Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Stop Price Gouging Act

Cosponsored — 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.

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

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

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employment of children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as oppressive child labor.

Cosponsored — A bill to protect the rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — 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.

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 its commission, from obtaining a firearm.

Cosponsored — A bill to prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster parent, or the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child involved.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil-, gas-, and methane hydrate-related seismic activities in the North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas of the outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 23d Headquarters, Special Troops and the 3133rd 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 allow United States citizens and legal residents to travel between the United States and Cuba.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and make permanent the exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders.

Cosponsored — Child Protection and Family Support Act of 2017

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

Cosponsored — A bill to preserve State, local, and tribal authorities and private property rights with respect to unmanned aircraft systems, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to adopt an electronic system to help expedite the placement of children in foster care or guardianship, or for adoption, across State lines, and to provide funding to aid States in developing such a system, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposes.