Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to expand Americans' access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, and strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to require the Director of the United States Geological Survey to perform a nationwide survey of perfluorinated compounds, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to prohibit public companies from repurchasing their shares on the open market, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for 12-month continuous enrollment under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Improving HOPE for Alzheimer's

Cosponsored — A bill to address financial conflicts of interest of the President and Vice President.

Cosponsored — A bill to establish in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the Department of State a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for qualified conservation contributions which include National Scenic Trails.

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.

Sponsored — A bill to require enforcement against misbranded milk alternatives.

Cosponsored — A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Sponsored — A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard that requires covered employers within the health care and social service industries to develop and implement a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to limit certain rolling stock procurements, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to establish a postsecondary student data system.

Cosponsored — A bill to improve mental health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.