Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

Cosponsored — A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Charles H. Percy, former Senator for the State of Illinois.

Cosponsored — Greater Research Opportunities With Tax Help Act

Cosponsored — A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Charles H. Percy, former Senator for the State of Illinois.

Cosponsored — A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Malcolm Wallop, former Senator for the State of Wyoming.

Cosponsored — A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Malcolm Wallop, former Senator for the State of Wyoming.

Cosponsored — A bill to authorize the award of a Congressional gold medal to the Montford Point Marines of World War II.

Cosponsored — A bill to reauthorize the Combating Autism Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-416).

Cosponsored — A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Mark O. Hatfield, former United States Senator for the State of Oregon.

Cosponsored — A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Mark O. Hatfield, former United States Senator for the State of Oregon.

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 amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part of telehealth services, under part B of the Medicare program.

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 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 prevent the use of stored value cards and other electronic fund access means as methods for currency smuggling or money laundering.

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 amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements.

Cosponsored — A bill to authorize grants to promote media literacy and youth empowerment programs, to authorize research on the role and impact of depictions of girls and women in the media, to provide for the establishment of a National Task Force on Girls and Women in the Media, and for other purposes.