Legislation

Cosponsored — A resolution designating February 2015 as “American Heart Month” and February 6, 2015, as “National Wear Red Day”.

Cosponsored — A bill to extend the trade adjustment assistance program, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the rise of anti-Semitism in Europe and to encourage greater cooperation with the European governments, the European Union, and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in preventing and responding to anti-Semitism.

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

Cosponsored — A bill to promote career readiness indicators and career counseling for students.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs.

Cosponsored — No Child Left Inside Act of 2015

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 resolution commending Kathleen Alvarez Tritak on her service to the United States Senate.

Cosponsored — A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or in the final Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March in March of 1965, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Sponsored — A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to protect and restore the Great Lakes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the Health Coverage Tax Credit.

Cosponsored — Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015

Cosponsored — A resolution designating Friday, February 13, 2015, as “$2.13 Day”.

Sponsored — A bill to award grants to encourage State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools to utilize technology to improve student achievement and college and career readiness, the skills of teachers and school leaders, and the efficiency and productivity of education systems at all levels.

Cosponsored — A bill to end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, and for other purposes.

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

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness.