Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that all provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to remove limitations under Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and the Department of Veterans Affairs on benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges.

Cosponsored — A bill to permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside the statute of limitations.

Sponsored — A bill to promote registered apprenticeships and on-the-job training for small and medium-sized businesses within in-demand industry sectors, through the establishment and support of eligible partnerships.

Sponsored — A bill to authorize grants to eligible entities to pay for travel-related expenses and logistical support for individuals with respect to accessing abortion services, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to prohibit commercial sexual orientation conversion therapy, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test allowing blood transfusions to be paid separately from the Medicare hospice all-inclusive per diem payment.

Cosponsored — A bill to support educational entities in fully implementing title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to amend the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly referred to as the "National Apprenticeship Act"), to expand the national apprenticeship system to include apprenticeships, youth apprenticeships, and pre-apprenticeships registered under such Act and to promote the furtherance of labor standards necessary to safeguard the welfare of apprentices, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to amend section 11101 of title 49, United States Code, to ensure that rail carriers provide transportation or service in a manner that fulfills the shipper's reasonable service requirements.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests.

Sponsored — A bill to establish a program at BARDA for developing medical countermeasures for viral threats with pandemic potential.

Cosponsored — A bill to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, and provide for the discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings.

Sponsored — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate certain charges under the TRICARE dental program for members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to ensure that the Department of Defense achieves a clean audit opinion on its financial statements.

Cosponsored — A bill to protect freedom of travel and reproductive rights.

Sponsored — A bill to provide for the establishment of an education program to expand abortion care training and access.

Sponsored — A bill to amend the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act and the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to further plant cultivar and animal breed research, development, and commercialization, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan (or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan) to provide for cost-sharing for oral anticancer drugs on terms no less favorable than the cost-sharing provided for anticancer medications administered by a health care provider.