Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for automatic acquisition of United States citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the exception to the work requirement.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide greater access to higher education for America's students.

Sponsored — A bill to amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to address deferred maintenance at agricultural research facilities, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol.

Sponsored — A bill to provide access to counsel for unaccompanied alien children.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for the modernization of the electric grid, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish the 21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017

Cosponsored — Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2017

Cosponsored — A bill to reinstate Federal Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to establish best practices for State, tribal, and local governments participating in the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Butch Lewis Act of 2017

Cosponsored — Otto Warmbier Banking Restrictions Involving North Korea Act of 2017

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for the administration of certain national monuments, to establish a National Monument Enhancement Fund, and to establish certain wilderness areas in the States of New Mexico and Nevada.

Cosponsored — Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2017

Cosponsored — A bill making continuing appropriations for military pay and death benefits in the event of a Government shutdown.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to require the development of ethics plans for certain transition teams, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to increase the rates of pay under the General Schedule and other statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 3.0 percent, and for other purposes.