Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an option for any citizen or permanent resident of the United States age 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend section 2702 of title 18, United States Code, to prevent law enforcement and intelligence agencies from obtaining subscriber or customer records in exchange for anything of value, to address communications and records in the possession of intermediary internet service providers, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the child and adult care food program.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the Armed Forces and their families have access to the contraception they need in order to promote the health and readiness of all members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to modify the maximum paycheck protection program loan amount for farmers and ranchers, sole proprietors, independent contractors, and self-employed individuals.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Small Business Act to modify the maximum paycheck protection program loan amount for farmers and ranchers, sole proprietors, independent contractors, and self-employed individuals, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to develop best practices for incorporating resilience into emergency relief projects, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize and honor the service of individuals who served in the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for the establishment of Medicare part E public health plans, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the efficiency of summer meals.

Cosponsored — A bill to allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit gay and trans panic defenses.

Cosponsored — A bill to require a determination as to whether crimes committed against the Rohingya in Burma amount to genocide.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and to allow a miscellaneous itemized deduction for workers for all unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of being an employee.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for a credit against tax for employers of reservists.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the national service laws to prioritize national service programs and projects that are directly related to the response to and recovery from the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to establish minimum standards of disclosure by franchises whose franchisees use loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration.