Legislation

Sponsored — A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on footwear for women (other than house slippers, tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like and other than work footwear), valued $15/pair or higher.

Sponsored — A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on sodium ferrocyanide.

Sponsored — A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on imitation jewelry necklaces or bracelets, valued $10 each or higher.

Sponsored — A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on magnesium zinc aluminum hydroxide carbonate coated with stearic acid.

Sponsored — A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain surge protectors.

Sponsored — A bill to extend temporary suspension of duty on certain plastic lamp-holder housings.

Sponsored — A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on cis-3-hexen-1-ol.

Sponsored — A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on cyanuric chloride.

Sponsored — A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on leather footwear for women with uppers other than of pigskin, valued $35/pair or higher.

Sponsored — A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on p-toluenesulfonamide.

Cosponsored — Stop Invasive Species Act

Cosponsored — Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012

Cosponsored — American Parks American Products Act

Cosponsored — A bill to extend the authorization of the Drug-Free Communities Support Program through fiscal year 2017.

Cosponsored — A resolution honoring the accomplishments and legacy of Cesar Estrada Chavez.

Cosponsored — Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act, to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act

Cosponsored — A resolution recognizing the life and work of war correspondent Marie Colvin and other courageous journalists in war zones.