Legislation

Cosponsored — <p>Sportsmen's Act</p>

Cosponsored — <p>A bill to direct the Secretary of State to review the termination characterization of former members of the Department of State who were fired by reason of the sexual orientation of the official, and for other purposes.</p>

Cosponsored — <p>A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes.</p>

Cosponsored — <p>A bill to allow the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to provide greater protection to servicemembers.</p>

Cosponsored — National Museum of the American Latino Act

Cosponsored — <p>A bill to ensure that all fast-tracked reconciliation bills are subject to a committee hearing, and for other purposes.</p>

Cosponsored — CLEAR Relief Act of 2017

Cosponsored — <p>Educational Development for Troops and Veterans Act of 2017</p>

Cosponsored — <p>A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the entitlement to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs for members of the Armed Forces awarded the Purple Heart, and for other purposes.</p>

Cosponsored — <p>A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to strengthen the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit.</p>

Cosponsored — <p>A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to review the discharge characterization of former members of the Armed Forces who were discharged by reason of the sexual orientation of the member, and for other purposes.</p>

Cosponsored — <p>A bill to establish an Individual Market Reinsurance fund to provide funding for State individual market stabilization reinsurance programs.</p>

Cosponsored — Apprenticeship and Jobs Training Act of 2017

Cosponsored — Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017

Cosponsored — Family Self-Sufficiency Act

Cosponsored — <p>Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act of 2017</p>

Sponsored — <p>A bill to extend the protections of the Fair Housing Act to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, and for other purposes.</p>

Sponsored — <p>A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to bolster fairness and transparency in consideration of interstate natural gas pipelines, to provide for greater public input opportunities, and for other purposes.</p>

Cosponsored — <p>A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, with respect to certain exceptions to discharge in bankruptcy.</p>