Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in the commission, from obtaining a firearm.

Cosponsored — A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 23d Headquarters Special Troops and the 3133d Signal Service Company in recognition of their unique and distinguished service as a "Ghost Army" that conducted deception operations in Europe during World War II.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to require certain disclosures related to amicus activities.

Cosponsored — A bill to require plans for military installations for full military funeral honors for veterans at such installations.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit anticompetitive behaviors by drug product manufacturers, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions.

Cosponsored — A bill to establish the Strength in Diversity Program, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide bankruptcy relief for student borrowers.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the purchase of certain firearms by individuals under 21 years of age, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide emergency assistance to States, territories, Tribal nations, and local areas affected by the opioid epidemic and to make financial assistance available to States, territories, Tribal nations, local areas, and public or private nonprofit entities to provide for the development, organization, coordination, and operation of more effective and cost efficient systems for the delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorder and their families.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education on removing criminal and juvenile justice questions from their application for admissions process.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to improve Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program for low-income mothers.

Cosponsored — A bill to adopt a certain California flammability standard as a Federal flammability standard to protect against the risk of upholstered furniture flammability, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish an Office of Correctional Education, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to designate foreign persons who improperly interfere in United States elections as inadmissible aliens, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit interference with voting systems under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for increased investment in clean energy.