Legislation

Cosponsored — Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2017

Cosponsored — 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2017

Cosponsored — Global Respect Act of 2017

Cosponsored — Marketplace Fairness Act of 2017

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the United States in Laos during the Vietnam War era, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act of 2017

Sponsored — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to designate certain entities as centers of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training and education, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title XXIX of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program under such title relating to lifespan respite care.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a nonrefundable credit for working family caregivers.

Cosponsored — A bill to help prevent acts of genocide and other atrocity crimes, which threaten national and international security, by enhancing United States Government capacities to prevent, mitigate, and respond to such crises.

Sponsored — A bill to amend title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to increase the amount of financial support available for working students.

Cosponsored — Deborah Sampson Act

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Small Business Regulatory Relief Act of 2017

Cosponsored — Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act

Sponsored — A bill to require reporting regarding certain drug price increases, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the program to provide assistance for small shipyards and maritime communities through fiscal year 2020, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order laying a foundation for discrimination against LGBTQ individuals, women, religious minorities, and others under the pretext of religious freedom.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title VIII of the Public Health Service Act to extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs, and for other purposes.