Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.

Sponsored — Broadband Adoption Act of 2015

Cosponsored — A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that conversion therapy, including efforts by mental health practitioners to change the sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression of an individual, is dangerous and harmful and should be prohibited from being practiced on minors.

Cosponsored — Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015

Cosponsored — Every Child Deserves a Family Act

Cosponsored — America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2015

Cosponsored — Strong Start for America's Children Act of 2015

Sponsored — College Affordability and Innovation Act of 2015

Cosponsored — Lifetime Income Disclosure Act

Cosponsored — Charlie Morgan Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2015

Cosponsored — Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2015

Cosponsored — A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.

Cosponsored — A resolution recognizing the roles and contributions of the teachers of the United States to building and enhancing the civic, cultural, and economic well-being of the United States.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide that payment under the Medicare program to a long-term care hospital for inpatient services shall not be made at the applicable site...

Cosponsored — John Rainey Memorial Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act

Cosponsored — A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to childhood stroke and recognizing May 2015 as “National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month”.

Cosponsored — A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the humanitarian catastrophe caused by the April 25, 2015, earthquake in Nepal.

Cosponsored — Raise the Wage Act

Cosponsored — PAST Act