Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families.

Cosponsored — A bill to prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in basic science research.

Cosponsored — Keeping Our Promise to Our Afghan Allies Act

Cosponsored — Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to extend certain protections against prohibited personnel practices, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — American Cures Act

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to raise the quality of career and technical education programs and to allow local eligible recipients to use funding to establish high-quality career academies.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, United States Code, to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and services, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to nullify the effect of the March 6, 2017 executive order that temporarily restricts most nationals from six countries from entering the United States.

Cosponsored — A bill to expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to expand benefits available to participants under such program, to enhance special compensation for members of the uniformed services who require assistance in everyday life, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the Land and Water Conservation Fund to maximize the effectiveness of the Fund for future generations, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to establish the National Criminal Justice Commission.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include in each contract into which the Secretary enters for necessary services authorities and mechanism for appropriate oversight, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration.

Cosponsored — A bill to block implementation of the Executive Order that restricts individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.

Cosponsored — A bill to restore statutory rights to the people of the United States from forced arbitration.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide leave because of the death of a son or daughter.

Cosponsored — A bill to protect a woman's right and ability to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy by limiting restrictions on the provision of abortion services.

Cosponsored — Lymphedema Treatment Act