Legislation

Cosponsored — Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act

Cosponsored — A resolution congratulating Captain Kristen Griest and First Lieutenant Shaye Haver on their graduation from Ranger School.

Cosponsored — A resolution honoring the bravery and heroism of those who selflessly prevented a deadly terrorist attack and saved countless lives while aboard a passenger train bound from Amsterdam to Paris on August 21, 2015.

Cosponsored — Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015

Cosponsored — Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act

Cosponsored — WAGE Act

Cosponsored — A resolution designating the week beginning September 14, 2015, as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week.

Cosponsored — A resolution recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of Latinos in the United States and the immense contributions of Latinos to the United States.

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 — Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 2015

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

Cosponsored — Border Jobs for Veterans Act of 2015

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.

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

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