Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the United States in order to disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty.

Sponsored — A bill to amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require the joint select committee of Congress to report findings and propose legislation to restore the Nation's workforce to full employment over the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.

Sponsored — A bill to amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require the joint select committee of Congress to report findings and propose legislation to restore the Nation's workforce to full employment over the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for the creation of jobs.

Cosponsored — A bill to reauthorize the Combating Autism Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-416).

Sponsored — A bill to establish a joint select committee of Congress to report findings and propose legislation to restore the Nation's workforce to full employment over the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013, and to provide for expedited consideration of such legislation by both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Cosponsored — A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Elouise Pepion Cobell, in recognition of her outstanding and enduring contributions to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and the Nation through her tireless pursuit of justice.

Cosponsored — A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Mark O. Hatfield, former United States Senator for the State of Oregon.

Sponsored — A bill to prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individual's status or history of unemployment.

Cosponsored — A resolution designating August 16, 2011, as "National Airborne Day".

Cosponsored — A bill to extend loan limits for programs of the Federal Housing Administration, the government-sponsored enterprises, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to enable States to implement integrated statewide education longitudinal data systems.

Cosponsored — A bill to authorize a pilot program on enhancements of Department of Defense efforts on mental health in the National Guard and Reserves through community partnerships, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to grant the congressional gold medal, collectively, to the First Special Service Force, in recognition of its superior service during World War II.

Cosponsored — A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to place synthetic drugs in Schedule I.

Cosponsored — A bill to designate certain conduct by car and truck rental companies relating to motor vehicle safety defects and recalls as unfair and deceptive acts or practices to be regulated by the Federal Trade Commission, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs.