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 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.

Cosponsored — Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015

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

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

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

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.

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.

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 — Small BREW Act

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that women members of the Armed Forces and their families have access to the contraception they need in order to promote the health and readiness of all members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to require breast density reporting to physicians and patients by facilities that perform mammograms, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Rural Hospital Access Act of 2015

Cosponsored — A resolution designating the week beginning on February 8, 2015, as “National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week”.

Cosponsored — Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2015

Cosponsored — Accelerating Biomedical Research Act