CORNYN, JOHN (a Senator from Texas)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), S6587, S6611 [17OC], S6648 [18OC], S6773 [19OC], S6849, S6883 [20OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1867), S7767, S7768 [17NO], S7830, S7838, S7848, S7851, S7863, S7870 [18NO], S7930, S7931 [28NO], S7998, S8002 [29NO], S8021, S8069 [30NO], S8151 [1DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (S. 1619), S6103 [4OC], S6332 [6OC]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), S4620 [14JY]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize (S. 782), S3559, S3562, S3564 [7JN], S3615 [8JN], S3815 [15JN], S3899 [16JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), S7573 [15NO]

FAA: reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system (S. 223), S634 [8FE], S831 [17FE]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend (H.R. 2832), S5729 [19SE], S5739, S5758, S5785 [20SE], S5853 [22SE]

Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), S5460 [8SE]

Presidential appointments: reduce number of executive positions subject to Senate confirmation (S. 679), S4008, S4016, S4018, S4034 [22JN], S4148 [28JN]

SBA: reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (S. 493), S1686, S1687, S1695 [15MR], S1752 [16MR], S1978 [30MR]

Taxation: repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), S7202 [8NO]

Appointments

Committee to escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the House Chamber, H3348 [24MY]

Committee to escort Republic of Korea President Lee Myung-bak into the House Chamber, H6882 [13OC]

Committee to escort the President, H457 [25JA]

Committee to escort the President into the House chamber, H6005 [8SE]

Conferee: H.R. 1540, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S8138 [1DE]

President's Export Council, S3062 [17MY]

Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, S3000 [16MY]

Articles and editorials

Discovery Dispute Delaying Theft Case Against Motley Rice, John O'Brien, Legal Newsline.com (Internet site), S2652 [4MY]

Don't Democrats Believe in Democracy?, Robert B. Reich, Wall Street Journal, S2673 [4MY]

Texas A&M Women's Basketball, NCAA Champions Win It for the Aggie Family, Dawn Lee Wakefield, Examiner.com (Internet site), S2185 [6AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see S. 906), S3892 [16JN]

———prohibit taxpayer funded elective abortions (see S. 877), S2779 [9MY]

Air pollution: preempt Federal restrictions on greenhouse gases in the name of mitigating climate change in the absence of congressional authorization (see S. 228), S359 [31JA]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members continue to receive pay when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs (see S. 724), S2188 [6AP]

———commemorate and honor service and sacrifice of members and their families as combat mission in Iraq draws to a close (see S. Res. 349), S8775 [17DE]

———prevent disruptions at military funerals (see S. 815), S3728 [13JN]

———tribute to members for service in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. Con. Res. 13), S3340 [25MY]

Army Dental Corps: anniversary (see S. Res. 96), S1502 [9MR]

bin Laden, Osama: tribute to President Obama and military and intelligence agencies for successful completion of the operation that led to death in Pakistan (see S. Res. 159), S2621 [3MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 3), S272 [26JA] (see S.J. Res. 10), S2046 [31MR] (see S.J. Res. 23), S4226 [29JN]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (see S. 1340), S4556 [13JY]

———establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (see S. 211), S4641 [18JY]

———provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal budget process (see S. 1651), S6765 [19OC]

———reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary spending caps for non-security spending (see S. 360), S791 [16FE]

———rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use such funds to reduce the Federal debt (see S. 1009), S3892 [16JN]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 17), S4803 [21JY]

Children and youth: permit disclosure of certain information for the purpose of missing child investigations (see S. 225), S359 [31JA]

———reinstate Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see S. 195), S272 [26JA]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 167), S2731 [5MY]

Clean Air Act: reduce number of boutique fuels (see S. 511), S1406 [8MR]

Collective bargaining: ensure fairness in election procedures with respect to collective bargaining representatives (see S. 1425), S5537 [13SE]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (see S. 627), S1827 [17MR] (see S. 1466), S5192 [1AU]

Congress: require specification of the source of authority under the U.S. Constitution for the enactment of laws (see S. 1248), S5459 [8SE]

Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs (see S. 395), S870 [17FE]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see S. 119), S3541 [7JN]

Copyrights: amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright (see S. 978), S2928 [12MY]

Courts: appoint additional Federal district judges (see S. 1014), S3052 [17MY]

———clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review (see S. 226), S359 [31JA]

———provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see S. 410), S871 [17FE]

Crime: increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing stolen prescription drugs (see S. 1002), S7127 [3NO]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 167), S126 [25JA] (see S. 1241), S3970 [21JN]

Dallas Mavericks (basketball team): tribute (see S. Res. 209), S3891 [16JN]

Dept. of Defense: reaffirm authority to maintain Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as a location for the detention of unprivileged enemy belligerents (see S. 982), S2993 [16MY]

Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see S. 827), S2506 [14AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish a grant program to benefit victims of sex trafficking (see S. 596), S1751 [16MR]

Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 1932), S8067 [30NO]

———withhold U.S. contributions to the U.N. if the U.N. adopts a resolution granting Palestine a change in status from permanent observer before a comprehensive peace agreement has been reached with Israel (see S. 1595), S5904 [22SE]

Dept. of the Interior: extend Outer Continental Shelf leases in the Gulf of Mexico to accommodate permitting delays and provide operators time to meet new drilling and safety requirements (see S. 516), S1501 [9MR]

———take immediate action to streamline the shallow and deepwater oil and natural gas drilling permitting process (see S. Res. 77), S976 [28FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: prevent expansion of U.S. bank reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens (see S. 1506), S5251 [2AU]

———prohibit from providing extra support to the Federal Housing Administration (see S. 1997), S8679 [15DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into agreements with States and nonprofit organizations to collaborate in the provision of case management services for supported housing programs for veterans (see S. 411), S871 [17FE]

Diseases: extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see S. 384), S3171 [19MY]

Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (see S. 482), S1219 [3MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see S. 11), S122 [25JA]

Economy: create jobs through spending cuts, tax reform, regulatory burden reduction, domestic energy development, and export promotion (see S. 1720), S7156 [7NO]

Education: repeal certain conditions for receipt of funding from the Education Jobs Fund by Texas (see S. 151), S126 [25JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: improve waiver authority available to State and local agencies relative to statutory or regulatory requirements (see S. 1568), S5684 [15SE]

EPA: disapprove rule relating to mitigation by States of cross-border air pollution under the Clean Air Act (see S.J. Res. 27), S5625 [14SE]

———exempt components used in manufacture of hunting and recreational shooting ammunition and fishing tackle from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (see S. 838), S7829 [18NO]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see S. 1392), S4961 [27JY]

FAA: reform regulations regarding enforcement actions against pilots, clarify statutory deference related to the NTSB, require notice to airmen (NOTAM) posting, and reform medical certification process (see S. 1335), S4394 [6JY]

FCC: disapprove rule with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices (see S.J. Res. 6), S792 [16FE]

FDA: improve the safety of Internet pharmacies (see S. 2002), S8679 [15DE]

Federal agencies and departments: codify and modify regulatory requirements (see S. 358), S872 [17FE]

———provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (see S. 1957), S8414 [7DE]

———provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see S. 299), S614 [7FE]

———reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (see S. 1606), S5946 [23SE]

Federal employees: prohibit coverage for annuity purposes for any individual hired after a certain date (see S. 644), S1827 [17MR]

———reduce size of the Federal workforce through attrition (see S. 1611), S6332 [6OC]

Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to give States the right to repeal Federal laws and regulations when ratified by the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States (see S.J. Res. 12), S2929 [12MY]

———prohibit taxpayer bailouts of fiscally irresponsible State and local governments (see S. 251), S482 [2FE]

FEMA: authorize construction and maintenance of levees on property acquired under hazard mitigation grant programs (see S. 1118), S3427 [26MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 19), S3816 [15JN]

Foreign policy: expand sanctions imposed on Iran, North Korea, and Syria (see S. 1048), S3276 [24MY]

Girl Scouts: tribute (see S. Res. 312), S7155 [7NO]

Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (see S. 1420), S4911 [26JY]

Government regulations: establish a committee to assess the effects of certain Federal regulatory mandates (see S. 609), S4869 [25JY]

———prohibit agencies from taking any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than a certain level (see S. 1438), S5017 [28JY]

———provide for regulatory impact analyses for certain rules and for consideration of the least burdensome regulatory alternative (see S. 1189), S3773 [14JN]

———temporarily suspend certain regulations (see S. 1538), S5498 [12SE]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see S. 412), S871 [17FE]

Hatfield, Mark O.: tribute (see S. Res. 257), S5339 [6SE]

Health: delay implementation of health reform laws until there is a final resolution in pending lawsuits (see S. 281), S544 [3FE]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (see S. 197), S272 [26JA]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 17), S122 [25JA]

———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see S. 20), S122 [25JA]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see S. 19), S122 [25JA]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see S. 192), S272 [26JA]

Highway Trust Fund: permit a State to elect to receive the State's contribution in lieu of its Federal-aid highway program apportionment (see S. 252), S5018 [28JY]

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see S. Res. 291), S6461 [12OC]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 267), S5624 [14SE]

IMF: repeal authority to provide certain loans to the IMF, prohibit loans to provide financing for European financial stability, and oppose provision of such financing (see S. 1975), S8461 [8DE]

———repeal authority to provide certain loans to the IMF, repeal increase in the U.S. quota in that Fund, and certain other authorities, and rescind related appropriations (see S. 1276), S4076 [23JN]

Intelligence services: commend intelligence professionals, terminate investigation of CIA personnel relative to interrogation of certain detainees, and implement long-term detention and interrogation policies (see S. Res. 213), S3970 [21JN]

Iran: promote human rights and democracy (see S. 879), S2686 [4MY]

Israel: recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see S. 1622), S5945 [23SE]

———support and facilitate creation and maintenance of secure, recognized, and defensible borders and oppose return of borders to armistice lines that existed on June 4, 1967 (see S. Con. Res. 23), S3683 [9JN]

Japan: express condolences to families of victims and survivors of earthquake and tsunami, commend response efforts, and support international relief efforts (see S. Res. 101), S1600 [14MR]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 211), S3891 [16JN]

Labor unions: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see S. 217), S338 [27JA]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 504), S3683 [9JN] (see S. 1507), S5500 [12SE]

Law enforcement: deter public corruption (see S. 401), S870 [17FE]

McClure, James A.: tribute (see S. Res. 78), S976 [28FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 1251), S4961 [27JY]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (see S. Res. 185), S3276 [24MY]

Mikulski, Senator: tribute (see S. Res. 4), S63 [5JA]

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: adopt recommended reforms to reduce spending and make the Federal Government more efficient (see S. 1936), S8148 [1DE]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 280), S5945 [23SE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 269), S5684 [15SE]

NLRB: preserve Federal protection of State right-to-work laws and clarify employer right to decide where to do business (see S. 964), S2928 [12MY]

———prohibit from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance (see S. 1523), S6601 [17OC]

Norway: condemn terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island and express condolences and support to those affected by the attack (see S. Res. 240), S4960 [27JY]

OMB: rescind certain unobligated discretionary appropriations (see S. 726), S4451 [7JY]

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 244), S5071 [29JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (see S. 1226), S3891 [16JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that all Americans have access to waivers (see S. 1395), S4802 [21JY]

———protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see S. 1467), S6186 [5OC]

———repeal (see S. 192), S272 [26JA]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see S. 720), S2131 [5AP]

Percy, Charles H.: tribute (see S. Res. 271), S5726 [19SE]

Political campaigns: prohibit executive agencies from requiring the disclosure of political contributions by an entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract (see S. 1100), S3426 [26MY]

Power resources: establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (see S. 706), S2046 [31MR]

Public debt: disapprove the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see S.J. Res. 25), S5339 [6SE]

———express that the President does not have the authority to ignore the statutory debt limit by ordering the Dept. of the Treasury to continue issuing debt on the full faith and credit of the U.S. (see S. Res. 226), S4450 [7JY]

———prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached (see S. 163), S792 [16FE]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to identification of high priority corridors and inclusion of certain route segments in the Interstate Highway System (see S. 1037), S3171 [19MY]

Russia: impose sanctions on persons responsible for detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, the conspiracy to defraud Russia of taxes on corporate profits, and other human rights violations (see S. 1039), S7295 [9NO]

Senate: reduce budget of the Senate (see S. Res. 94), S1406 [8MR]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see S. 18), S122 [25JA]

Smithsonian Institution: establish the Smithsonian American Latino Museum (see S. 1868), S7614 [16NO]

Social Security: repeal Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program maintenance of effort requirements (see S. 868), S2621 [3MY]

———require Congress to approve a totalization agreement before the agreement, giving foreign workers Social Security benefits, can go into effect (see S. 181), S127 [25JA]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see S. 1945), S8183 [5DE]

Syria: support peaceful demonstrations and universal freedoms and condemn human rights violations (see S. Res. 180), S2875 [11MY]

Taxation: increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see S. 1577), S5726 [19SE]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see S. 80), S124 [25JA]

———make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends (see S. 1647), S6186 [5OC]

———permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 687), S1977 [30MR]

———provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt (see S. 1676), S6462 [12OC]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see S. 534), S1502 [9MR]

———repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see S. 1278), S4076 [23JN]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see S. 13), S1977 [30MR]

———repeal the volumetric ethanol excise tax credit (see S. 520), S2267 [7AP]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State and local government contracts (see S. 1726), S6873 [20OC]

Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (see S. 1894), S7702 [17NO]

———observe a moment of remembrance on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (see S. Res. 228), S4677 [19JY] (see S. Res. 237), S4845 [22JY]

Texas A&M University: tribute to women's basketball team (see S. Res. 142), S2387 [12AP]

Transportation: allow States to spend gas taxes on their transportation priorities (see S. 1446), S5018 [28JY]

Tucson, AZ: condemn shootings at ``Congress on Your Corner'' event, express condolences to friends and families of victims, commend first responders, and honor service of Representative Giffords (see S. Res. 14), S127 [25JA]

U.N.: rescind the Goldstone report on the Gaza conflict between Israel and the Palestinians and urge redress of damages to Israel's reputation caused by the report (see S. Res. 138), S2509 [14AP]

U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: oppose ratification based on incompatibility with the U.S. Constitution, sovereignty, and the independence of families (see S. Res. 99), S1547 [10MR]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 431), S8602 [14DE]

———provide administrative subpoena authority for investigation of unregistered sex offenders (see S. 671), S1933 [29MR]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification (see S. Res. 20), S127 [25JA]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: ratification (see S. Res. 20), S127 [25JA]

U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification (see S. Res. 20), S127 [25JA]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): strengthen strategic force posture by implementing and supplementing certain provisions (see S. 1097), S3426 [26MY]

Voting: ensure military and overseas voters have the right to bring a civil action to safeguard their right to vote (see S. 331), S682 [14FE]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal (see S. 712), S2046 [31MR] (see S. 746), S2187 [6AP]

Wallop, Malcolm: tribute (see S. Res. 268), S5684 [15SE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S4608 [14JY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see S. 1527), S7188 [8NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: ensure those killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, are treated in the same manner as those killed or wounded in combat zones, terrorist attacks, or in a contingency operation (see S. 316), S642 [10FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide additional resources to improve land ports of entry, open additional inspection lanes, and hire and retain inspectors and officers for the U.S. Southern border (see S. 1604), S5902 [22SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Harlingen, TX, includes a full-service inpatient health care facility (see S. 396), S870 [17FE]

Foreign countries: increase transparency regarding U.S. debt instruments held by foreign governments and assess risks to the U.S. of such holdings (see S. 1028), S3170 [19MY]

George H. O'Brien, Jr., Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Big Spring, TX: designate (see S. 269), S543 [3FE]

Health: develop reports based on Medicare data, data that is publicly available, or private data that is provided by a requesting entity in order to improve the quality and efficiency of health care (see S. 848), S2507 [14AP]

Libya: require the President to submit a description of, and plan to achieve, U.S. policy objectives and a cost estimate and limitations on military operations, and seek authorization for use of military force (see S. Res. 148), S2507 [14AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 668), S1933 [29MR]

Taiwan: provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military threat from China (see S. 1539), S5499 [12SE]

Taxation: expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see S. 1644), S6089 [4OC]

———prevent extension of tax collection period merely because the taxpayer is a member of the Armed Forces who is hospitalized as a result of combat zone injuries (see S. 993), S2929 [12MY]

———rescind tax on investment income (see S. 1738), S6764 [19OC]

Vietnam: impose sanctions on individuals who are complicit in human rights abuses against nationals of Vietnam or their families (see S. 1051), S3274 [24MY]

Waco Mammoth National Monument: establish (see S. 849), S2507 [14AP]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Edward P. Celestine, Jr. v. SSA (see S. Res. 305), S6872 [20OC]

Cloture motions

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize (S. 782), S3662 [9JN], S3754 [14JN]

FAA: reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system (S. 223), S734 [15FE]

Court documents

Sherwin-Williams Co. v. Motley Rice LLC: Court of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County, OH, S2650-S2652 [4MY]

Letters

Economic Growth and Jobs Protection Act: Dorothy Coleman, National Association of Manufacturers, S6766 [19OC]

Nomination of John J. McConnell, Jr., to be district judge: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S2598 [3MY]

Presidential requirement to submit proposed legislation relative to Medicare Trustees funding warning: several Senators, S3802 [15JN]

Provide Taiwan with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military threat from China: Senator Lugar, Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5854 [22SE]

———Senator Murkowski, S5854 [22SE]

———several Representatives, S5860 [22SE]

———several Senators, S5854 [22SE]

Privilege of the floor

Keith, Maxwell, S4035 [22JN]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), S6587 [17OC], S6634, S6635 [18OC], S6851 [20OC]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1363), S2239 [7AP], S2311 [8AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, S2239 [7AP], S2311 [8AP], S3307 [25MY], S4254 [30JN], S4590 [14JY]

———comparison between congressional and Obama administration proposals, S3307 [25MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, S2311 [8AP], S2647 [4MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 10), S8497 [13DE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 23), S4169, S4170 [29JN], S4253 [30JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 24), S8497 [13DE]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), motion to proceed, S4758 [21JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (S. 1340), S4592 [14JY]

———deficit, S2311 [8AP], S4061 [23JN], S4411, S4413 [7JY]

———require millionaires to make a more meaningful contribution to deficit reduction efforts (S. 1323), motion to proceed, S4411 [7JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), motion to proceed, S3307 [25MY]

China: report on capabilities of the Chinese Air Force, S3535-S3537 [7JN]

Cole, James M.: nomination to be Deputy Attorney General, S2770 [9MY]

———suitability to be Deputy Attorney General relative to opinion on trial of enemy combatants by civilian courts instead of military tribunals, S2770 [9MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1867), S8093, S8094, S8114, S8137 [1DE]

———require Senate confirmation of departmental comptroller positions, S4018 [22JN]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S6634, S6635 [18OC]

———response to request for release of documents on whistleblower allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S2770 [9MY]

———response to request from Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) for documents relative to process of Guantanamo Bay Detainee Review Task Force to detain, transfer, or release Guantanamo Bay detainees, S2770 [9MY]

Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S8711 [16DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (S. 1619), S6291 [6OC]

District of Columbia: prohibit publicly funded abortions, S2311 [8AP]

Economy: importance of job creation, S2647 [4MY], S4591 [14JY]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), S8711 [16DE]

EPA: disapprove rule relating to mitigation by States of cross-border air pollution under the Clean Air Act (S.J. Res. 27), motion to proceed, S7321 [10NO]

FAA: reauthorize appropriations for safety, reliability, and availability of air transportation and to modernize the air traffic control system (S. 223), S386 [1FE]

Foreign trade: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs, S5810 [21SE], S5854, S5855, S5860, S5861, S5871, S5880, S5881 [22SE]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend (H.R. 2832), S5810 [21SE], S5854, S5855, S5860, S5861, S5871, S5880, S5881 [22SE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S2239 [7AP]

Greece: public debt crisis, S3669 [9JN]

Griffin, Robert, III: Heisman Trophy recipient, S8543 [13DE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions, S386 [1FE]

IMF: certify that loans to foreign countries whose public debt exceeds its gross domestic product will be repaid, S3669 [9JN]

Libya: require the President to submit a description of, and plan to achieve, U.S. policy objectives and a cost estimate and limitations on military operations, and seek authorization for use of military force (S. Res. 148), S2541 [14AP]

Liu, Goodwin: nomination to be circuit judge, S3128 [19MY]

McConnell, John J., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S2596, S2598 [3MY], S2648, S2649, S2671, S2673 [4MY]

———suitability to be district judge relative to law firm practice of soliciting no-bid, contingent-fee contracts from State officials that later received political campaign contributions, S2597 [3MY]

———suitability to be district judge relative to stolen confidential documents obtained by his law firm in a lawsuit against Sherwin-Williams Co., S2597 [3MY], S2649 [4MY]

Medicare: reform, S3307 [25MY], S3669 [9JN], S3801 [15JN]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish, S6851 [20OC]

National objectives: economic recovery, S4061 [23JN]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to budget and debt crisis, S4253 [30JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, S386 [1FE]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (S. 668), S3307 [25MY]

Power resources: national energy policy, S3024 [17MY]

Presidential appointments: reduce number of executive positions subject to Senate confirmation (S. 679), S4018 [22JN]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2648, S2649, S2671, S2673 [4MY]

Public debt: ceiling, S4061 [23JN]

———debt held by foreigners, S4169, S4170 [29JN]

———increase statutory limit, S4411 [7JY], S4590, S4592 [14JY]

Saldana, Diana: nomination to be district judge, S598 [7FE]

SBA: reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (S. 493), S1664 [15MR], S1717, S1718 [16MR]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations, S6634, S6635 [18OC], S6851 [20OC]

Senate: legislative program, unanimous-consent request, S2649 [4MY]

Senate Rules: provide for cloture to be invoked with less than a three-fifths majority after additional debate (S. Res. 8), S31, S32, S33 [5JA]

Taiwan: provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military threat from China, S5854, S5855, S5860, S5861, S5871, S5880, S5881 [22SE], S6291 [6OC], S8093, S8094, S8114 [1DE]

———provide with U.S.-built multirole fighter aircraft to strengthen self-defense capability against increasing military threat from China (S. 1539), S5810 [21SE]

———sale of F-16 fighters, S3535-S3537 [7JN]

Taxation: expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (S. 1644), S6091 [4OC]

———rates, S4411, S4413 [7JY], S4591 [14JY]

———reform the Federal tax code, S4412 [7JY]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (S. 940), motion to proceed, S3024, S3026 [17MY]

———rescind tax on investment income (S. 1738), S6766 [19OC]

Texas: tribute to Brookshire Grocery Co., and Super 1 Foods World War II Heroes Flight to Washington, DC, S2773 [9MY]

Texas A&M University: tribute to women's basketball team, S2184 [6AP]

U.S. Authorization and Sunset Commission: establish, S1664 [15MR], S1717, S1718 [16MR]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), S6440 [12OC]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), S6440 [12OC]

U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3079), S6440 [12OC]

Valencic, Tine: National Geographic Bee winner, S3422 [26MY]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to Texas, S5426 [8SE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize legal representation in Edward P. Celestine, Jr. v. SSA (S. Res. 305), S6889 [20OC]

Statements

Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act: Dept. of Defense Comptroller Office, S4018 [22JN]

Tables

Projected nationwide employment impact of production of multirole fighter aircraft for Taiwan, S5860 [22SE]

Texts of

S. 1644, Workforce Health Improvement Program Act, S6092 [4OC]

S. 1738, Economic Growth and Jobs Protection Act, S6766 [19OC]

S. Res. 305, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Edward P. Celestine, Jr., v. SSA, S6880, S6889 [20OC]