Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Small Business Act to expand the availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Protecting Girls' Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings Act

Sponsored — A bill to improve Federal population surveys by requiring the collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity in certain surveys, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for returns outside the 3-year limitation

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for mental health services from the Department of Veterans Affairs to include members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the same level of Federal matching assistance for every State that chooses to expand Medicaid coverage to newly eligible individuals, regardless of when such expansion takes place.

Cosponsored — A bill to appropriate amounts to the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve the provision of health care to veterans, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017

Cosponsored — Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017

Cosponsored — Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017

Cosponsored — A bill to establish in the Smithsonian Institution a comprehensive American women's history museum, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — BTU Act of 2017

Cosponsored — Helping State and Local Governments Prevent Cyber Attacks (HACK) Act

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to improve cost sharing subsidies.

Cosponsored — Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017

Cosponsored — A bill to support educational entities in fully implementing title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education.

Cosponsored — SHIPS Act

Cosponsored — LOVE Act of 2017

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes.