McCASKILL, CLAIRE (a Senator from Missouri)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2016–2025 (S. Con. Res. 11), S1806, S1818 [24MR], S1878, S1893, S1944 [25MR], S1969, S2020, S2047, S2081 [26MR]

Crime: provide justice for victims of human trafficking (S. 178), S1529 [16MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S3657, S3696 [3JN], S3821 [4JN], S3882 [8JN], S3915, S3938, S3964 [9JN], S4024, S4057 [10JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7931 [10NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8107 [18NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4780 [7JY], S4923 [9JY]

Federal agencies and departments: identify and prevent improper payments and identify strategic sourcing opportunities by reviewing and analyzing use of agency charge cards (S. 1616), S8727, S8728 [16DE]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6243 [3AU], S6412, S6416 [5AU]

IRS: provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 1314), S2976, S2984, S2986, S2987, S2995 [18MY], S3061, S3081 [19MY], S3185 [20MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5719 [26JY]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8400 [3DE]

Appointments

Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees, S1339 [9MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see S. 217), S347 [21JA]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 1831), S8439 [7DE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 2341), S8306 [2DE]

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

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

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]

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]

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), S1032 [23FE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 862), S2174 [14AP]

——— issue postage stamp in commemoration of Selma to Montgomery, AL, voting rights marches (see S. Con. Res. 8), S1303 [4MR]

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

——— prohibit earmarks (see S. 309), S653 [29JA]

Contracts: prohibit use of certain clauses in form contracts that restrict ability of consumers to communicate relative to goods or services that were the subject of the contract (see S. 2044), S7724 [3NO]

Corps of Engineers: undertake remediation oversight of West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton, MO (see S. 2306), S8159 [19NO]

Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency: submit a report to Congress on Inspector General mandates (see S. 2128), S7123 [5OC]

Courts: provide Federal jurisdiction for theft of trade secrets (see S. 1890), S8439 [7DE]

——— provide for conversion of temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships (see S. 2314), S8160 [19NO]

Credit: enhance accuracy, ensure consumers receive information, improve transparency of agencies, and provide a means to dispute errors relative to credit reporting (see S. 1847), S5526 [23JY]

Crime: stop exploitation through human trafficking (see S. 166), S833 [5FE]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see S. 491), S3184 [20MY]

——— lift travel restrictions (see S. 299), S2401 [23AP]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see S. 29), S11 [6JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken and institute voluntary program (see S. 1844), S6075 [28JY]

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. 1524), S3860 [8JN]

Dept. of Defense: inform Dept. of Justice of persons required to register as sex offenders (see S. 409), S833 [5FE]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see S. 1766), S7345 [20OC]

Dept. of Education: allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 793), S1629 [18MR]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see S. 1664), S4602 [24JN]

——— support continuation of Federal Perkins Loan Program (see S. Res. 267), S6976 [28SE]

Dept. of Energy: require the evaluation and consolidation of duplicative green building programs (see S. 939), S2569 [30AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve homeland security by enhancing requirements for participation in the visa waiver program (see S. 2337), S8307 [2DE]

——— strengthen ability to detect and prevent intrusions against, and use countermeasures to protect, Government agency information systems (see S. 1828), S5455 [22JY]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see S. 551), S8021 [17NO]

Dept. of Labor: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see S. 568), S1495 [12MR]

Dept. of the Interior: restore mandatory funding status of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (see S. 517), S983 [12FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: convene a citizens panel to make recommendations for likeness of a woman on the twenty dollar bill (see S. 925), S2353 [22AP]

Dept. of Transportation: extend the positive train control system implementation deadline (see S. 650), S1302 [4MR]

——— rescind unused earmarks (see S. 1544), S4347 [22JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see S. 901), S8603 [10DE]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see S. 865), S1891 [25MR]

——— increase number of graduate medical education positions and improve compensation of health care providers, medical directors, and directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks (see S. 1676), S4602 [24JN]

——— revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic medical appointment wait list manipulations (see S. 627), S1246 [3MR]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 1858), S5526 [23JY]

Diseases: mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see S. 2185), S7595 [28OC]

District of Columbia: statehood (see S. 1688), S5527 [23JY]

Drugs: increase Federal oversight of prescription opioid treatment and assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, diversion, and deaths (see S. 1431), S6534 [9SE]

Education: support provision of safe relationship behavior education and training (see S. 355), S736 [3FE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 5), S421 [22JA]

EPA: establish a program to defer designation of nonattaiment areas by allowing State and local governments to develop early action compacts to achieve national ambient air quality standards for ozone (see S. 2072), S6938 [24SE]

——— expand ethanol waiver for the Reid vapor pressure limitations of motor vehicle fuels (see S. 1239), S6467 [8SE]

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), S1118 [25FE]

FCC: prohibit debt collectors from making robocalls to individuals’ cell phones (see S. 2235), S7771 [4NO]

——— revise sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of significant donors to persons paying for broadcasts of political matters or matters involving issues of public importance (see S. 1260), S2730 [7MY]

FDA: establish procedures regarding approval of opioid drugs (see S. 954), S6533 [9SE]

Federal agencies and departments: identify and prevent improper payments and identify strategic sourcing opportunities by reviewing and analyzing use of agency charge cards (see S. 1616), S4298 [18JN]

——— improve financial and administrative controls and procedures to assess and mitigate fraud risks and development and use of data analytics for fraud identification, prevention, and response (see S. 2133), S7124 [5OC]

——— limit authority to award bonuses to employees (see S. 742), S1528 [16MR]

——— modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals (see S. 1073), S2600 [4MY]

——— provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and areas for improvements for Government programs (see S. 282), S589 [28JA]

——— strengthen accountability relative to misconduct affecting background investigations, update security clearance guidelines, and prevent conflicts of interest involving contractors (see S. 434), S900 [10FE]

——— strengthen independence of inspectors general (see S. 579), S1161 [26FE]

Federal employees: make persons having seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for Federal employment (see S. 303), S3310 [22MY]

——— provide a pathway for temporary seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to compete for vacant permanent positions under internal merit promotion procedures (see S. 1591), S4249 [17JN]

FEMA: establish a modernized integrated public alert and warning system (see S. 1180), S2599 [4MY]

——— establish the Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety Evaluation (RESPONSE) Subcommittee under the National Advisory Council (see S. 546), S1163 [26FE]

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

Foreign trade: facilitate administration and enforcement of antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see S. 891), S2041 [26MR]

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]

Griest, Kristen: tribute (see S. Res. 257), S6809 [17SE]

Haver, Shaye: tribute (see S. Res. 257), S6809 [17SE]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1121), S2473 [28AP]

Immigration: authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. and provide funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (see S. 153), S1162 [26FE]

Infrastructure Financing Authority: establish (see S. 1589), S4202 [16JN]

Insurance: provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see S. 2220), S7816 [5NO]

IRS: clarify that all Internal Revenue Code provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples (see S. 1740), S4953 [9JY]

Israel: express solidarity with people, condemn Palestinian terrorist attacks, support right to self-defense, call for a stop to violence by Palestinians and an end to Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see S. Res. 302), S7914 [10NO]

ITC: establish a process for consideration of temporary duty suspensions (see S. 998), S2245 [16AP]

Kansas City Royals (baseball team): tribute (see S. Res. 305), S7771 [4NO]

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]

Law enforcement: clarify and expand Federal criminal jurisdiction over Federal contractors and employees outside the U.S. (see S. 1377), S3059 [19MY]

Medicaid: anniversary (see S. Res. 25), S100 [8JA]

——— extend and expand emergency psychiatric demonstration project (see S. 599), S1247 [3MR]

Medicare: anniversary (see S. Res. 25), S100 [8JA]

——— enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments to hospitals for the costs of such programs (see S. 629), S1246 [3MR]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see S. 332), S1709 [23MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 624), S2600 [4MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 861), S1891 [25MR]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see S. 17), S11 [6JA]

Mental health: protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see S. Res. 184), S3407 [1JN]

Merit Systems Protection Board: extend right of appeal to certain Postal Service employees (see S. 606), S2245 [16AP]

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. 304), S653 [29JA]

——— prevent car and truck rental companies from renting vehicles that contain a defect related to vehicle safety (see S. 1173), S2568 [30AP]

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see S. 1119), S2934 [14MY]

National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 264), S6894 [22SE]

National Police Week: designate (see S. Res. 177), S2759 [11MY]

National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 236), S6187 [30JY]

New York, NY: reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see S. 928), S6939 [24SE]

NIH: anniversary of Office of Research on Women’s Health (see S. Res. 242), S6535 [9SE]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see S. 192), S5061 [14JY]

Omar N. Bradley Foundation: authorize the transfer of certain items to the descendants of Omar N. Bradley (see S. 267), S4545 [23JN]

OMB: oversee reforms to improve efficiency, management, and interagency coordination of the Federal permitting process for major capital projects (see S. 280), S589 [28JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provide States with flexibility in determining the size of employers in the small group market (see S. 1099), S6939 [24SE]

Pensions: provide greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, expand access to retirement savings, and increase financial literacy (see S. 2110), S7047 [30SE]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see S. 1500), S3678 [3JN]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 229), S348 [21JA]

——— reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 1538), S4021 [10JN]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (see S. 2051), S8307 [2DE]

——— improve provision of postal services to rural areas (see S. 1742), S4953 [9JY]

Power resources: invest in clean energy, empower and protect consumers, modernize energy infrastructure, cut pollution and waste, and invest in research and development (see S. 2089), S7103 [1OC]

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

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 311), S4841 [8JY]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 439), S4686 [7JY]

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

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 517), S983 [12FE]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 366), S772 [4FE]

Senior citizens: provide training for financial services personnel to identify potential examples of financial exploitation of senior citizens and liability protection for such individuals who disclose such examples (see S. 2216), S7594 [28OC]

Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site: establish (see S. 1975), S6380 [5AU]

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. 373), S1119 [25FE]

——— exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from fire-retardant materials requirement if certain structural alterations are made to areas that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials (see S. 1717), S4840 [8JY]

Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (see S. Res. 136), S2245 [16AP]

Social Security: anniversary (see S. Res. 246), S6381 [5AU]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 522), S983 [12FE]

——— provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see S. 298), S1162 [26FE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 405), S1384 [10MR]

——— tribute to U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (see S. Res. 218), S4841 [8JY]

Taxation: expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 1212), S7594 [28OC]

——— impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see S. 161), S201 [13JA]

——— modify certain safe harbor requirements to encourage small business to offer retirement plans and to allow individuals to save more (see S. 266), S1528 [16MR]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 352), S7815 [5NO]

——— strengthen the earned income tax credit and make permanent certain tax provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (see S. 1012), S2272 [20AP]

Telecommunications: promote competition to preserve the ability of local governments to provide broadband capability and services (see S. 240), S420 [22JA]

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

Toxic Substances Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 697), S2731 [7MY]

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

Ulysses S. Grant Association: designate as institution for organizing and leading bicentennial celebration of birth of Ulysses S. Grant (see S. Res. 195), S3925 [9JN] (see S. Res. 209), S4545 [23JN]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 1659), S5527 [23JY]

Water: revise definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 1140), S7723 [3NO]

Women: condemn violence that targets healthcare for women (see S. Res. 327), S8379 [3DE]

——— ensure access to the best-available health care and support the right to make their own reproductive health care decisions (see S. Res. 37), S421 [22JA]

——— ensure timely access to affordable birth control (see S. 1532), S3925 [9JN]

——— require breast density reporting to physicians and patients by facilities that perform mammograms (see S. 370), S772 [4FE]

——— support empowerment and human rights for women and call for release of female political prisoners through #Freethe20 campaign (see S. Res. 262), S6894 [22SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: combat campus sexual violence (see S. 590), S1161 [26FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: terminate any employee who is found to have retaliated against a whistleblower (see S. 788), S1629 [18MR]

Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental laws or regulations (see S. 848), S1781 [24MR]

Harry S. Truman Union Station, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 1247), S2730 [7MY]

ITC: develop and recommend legislation for temporarily suspending duties (see S. 260), S541 [27JA]

Law enforcement: provide for oversight of, and place restrictions on, Federal programs that provide equipment to law enforcement agencies (see S. 1245), S2730 [7MY]

Medicare: provide for fairness in hospital payments (see S. 1135), S2530 [29AP]

Public documents: prohibit the Government sale of Government documents that are available for free online by abolishing the National Technical Information Service (see S. 787), S1629 [18MR]

Taxation: protect employees in the building and construction industry who are participants in multiemployer plans (see S. 1658), S4601 [24JN]

Telephones: improve enforcement of prohibitions on robocalls, including fraudulent robocalls (see S. 1540), S4021 [10JN]

Whistleblowing: enhance protection for contractor and grantee employees (see S. 795), S1629 [18MR]

——— extend protections for defense contractor employees to employees of contractors of elements of the intelligence community (see S. 794), S1629 [18MR]

Privilege of the floor

Trimble, Rick, S4209 [16JN]

Remarks

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1735), S4184 [16JN]

——— reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, S4184 [16JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 240), motion to proceed, S724 [3FE]

Eximbank: reauthorize and reform (S. 819), S6669 [16SE]

Federal agencies and departments: strengthen independence of inspectors general (S. 579), S8665 [15DE]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows, S7238 [8OC]

——— obligate gun dealers to use a prohibited person background check for every firearm sale or transfer, S7238 [8OC]

Immigration: prohibit funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, S724 [3FE]

Kansas City Royals (baseball team): tribute (S. Res. 305), S7756, S7757 [4NO]

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

Missouri: anniversary of Missouri’s Emancipation Proclamation, S147 [12JA]

Tributes

Caskey, Harold, S7265• [8OC]

Curls, Fred, S3308• [22MY]

Curls, Melba, S6378• [5AU]

Dobbins, Kenneth, S1493• [12MR]

Galvin, Walter, S7460• [22OC]

Gray, Pat, S252 [20JA]

Overton, Woody, S4102• [11JN]