Legislation

Cosponsored — Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013

Cosponsored — Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2013

Cosponsored — Made In America Manufacturing Act of 2013

Cosponsored — Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act

Cosponsored — Gun Show Background Check Act of 2013

Cosponsored — Immigration Reform that Works for America’s Future Act

Cosponsored — A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.

Cosponsored — Putting Our Veterans Back to Work Act of 2013

Cosponsored — A resolution to limit certain uses of the filibuster in the Senate to improve the legislative process.

Sponsored — Student Internship Opportunity Act

Sponsored — Career And Technical Innovation Fund Act of 2012

Cosponsored — Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act

Cosponsored — A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Daniel Ken Inouye, Senator from the State of Hawaii.

Cosponsored — A resolution condemning the horrific attacks in Newtown, Connecticut, and expressing support and prayers for all those impacted by that tragedy.

Cosponsored — A resolution observing the 100th birthday of civil rights icon Rosa Parks and commemorating her legacy.

Cosponsored — A resolution urging the governments of Europe and the European Union to designate Hizballah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions, and urging the President to provide information about Hizballah to the European allies of the United States and to support to the Government of Bulgaria in investigating the July 18, 2012, terrorist attack in Burgas.

Cosponsored — A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Arlen Specter, distinguished former Senator for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Sponsored — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that our current tax incentives for retirement savings provide important benefits to Americans to help plan for a financially secure retirement.

Cosponsored — Foster Youth Higher Education Opportunities Act