Legislation

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 establish the Pandemic Responder Service Award program to express our gratitude to front-line health care workers.

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

Cosponsored — Safeguarding America's First Responders Act of 2020

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

Cosponsored — A bill to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for services furnished via telehealth if such services would be covered if furnished in-person during the COVID-19 emergency.

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

Cosponsored — Promoting Alzheimer's Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act

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 amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disregard additional unemployment compensation for purposes of premium tax credit and cost-sharing subsidies, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020

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 respond to the global COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for the expedited and transparent procurement and distribution of equipment and supplies needed to combat COVID-19.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the national service laws to prioritize national service programs and projects that are directly related to the response to and recovery from the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to report on COVID-19 recovery small business programs, and for other purposes.

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