Legislation

Cosponsored — A resolution recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of Latinos in the United States and their immense contributions to the Nation.

Cosponsored — Fair Playing Field Act of 2010

Cosponsored — A resolution designating September 2010 as “National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month”.

Cosponsored — A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Theodore “Ted” Fulton Stevens, former Senator for the State of Alaska.

Cosponsored — Fairness in Admiralty and Maritime Law Act

Cosponsored — A resolution congratulating the National Urban League on its 100th year of service to the United States.

Cosponsored — Claims Processing Improvement Act of 2010

Sponsored — Electronic Health Record Incentives for Multi-Campus Hospitals Act of 2010

Sponsored — A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2010

Cosponsored — Enforcing Orders and Reducing Circumvention and Evasion Act of 2010

Cosponsored — Health Information Technology Extension for Behavioral Health Services Act of 2010

Cosponsored — Veteran Employment Assistance Act of 2010

Sponsored — A bill to increase the maximum mortgage amount limitations under the Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance programs for multi-family housing projects with elevators and for extremely high-cost areas.

Cosponsored — Americans Want to Work Act

Cosponsored — A resolution to designate September 25, 2010, as “National Estuaries Day”.

Cosponsored — Children First Act of 2010

Cosponsored — A resolution recognizing the National Museum of American Jewish History, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, as the only museum in the United States dedicated exclusively to exploring and preserving the American Jewish experience.

Sponsored — A resolution to authorize the printing of a revised edition of the Nomination and Election of the President and Vice President of the United States.