Legislation

Cosponsored — Pediatric Diabetes Research and Prevention Act

Cosponsored — Life Insurance Tax Simplification Act of 2000

Cosponsored — A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Pope John Paul II in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions to humanity, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel R’ADVENTURE II.

Cosponsored — 2002 Winter Olympic Commemorative Coin Act

Sponsored — DNA Testing Availability Act

Cosponsored — Competitive Market Supervision Act

Sponsored — A bill to provide for the adjustment of status of certain Syrian nationals.

Cosponsored — Truthfulness, Responsibility, and Accountability in Contracting Act of 2000

Cosponsored — Violence Against Women Act of 2000

Cosponsored — A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of Congress to General Wesley K. Clark, United States Army, in recognition of his outstanding leadership and service during the military operations against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro).

Cosponsored — Credit Watch Act of 2000

Sponsored — Regulatory Parity for Single Stock Futures Act of 2000

Cosponsored — NICS Partnership Act of 2000

Sponsored — A bill to amend the securities laws to provide for regulatory parity for single stock futures, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Medicare Expansion for Needed Drugs (MEND) Act of 2000

Cosponsored — Affordable Housing for Seniors and Families Act

Cosponsored — A resolution to designating Monday, June 19, 2000, as National Eat-Dinner-With-Your-Children Day.

Sponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to gradually increase the estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests.