Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, with respect to certain exceptions to discharge in bankruptcy.

Cosponsored — A bill to allow United States citizens and legal residents to travel between the United States and Cuba.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections, to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for automatic voter registration.

Sponsored — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to credit individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service, and to support State medical training programs for caregivers.

Cosponsored — A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba.

Cosponsored — A bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act of 2017

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act

Cosponsored — Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2017

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the Federal Pell Grant duration limits of borrowers who attend an institution of higher education that closes or commits fraud or other misconduct, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act

Cosponsored — Honoring Hometown Heroes Act

Sponsored — Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act

Cosponsored — Anti-Lunch Shaming Act of 2017

Cosponsored — Chinese-American World War II Veteran Congressional Gold Medal Act

Cosponsored — A bill to guarantee coverage of certain women's preventive services under all health plans.