McCASKILL, CLAIRE (a Senator from Missouri)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 3240), S3854 [7JN], S3913, S3917 [11JN], S3978, S3992 [12JN], S4158 [13JN]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8143 [18DE], S8224 [19DE], S8434 [27DE]

Congress: prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), S170, S171 [30JA], S182, S184, S189 [31JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3254), S6897, S6898, S6904, S6906 [26NO], S6965, S6977 [27NO], S7046, S7054 [28NO], S7175, S7218, S7256 [29NO], S7329 [3DE]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2433, S2434 [17AP], S2509, S2513, S2514 [18AP], S2643 [24AP], S2688 [25AP]

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (S. 2204), S2036 [26MR]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs (S. 1813), S568, S575 [13FE], S654 [14FE], S910 [17FE], S1051 [27FE], S1195 [1MR], S1614 [13MR]

Small business: increase job creation and economic growth by improving access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies (H.R. 3606), S1848 [20MR]

Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), S4825 [10JY]

——— provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 3364), S5139, S5140 [18JY]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), S5734, S5740, S5787 [31JY]

World War I: establish a commission to observe centennial and rededicate certain memorials as the National World War I Memorial and the National World War I Museum and Memorial (H.R. 6364), S8373 [21DE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S7972 [12DE]

——— S. 3254, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S7392 [4DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs (see S. 3395), S5305 [24JY]

——— promote biobased manufacturing (see S. 2155), S2031 [26MR]

Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage foreclosures (see S. 3323), S4951 [12JY]

——— modify per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see S. 866), S5258 [23JY]

——— provide flexible spending accounts for military families (see S. 387), S5257 [23JY]

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]

Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme (see S. 1956), S1422 [6MR]

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see S. 2222), S2002 [22MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]

Credit: revoke Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac charters, temporarily create a Mortgage Finance Agency to secure mortgages until the transition to privatization, and protect against another housing collapse (see S. 1963), S3423 [22MY]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about military service if such claims are made for tangible benefit or personal gain (see S. 3372), S5048 [16JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify the definition of the term biobased product (see S. 2346), S3901 [11JN]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see S. 3227), S6801 [14NO]

Dept. of Defense: ensure sufficient sizing of civilian and contract services workforces (see S. 3617), S6948 [27NO]

——— provide for auditable financial statements (see S. 3487), S5977 [2AU]

Dept. of Education: revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see S. 2116), S850 [16FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see S. 362), S4637 [26JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see S. 3250), S6627 [21SE]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of certain proposed child labor rules relative to family farming (see S. 2221), S2031 [26MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: consider resources of pension applicants recently disposed of by the applicants for less than fair market value when determining eligibility for such pensions (see S. 3270), S4204 [14JN]

——— protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill from inappropriate or misleading marketing by entities targeting veterans (see S. 3318), S4368 [20JN]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve oversight of educational assistance (see S. 2179), S1540 [8MR]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see S. 414), S163 [30JA]

Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls (see S. Res. 500), S4368 [20JN]

——— enhance criminal penalties for individuals who file Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification petition under false pretenses and prohibit certain schools from participating in program (see S. 3527), S6107 [11SE]

Europe: designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions, provide information about Hezbollah to European allies, and support Bulgaria in investigating terrorist attack in Burgas (see S. Res. 613), S7744 [11DE]

Federal agencies and departments: treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses (see S. 2239), S4675 [27JN]

Financial institutions: address fee disclosure requirements (see S. 3204), S3901 [11JN] (see S. 3394), S5085 [17JY]

Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see S. 2153), S1384 [5MR]

FRS: treatment of information provided to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (see S. 2099), S1374 [2MR] (see S. 3394), S5085 [17JY]

Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend compensation packages for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and compensate such executives in accordance with other financial regulatory agencies (see S. 2054), S261 [1FE]

Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see S. 2234), S2030 [26MR]

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

Internet: oppose any effort to transfer control to the U.N. or any other international governmental organization (see S. Res. 446), S3235 [16MY]

——— promote a global Internet free from government control and preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model currently in effect (see S. Con. Res. 50), S4674 [27JN]

Iran: call on U.N. to take concerted actions against Iran for statements calling for the destruction of Israel (see S. Res. 574), S6628 [21SE]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see S.J. Res. 41), S3631 [24MY] (see S. Res. 380), S850 [16FE]

——— support freedom and civil liberties, and free and fair elections, condemn human rights violations, and lift restrictions on freedoms of assembly, association, and expression (see S. Res. 386), S1194 [1MR]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see S. 2325), S2825 [26AP]

——— reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see S. 2165), S2031 [26MR]

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]

Major League Baseball: recognize Kansas City, MO, as host city of the All-Star Game and baseball-related events benefiting charities and fan appreciation (see S. Res. 509), S4636 [26JN]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see S. 1935), S4204 [14JN]

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

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see S. 1718), S4239 [18JN]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see S. 2620), S6627 [21SE]

Motor vehicles: prevent car and truck rental companies from renting vehicles that contain a defect related to vehicle safety (see S. 3706), S8364 [21DE]

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]

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

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 3605), S6546 [20SE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 2219), S1932 [21MR] (see S. 3369), S4893 [11JY]

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (see S. 2204), S1933 [21MR]

Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (see S. 3512), S5977 [2AU]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see S. Res. 515), S4725 [28JN]

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

Russia: disapprove law ending inter-country adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens, urge reconsideration of the law, and prioritize processing of adoptions of children matched before enactment (see S. Res. 628), S8589 [31DE]

SEC: require disclosure of the total number of a company’s domestic and foreign employees (see S. 3392), S5085 [17JY]

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

Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see S. 3332), S4417 [21JN]

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

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 3525), S6271 [12SE]

——— recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball Leagues and support designation and mission of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO (see S. Res. 508), S4636 [26JN]

Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 3364), S5134 [18JY]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 2230), S2497 [18AP]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see S. 1301), S8303 [20DE]

Transportation Security Administration: require compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see S. 1990), S209 [31JA]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1925), S568 [13FE]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: provide exemptions from municipal advisor registration requirements (see S. 3492), S5977 [2AU]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1591), S3729 [5JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see S. 418), S2085 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions (see S. 2086), S494 [9FE]

Contracts: enhance security, increase accountability, and improve Federal contracting for overseas contingency operations (see S. 2139), S1147 [29FE] (see S. 3286), S3976 [12JN]

Courts: realign divisions within two judicial districts (see S. 3293), S4203 [14JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify maximum distance between Farm Service Agency county offices for purposes of the closure or relocation of a county office (see S. 3258), S3688 [4JN]

Dept. of Labor: require companies to notify employees and local communities if they are closing plants or laying off U.S. workers to offshore jobs and operations (see S. 3425), S5304 [24JY]

Federal agencies and departments: limit authority to award bonuses to employees and require approval of, and reporting on high cost conferences (see S. 3481), S5976 [2AU]

Government regulations: require that Federal regulations use plain writing that is clear, concise, well-organized, and follows other best practices appropriate to the subject or field and intended audience (see S. 2337), S2601 [23AP]

ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily suspending duties (see S. 3292), S4151 [13JN]

Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (see S. Res. 445), S2824 [26AP]

Taxation: extend estate and gift tax rules (see S. 3440), S5381 [25JY]

——— protect employees in the building and construction industry who are participants in multiemployer plans (see S. 3700), S8302 [20DE]

Cloture motions

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (S. 2204), S2055 [27MR], S2199 [29MR]

Remarks

Congress: prohibit earmarks, S197, S198, S199 [31JA]

——— prohibit Members and employees from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit (S. 2038), S197, S198, S199 [31JA]

Federal Employees’ Compensation Act: amend, S2690 [25AP]

Postal Service: create a moratorium on the closure of rural post offices and ensure future closures meet certain conditions, S2478 [18AP], S2643 [24AP]

——— improve, sustain, and transform (S. 1789), S2478 [18AP], S2643 [24AP], S2690 [25AP]

Power resources: eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy (S. 2204), S2199 [29MR]

Taxation: provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for certain business assets (S. 2237), S4938 [12JY]

Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (S. 3414), motion to proceed, S5450 [26JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1925), S2771 [26AP]

Votes: position on missed, S4199 [14JN], S4358 [20JN]

Tributes

Davidson, Birdie E., S5970• [2AU]

Edwards, Jimmie, S1443 [7MR]

Elsbury, Angela, S2803 [26AP]

Hamill, Edward J., S5205• [19JY]

Hamra, Sam F., S6540• [20SE]

Koirtyohann, Barbara, S8040• [13DE]

Mikulski, Senator, S2228 [29MR]

Wright, Louie A., S3625 [24MY]