Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages of the basis of sex, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — Coordinated Support for Rural Small Businesses Act

Sponsored — A bill to provide that the memorial to commemorate the sacrifice and service of the women who worked on the home front to support the efforts of the United States military during World War II may be located on the National Mall, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to require certain products to be labeled with 'Do Not Flush' labeling, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to address the importation and proliferation of machinegun conversion devices.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 5 and title 38, United States Code, to put veteran and military families first and to provide protections for employees, benefits, and programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees with combat-related disabilities, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to expand the snow survey and water supply forecasting program to serve the Northeastern United States.

Cosponsored — A bill to address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the National Housing Act to establish a mortgage insurance program for first responders, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to reduce fraudulent enrollments in qualified health plans, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to enhance the security operations of the Transportation Security Administration and stability of the transportation security workforce by applying the personnel system under title 5, United States Code, to employees of the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to ensure that the Forest Service is fully staffed, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to require the United States International Trade Commission to conduct an investigation and submit a report on the impact on businesses in the United States of duties, and the threat of duties, on imports from Mexico and Canada, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to revise sections 552, 1461, and 1462 of title 18, United States Code, and section 305 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1305), and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to ensure that the National Park Service is fully staffed, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to establish a manufactured housing community improvement grant program, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to redesign $20 Federal reserve notes so as to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman, and for other purposes.