Legislation

Cosponsored — Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2017

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define the term natural cheese.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for additional flexibility with respect to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to require the payment of user fees by qualified professional asset managers seeking an individual exemption from certain requirements.

Cosponsored — A bill to strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits.

Cosponsored — BuyAmerican.gov Act of 2018

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for the compensation of Federal employees affected by lapses in appropriations.

Cosponsored — Fruit and Vegetable Planting Flexibility Act of 2017

Cosponsored — A bill to make improvements to the account for the State response to the opioid abuse crisis to improve tribal health.

Cosponsored — A bill to establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of Food and Drug Administration-approved contraception, medication related to contraception, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to reauthorize title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to improve and encourage innovation in international education, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Military Reserve Jobs Act of 2017

Cosponsored — A bill to require covered discrimination and covered harassment awareness and prevention training for Members, officers, employees, interns, fellows, and detailees of Congress within 30 days of employment and annually thereafter, to require a biennial climate survey of Congress, to amend the enforcement process under the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights for covered discrimination and covered harassment complaints, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to clarify forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services under good neighbor agreements.

Cosponsored — A bill to establish the "Biomedical Innovation Fund", and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the credit for increasing research activities, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Urban Indian Health Parity Act

Cosponsored — A bill to modernize laws and policies, and eliminate discrimination, with respect to people living with HIV/AIDS, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to establish a minimum salary threshold for bona fide executive, administrative, and professional employees exempt from Federal overtime compensation requirements, and automatically update such threshold every 3 years.