CORKER, BOB (a Senator from Tennessee)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1867), S7717, S7752, S7756, S7757 [17NO], S7790, S7794 [18NO], S7923, S7924, S7929 [28NO], S8033, S8068, S8069, S8073 [30NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (S. 1619), S6110, S6115 [4OC]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), S4620 [14JY], S4728 [20JY]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize (S. 782), S3558 [7JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), S7386, S7387 [10NO], S7614, S7625, S7626 [16NO]

SBA: reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (S. 493), S1941 [29MR]

Appointments

Senate National Security Working Group, S2402 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see S. 906), S3499 [6JN]

———prohibit taxpayer funded elective abortions (see S. 877), S2686 [4MY]

American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 206), S3613 [8JN]

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), S2267 [7AP]

———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]

———prohibit funding for deployment of ground troops in Libya (see S.J. Res. 18), S3613 [8JN]

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

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. 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), S4450 [7JY]

———establish biennial budget and appropriations processes and enhance oversight and performance of the Federal Government (see S. 211), S338 [27JA]

———provide for greater transparency and honesty in Federal budget process (see S. 1651), S7368 [10NO]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 1832), S7294 [9NO]

Cherokee National Forest: designate as wilderness certain public lands (see S. 1090), S3426 [26MY]

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

Congress: require specification of the source of authority under the U.S. Constitution for the enactment of laws (see S. 1248), S4023 [22JN]

Crime: increase penalties for stealing, transporting, and storing stolen prescription drugs (see S. 1002), S4293 [30JN]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 1241), S6506 [13OC]

Dept. of Energy: provide a uniform efficiency descriptor for water heaters (see S. 156), S126 [25JA]

Dept. of HHS: provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see S. 1059), S4293 [30JN]

———provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S8462 [8DE]

Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property (see S. 968), S3684 [9JN]

Dept. of State: designate the Haqqani network as a foreign terrorist organization (see S. 1959), S8414 [7DE]

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

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales and modify requirements for exploration (see S. 953), S2931 [12MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: terminate authority to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program while preserving assistance that was already offered (see S. 527), S1502 [9MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure (see S. 1798), S7127 [3NO]

Disasters: express condolences to victims of storms and tornadoes in Southern States, commend resiliency of people, and commit to relief and recovery efforts (see S. Res. 182), S2929 [12MY]

Diseases: extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see S. 384), S5340 [6SE]

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]

Employment: expand the E-Verify program for employment eligibility confirmation and hold employers accountable (see S. 1196), S3773 [14JN]

EPA: delay implementation of rules on maximum achievable control technology and cross-State air pollution produced by powerplants (see S. 1833), S7294 [9NO]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see S. 1392), S4803 [21JY]

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), S6601 [17OC]

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

FDA: provide incentives for the development of qualified infectious disease products (see S. 1734), S6764 [19OC]

Federal agencies and departments: codify and modify regulatory requirements (see S. 358), S1601 [14MR]

———provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (see S. 1957), S8491 [12DE]

Federal-State relations: prohibit taxpayer bailouts of fiscally irresponsible State and local governments (see S. 251), S3815 [15JN]

Financial institutions: study the market and appropriate regulatory structure for electronic debit card transactions (see S. 575), S1676 [15MR]

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: require enhanced economic analysis and justification for proposed Federal banking, housing, securities, and commodity regulations (see S. 1615), S5903 [22SE]

Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 26), S272 [26JA]

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

Health: 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]

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), S4077 [23JN]

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]

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

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

Medicare: establish pilot projects to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technologies (see S. 501), S2267 [7AP]

———establish smart card pilot program (see S. 1551), S5946 [23SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 1251), S4023 [22JN]

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), S3685 [9JN]

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

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 254), S5251 [2AU]

National Guard: empower, enhance functions of the National Guard Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in domestic emergency response (see S. 1025), S3226 [23MY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: prevent drunken driving injuries and fatalities (see S. 510), S1406 [8MR]

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]

———provide for appropriate designation of collective bargaining units (see S. 1843), S7367 [10NO]

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]

Nuclear weapons: support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 275), S5903 [22SE]

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see S. 192), S272 [26JA]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see S. 720), S3172 [19MY]

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

Public debt: allow an up or down vote on a balanced deficit reduction bill, such as proposed by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform report, reducing the deficit by a certain amount (see S. 1985), S8547 [13DE]

Real estate investment trusts: anniversary of establishing legislation (see S. Res. 60), S871 [17FE]

Securities: establish standards for covered bond programs and a covered bond regulatory oversight program (see S. 1835), S7294 [9NO]

———provide end user exemptions for certain derivative sales (see S. 947), S2930 [12MY]

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]

Social Security: repeal Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program maintenance of effort requirements (see S. 868), S3429 [26MY]

Taxation: 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]

———repeal the volumetric ethanol excise tax credit (see S. 520), S1677 [15MR] (see S. 871), S2993 [16MY]

Terrorism: observe a moment of remembrance on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (see S. Res. 228), S4722 [20JY] (see S. Res. 237), S4845 [22JY]

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. 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), S2048 [31MR]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 431), S6764 [19OC]

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

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal (see S. 712), S2131 [5AP] (see S. 746), S2187 [6AP]

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

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see S. 641), S1827 [17MR]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: reduce spending (see S. 245), S411 [1FE]

Credit: restore and repair mortgage markets by making them transparent, bringing in private capital, and winding down Government-sponsored enterprises (see S. 1834), S7294 [9NO]

Electric power: ensure rates and charges for electric energy are assessed in porportion to measurable reliability or economic benefit (see S. 400), S870 [17FE]

Medicare: provide for annual mailing of statements of beneficiary part A contributions and benefits in coordination with annual mailing of Social Security account statements (see S. 1655), S6185 [5OC]

Roads and highways: waive requirement that existing traffic signs meet minimum retroreflectivity standards on or before the compliance dates established by the Federal Highway Administration (see S. 1216), S3891 [16JN]

Cloture motions

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

Letters

Artificial crevassing of Birds Point levee in Missouri: by, S2569 [2MY]

Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now (GAIN) Act: B. Keith English, University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, S7029 [2NO]

———Meri Armour, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, S7029 [2NO]

———several East Tennessee State University administrators and faculty, S7029 [2NO]

———William E. Evans, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, S7028 [2NO]

U.S. objectives, military role, and costs relative to strategy to remove Muammar Qaddafi from power in Libya: Joseph E. MacManus, Dept. of State, S3619 [8JN]

———by, S3619 [8JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 44), S934 [28FE]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S1204 [3MR]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), motion to proceed, S1337 [8MR]

———making for disaster relief requirements (H.R. 3672), unanimous-consent request, S8745 [17DE]

Armed Forces: authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (S.J. Res. 20), motion to proceed, S4314 [5JY]

———prohibit funding for deployment of ground troops in Libya (S.J. Res. 18), S3619 [8JN], S3862 [16JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, S2299 [8AP], S4058 [23JN], S4569, S4586, S4587 [14JY]

———comparison between congressional and Obama administration proposals, S666 [14FE]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, S4979 [28JY], S5228 [2AU]

———deficit, S2414 [13AP], S3798 [15JN], S3986 [22JN], S4058 [23JN], S4314 [5JY]

———reduce spending (S. 245), S81 [25JA], S412 [1FE], S934 [28FE], S1337 [8MR], S2299 [8AP], S2414 [13AP], S3798 [15JN], S4059 [23JN]

———require millionaires to make a more meaningful contribution to deficit reduction efforts (S. 1323), S4570 [14JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), S3798 [15JN]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), S4979 [28JY]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): establish, S4979 [28JY]

Credit: promulgate regulations regarding debit and credit card interchange transaction fees, S3515, S3529, S3532 [7JN], S3584, S3593, S3600 [8JN]

———restore and repair mortgage markets by making them transparent, bringing in private capital, and winding down Government-sponsored enterprises (S. 1834), S7269, S7270 [9NO]

Dept. of Defense: assess effectiveness of coalition support fund reimbursements to Pakistan in support of military operations in Afghanistan, S8034 [30NO]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1867), S8034, S8035 [30NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (S. 1619), S6316, S6319 [6OC]

———identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (S. 1619), motion to proceed, S6019 [3OC], S6067 [4OC]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), S4586, S4587 [14JY]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2055), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S8745 [17DE]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize (S. 782), S3529, S3532 [7JN], S3584, S3593, S3600 [8JN], S3858, S3862 [16JN], S3986 [22JN]

———reauthorize (S. 782), motion to proceed, S3515 [7JN]

Economy: create jobs through spending cuts, tax reform, regulatory burden reduction, domestic energy development, and export promotion, S7270 [9NO]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (S. 1660), motion to proceed, S6361 [11OC]

Education Sciences Reform Act: technical amendment (S. 365), House amendment, S5228 [2AU]

FDA: provide incentives for the development of qualified infectious disease products (H.R. 2182), S7028 [2NO]

Financial institutions: study the market and appropriate regulatory structure for electronic debit card transactions, S3515, S3529, S3532 [7JN], S3584, S3593, S3600 [8JN]

Medicare: provide for annual mailing of statements of beneficiary part A contributions and benefits in coordination with annual mailing of Social Security account statements (S. 1655), S6187 [5OC]

———reform, S3798 [15JN]

National objectives: economic recovery, S5472 [9SE]

Power resources: ethanol blender pump or storage facilities construction funding, S3862 [16JN]

Public debt: ceiling, S3798 [15JN]

———increase statutory limit, S4315 [5JY], S4569 [14JY], S4902 [26JY], S4927 [27JY], S4979 [28JY]

Senate: legislative process, S6316, S6319 [6OC]

Taxation: repeal the volumetric ethanol excise tax credit, S3858, S3862 [16JN]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), S7270 [9NO]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), S6359 [11OC]

———approve and implement (S. 1641), S6067 [4OC]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), S6359 [11OC]

———approve and implement (S. 1642), S6067 [4OC]

U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3079), S6359 [11OC]

———approve and implement (S. 1643), S6067 [4OC]

Tributes

Alexander, Senator, S5735 [20SE]

Carper, Senator, S7028 [2NO]