Legislation

Sponsored — Brady Background Check Improvement Act

Cosponsored — Calling for a United States effort to end restrictions on the freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people in the occupied area of Cyprus.

Sponsored — To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to ban the importation of firearms that have been cosmetically altered to avoid the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons.

Sponsored — To amend the auto theft provisions of title 49, United States Code, to add air bag modules to the list of major auto parts protected under such provisions.

Sponsored — Republican Form of Government Guarantee Act

Sponsored — Immigrant Slave Trade Punishment Act of 1997

Sponsored — To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to ensure that States do not require registration of individuals convicted of an offense that involves consensual sexual activity between individuals 18 years of age or older.

Sponsored — Dual-Use Debit Cardholder Protection Act of 1997

Sponsored — Pension Assistance and Counseling Act of 1997

Sponsored — Relating to the 30th anniversary of the reunification of the city of Jerusalem.

Sponsored — Freedom of Movement for Baseball Teams Act of 1997

Sponsored — Forfeiture Act of 1997

Sponsored — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit tax-free distributions of property by cooperative housing corporations to its shareholders, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — To award a congressional gold medal to honor Jack Roosevelt Robinson.

Sponsored — Gun Kingpin Penalty Act

Sponsored — Law Enforcement Officers Protection Amendment Act of 1997

Sponsored — Rental Car Fairness Act of 1997

Sponsored — Child Safety Lock Act of 1997

Sponsored — To commend the National Broadcast Company, and the Ford Motor Company, for broadcasting the film “Schindler’s List” in its original, unedited version and without commercial interruption.