Legislation

Cosponsored — Mobility and Opportunity for Vulnerable Employees Act

Sponsored — A resolution celebrating the 50th anniversary of the historic Griswold v. Connecticut decision of the Supreme Court of the United States and expressing the sense of the Senate that the case was an important step forward in helping ensure that all people of the United States are able to use contraceptives to plan pregnancies and have healthier babies.

Cosponsored — Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015

Cosponsored — A resolution relative to the death of Joseph Robinette Biden, III.

Cosponsored — A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.

Cosponsored — Broadband Adoption Act of 2015

Sponsored — A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to childhood stroke and recognizing May 2015 as “National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month”.

Cosponsored — Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act of 2015

Cosponsored — Pedestrian Safety Act of 2015

Cosponsored — Access to Community Care for Veterans Act of 2015

Cosponsored — A resolution recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.

Cosponsored — Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act of 2015

Cosponsored — Every Child Deserves a Family Act

Cosponsored — Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2015

Cosponsored — America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2015

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the limitation on liability for passenger rail accidents or incidents under section 28103 of title 49, United States Code, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Medicaid Generic Drug Price Fairness Act of 2015

Cosponsored — Strong Lungs, Strong Lives Act of 2015

Cosponsored — Parental Bereavement Act of 2015