Legislation

Cosponsored — <p>A bill to provide priority under certain federally assisted housing programs to assist youths who are aging out of foster care, and for other purposes.</p>

Sponsored — <p>A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to award grants for promoting industry or sector partnerships to encourage industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and advancement.</p>

Cosponsored — <p>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.</p>

Cosponsored — <p>A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the administration of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.</p>

Cosponsored — <p>A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for returns outside the 3-year limitation</p>

Cosponsored — <p>A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the same level of Federal matching assistance for every State that chooses to expand Medicaid coverage to newly eligible individuals, regardless of when such expansion takes place.</p>

Cosponsored — <p>A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve, expand, and extend the credit for carbon dioxide sequestration.</p>

Cosponsored — <p>Better Workforce for Veterans Act of 2017</p>

Cosponsored — <p>Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017</p>

Cosponsored — Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017

Cosponsored — Smithsonian American Women's History Museum Act

Cosponsored — <p>A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to improve cost sharing subsidies.</p>

Sponsored — <p>Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2017</p>

Cosponsored — <p>A bill to amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network.</p>

Cosponsored — <p>A bill to state the policy of the United States on the minimum number of available battle force ships.</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>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 allow the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to provide greater protection to servicemembers.</p>