Legislation

Cosponsored — Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act

Cosponsored — A bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres.

Sponsored — A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate concerning the humanitarian crisis in Syria and neighboring countries, resulting humanitarian and development challenges, and the urgent need for a political solution to the crisis.

Cosponsored — A resolution condemning illegal Russian aggression in Ukraine.

Cosponsored — A resolution deploring the violent repression of peaceful demonstrators in Venezuela, calling for full accountability for human rights violations taking place in Venezuela, and supporting the right of the Venezuelan people to the free and peaceful exercise of representative democracy.

Cosponsored — Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014

Cosponsored — Small Business Tax Credit Accessibility Act

Cosponsored — A resolution celebrating Black History Month.

Sponsored — A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of “Career and Technical Education Month”.

Cosponsored — Immediate Establishment of Syrian War Crimes Tribunal Resolution

Cosponsored — JOBS Act of 2014

Cosponsored — A resolution strongly recommending that the United States renegotiate the return of the Iraqi Jewish Archive to Iraq.

Sponsored — War Powers Consultation Act of 2014

Cosponsored — A bill to establish the Office of Net Assessment within the Department of Defense.

Cosponsored — Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013

Cosponsored — A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the critical need for political dialogue in Bangladesh, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Monuments Men Recognition Act of 2013

Cosponsored — Military Retirement Restoration Act

Cosponsored — Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act