Legislation

Cosponsored — A resolution relative to the death of Richard Schultz Schweiker, former United States Senator for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Cosponsored — Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 2015

Cosponsored — Border Jobs for Veterans Act of 2015

Cosponsored — A resolution designating the week beginning September 13, 2015, as “National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week”.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions.

Sponsored — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the approval of certain programs of education for purposes of educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A resolution commemorating 80 years since the creation of Social Security.

Sponsored — A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require certain companies to disclose information describing any measures the company has taken to identify and address conditions of forced labor, slavery, human trafficking, and the worst forms of child labor within the company’s supply chains.

Cosponsored — A bill to make it unlawful to alter or remove the unique equipment identification number of a mobile device.

Cosponsored — Gun Violence Intervention Act of 2015

Cosponsored — Airline Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act of 2015

Cosponsored — A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to make improvements to the treatment of the United States territories under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Mental Health Reform Act of 2015

Cosponsored — A resolution designating August 16, 2015, as “National Airborne Day”.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to extend the import- and export-related provision of that Act to species proposed for listing as threatened or endangered under that Act.

Sponsored — A bill to protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Higher Education Opportunity Act to restrict institutions of higher education from using revenues derived from Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes.

Cosponsored — Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees, and for other purposes.