Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to exclude the authority to impose duties and tariff-rate quotas from the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

Cosponsored — A bill to increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 4.3 percent, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to place limitations on excepting positions from the competitive service, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to direct the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for Fairlawn, Virginia, and for other purposes.

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

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union.

Sponsored — A bill to provide for an international disability rights strategy, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to establish the "Biomedical Innovation Fund", and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to support foreign assistance programs and diplomatic initiatives to counter violence in the Western Hemisphere.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to expand the Magnet Schools Assistance Program.

Sponsored — Contaminated Wells Relocation Act

Sponsored — A bill to modify a provision supporting the execution of bilateral agreements concerning illicit transnational maritime activity and to authorize the President to impose sanctions with respect to illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing and the sale, supply, purchase, or transfer of endangered species, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide clarification of assistance related to safeguarding and the elimination of landmines, other explosive remnants of war, and conventional arms.

Sponsored — A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to issue a right-of-way for an emergency exit on certain National Park Service land in the State of Virginia, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to maintain a list of the country of origin of certain critical drugs marketed in the United States, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income gain from the sale of qualified real property interests acquired under the authority of the Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) program administered by the Department of Defense pursuant to section 2684a of title 10, United States Code, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the life and legacy of Roberto Clemente.

Sponsored — A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to expand drug shortage notification practices to include surges in demand for a drug, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to make available necessary disaster assistance for families affected by major disasters, and for other purposes.