regulation of U.S. financial markets, S9387 [24SE]

EPA: establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), S5014 [4JN], S5174 [5JN]

———establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 3036), motion to proceed, S4888 [2JN], S4914, S4915, S4916, S4917, S4935, S4936, S4938, S4940 [3JN]

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council: establish a telephone number that consumers with complaints or inquiries could call and be routed to the appropriate Federal or State banking agency (S. 3153), S5722 [18JN]

Foreign trade: extend certain trade preference programs (H.R. 5264), S1441 [3MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S1220 [27FE]

Housing: provide needed housing reform, S1219 [27FE], S5811 [19JN]

———provide needed housing reform, unanimous-consent agreement, S4243 [15MY]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), S10220 [1OC]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S7120 [23JY]

Point of order, S2594 [4AP]

Power resources: national energy policy, S7515 [26JY]

———promote energy conservation, S7119 [23JY]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), House amendments, S5811 [19JN]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), motion to proceed, S1219 [27FE]

Public safety officers: allow State and local governments to pass laws to opt out of Federal collective bargaining obligations within one year of enactment of such mandates, S4092 [13MY]

———provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (H.R. 980), S4092 [13MY]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for the purchase of a principal residence by a first-time homebuyer, S5811 [19JN]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (H.R. 7005), motion to proceed, S10890, S10892, S10929 [11DE]

ThanksUSA (organization): tribute to charity concert honoring U.S. Armed Forces, S7277 [24JY]

Tornadoes: express condolences to victims in Southeastern States and gratitude to law enforcement and emergency responders conducting search and rescue operations, S684 [6FE]

———express condolences to victims in Tennessee and gratitude to emergency response effort, S1219 [27FE]

TVA: confirmation of certain nominees to Board of Directors relative to their political party affiliation, S3652 [1MY]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, S1441 [3MR]

University of Memphis: tribute to dance team, S2814 [9AP]

———tribute to men's basketball team, S2780 [9AP]

University of Tennessee: tribute to dance team, S2814 [9AP]

———tribute to women's basketball team, S2780 [9AP]

Tributes

Allard, Senator, S10221 [1OC]

Craig, Senator, S10221 [1OC]

Domenici, Senator, S10221 [1OC]

Hagel, Senator, S10221 [1OC]

Helms, Jesse, S7274 [24JY]

Warner, Senator, S10221 [1OC]