Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the child and adult care food program.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide that Executive Order 13783 and certain rules shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the Federal Pell Grant duration limits of borrowers who attend an institution of higher education that closes or commits fraud or other misconduct, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to terminate certain rules issued by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce relating to endangered and threatened species, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority for operation of a Department of Veterans Affairs regional office in Manila, the Republic of the Philippines, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority for financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to prohibit Federal agencies from using Government funds to pay for expenses at lodging establishments that are owned by or employ certain public officials or their relatives.

Sponsored — A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to carry out the final rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled "Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds".

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require the use of advanced leak detection technology for pipelines, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to designate the Bahamas under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide temporary protected status under such section to eligible nationals of the Bahamas.

Cosponsored — Arctic Refuge Protection Act of 2019

Cosponsored — A bill to amend chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, to allow suit against the United States for injuries and deaths of members of the Armed Forces caused by improper medical care, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 and to establish the United States Coral Reef Task Force, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to eliminate racial, religious, and other discriminatory profiling by law enforcement, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to promote botanical research and botanical sciences capacity, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to prohibit the imposition of the death penalty for any violation of Federal law, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program for the transformation of the electric grid, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the use of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to pay for preparatory courses for professional licenses and certifications, and for other purposes.