McCASKILL, CLAIRE (a Senator from Missouri)

Amendments

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), S1240 [27FE]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 2262), S2729 [6MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2410), S5147, S5149, S5150 [30JY], S5835 [18SE]

Federal agencies and departments: eliminate or modify Federal reporting requirements (H.R. 4194), S5639, S5644 [16SE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4660), S3877, S3880 [19JN]

Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (S. 2569), S4930 [24JY]

Veterans: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), S1240 [27FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Infrastructure Fund: establish to provide loans or guarantees to State or local governments for qualified infrastructure projects (see S. 1957), S656 [30JA]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 1695), S3029 [14MY]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see S. 1174), S1731 [25MR]

——— extend maternity leave for women serving in the military (see S. 2358), S3184 [20MY]

Baker, Howard H., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 494), S4154 [26JN]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 363), S1174 [26FE]

CFTC: take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see S. 2548), S4153 [26JN]

Children and youth: bolster U.S. diplomacy and assistance aimed at ensuring children have permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving families and strengthen intercountry adoption to the U.S. and around the world (see S. 2475), S3719 [17JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 2199), S2241 [8AP]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: resume processing adoption cases and issuance of exit permits for adopted Congolese children seeking to depart the country with their adoptive parents (see S. Res. 502), S4503 [15JY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 2280), S2614 [1MY]

Contracts: prevent conflicts of interest by prohibiting security clearance contractors from reviewing and approving their own background investigations (see S. 2061), S1233 [27FE]

Corps of Engineers: permit the collection of user fees by non-Federal entities in connection with the challenge cost-sharing program for management of recreational facilities at lakes and reservoirs (see S. 2055), S1233 [27FE]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see S. 666), S6205 [20NO]

Denton, Jeremiah: tribute (see S. Res. 407), S1871 [31MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal a duplicative inspection and grading program for catfish (see S. 632), S4224 [7JY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 1066), S1775 [26MR] (see S. 2292), S3186 [20MY] (see S. 2432), S3509 [9JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reduce fraud and abuse in Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) (see S. 2781), S5434 [9SE]

Dept. of Justice: protect crime victims’ rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (see S. 822), S4662 [21JY]

Dept. of Transportation: improve State flexibility in addressing propane and other home heating fuel shortages and extend motor carrier exemption from hours of service regulations in the transportation of such fuels (see S. 2086), S1654 [13MR]

——— rescind unused earmarks (see S. 2370), S3237 [21MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the Office of the Medical Inspector within the Office of the Under Secretary for Health (see S. 2401), S3294 [22MY]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters (see S. 2450), S3605 [11JN]

——— revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic medical appointment wait list manipulations (see S. 2545), S4153 [26JN]

Dixon, Alan J.: tribute (see S. Res. 496), S4224 [7JY]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 19), S4225 [7JY]

Eximbank: extend and reauthorize (see S. 2709), S5221 [31JY]

Federal agencies and departments: eliminate duplicative, outdated, or unnecessary congressionally mandated Federal agency reporting (see S. 2109), S1925 [1AP]

——— limit authority to award bonuses to employees (see S. 2263), S2424 [28AP]

——— provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (see S. 2113), S1584 [12MR]

FEMA: establish the Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety Evaluation (RESPONSE) Subcommittee under the National Advisory Council (see S. 2547), S5052 [29JY]

——— modernize the integrated public alert and warning system (see S. 2664), S5220 [31JY]

Financial institutions: clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see S. 2270), S3296 [22MY]

FRS: provide additional flexibility to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the business of insurance (see S. 1369), S822 [6FE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1406), S6148 [19NO]

Inspector General Act: amend (see S. 1953), S439 [16JA]

Inspector General Improvement Act: amend (see S. 1953), S439 [16JA]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see S. 2673), S4997 [28JY]

Jeffords, James M.: tribute (see S. Res. 539), S5434 [9SE]

Law enforcement: clarify and expand Federal criminal jurisdiction over Federal contractors and employees outside the U.S. (see S. 2598), S4454 [14JY]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see S. 357), S2953 [13MY]

Mathews, Harlan: tribute (see S. Res. 444), S2953 [13MY]

Medicare: provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see S. 948), S2648 [5MY]

——— provide for the reporting of certain hospital payment data (see S. 2005), S821 [6FE]

Minimum wage: increase, and extend increased expensing limitations for depreciable business assets and treatment of certain property as section 179 property (see S. 1737), S1819 [27MR] (see S. 2223), S2380 [10AP]

Motor vehicles: allow automotive industry employees who provide information on motor vehicle defects or noncompliance to receive a percentage of monetary penalties resulting from enforcement actions (see S. 2949), S6204 [20NO]

——— prevent car and truck rental companies from renting vehicles that contain a defect related to vehicle safety (see S. 2819), S5628 [16SE]

National security: recognize importance of biosecurity and agro-defense (see S. Res. 373), S1315 [5MR]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1456), S1585 [12MR]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 2516), S3938 [24JN]

——— reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 2023), S2240 [8AP]

Public documents: prohibit the Government sale of Government documents that are available for free online by abolishing the National Technical Information Service (see S. 2206), S2161 [3AP]

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. 2094), S1365 [6MR]

——— exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from fire-retardant materials requirement if owners make certain structural alterations to areas that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials (see S. 2924), S5993 [13NO]

——— extend exemption from fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line (see S. 1022), S5051 [29JY]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 1996), S2380 [10AP] (see S. 2363), S3184 [20MY]

Taxation: provide incentives for businesses to bring jobs and business activity back to the U.S. (see S. 2562), S4154 [26JN] (see S. 2569), S4271 [8JY]

Webster University: anniversary (see S. Res. 465), S3367 [3JN]

Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see S. 1463), S6351 [4DE]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see S. 2714), S5216 [31JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Monuments Men in recognition of their role in preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and articles of cultural importance (see S. 1862), S1520 [11MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: provide for availability of breastfeeding support, supplies, and counseling under the TRICARE program (see S. 1994), S763 [4FE]

Contracts: require potential Federal contractors or grantees to certify they owe no Federal tax debt (see S. 2247), S2379 [10AP]

Dept. of Defense: provide additional enhancements of sexual assault prevention and response programs and activities (see S. 1917), S325 [14JA]

Dept. of Education: combat campus sexual violence (see S. 2692), S5134 [30JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: terminate any employee who is found to have retaliated against a whistleblower (see S. 2606), S4502 [15JY]

Electric power: improve reliability of electric power transmission grid (see S. 2620), S4620 [17JY]

Harry S. Truman Union Station, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 2308), S2875 [8MY]

Medicare: apply competitive bidding to vacuum erection systems and require Dept. of HHS to establish national mail order program for such devices (see S. 2144), S1652 [13MR]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: extend authorization (see S. 2760), S5217 [31JY]

National Security Agency: provide for the Inspector General to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate (see S. 2439), S3474 [5JN]

Patents: curb unfair and deceptive practices during assertion of patents (see S. 2049), S1174 [26FE]

Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (see S. Res. 430), S2566 [30AP]

St. Clair, MO: release from all restrictions, conditions, limitations on use, encumbrance, conveyance, and closure of St. Clair Regional Airport (see S. 2759), S5217 [31JY]

Telephones: improve enforcement of prohibitions on robocalls, including fraudulent robocalls (see S. 3010), S6788 [12DE]

World War I: designate memorials to the service of Armed Forces members (see S. 2264), S2424 [28AP]

Cloture motions

Bashant, Cynthia A.: nomination to be district judge, S2403 [11AP], S2434 [29AP]

Birotte, Andre, Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S4545 [16JY], S4671 [22JY]

Brooks, Timothy L.: nomination to be district judge, S1224 [27FE], S1303 [5MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), S5488 [10SE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), motion to proceed, S2179 [7AP], S2299 [9AP]

Delgado Hernandez, Pedro A.: nomination to be district judge, S1224 [27FE], S1295 [5MR]

Dept. of Defense: provide additional enhancements of sexual assault prevention and response programs and activities (S. 1917), S1349 [6MR]

——— reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (S. 1752), S1336, S1348 [6MR]

Donato, James: nomination to be district judge, S940 [12FE], S1018 [25FE]

Freeman, Beth Labson: nomination to be district judge, S940 [12FE], S1019 [25FE]

Hale, David J.: nomination to be district judge, S6228 [1DE], S6277 [3DE]

Moody, James M., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S939 [12FE], S996 [24FE]

Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center, Nashua, NH: designate (S. 540), S933 [12FE]

Reeves, Pamela L.: nomination to be district judge, S1224 [27FE], S1302 [5MR]

Rosenberg, Robin L.: nomination to be district judge, S4545 [16JY], S4672 [22JY]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 2363), S4298 [9JY], S4377 [10JY]

White, Ronnie L.: nomination to be district judge, S4451 [14JY], S4519 [16JY]

Remarks

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), S3588 [11JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), motion to proceed, S2211 [8AP]

Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.), Inc.: anniversary, S3025• [14MY]

Dept. of Defense: provide additional enhancements of sexual assault prevention and response programs and activities (S. 1917), S1342, S1343, S1344, S1348 [6MR]

——— reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (S. 1752), S1342, S1343, S1344, S1348 [6MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, S3588 [11JN]

Harpool, M. Douglas: nomination to be district judge, S1711 [25MR]

Nigeria: condemn abduction of female students by Boko Haram (terrorist organization) armed militants in Borno province and urge continued U.S. support and assistance (S. Res. 433), S2704 [6MY]

White, Ronnie L.: nomination to be district judge, S4518 [16JY]

——— suitability to be district judge relative to commitment to precedents established by prior decisions and personal activism in rulings while serving as Missouri Supreme Court justice, S4518 [16JY]

Tributes

Freeman, Frankie Muse, S5583 [15SE]

Grimaldi, Gerard, S849• [10FE]

Levin, Senator, S6704 [12DE]

Lumpe, Sheila, S3860• [19JN]

McVey, Hugh, S4150• [26JN]

Messina, Edith, S5560• [11SE]