Senate bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-261

A bill to enhance whistleblower protection for contractor and grantee employees.

S. 795Introduced Mar 18, 2015Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Became law on Dec 14, 2016.

Sponsor: Sen. Claire McCaskill D-MO

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 18, 2015
Committee actionFeb 10, 2016
Passed SenateJun 23, 2016 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseDec 5, 2016 · by voice vote
To the PresidentDec 7, 2016
Became lawDec 14, 2016

Latest action: Dec 14, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-261.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 795.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 795, a bill to enhance whistleblower protection for contractor and grantee employees” on May 27, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on February 10, 2016”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 27, 2016 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51634
CBO publication date
May 27, 2016
Congress.gov bill record
S. 795, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/795
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 114-270 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on June 7, 2016.
Source: Congress.gov, reported June 7, 2016 ↗
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/SRPT/270
Congress.gov bill record
S. 795, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/795
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

1 cosponsor — 1 Republican

1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.

Ron Johnson (R-WI).

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Claire McCaskill.

Sponsor’s state and district

Missouri in Congress

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.