Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for the establishment of a Health Force and a Resilience Force to respond to public health emergencies and meet public health needs.

Cosponsored — A bill to extend public safety officer death benefits to public safety officers whose death is caused by COVID-19, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to limit the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to reduce certain royalties, to amend the CARES Act to limit the provision of assistance to certain businesses, to impose a moratorium on certain oil and natural gas lease sales, the issuance of coal leases, and modifications to certain regulations, to extend certain public comment periods, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to clarify for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that receipt of coronavirus assistance does not affect the tax treatment of ordinary business expenses.

Sponsored — A bill to require commercial airlines to provide cash reimbursements, and to authorize the Secretary of State to waive or reimburse travel expenses, for any United States citizen who is evacuated from a foreign country and repatriated to the United States due to travel restrictions implemented in response to COVID-19 or any future pandemic or international crisis.

Sponsored — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to restore entitlement to rehabilitation programs for veterans affected by school closures or disapprovals, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to clarify that the Federal Trade Commission Act prohibits excessive and unjustified price increases in the sale of certain products and services when an emergency or disaster results in abnormal disruptions of the market, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to require the President to use authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to require emergency production of medical equipment to address the COVID-19 outbreak.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for the expedited procurement of equipment needed to combat COVID-19 under the Defense Production Act of 1950.

Cosponsored — Food Assistance for Kids and Families During COVID-19 Act of 2020

Cosponsored — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to prohibit public companies from repurchasing their shares on the open market, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to assist older Americans and people with disabilities affected by COVID-19.

Cosponsored — A bill to require States to establish contingency plans for the conduct of elections for Federal office in response to national disasters and emergencies, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide Americans with paid sick time and paid leave so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize additional assistance to address pollution from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalklyl substances and other emerging contaminants, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to provide for the compensation of elderly victims of property damage, to provide increased funding for the crime victim compensation fund, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for unemployment benefits to workers affected by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide unemployment assistance to individuals affected by COVID-19, and for other purposes.