Legislation

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.

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

Cosponsored — A bill to help Federal prosecutors and investigators combat public corruption by strengthening and clarifying the law.

Cosponsored — A resolution condemning the horrific attacks on government buildings in Oslo, Norway, and a youth camp on Utoya Island, Norway, on July 22, 2011, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of Food and Drug Administration-approved contraception, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding coming together as a Nation and ceasing all work or other activity for a moment of remembrance beginning at 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time on September 11, 2011, in honor of the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks committed against the United States on September 11, 2001.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part.

Cosponsored — A bill to prohibit trafficking in counterfeit military goods or services.

Cosponsored — A bill to reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007.

Sponsored — A bill to provide for the expansion of Federal efforts concerning the prevention, education, treatment, and research activities related to Lyme and other tick-borne disease, including the establishment of a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee.

Cosponsored — A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures, and for other purposes.