CORNYN, JOHN (a Senator from Texas)
Amendments
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), S4182, S4185, S4213, S4225, S4226, S4229 [25MY], S4479 [27MY]
Budget: increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), S28, S57 [20JA]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S1884 [23MR], S2008, S2066 [24MR], S2072, S2078, S2133 [25MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3454), S7218 [20SE], S7293 [21SE]
Dept. of HHS: extend expenditure deadline for Social Services Block Grant Program funds provided for recovery from Hurricane Ike (S. 3774), S7758, S7763 [29SE]
Dept. of the Treasury: create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase availability of credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), S5746 [12JY], S5863 [14JY], S6444, S6449, S6452, S6454 [28JY]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), S10415 [16DE]
Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), S629 [22FE]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), S8869 [13DE], S9263 [14DE]
Financial institutions: improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (S. 3217), S3092, S3107 [4MY], S3173, S3217, S3270 [5MY], S3361, S3378 [6MY], S3474 [10MY], S3651 [12MY], S3802, S3839 [17MY], S3879, S3890, S3916, S3926 [18MY], S4013 [19MY], S4084, S4094 [20MY]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S629 [22FE]
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S1107, S1111 [3MR], S1205 [4MR], S4648, S4696, S4700 [8JN], S4735 [9JN], S4886 [14JN], S5115, S5137 [17JN], S5211 [21JN]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), S8869 [13DE], S9263 [14DE]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1460 [11MR]
U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): renewal, S10521 [17DE], S10693, S10695 [18DE], S10737, S10740 [19DE], S10932 [21DE]
Appointments
Committee to escort Mexican President, Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, into the House Chamber, H3662 [20MY]
Committee To Escort the President, H414 [27JA]
Articles and editorials
ObamaCare's Worst Tax Hike, Wall Street Journal, S1960 [24MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funding of insurance plans or health care programs that cover abortion (see S. 3723), S6883 [5AU]
Agricultural Marketing Act: improve reporting on sales of livestock and dairy products (see S. 3656), S6737 [4AU]
Appropriations: establish an earmark moratorium (see S. 2990), S481 [4FE]
———making continuing (see S.J. Res. 42), S10410 [16DE]
———require Congress to establish a searchable database on a public Internet site for congressional earmarks (see S. 3335), S3644 [12MY]
Armed Forces: enable State homes to furnish nursing home care to parents whose children died while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 1450), S823 [26FE]
———mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see S. 455), S7508 [27SE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 27), S482 [4FE]
———reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary spending caps for non-security spending (see S. 3095), S1360 [10MR]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see S.J. Res. 29), S4530 [27MY]
Byrd, Robert C.: tribute (see S. Res. 572), S5489 [28JN]
Children and youth: permit disclosure of certain information for the purpose of missing child investigations (see S. 4042), S10514 [17DE]
Civil liberties: reaffirm centrality of freedoms of expression and press as cornerstones of U.S. foreign policy, encourage international Internet freedom, and condemn cyber attacks and censorship by China (see S. Res. 405), S440 [2FE]
Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (see S. 3111), S1516 [15MR]
Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see S. 1319), S4745 [9JN]
Courts: clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review (see S. 2935), S51 [20JA]
———prevent proceeds or instrumentalities of foreign crime located in the U.S. from being shielded from foreign forfeiture proceedings (see S. 4005), S8397 [2DE]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund (see S. 3568), S5744 [12JY]
Dept. of HHS: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see S. 3058), S2588 [22AP]
Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for prosecution in Article III courts of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (see S. 2977), S439 [2FE]
———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see S. 3376), S3716 [13MY]
———try Umar F. Abdulmutallab by a military tribunal and consult with appropriate officials prior to terminating interrogation of, or providing a civilian trial to, terrorist suspects (see S. Res. 403), S393 [1FE]
Dept. of the Interior: expedite review and appropriate approval of applications for shallow water drilling permits in the Gulf of Mexico, Beaufort Sea, and Chukchi Sea (see S. Res. 608), S6884 [5AU]
———limit moratorium on certain permitting and drilling activities (see S. 3588), S5850 [14JY]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see S. 504), S3716 [13MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: terminate authority under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see S. 2938), S51 [20JA]
District of Columbia: prohibit issuance of a marriage license to any same-sex couple until a referendum or initiative can be held on the issue of same-sex marriage (see S. 2980), S440 [2FE]
Drugs: adjust penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses (see S. 1789), S1619 [16MR]
Education: provide an alternate distribution of Education Jobs Fund by Texas (see S. 4009), S8537 [4DE]
———repeal certain conditions for receipt of funding from the Education Jobs Fund by Texas (see S. 3768), S7033 [13SE]
EPA: delay implementation of certain final rules in States until accreditation classes are held in the States for a certain period (see S. 3296), S3091 [4MY]
———disapprove rule relative to endangerment findings and regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see S.J. Res. 26), S122 [21JA]
FCC: encourage continued investment and innovation in communications networks by establishing a new competition analysis-based regulatory framework (see S. 3624), S6078 [21JY]
———prohibit from further regulating the Internet (see S. 1836), S3717 [13MY]
Federal agencies and departments: 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. 3826), S7352 [22SE]
Gulf of Mexico: honor workers who died on the Deepwater Horizon oil platform and extend condolences to the families and loved ones of the deceased crew members (see S. Res. 523), S3643 [12MY]
———recognize economic and environmental impacts of BP P.L.C., oil spill and urge BP to give all due consideration to offers of assistance, products, or services from States directly impacted (see S. Res. 582), S5850 [14JY] (see S. Res. 588), S6025 [20JY]
———waive compliance with the Jones Act to allow foreign-flagged vessels to assist in responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see S. 3512), S5153 [18JN]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see S. 3213), S2709 [27AP]
Health: repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see S. 3501), S6398 [28JY]
———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see S. 3502), S6398 [28JY]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 629), S7175 [16SE]
Hurricanes: observe anniversary of Hurricane Rita, support survivors, offer condolences to families of victims, recognize contributions of affected communities, and reaffirm commitment to rebuilding efforts (see S. Res. 641), S7421 [23SE]
Immigration: provide financial aid to local law enforcement officials along U.S. borders (see S. 1190), S2642 [26AP]
Iran: impose sanctions on those complicit in human rights abuses committed against citizens or their families after the June 12, 2009, political processes (see S. 3022), S698 [23FE]
Japan: support increased market access for exports of U.S. beef and beef products (see S. Res. 452), S1458 [11MR]
Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see S. 941), S699 [23FE]
Mathias, Charles McC., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 397), S251 [26JA]
Murtha, John P.: tribute (see S. Res. 413), S536 [9FE]
NASA: prohibit funding for termination of the Constellation Program (see S. 3180), S2378 [15AP]
National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 647), S7507 [27SE]
National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 647), S7507 [27SE]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 658), S7618 [28SE]
National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 635), S7267 [21SE]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 595), S6302 [27JY]
National Mediation Board: disapprove rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing (see S.J. Res. 30), S3718 [13MY]
National Rice Month: anniversary (see S. Res. 651), S7508 [27SE]
National Stuttering Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 524), S3716 [13MY]
Nowruz: observance of Iranian New Year (see S. Res. 463), S1812 [22MR]
Outer Continental Shelf: reform management of energy and mineral resources, improve oil spill compensation, and terminate moratorium on deepwater drilling (see S. 3643), S6246 [26JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see S. 3152), S2020 [24MR]
———repeal certain limitations on tax health care benefits (see S. 3673), S6520 [29JY]
———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see S. 3829), S7420 [23SE]
Petroleum: require studies and reports by the CPSC and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on the impact of increasing the use of ethanol-blended gasoline (see S. 3916), S7788 [29SE]
Pharmaceuticals: provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances (see S. 3397), S4143 [24MY]
Poland: express sympathy to citizens and surviving families of victims of airplane crash in Russia, solidarity with people and Polish-American communities, and support for restoration of leadership (see S. Res. 479), S2295 [14AP]
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of potential land acquisitions (see S. 3524), S7421 [23SE]
Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see S. 3578), S5849 [14JY]
States: provide special standing for State government officials to challenge proposed regulations issued in conjunction with the implementation of Federal laws (see S. 4020), S10410 [16DE]
Stevens, Ted: tribute (see S. Res. 617), S7000 [12AU]
Taiwan: accord observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization (see S. Con. Res. 63), S7206 [20SE]
Taxation: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti (see S. 2936), S51 [20JA]
———permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts and provide permanent alternative minimum tax and estate tax relief (see S. 3773), S7034 [13SE]
———permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 3510), S5112 [17JN]
———provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see S. 3146), S1812 [22MR]
———provide benefits to individuals who have been wrongfully incarcerated (see S. 3892), S7787 [29SE]
———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see S. 3339), S4083 [20MY]
———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see S. 632), S6736 [4AU]
Telecommunications: institute an identification requirement for the purchase of pre-paid mobile devices (see S. 3427), S4442 [26MY]
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. 519), S4886 [14JN]
Uganda: develop a strategy to support efforts to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and authorize funds for relief, reconstruction, and transitional justice (see S. 1067), S341 [28JA]
Vietnam: impose sanctions on individuals who are complicit in human rights abuses against nationals of Vietnam or their families (see S. 3974), S8063 [18NO]
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal section relative to protecting confidentiality of materials submitted to the SEC (see S. 3717), S6883 [5AU]
West Virginia: honor coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South, extend condolences to their families, and recognize efforts of emergency response workers at the mine disaster (see S. Res. 487), S2377 [15AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Controlled Substances Act: address use of intrathecal pumps (see S. 3274), S2758 [28AP]
Crime: end the terrorizing effects of the sale of murderabilia on crime victims and their families (see S. 3468), S4744 [9JN]
Dept. of HHS: extend expenditure deadline for Social Services Block Grant Program funds provided for recovery from Hurricane Ike (see S. 3774), S7089 [14SE]
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. 3240), S2518 [21AP]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal tax on unearned investment income Medicare contribution (see S. 3712), S6883 [5AU]
Immigration: refuse or revoke visas to aliens if in U.S. security or foreign policy interests, review all visa applications before adjudication, and provide for immediate dissemination of visa revocation information (see S. 2944), S122 [21JA] (see S. 3077), S1169 [4MR]
India: independence anniversary (see S. Res. 613), S6884 [5AU]
Iran: establish a program to support a transition to a freely elected, open democracy (see S. 3008), S569 [11FE]
Israel: support right of self-defense and condemn outside efforts to break blockade of Gaza, Hamas' rejection of Middle East peace processes, and Iran's support of Hamas (see S. Res. 548), S4745 [9JN]
Law enforcement: establish a program to provide southern border security assistance grants and appoint additional judges in southern border States (see S. 3273), S2758 [28AP]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: promote accountability and transparency concerning implementation (see S. 3924), S7788 [29SE]
———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 3653), S6302 [27JY]
Cloture motions
Domestic policy: provide a fully offset temporary extension of certain programs so as not to increase the deficit (S. 3153), motion to proceed, S2091 [25MR]
Letters
American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act: Donald Brown, Arteriocyte Medical Systems, Inc., S5073 [17JN]
Enhance ability to track foreign nationals who overstay their visa: by, S5390 [24JN]
Motions
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S1959 [24MR]
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S998 [3MR]
Privilege of the floor
McGee, Ramona L., S4239 [25MY]
Remarks
Appropriations: making continuing, S10351 [16DE]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), S4183, S4185 [25MY], S4418, S4420 [26MY], S4475, S4480 [27MY]
———making omnibus appropriations, S10350, S10351 [16DE]
Arizona: passage of State immigration enforcement legislation, S4129 [24MY]
Bernanke, Ben S.: nomination to be Federal Reserve Board Chair, S307 [28JA]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced, S7923 [17NO]
———deficit, S821 [26FE], S6147 [22JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S2072, S2073, S2078 [25MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), motion to commit, S1959, S2000 [24MR]
Calderon Hinojosa, Felipe: remarks on U.S. immigration policy by Mexican President, S4129 [24MY]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), House amendment, S10350, S10351 [16DE]
Domestic policy: temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4691), S821 [26FE]
Education: conditions for receipt of funding from the Education Jobs Fund by Texas, S6872 [5AU]
———establish an Education Jobs Fund to help keep teachers, principals, librarians and other school personnel on the job, S6872 [5AU]
———repeal certain conditions for receipt of funding from the Education Jobs Fund by Texas (S. 3768), S7039 [13SE]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S10403 [16DE]
Financial institutions: improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (S. 3217), S3668, S3687 [13MY], S3801, S3802, S3810 [17MY]
———provide an orderly and transparent bankruptcy process for non-bank financial institutions, S3668, S3687 [13MY], S3802 [17MY]
Foreign countries: increase transparency regarding U.S. debt instruments held by foreign governments and assess risks to the U.S. of such holdings, S4649 [8JN], S4736, S4737, S4738 [9JN]
Greece: public debt crisis, S3802 [17MY]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S758-S760 [25FE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S1686, S1687 [18MR]
———use of budget reconciliation process to revise health care reform legislation, S1686, S1687 [18MR]
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal tax on unearned investment income Medicare contribution (S. 3712), S6887 [5AU]
IMF: certify that loans to foreign countries whose public debt exceeds its gross domestic product will be repaid, S3802, S3810 [17MY]
Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 3992), motion to proceed, S8596 [7DE]
———enhance ability to track foreign nationals who overstay their visa, S5388-S5390 [24JN]
Insurance: extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation health coverage, S821 [26FE]
Israel: support right of self-defense and condemn outside efforts to break blockade of Gaza, Hamas' rejection of Middle East peace processes, and Iran's support of Hamas (S. Res. 548), S5409, S5410 [24JN]
Kagan, Elena: evaluation of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to interference with military recruiting activities while serving as Harvard Law School dean, S6810 [5AU]
———nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S5171 [21JN], S6623 [3AU], S6810 [5AU]
Medicaid: give States incentives to reduce fraud, waste, and abuse, S2078 [25MR]
NASA: manned space flight funding, S2220 [13AP]
National security: deploy National Guard to assist U.S.-Mexico border control activities, S4418, S4420 [26MY], S4475 [27MY]
———improve border security, S5388-S5390 [24JN]
———improve border security through reductions in unobligated appropriations under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, S4183, S4185 [25MY], S4418, S4420 [26MY], S4475, S4480 [27MY]
Outer Continental Shelf: reform management of energy and mineral resources, improve oil spill compensation, and terminate moratorium on deepwater drilling (S. 3643), S6365-S6367 [28JY]
Parliamentary inquiry, S4737 [9JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: exempt small businesses from taxes and requirements of health care mandates, S1960 [24MR]
———prohibit implementation of health care reforms until Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services certifies reforms will lower national health care costs, S2072, S2073 [25MR]
———prohibit tax on net investment income, S1959, S2000 [24MR]
Pharmaceuticals: provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances (S. 3397), S6861 [5AU]
Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections (S. 3628), motion to proceed, S6267 [27JY]
Power resources: promote clean energy jobs and oil company accountability (S. 3663), S6366 [28JY]
Stranch, Jane Branstetter: nomination to be circuit judge, S7016 [13SE]
Taiwan: continue to make defense articles and services available in order to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability, S1613 [16MR]
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), House amendment, S4649 [8JN], S4736, S4737, S4738 [9JN], S5071 [17JN]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), House amendment, S10403 [16DE]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), House amendment, S6872 [5AU]
———make certain middle class tax relief permanent, increase limits on small business expensing of certain depreciable assets, and extend alternative minimum tax relief, S10403 [16DE]
———rates, S6147 [22JY]
Texas Independence Day: observance, S900 [2MR]
U.S. Authorization and Sunset Commission: establish (S. 926), S7923 [17NO]
U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): amend preamble to acknowledge interrelationship between nonstrategic and strategic offensive arms, S10714 [19DE]
———renewal, S10349, S10350 [16DE], S10714, S10716 [19DE], S10946 [22DE]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, S821 [26FE]
Reports
Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons: Amy F. Woolf, Congressional Research Service (excerpt), S10716 [19DE]
Obama Adminstration's Proposed 2.9% ``HI'' Surtax Would Harm the Economy and Lose Revenue: Stephen J. Entin, Gary Robbins, and Michael Schuyler, Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation, S1961 [24MR]
Resolutions by organizations
Constitutional amendment to require balanced budget: Senate Republican conference, S7923 [17NO]
Tables
Southwest border other-than-Mexican apprehensions by country of citizenship, S4476 [27MY]
Texts of
S. 3712, Economic Growth and Jobs Protection Act, S6888 [5AU]
Tributes
Bennett, Senator, S10396 [16DE]
Bond, Senator, S10397 [16DE]
Brownback, Senator, S10396 [16DE]
Bunning, Senator, S10397 [16DE]
Byrd, Robert C., S6579 [2AU]
Gregg, Senator, S10396 [16DE]
O'Neill, Harriet, S5265
Stevens, Ted, S7947 [17NO]
Voinovich, Senator, S10397 [16DE]