Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that all provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples.

Sponsored — A bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for violations of the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) individuals, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to designate July 11 as National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Srebrenica Genocide.

Sponsored — A bill to amend the Farm Security and rural Investment Act of 2002 to improve assistance to community wood facilities, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish an energy circuit rider program to disseminate technical and other assistance to rural communities to support energy efficiency and clean energy projects that save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Cosponsored — A bill to permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside the statute of limitations.

Sponsored — A bill to establish a pilot program to expand early child care options for members of the Armed Forces and their families.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include child development and early learning as community services under the Federal work-study program, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to protect a person's ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider's ability to provide abortion services.

Sponsored — A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Sponsored — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that veterans in each of the 48 contiguous States are able to receive services in at least one full-service hospital of the Veterans Health Administration in the State or receive comparable services provided by contract in the State.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide enhanced protections for election workers.

Sponsored — A bill to repeal the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019.

Cosponsored — A bill to establish a State public option through Medicaid to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide increased locality pay rates to certain Bureau of Prisons employees whose duty stations are located in the pay locality designated as "Rest of U.S.", and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for additional requirements with respect to the navigator program, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to establish statutory rights to choose to receive, provide, and cover fertility treatments, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to protect the privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve coverage of audiology services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.