Legislation

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

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the accelerated and advance payment programs under parts A and B of the Medicare program during the COVID-19 emergency.

Cosponsored — A bill to expand vote by mail and early voting, and to improve the safety, accessibility, and efficiency of in-person voting during elections for Federal office.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for the establishment of a COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force to gather data about disproportionately affected communities and provide recommendations to combat the racial and ethnic disparities in the COVID-19 response.

Cosponsored — A bill to authorize funding for a bilateral cooperative program with Israel for the development of health technologies with a focus on combating COVID-19.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for cash refunds for canceled airline flights and tickets during the COVID-19 emergency.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide emergency rental assistance under the Emergency Solutions Grants program of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in response to the public health emergency resulting from the coronavirus, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to expand compassionate release authority and elderly home confinement access for offenders with heightened coronavirus risk.

Cosponsored — A bill to improve the ability of the Department of Defense to effectively prevent, track, and respond to military-connected child abuse.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act to improve the prevention of elder abuse and exploitation of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for E-Rate support for Wi-Fi hotspots, modems, routers, and connected devices during emergency periods relating to COVID-19, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to promulgate an emergency temporary standard to protect employees from occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for payment of work-study allowances during a public health emergency relating to COVID-19 and for allowances to veterans enrolled in educational institutions closed for emergency situations, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to promote competition, to preserve the ability of local governments to provide broadband capacity and services, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to mobilize individuals in the United States in the fight against coronavirus by expanding volunteer opportunities in AmeriCorps, expanding employment opportunities at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and utilizing the expertise of Peace Corps volunteer leaders whose service ended on March 15, 2020, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to allow 2020 recovery rebates with respect to qualifying children over the age of 16 and other dependents.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain taxpayers a 2-year carryback of net operating losses and to restore and make permanent the limitation on excess business losses of non-corporate taxpayers.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the quality of care in skilled nursing facilities under the Medicare program and nursing facilities under the Medicare program during the COVID-19 emergency period, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for an enhanced Coronavirus relief fund for units of government with a population of 500,000 or less, and for other purposes.