Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to review the discharge characterization of former members of the Armed Forces who were discharged by reason of the sexual orientation of the member, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to ensure that all fast-tracked reconciliation bills are subject to a committee hearing, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act

Sponsored — A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a standard definition of therapeutic family care services in Medicaid.

Cosponsored — Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act of 2017

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for advanced illness care coordination services for Medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the United States Army Dust Off crews of the Vietnam War, collectively, in recognition of their extraordinary heroism and life-saving actions in Vietnam.

Sponsored — A bill to protect the rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to extend the protections of the Fair Housing Act to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility to receive refundable tax credits for coverage under a qualified health plan.

Cosponsored — Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2017

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish rules for payment for graduate medical education (GME) costs for hospitals that establish a new medical residency training program after hosting resident rotators for short durations.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections, to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for automatic voter registration.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Economic Growth and Development Act

Sponsored — A bill to improve the efficiency and reliability of rail transportation by reforming the Surface Transportation Board, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to allow United States citizens and legal residents to travel between the United States and Cuba.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, with respect to certain exceptions to discharge in bankruptcy.