Legislation

Sponsored — Veterans Acquiring Community Care Expect Safe Services Act of 2017

Cosponsored — A bill to count revenues from military and veteran education programs toward the limit on Federal revenues that certain proprietary institutions of higher education are allowed to receive for purposes of section 487 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Merrill's Marauders Congressional Gold Medal Act

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the administration of State homes furnishing care to veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2017

Cosponsored — USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide equal treatment of LGBT older individuals, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to include canned, dried, frozen, and pureed fruits and vegetables in the fresh fruit and vegetable program.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the requirements for meeting the definition of the term "employee", and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to prevent conflicts of interest that stem from the revolving door that raises concerns about the independence of pharmaceutical regulators.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to promote the economic security and safety of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and for other purposes.

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.

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 — A bill to require a background check for every firearm sale.

Cosponsored — A bill to increase funding for the State response to the opioid misuse crisis and to provide funding for research on addiction and pain related to the substance misuse crisis.

Cosponsored — A bill to establish a State public option through Medicaid to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to protect privacy rights, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to repeal the rules issued by the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services entitled "Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act" and "Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act".