Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United States, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans service organizations and recognized agents and attorneys opportunities to review Department of Veterans Affairs disability rating determinations before they are finalized, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to protect older adults and people with disabilities living in nursing homes, intermediate care facilities, and psychiatric hospitals from COVID-19.

Sponsored — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for a percentage of student loan forgiveness for public service employment, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for the establishment of a COVID-19 Compensation Fund, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to increase access to food delivery under the supplemental nutrition assistance program to address the Coronavirus Disease 2019, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide updated information about COVID-19 testing to the public, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to ensure that all firearms are traceable, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the accelerated and advance payment programs under parts A and B of the Medicare program during the COVID-19 emergency.

Cosponsored — A bill to assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19.

Cosponsored — A bill to help charitable nonprofit organizations provide services to meet the increasing demand in community needs caused by the coronavirus pandemic, preserve and create jobs in the nonprofit sector, reduce unemployment, and promote economic recovery.

Sponsored — A bill to protect the privacy of health information during a national health emergency.

Cosponsored — A bill to expand vote by mail and early voting, and to improve the safety, accessibility, and efficiency of in-person voting during elections for Federal office.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for the establishment of a COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force to gather data about disproportionately affected communities and provide recommendations to combat the racial and ethnic disparities in the COVID-19 response.

Cosponsored — A bill to authorize funding for a bilateral cooperative program with Israel for the development of health technologies with a focus on combating COVID-19.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for cash refunds for canceled airline flights and tickets during the COVID-19 emergency.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide emergency rental assistance under the Emergency Solutions Grants program of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in response to the public health emergency resulting from the coronavirus, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to improve the ability of the Department of Defense to effectively prevent, track, and respond to military-connected child abuse.

Cosponsored — A bill to expand compassionate release authority and elderly home confinement access for offenders with heightened coronavirus risk.