CORKER, BOB (a Senator from Tennessee)

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (S. 954), S3618 [20MY], S3668 [21MY], S3727 [22MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 933), S1798, S1819 [13MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2148, S2189, S2198, S2199 [21MR], S2284, S2301, S2353, S2366 [22MR]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6448 [12SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197), S8279, S8285 [19NO], S8402 [20NO], S8490, S8496, S8506, S8513 [21NO]

Diseases: extend authorities relative to global HIV/AIDS and promote oversight of U.S. programs (S. 1545), S8104, S8135, S8138 [18NO]

Immigration: reform (S. 744), S4860, S4984 [21JN], S5188 [25JN]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), S8853 [16DE]

Appointments

Committee to escort Republic of Korea President Park Geun-hye into the House Chamber, H2487 [8MY]

Senate National Security Working Group, S1715 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children (see S. 1670), S8050 [14NO]

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see S. 345), S772 [14FE]

American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 174), S4585 [18JN]

Appalachian Regional Commission: add Hickman, Perry, and Wayne Counties, TN, to the Appalachian region (see S. 1646), S7829 [5NO]

Boston, MA: commend heroism, courage, and sacrifice of victims recovering from attacks relative to Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent manhunt (see S. Res. 115), S3029 [25AP]

——— condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and commend medical personnel, first responders, and citizens that aided victims (see S. Res. 101), S2749 [17AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 7), S708 [13FE]

Burma: place conditions on assistance relative to human rights (see S. 1885), S9105 [20DE]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 336), S772 [14FE] (see S. 743), S2799 [18AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to law enforcement, postal workers, and other Senate employees who detected and prevented poison threat to Members of Congress (see S. Res. 112), S2960 [24AP]

Cherokee National Forest: designate as wilderness certain public lands (see S. 1294), S5687 [15JY]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see S. 186), S3326 [9MY]

Congress: require specification of the source of authority under the U.S. Constitution for the enactment of laws (see S. 1404), S6126 [31JY]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit from taking action to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam (see S. 421), S1011 [28FE] (see S. 982), S3569 [16MY]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 369), S773 [14FE]

Dept. of State: enhance security for facilities and personnel at U.S. diplomatic and consular posts abroad (see S. 1386), S6071 [30JY]

Diseases: extend authorities relative to global HIV/AIDS and promote oversight of U.S. programs (see S. 1545), S6753 [24SE]

District of Columbia: condemn Navy Yard shootings, express condolences to victims, support for those impacted, and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see S. Res. 265), S7210 [4OC]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 381), S8100 [18NO]

Employment: expand the E-Verify program for employment eligibility confirmation and hold employers accountable (see S. 202), S438 [31JA]

EPA: eliminate the corn ethanol mandate for renewable fuel (see S. 1807), S8771 [12DE]

Federal agencies and departments: codify and modify regulatory requirements (see S. 191), S438 [31JA]

FRS: require Senate confirmation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Inspector General (see S. 1310), S5708 [16JY]

Grams, Rod: tribute (see S. Res. 267), S7353 [9OC]

Hathaway, William D.: tribute (see S. Res. 189), S5264 [26JN]

Health: repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see S. 40), S5800 [18JY]

Iran: impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (see S. 1881), S9052 [19DE]

——— support full implementation of U.S. and international sanctions on Iran and urge the President to continue to strengthen enforcement of sanctions legislation (see S. Res. 65), S2751 [17AP]

ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily suspending duties (see S. 790), S3031 [25AP]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: prevent nuclear proliferation (see S. 298), S707 [13FE]

Lautenberg, Frank R.: tribute (see S. Res. 161), S3955 [4JN]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see S. Res. 321), S8809 [13DE]

Medicare: delay implementation of round 2 of the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Acquisition Program for competitive acquisition areas in Tennessee (see S. 1265), S5499 [27JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 1123), S4058 [10JN]

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. 124), S214 [23JA]

NLRB: reform criteria for determining employee units appropriate for purposes of collective bargaining (see S. 1166), S4481 [13JN]

Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 164), S6073 [30JY]

OAS: support revitalization and reform (see S. 793), S2960 [24AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation of the employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1488), S6521 [17SE]

——— delay implementation of the individual health insurance mandate (see S. 1488), S6521 [17SE]

——— ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance coverage (see S. 1617), S7673 [30OC]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 203), S438 [31JA] (see S. 1842), S8913 [17DE]

Public debt: require that any debt ceiling increase be balanced by equal spending cuts (see S. 43), S43 [22JA]

Schiappa, David J.: tribute (see S. Res. 212), S6208 [1AU]

Ships and vessels: provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients (see S. 1683), S7951 [12NO]

Southeast Asia: promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea (see S. Res. 167), S4214 [11JN]

Syria: provide humanitarian and other assistance, support a transition to democracy, impose sanctions on arms and oil sales, and allow for conditional removal of sanctions (see S. 960), S3531 [15MY]

Taxation: make permanent rule providing 5-year amortization of expenses incurred in creating or acquiring music or music copyrights (see S. 1326), S5800 [18JY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 232), S5800 [18JY]

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see S. 399), S5800 [18JY]

U.N.: provide for an accounting of total U.S. contributions (see S. 988), S3988 [6JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see S. 789), S4482 [13JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Credit: provide secondary mortgage reform by establishing the Federal Mortgage Insurance Corp., abolishing the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and phasing out housing Government-sponsored enterprises (see S. 1217), S5149 [25JN]

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. 1023), S3761 [22MY]

Economy: provide a comprehensive deficit reduction plan through dollar for dollar debt ceiling increase and entitlement program reform (see S. 11), S871 [26FE]

EPA: require that a reduction to the volume of cellulosic biofuel required under the renewable fuel standard also results in a pro rata reduction of the volume of renewable fuel and advanced biofuels (see S. 977), S3569 [16MY]

FRS: ensure conduct of policies to ensure long-term price stability and a low rate of inflation (see S. 215), S469 [4FE]

Housing: ensure housing finance reform by prohibiting an increase in the guarantee fee to offset other spending and the sale of preferred shares of Government-sponsored enterprises (see S. 563), S1853 [14MR]

Iran: ensure compliance with international agreements to abandon pursuit of nuclear weapons by protecting existing sanctions (see S. 1765), S8457 [21NO]

Certificates of election

Senate, S2 [3JA]

Motions

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S6094 [31JY]

Oaths of office

Senate, S5 [3JA]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), S6940 [26SE]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), House amendments, S7111 [2OC], S7164 [3OC]

——— making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), unanimous-consent request, S6938, S6939 [26SE]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Syria in response to use of chemical weapons (S.J. Res. 21), motion to proceed, S6283 [9SE]

Budget: clarify budget scoring rule relating to certain changes in mandatory program spending, S2302 [22MR]

——— limit sequestration by replacing certain spending cuts and eliminating tax loopholes (S. 388), motion to proceed, S982 [28FE]

——— replace sequester and give the President the flexibility to make spending cuts (S. 16), motion to proceed, S982 [28FE]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8), S2302 [22MR]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (S. 743), S2939 [24AP]

CBO: release of economic impact report on S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, S4993 [24JN]

Cordray, Richard: nomination to be Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director, S5694 [16JY]

Credit: provide secondary mortgage reform by establishing the Federal Mortgage Insurance Corp., abolishing the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and phasing out housing Government-sponsored enterprises (S. 1217), S5612, S5613, S5614 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S8797 [13DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S6089, S6094 [31JY]

Diseases: extend authorities relative to global HIV/AIDS and promote oversight of U.S. programs (S. 1545), S9095 [20DE]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, S7439 [13OC]

Egypt: prohibit U.S. assistance as a result of military coup d’état, S6089, S6094 [31JY]

Employment: improve the E-Verify program for employment eligibility confirmation, S4992 [24JN]

FRS: ensure conduct of policies to ensure long-term price stability and a low rate of inflation (S. 215), S471 [4FE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S7111 [2OC], S7165 [3OC], S7439, S7440 [13OC]

Immigration: prohibit granting of lawful permanent residence status until deployment of border strategy, new Border Patrol agents and fencing, employment verification system, and electronic entry/exit system, S4747, S4748 [20JN], S4979 [21JN], S4990, S4992, S4993, S4994, S5011, S5012 [24JN], S5127 [25JN], S5211 [26JN], S5318, S5320 [27JN]

——— reform (S. 744), S4747, S4748 [20JN], S4979 [21JN], S4990, S4992, S4993, S4994, S5001, S5011, S5012 [24JN], S5127 [25JN], S5211 [26JN], S5318, S5320 [27JN]

Iran: oppose development of nuclear weapons and possession of enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and provide relief from sanctions only upon complete abandonment of nuclear weapons program, S8797 [13DE]

Kerry, Senator: nomination to be Sec. of State, S345 [29JA]

Medal of Honor: award to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304), House amendment, S8797 [13DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation, S7111 [2OC]

——— prohibit funding to implement, S6938, S6939, S6940 [26SE]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S5631 [11JY]

——— Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S5631 [11JY]

Public debt: ceiling, S7111 [2OC], S7164, S7165 [3OC]

——— temporarily suspend the public debt ceiling (S. 1569), motion to proceed, S7439 [13OC]

Senate: legislative process, S5001 [24JN]

Senate Rules: reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S5631 [11JY], S5694 [16JY]

Tributes

Herzog, Laura Lefler, S8831 [16DE]

Lessen, Ramona, S848 [26FE]