Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to reform our government, reduce the grip of special interest, and return our democracy to the American people by increasing transparency and oversight of our elections and government, reforming public financing for Presidential and Congressional elections, and requiring States to conduct Congressional redistricting through independent commissions, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — VA Provider Equity Act

Cosponsored — Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2017

Cosponsored — Strong Families Act of 2017

Cosponsored — A bill to repeal the authority under the National Labor Relations Act for States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the accuracy of geographic adjustment factors under the Medicare program and to permanently extend certain adjustments to such factors for certain localities, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Bob Dole Congressional Gold Medal Act

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 and the Head Start Act to promote child care and early learning, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan program, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit amounts paid for programs to obtain a recognized postsecondary credential or a license to be treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of a 529 account.

Cosponsored — A bill to promote merger enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, increasing antitrust enforcement resources, and improving the information provided to antitrust enforcers.

Sponsored — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide credit toward computation of years of service for nonregular service retired pay for completion of remotely delivered military education or training.

Cosponsored — A bill to establish a Medicare-for-all health insurance program.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response.

Sponsored — A bill to encourage companies to expand employee ownership, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize energy programs through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

Cosponsored — AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017