Legislation

Sponsored — A bill to clarify the status of the North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Peace Corps Equity Act of 2014

Cosponsored — Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend increased expensing limitations and the treatment of certain real property as section 179 property.

Cosponsored — Paycheck Fairness Act

Cosponsored — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 123 South 9th Street in De Pere, Wisconsin, as the “Corporal Justin D. Ross Post Office Building”.

Cosponsored — A resolution honoring former Senator and Rear Admiral Jeremiah Andrew Denton, Jr.

Cosponsored — A resolution expressing the regret of the Senate for the passage of section 3 of the Expatriation Act of 1907 (34 Stat. 1228) that revoked the United States citizenship of women who married foreign nationals.

Cosponsored — A bill to prevent harassment at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — 21st Century Worker Tax Cut Act

Cosponsored — Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014

Cosponsored — Early Warning Reporting System Improvement Act of 2014

Sponsored — A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other statutes to clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims.

Cosponsored — Regenerative Medicine Promotion Act of 2014

Cosponsored — Public Safety and Economic Security Communications Act of 2014

Cosponsored — A bill to address shortages and interruptions in the availability of propane and other home heating fuels in the United States, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Two-Midnight Rule Coordination and Improvement Act of 2014

Sponsored — American Royalties Too Act of 2014

Cosponsored — A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of “Career and Technical Education Month”.