Legislation

Cosponsored — Great Lakes Ecological and Economic Protection Act of 2015

Sponsored — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary...

Cosponsored — A resolution relative to the death of Wendell H. Ford, former United States Senator for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Cosponsored — A resolution supporting women’s reproductive health care decisions.

Cosponsored — A bill to protect a woman’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy by limiting restrictions on the provision of abortion services.

Cosponsored — A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.

Cosponsored — Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2015

Sponsored — A bill to establish a grant program to help State and local law enforcement agencies reduce the risk of injury and death relating to the wandering characteristics of some children with autism and other disabilities.

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.