CORKER, BOB (a Senator from Tennessee)

Amendments

Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (S. 2152), S8863, S8889 [18DE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1931, S1953 [25MR], S2015, S2047 [26MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3699 [3JN], S3832 [4JN], S3969 [9JN], S4036 [10JN], S4146, S4166 [15JN], S4208 [16JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8105 [18NO]

International Women’s Day: support goals (S. Res. 97), S2654, S2656 [5MY]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3081 [19MY], S3185 [20MY]

Law enforcement: mandate reporting requirements for sex offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination, and prevent entry to the U.S. by foreign sex offenders (H.R. 515), S8828 [17DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), S6658 [15SE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2409 [23AP], S2444, S2482 [28AP], S2583 [30AP], S2726, S2733 [7MY]

Appointments

Committee to escort Afghanistan President Mohammad A. Ghani into the House Chamber, H1904 [25MR]

Committee to escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the House Chamber, H1528 [3MR]

Committee to escort Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe into the House Chamber, H2503 [29AP]

Committee to escort Pope Francis into the House Chamber, H6191 [24SE]

Conferee: S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025, S2212 [15AP]

Senate National Security Working Group, S1083 [24FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 582), S1161 [26FE]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (see S. 1553), S4103 [11JN]

Afghanistan: support enhanced accountability for U.S. assistance (see S. 1875), S6073 [28JY]

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see S. 475), S982 [12FE]

American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 203), S4250 [17JN]

Biden, Joseph R., III (Beau): tribute (see S. Res. 191), S3679 [3JN]

Brooke, Edward W.: tribute (see S. Res. 19), S12 [6JA]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 6), S772 [4FE]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see S. 698), S1384 [10MR]

Charleston, SC: condemn attack and offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, and support community efforts towards healing (see S. Res. 212), S4602 [24JN]

Cherokee National Forest: designate as wilderness certain public lands (see S. 755), S1585 [17MR]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (see S. 527), S983 [12FE]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 1), S10 [6JA]

Copyrights: allow a rate court to consider other royalty rates when establishing digital performance rates for songwriters and adopt a fair rate standard for reproduction (see S. 662), S1303 [4MR]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see S. 682), S2273 [20AP]

Crime: expand funding available for victims of child abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, and other crimes (see S. 1071), S2400 [23AP]

Dept. of HHS: prevent and treat prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome (see S. 799), S2972 [18MY]

Dept. of Justice: curtail the use of changes in mandatory programs affecting the Crime Victims Fund (see S. 1495), S3678 [3JN]

Dept. of State: allow waiver of visa renewal fees for certain adoptive families (see S. 1300), S2794 [12MY]

Employment: expand the E-Verify program for employment eligibility confirmation and hold employers accountable (see S. 1032), S2301 [21AP]

EPA: disapprove rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units (see S.J. Res. 24), S7491 [26OC]

——— disapprove rule on standards of performance for greenhouse gas emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units (see S.J. Res. 23), S7491 [26OC]

Europe: express concern regarding anti-Semitism and encourage greater cooperation with European governments, European Union, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism (see S. Res. 87), S1202 [27FE]

Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see S. 423), S899 [10FE]

Firearms: terminate Operation Choke Point or similar programs that infringe on ability of dealers and manufacturers of firearms and ammunition to access credit or other financial services (see S. 477), S1709 [23MR]

Ford, Wendell H.: tribute (see S. Res. 38), S421 [22JA]

France: condemn terrorist attacks in Paris, offer condolences to families of the victims, express solidarity with the people of France, and support pursuit of justice against those involved in such attacks (see S. Res. 313), S7966 [16NO]

——— tribute to U.S. citizens and other individuals who helped foil a terrorist attack on a French train (see S. Res. 259), S6810 [17SE]

FRS: require Senate confirmation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Inspector General (see S. 510), S983 [12FE]

Government-sponsored enterprises: establish scorekeeping rule to ensure that increases in guarantee fees of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shall not be used to offset provisions that increase the deficit (see S. 752), S1585 [17MR]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 1919), S6296 [4AU]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see S. 336), S985 [12FE]

IRS: prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (see S. 283), S589 [28JA]

Lafayette, LA: condemn attack and offer condolences to community, families, and victims of movie theater shooting and commend first responders and those caring for the injured and investigating the incident (see S. Res. 231), S5928 [27JY]

Mental health: reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders (see S. 1893), S8161 [19NO]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 241), S6239 [3AU]

National Park Service: refund to States all State funds used to reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Park System during the Government shutdown (see S. 145), S150 [12JA]

Nemtsov, Boris: commend Russian opposition efforts, call for investigation of murder, and add recommended names to visa ban list for Russian human rights violators (see S. Res. 93), S1217 [2MR]

NLRB: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers (see S. 2015), S7048 [30SE]

——— disapprove rule relative to representation case procedures (see S.J. Res. 8), S858 [9FE]

——— reform criteria for determining employee units appropriate for purposes of collective bargaining (see S. 801), S1660 [19MR]

Nuclear weapons: designate a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 213), S4602 [24JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see S. 336), S985 [12FE]

Petroleum: repeal the crude oil export ban (see S. 1372), S3059 [19MY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit funding (see S. 1881), S6189 [30JY]

Power resources: modernize Federal policies relative to supply and distribution of energy in the U.S. and repeal the crude oil export ban (see S. 1312), S2794 [12MY]

Roseburg, OR: express condolences for victims of shooting at Umpqua Community College (see S. Res. 287), S7472 [22OC]

Schweiker, Richard S.: tribute (see S. Res. 250), S6533 [9SE]

Thompson, Fred: tribute (see S. Res. 309), S7815 [5NO]

Tritak, Kathleen Alvarez: tribute (see S. Res. 82), S984 [12FE]

Ukraine: condemn attacks by Russian backed rebels on civilian population in Mariupol, impose sanctions and urge Russia to disengage, and provide lethal and non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine (see S. Res. 72), S900 [10FE]

Water: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see S.J. Res. 22), S6940 [24SE]

——— revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 1140), S6894 [22SE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (see S. 2234), S8884 [18DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Africa: assist sub-Saharan African countries develop mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth (see S. 1933), S6296 [4AU] (see S. 2152), S7219 [7OC]

AID: reform Food for Peace Program (see S. 525), S983 [12FE]

Chattanooga, TN: condemn shootings at military sites, honor Armed Forces members who lost their lives, commend those caring for injured and investigating incident, and express condolences to those affected (see S. Res. 227), S5210 [21JY]

Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 47), S590 [28JA]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (see S. 1635), S4298 [18JN]

End Modern Slavery Initiative Foundation: establish (see S. 553), S1075 [24FE]

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. 2038), S6699 [16SE]

International trade: promote (see S. 2201), S7470 [22OC]

Iran: provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program (see S. 615), S1201 [27FE]

Japan: recognize importance of the U.S.-Japan relationship to safeguarding global security, prosperity, and human rights (see S. Res. 153), S2473 [28AP]

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: reauthorize (see S. 2078, 2079), S6938 [24SE]

Cloture motions

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 1), veto, S1215 [2MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S4016 [10JN], S4087 [11JN]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), conference report, S7075 [1OC], S7136 [6OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), S1151 [26FE], S1190 [27FE], S1209, S1214 [2MR]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S8857, S8858 [18DE]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), motion to proceed, S2699 [7MY], S2786 [12MY], S2912 [14MY]

Lynch, Loretta E.: nomination to be Attorney General, S2295 [21AP], S2371 [23AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), S6581, S6582 [10SE], S6642 [15SE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2644 [5MY], S2725 [7MY]

Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), motion to proceed, S3201 [21MY], S3313 [23MY], S3332 [31MY]

Discharge petitions signed 

Water: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S.J. Res. 22), S7675 [30OC]

Remarks

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, S8760, S8761 [17DE]

Armed Forces: actively recruit members who are separating from military service to serve as Customs and Border Protection Officers (S. 1603), S6551 [10SE]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to offset costs of combating threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S1994 [26MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1994 [26MR]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), motion to instruct conferees, S2210 [15AP]

Chattanooga, TN: condemn shootings at military sites, S5147 [16JY]

——— express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, shootings at military sites, S5185 [21JY]

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, S8760 [17DE]

Day of Recognition for Ebola Orphans: establish (S. Res. 155), S2658 [5MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment, S3262 [22MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), House amendment, S8760, S8761 [17DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend, S2456 [28AP]

End Modern Slavery Initiative Foundation: establish, S8761 [17DE]

Etim, Linda I.: nomination to be AID Assistant Administrator, unanimous-consent agreement, S8441 [7DE]

Federal aid programs: restore program integrity funding to combat waste, fraud, and abuse, S2425 [27AP]

Foreign Service: nominations, S2040 [26MR], S3237 [21MY], S4021 [10JN], S6135 [29JY], S7102 [1OC], S8494 [8DE]

Foreign trade: establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced consultation requirements for trade negotiations and provide for consideration of trade agreements, S3262 [22MY]

Government-sponsored enterprises: prohibit sale of federally-owned preferred shares of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac without congressional approval, S8760 [17DE]

Homosexuality: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to ensure equal treatment of same-sex married couples under Social Security and the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S2210 [15AP]

International Women’s Day: support goals (S. Res. 97), S2656 [5MY]

Iran: condition relief from sanctions pursuant to any nuclear program agreement on Iran’s affirming Israel’s right to exist as Jewish state and release of U.S. citizens unjustly detained, S6778, S6779 [17SE]

——— disapprove agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6443, S6445, S6447 [8SE], S6478, S6482, S6493 [9SE], S6581, S6585 [10SE], S6617, S6632, S6635, S6640, S6642 [15SE], S6670 [16SE], S6778, S6779 [17SE]

——— ensure any agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program is deemed a treaty and is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate, S2467 [28AP], S2546, S2547, S2548 [30AP]

——— provide congressional review and oversight of any agreements with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S2381, S2385 [23AP], S2426 [27AP], S2444, S2456, S2458, S2463, S2467 [28AP], S2501, S2506 [29AP], S2546, S2547, S2548, S2549 [30AP], S2703, S2720, S2724 [7MY], S6443 [8SE], S6493 [9SE], S6585 [10SE], S6617 [15SE]

——— require any final nuclear agreement with Iran includes the official Persian text of such agreement, related materials, and annexes, S2444 [28AP]

——— require the President to report on Iran’s compliance with any nuclear program agreements and set up expedited processes for Congress to reinstate sanctions for violations or implement further responses, S2456 [28AP]

——— suspend authority of the President to grant relief from sanctions pursuant to agreement with Iran relative to its nuclear program, S6778, S6779 [17SE]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S3262 [22MY]

Johnson City, TN: anniversary of Johnson City Chamber of Commerce, S274• [20JA]

McDonough, Travis R.: nomination to be district judge, S8435 [7DE]

McGuire, Matthew T.: nomination to be International Bank for Reconstruction and Development U.S. Executive Director, S4127 [15JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), S6443, S6445, S6447 [8SE], S6478, S6482, S6493 [9SE], S6581, S6585 [10SE], S6617, S6632, S6635, S6640, S6642 [15SE], S6670 [16SE], S6778, S6779 [17SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S6064 [28JY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2381, S2385 [23AP], S2426 [27AP], S2444, S2456, S2458, S2463, S2467 [28AP], S2501, S2506 [29AP], S2546, S2547, S2548, S2549 [30AP], S2703, S2720, S2724 [7MY], S6443 [8SE], S6493 [9SE], S6585 [10SE], S6617 [15SE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), unanimous-consent agreement, S2721 [7MY]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, S6064 [28JY]

Senate: legislative program, S2658 [5MY], S8441 [7DE]

Smith, Gentry O.: nomination to be Dept. of State Office of Foreign Missions Director, S4127 [15JN]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: preserve as a national security asset, S6065 [28JY]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, S2461 [28AP], S3262 [22MY]

Ward, Kenneth D.: nomination to be Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons U.S. Representative, unanimous-consent agreement, S8441 [7DE]

Weinstein, Warren: express condolences to family and commemorate life and work (S. Res. 169), S2658 [5MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S2382 [23AP]

Reports

Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S3236 [21MY], S3309 [22MY], S4646, S4647 [25JN], S6134, S6135 [29JY], S7101, S7102 [1OC], S7271, S7272 [8OC], S8019, S8020 [17NO], S8492–S8494 [8DE]

Reports filed

Activities During the 113th Congress: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Rept. 114–178), S8602 [10DE]

Afghanistan Accountability Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1875), S6186 [30JY]

Commemorate Anniversary of the Liberation of the Auschwitz Extermination Camp, Remember the Victims, and Honor the Legacy of the Survivors of the Holocaust: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 35), S589 [28JA]

Commend Free and Fair Elections, Call for Peaceful Transfer of Power, and Support Efforts To Pursue National Unity in Burma: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 320), S8602 [10DE]

Condemn Persecution of Baha’is and Violation of International Covenants on Human Rights, Impose Sanctions for Such Violations, and Call for Release of Religious Prisoners in Iran: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 148), S7271 [8OC]

Dept. of State Appropriations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1635), S4296 [18JN]

Develop a Strategy To Protect Nigerian Civilians and Eliminate Threat Posed by Boko Haram (terrorist organization): Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1632), S6134 [29JY]

Electrify Africa Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2152), S7814 [5NO]

——— Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2152) (S. Rept. 114–176), S8492 [8DE]

Expenditures: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 47), S589 [28JA]

Express Concern About Anti-Semitism and Encourage Cooperation With European Governments, European Union, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe To Prevent and Respond: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 87), S3236 [21MY]

Express Solidarity With Israel, Condemn Palestinian Terrorist Attacks, Support Right to Self-Defense, Call for Stop to Palestinian Violence and End to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 302), S7912 [10NO]

Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2184), S8079 [18NO]

Foreign Service Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2040 [26MR], S3237 [21MY], S4021 [10JN], S7102 [1OC], S8494 [8DE]

German Peaceful and Democratic Reunification Anniversary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 274), S7271 [8OC]

Girls Count Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 802), S3236 [21MY]

Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 284), S6134 [29JY]

International Megan’s Law To Prevent Demand for Child Sex Trafficking: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 515), S8079 [18NO]

Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 615), S2172 [14AP]

Mongolia First Democratic Elections Anniversary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 189), S8602 [10DE]

Nomination of Alaina B. Teplitz To Be Ambassador to Nepal: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4647 [25JN]

Nomination of Ann C. Barr To Be AID Inspector General: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7102 [1OC]

Nomination of Atul Keshap To Be Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4646 [25JN]

Nomination of Azita Raji To Be Ambassador to Sweden: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4021 [10JN]

Nomination of Brian J. Egan To Be Dept. of State Legal Adviser: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4647 [25JN]

Nomination of Carlos J. Torres To Be Peace Corps Deputy Director: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8494 [8DE]

Nomination of Carolyn P. Alsup To Be Ambassador to Gambia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7101 [1OC]

Nomination of Cassandra Q. Butts To Be Ambassador to the Bahamas: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3236 [21MY]

Nomination of Catherine Ebert-Gray To Be Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8492 [8DE]

Nomination of Charles C. Adams, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Finland: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3236 [21MY]

Nomination of Daniel H. Rubinstein To Be Ambassador to Tunisia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7102 [1OC]

Nomination of David Hale To Be Ambassador to Pakistan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4646 [25JN]

Nomination of David M. Robinson To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Conflict and Stabilization Operations and Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7102 [1OC]

Nomination of David McKean To Be Ambassador to Luxembourg: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8493 [8DE]

Nomination of David R. Gilmour To Be Ambassador to Togo: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7101 [1OC]

Nomination of Deborah R. Malac To Be Ambassador to Uganda: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8020 [17NO]

Nomination of Dennis B. Hankins To Be Ambassador to Guinea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7271 [8OC]

Nomination of Edwin R. Nolan, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Suriname: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7101 [1OC]

Nomination of Elisabeth I. Millard To Be Ambassador to Tajikistan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8019 [17NO]

Nomination of Eric S. Rubin To Be Ambassador to Bulgaria: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8493 [8DE]

Nomination of G. Kathleen Hill To Be Ambassador to Malta: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8493 [8DE]

Nomination of Gayle E. Smith To Be AID Administrator: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6135 [29JY]

Nomination of Gentry O. Smith To Be Dept. of State Office of Foreign Missions Director: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3237 [21MY]

Nomination of Glyn Townsend Davies To Be Ambassador to Thailand: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4647 [25JN]

Nomination of Gregory T. Delawie To Be Ambassador to Kosovo: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4021 [10JN]

Nomination of H. Dean Pittman To Be Ambassador to Mozambique: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8020 [17NO]

Nomination of Hans G. Klemm To Be Ambassador to Romania: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6134 [29JY]

Nomination of Harry K. Thomas, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Zimbabwe: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7271 [8OC]

Nomination of Ian C. Kelly To Be Ambassador to Georgia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4021 [10JN]

Nomination of James D. Melville, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Estonia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6134 [29JY]

Nomination of Janet L. Yellen To Be IMF U.S. Alternate Governor: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4647 [25JN]

Nomination of Jean E. Manes To Be Ambassador to El Salvador: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8493 [8DE]

Nomination of Jeffrey J. Hawkins, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Central African Republic: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7101 [1OC]

Nomination of Jennifer Zimdahl Galt To Be Ambassador to Mongolia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4647 [25JN]

Nomination of John D. Feeley To Be Ambassador to Panama: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8493 [8DE]

Nomination of John L. Estrada To Be Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7101 [1OC]

Nomination of John Morton To Be OPIC Executive Vice President: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8020 [17NO]

Nomination of Julie Furuta-Toy To Be Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7271 [8OC]

Nomination of Julieta Valls Noyes To Be Ambassador to Croatia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4021 [10JN]

Nomination of Kathleen A. Doherty To Be Ambassador to Cyprus: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6134 [29JY]

Nomination of Kenneth D. Ward To Be Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons U.S. Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8020 [17NO]

Nomination of Kyle R. Scott To Be Ambassador to Serbia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8493 [8DE]

Nomination of Laura Farnsworth Dogu To Be Ambassador to Nicaragua: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6135 [29JY]

Nomination of Linda I. Etim To Be AID Assistant Administrator: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8020 [17NO]

Nomination of Linda Swartz Taglialatela To Be Ambassador to Barbados, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8493 [8DE]

Nomination of Lisa J. Peterson To Be Ambassador to Swaziland: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8020 [17NO]

Nomination of Lucy Tamlyn To Be Ambassador to Benin: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7101 [1OC]

Nomination of Marc J. Sievers To Be Ambassador to Oman: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8020 [17NO]

Nomination of Mary C. Phee To Be Ambassador to South Sudan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3237 [21MY], S3309 [22MY]

Nomination of Matthew T. McGuire To Be International Bank for Reconstruction and Development U.S. Executive Director: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3237 [21MY]

Nomination of Michele Thoren Bond To Be Assistant Sec. of State for Consular Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6135 [29JY]

Nomination of Nancy Bikoff Pettit To Be Ambassador to Latvia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4021 [10JN]

Nomination of Paul A. Folmsbee To Be Ambassador to Mali: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3236 [21MY]

Nomination of Paul W. Jones To Be Ambassador to Poland: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6135 [29JY]

Nomination of Perry L. Holloway To Be Ambassador to Guyana: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6134 [29JY]

Nomination of Peter F. Mulrean To Be Ambassador to Haiti: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6135 [29JY]

Nomination of Peter W. Bodde To Be Ambassador to Libya: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8019 [17NO]

Nomination of Representative Christopher H. Smith To Be U.N. General Assembly U.S. Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7102 [1OC]

Nomination of Representative Lee To Be U.N. General Assembly U.S. Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7102 [1OC]

Nomination of Robert P. Jackson To Be Ambassador to Ghana: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7272 [8OC]

Nomination of Roberta S. Jacobson To Be Ambassador to Mexico: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8019 [17NO]

Nomination of Samuel D. Heins To Be Ambassador to Norway: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6135 [29JY]

Nomination of Sarah E. Mendelson To Be U.N. General Assembly U.S. Alternate Representative: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6135 [29JY]

Nomination of Sarah E. Mendelson to the U.N. Economic and Social Council: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6135 [29JY]

Nomination of Scott Allen To Be European Bank for Reconstruction and Development U.S. Director: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7102 [1OC]

Nomination of Sheila S. Gwaltney To Be Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6134 [29JY]

Nomination of Stafford F. Haney To Be Ambassador to Costa Rica: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3236 [21MY]

Nomination of Sunil Sabharwal To Be IMF U.S. Alternate Executive Director: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4021 [10JN]

Nomination of Susan Coppedge Amato To Be Dept. of State Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Director: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S7102 [1OC]

Nomination of Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., To Be Under Sec. of State for Political Affairs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8020 [17NO]

Nomination of Thomas O. Melia To Be AID Assistant Administrator: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6135 [29JY]

Nomination of Todd C. Chapman To Be Ambassador to Ecuador: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8493 [8DE]

Nomination of William A. Heidt To Be Ambassador to Cambodia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4647 [25JN]

Observe Srebrenica Genocide Anniversary, Support Territorial Integrity and Civil Rights, Account for Missing, and Hold Those Responsible Accountable in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 211), S4646 [25JN]

Require a Report on Actions To Secure the Safety and Security of Dissidents Housed at Camp Liberty/Hurriya in Iraq: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1643), S4646 [25JN]

Romania Diplomatic Relations With the U.S. Anniversary: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 326), S8602 [10DE]

Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 756), S4103 [11JN]

U.N. Condemning of Sexual Violence Against Women and Children of Religious Minorities by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization): Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 310), S8079 [18NO]

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2078), S6938 [24SE]

U.S.-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1789), S7545 [27OC]

Welcome Republic of Korea President Park Geun-hye Upon U.S. Visit and Reaffirm Importance of Alliance Between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 278), S7271 [8OC]

World Press Freedom Day: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 207), S4646 [25JN]

World Refugee Day: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 204), S4646 [25JN]

Rules

Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S691–S694 [2FE]

Tributes

Menendez, Senator, S2467 [28AP]

Perdue, Senator, S2430 [27AP]

Thompson, Fred, S7681 [3NO]