Legislation

Cosponsored — A resolution honoring the entrepreneurial spirit of small business concerns in the United States during National Small Business Week, which begins on June 17, 2013.

Cosponsored — A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers.

Cosponsored — A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.

Cosponsored — National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

Cosponsored — Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to award grants to encourage State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools to utilize technology to improve student achievement and college and career readiness, the skills of teachers and school leaders, and the efficiency and productivity of education systems at all levels.

Cosponsored — A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Frank R. Lautenberg, Senator from the State of New Jersey.

Cosponsored — A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas.

Cosponsored — Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013

Cosponsored — Every Child Deserves a Family Act

Cosponsored — A bill to authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and currently of Colleyville, Texas, for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.

Cosponsored — A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.

Cosponsored — Free Flow of Information Act of 2013

Cosponsored — Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act

Cosponsored — Military Justice Improvement Act of 2013

Cosponsored — Student Loan Affordability Act

Cosponsored — A bill to require a comprehensive review of the adequacy of the training, qualifications, and experience of the Department of Defense personnel responsible for sexual assault prevention and response for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.