Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to improve the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation (TIFIA) program, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — ACE Kids Act of 2019

Cosponsored — Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019

Cosponsored — A bill to limit the separation of families at or near ports of entry.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for a biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations process and to enhance oversight and the performance of the Federal Government.

Cosponsored — Fred Korematsu Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019

Sponsored — A bill to provide for a period of continuing appropriations in the event of a lapse in appropriations under the normal appropriations process, and to prohibit consideration of other matters in the Senate if appropriations are not enacted.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for a pay increase in 2019 for certain civilian employees of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to designate additions to the Rough Mountain Wilderness and the Rich Hole Wilderness of the George Washington National Forest, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive certain penalties for affected Federal employees receiving a distribution from the Thrift Savings Plan during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend section 1341 of title 31, United States Code, to require payment of interest on back pay for employees affected by a lapse in appropriations.

Cosponsored — A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to include in periodic health assessments, separation history and physical examinations, and other assessments an evaluation of whether a member of the Armed Forces has been exposed to open burn pits or toxic airborne chemicals, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend chapter 85 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify that Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for unemployment compensation.

Cosponsored — Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve oversight of contracts for services and financial processes of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide back pay to low-wage contractor employees, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposes.