Legislation

Sponsored — A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on prenatal and postpartum mental health conditions among members of the Armed Forces and their dependents.

Sponsored — A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to provide additional resources, including doula support, for pregnant beneficiaries under the TRICARE program, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the CARES Act to modify the employee retention tax credit to secure the paychecks and benefits of workers, to provide a refundable credit against payroll taxes for the operating costs of employers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a small business rebate, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to provide for the enhancement of command climate assessments in the Armed Forces in order to improve the assessment of matters in connection with military family readiness, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to improve the affordability and accessibility of child care for military families, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to authorize use of amounts in My Career Advancement Account Program accounts for fines for breaking employment contracts in connection with permanent changes of station.

Cosponsored — A bill to permit the search and retention of certain records with respect to conducting criminal background checks, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to standardize, collect, and analyze information on the demographics of applicants to military service academies, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to require a joint task force on the operation of air travel during and after COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to extend the period in which Governors of States may order members of the National Guard to active duty in connection with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to protect older adults and people with disabilities living in nursing homes, intermediate care facilities, and psychiatric hospitals from COVID-19.

Sponsored — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for a percentage of student loan forgiveness for public service employment, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United States, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans service organizations and recognized agents and attorneys opportunities to review Department of Veterans Affairs disability rating determinations before they are finalized, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for the establishment of a COVID-19 Compensation Fund, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to increase access to food delivery under the supplemental nutrition assistance program to address the Coronavirus Disease 2019, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to ensure that all firearms are traceable, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide updated information about COVID-19 testing to the public, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to protect the privacy of health information during a national health emergency.