Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a scholarship program for educators of rural students and provide for loan forgiveness for rural educators, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide professional development grants for rural elementary schools and secondary schools, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to establish an Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students with Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — World War I Valor Medals Review Act

Cosponsored — Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to improve the public service loan forgiveness program.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to improve the public service loan forgiveness program, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019

Cosponsored — A bill to establish a career pathway grant program.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the earned income and child tax credits, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require the Secretary of Energy to report to Congress regarding applications for authorizations to engage or participate in the development or production of special nuclear material outside the United States, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to transfer and limit Executive Branch authority to suspend or restrict the entry of a class of aliens.

Cosponsored — GRACE Act

Cosponsored — A bill to prevent discrimination and harassment in employment.

Sponsored — A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to ensure protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth and their families.

Cosponsored — H.R. 40 Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act

Cosponsored — A bill to establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of Food and Drug Administration-approved contraception, medication related to contraception, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to fund demonstration projects to improve recruitment and retention of child welfare workers.

Cosponsored — NEW START Act of 2019