CORKER, BOB (a Senator from Tennessee)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S4370 [20JN]

Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), S218 [31JA], S266, S270 [1FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S7040, S7048, S7054, S7100, S7107, S7119 [28NO], S7248, S7258 [29NO], S7285, S7297 [30NO], S7338 [3DE], S7383 [4DE]

Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3092 [10MY], S3148 [15MY]

FDIC: temporarily extend the Transaction Account Guarantee Program (S. 3637), S7749, S7750 [11DE]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2511 [18AP], S2555 [19AP], S2649 [24AP]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S787 [15FE], S1096 [28FE], S1395 [5MR], S1463 [7MR], S1534 [8MR], S1605 [13MR]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1742, S1758, S1759 [15MR]

Syria: require the President to report to Congress on all known opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used by the regime and opposition forces (S. 2224), S3047, S3048 [9MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2865 [26AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abdnor, James: tribute (see S. Res. 475), S3631 [24MY]

Agriculture: phase out sugar price support program and marketing allotments (see S. 25), S2001 [22MR]

——— repeal sugar price support program (see S. 685), S1791 [19MR]

American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 498), S4299 [19JN]

Aurora, CO: condemn movie theater shootings and express condolences for victims and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see S. Con. Res. 53), S5304 [24JY]

Budget: provide an optional fast-track procedure the President may use when submitting rescission requests (see S. 102), S4204 [14JN]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 2041), S163 [30JA]

Courts: prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in certain judicial districts (see S. 1821), S2325 [16AP]

Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost mortgage (see S. 3484), S6895 [26NO]

Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting foreign direct investments (see S. 3274), S3838 [7JN]

Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the program took effect (see S. 2121), S2656 [24AP]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S2002 [22MR]

Dept. of State: require investigations into and a report on attacks on the U.S. missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen (see S. 3551), S6340 [13SE]

Dept. of the Interior: install in the area of the World War II Memorial a suitable plaque or inscription with the words that Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (see S. 3078), S3839 [7JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see S. 3280), S3838 [7JN]

Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see S. 3204), S3280 [17MY] (see S. 3394), S5134 [18JY]

——— implement rule banning proprietary trading by commercial banks after regulatory agencies have issued their final rules (see S. 2223), S2001 [22MR]

FRS: require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to conduct a small business review panel on the qualified mortgage rule before the Bureau can go forward with a final rule (see S. 3571), S6454 [19SE]

——— treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 3394), S5134 [18JY]

Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see S. Res. 368), S350 [6FE]

Inouye, Daniel K.: tribute (see S. Res. 624), S8138 [18DE]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 41), S6628 [21SE]

IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium tax credit (see S.J. Res. 48), S6272 [12SE]

Israel: commit to security as a Jewish and democratic state with secure borders and condemn rocket and missile attacks in Gaza by Hamas (see S. Res. 599), S6855 [15NO]

Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be brought to justice (see S. Res. 551), S6270 [12SE] (see S. Res. 588), S6626 [21SE]

McGovern, George S.: tribute (see S. Res. 607), S7303 [30NO]

Medicare: modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see S. 1173), S3174 [15MY]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see S. 1981), S1791 [19MR]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 527), S5304 [24JY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]

Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, express condolences for victims, and commend school personnel and first responders who responded to shootings (see S. Res. 621), S8071 [17DE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3252), S5134 [18JY]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election procedures (see S.J. Res. 36), S850 [16FE]

Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 519), S5047 [16JY]

Parks, Rosa: tribute (see S. Res. 618), S8042 [13DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see S. 1467), S389 [7FE]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 3077), S8452 [27DE]

Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see S.J. Res. 50), S6272 [12SE]

Rudman, Warren: tribute (see S. Res. 604), S7215 [29NO]

Senate: require sponsoring Senators to pay printing costs for ceremonial and commemorative Senate resolutions (see S. 3519), S5978 [2AU]

Specter, Arlen: tribute (see S. Res. 612), S7703 [10DE]

Taxation: make permanent rule providing 5-year amortization of expenses incurred in creating or acquiring music or music copyrights (see S. 2258), S2242 [29MR]

——— require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see S. 3083), S3517 [23MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 2338), S2732 [25AP]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), S3087 [10MY]

Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S. 2245), S2245 [29MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S2001 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Economy: provide a comprehensive deficit reduction plan through dollar for dollar debt ceiling increase and entitlement program reform (see S. 3673), S7976 [12DE]

Syria: require the President to report to Congress on all known opposition groups and the number and security of weapons used by the regime and opposition forces (see S. 2224), S2001 [22MR]

Letters

FHA solvency and efforts to rebuild Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund: Carol J. Galante, Acting Assistant Sec. of HUD for Housing and FHA Commissioner, S8526 [30DE]

Motions

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S1605 [13MR]

Remarks

Budget: allocation of funds, S550 [13FE], S3113, S3116 [14MY]

——— deficit, S2679 [25AP], S3114 [14MY], S6478 [20SE]

——— impact of entitlement programs, S3114 [14MY]

——— reduce discretionary spending limits to offset Highway Trust Fund spending, S1517, S1530, S1531 [8MR], S1604, S1605 [13MR]

——— reform entitlement programs, S7760 [12DE]

——— sequestration, S6243 [12SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S7284 [30NO]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (S. 2343), motion to proceed, S2940 [8MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation, S7284 [30NO]

Economy: avert ‘‘fiscal cliff’’ economic crisis through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, S7740 [11DE], S7760 [12DE], S8565, S8569, S8570 [31DE]

——— provide a comprehensive deficit reduction plan through dollar for dollar debt ceiling increase and entitlement program reform (S. 3673), S7978 [12DE]

Eximbank: limit financing to transactions subsidized by other countries or for which private sector financing is unavailable or prohibitively expensive, S3148, S3156 [15MY]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 2072), S3148, S3156 [15MY]

FDA: provide incentives for the development of qualified infectious disease products, S3555 [24MY]

——— revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars (S. 3187), S3555 [24MY]

FDIC: allow participation in the Transaction Account Guarantee Program to be voluntary, S8002, S8003 [13DE]

——— charge rates necessary to account for losses in the Transaction Account Guarantee Program, S8002, S8003 [13DE]

——— temporarily extend the Transaction Account Guarantee Program (S. 3637), S7740 [11DE], S8002, S8003 [13DE]

Foreign aid: provide limitations on U.S. assistance (S. 3576), S6579 [21SE]

Fowlkes, John T., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S4803 [10JY]

FRS: reform monetary policy to promote economic growth, S3248 [17MY]

Galante, Carol J.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Housing and FHA Commissioner, S8523, S8526, S8527 [30DE]

——— suitability to be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Housing and FHA Commissioner relative to actions addressing issues of FHA solvency, S8526, S8527 [30DE]

Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4747, S4754 [29JN]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S. Res. 380), S3256 [17MY]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (S.J. Res. 41), S6579 [21SE]

——— strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 1905), S3256 [17MY]

Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be brought to justice, S6243 [12SE]

Medicaid: funding, S2940 [8MY]

National Guard: empower, enhance functions of the National Guard Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in domestic emergency response, S1731 [15MR]

National objectives: economic recovery, S6243 [12SE]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S550 [13FE], S6478 [20SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on Medicare funding, S3115 [14MY]

——— Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S2041 [27MR]

Point of order, S1517 [8MR], S4752 [29JN], S7284 [30NO]

Postal Service: authorize move to a 5-day mail delivery service, S2580, S2582 [23AP]

——— improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2580, S2582 [23AP], S2635, S2649 [24AP], S2679, S2695 [25AP]

Powell, Jerome H.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S3248 [17MY]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S550 [13FE], S685 [15FE], S826 [16FE], S1435 [7MR], S1502, S1517, S1530, S1531, S1533 [8MR], S1604, S1605 [13MR]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), conference report, S4747, S4754 [29JN]

Senate: importance of bipartisanship, S1435 [7MR], S8002 [13DE]

Stein, Jeremy C.: nomination to the FRS Board of Governors, S3248 [17MY]

Taxation: reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (S. 2230), motion to proceed, S2305 [16AP]

Tributes

Anderson, Lee S., S2081• [27MR]

Hargett, Gus, S1731 [15MR]

Johnston, Lorin, S3128• [14MY]

Vavala, Frank, S1731 [15MR]