Legislation

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 rehabilitation programs.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans.

Sponsored — Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act of 2012

Cosponsored — National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act

Cosponsored — Syria Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012

Cosponsored — A resolution commemorating and honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces and their families as the official combat mission in Iraq draws to a close.

Cosponsored — CINCH Demonstration Program Act

Sponsored — A bill to establish a safety performance rating system for motorcoach services and operations.

Sponsored — Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2011

Sponsored — Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011

Sponsored — Driver Fatigue Prevention Act

Sponsored — A bill to restore the exemption from fees for certain customs services for passengers arriving from Canada, Mexico, and islands adjacent to the United States.

Sponsored — Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011

Cosponsored — National Alzheimer’s Project Act

Cosponsored — Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010

Sponsored — Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2010

Sponsored — A resolution providing for a technical correction to S. Res. 700.

Sponsored — A resolution to authorize the printing of a revised edition of the Senate Election Law Guidebook.

Sponsored — Security Screening Confidential Data Privacy Act