Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of annual evaluations of mental health care and suicide prevention programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to require a pilot program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A resolution commemorating 50 years since the creation of the Medicare and Medicaid Programs.

Cosponsored — A resolution relative to the death of Edward W. Brooke, III, former United States Senator for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Sponsored — A bill for the relief of Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical.

Cosponsored — Respect for Marriage Act

Cosponsored — Protecting Our Youth from Dangerous Synthetic Drugs Act of 2015

Sponsored — Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act

Sponsored — Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014

Cosponsored — Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014

Cosponsored — A resolution supporting the role of the United States in ensuring children in the world’s poorest countries have access to vaccines and immunization through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.

Cosponsored — Adding Ebola to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act

Cosponsored — United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014

Sponsored — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1335 Jefferson Road in Rochester, New York, as the “Specialist Theodore Matthew Glende Post Office”.

Cosponsored — Sunscreen Innovation Act

Cosponsored — Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2014

Cosponsored — No Social Security for Nazis Act

Cosponsored — Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2014

Sponsored — A bill to prohibit the unauthorized use of electronic tracking devices.