Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the random assignment of certain cases in the district courts of the United States.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to professional nonprofit theaters for the purposes of supporting operations, employment, and economic development.

Sponsored — A bill to provide for an annual report on the prosecution activities of the Coordinator for Caribbean Firearms Prosecutions of the Department of Justice.

Cosponsored — A bill to establish a State public option through Medicaid to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan.

Sponsored — A bill to direct the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for Scotland, Connecticut.

Sponsored — A bill to authorize magistrate judges to issue arrest warrants for certain criminal aliens.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to require employers to provide paid annual leave to employees, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to designate additional unlawful acts under the Act, strengthen penalties for violations of the Act, improve Department of Agriculture enforcement of the Act, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for congenital Cytomegalovirus screening of newborns.

Cosponsored — A bill to authorize the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to carry out a Social Determinants of Health Program, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to establish a safe-to-report policy within the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act

Sponsored — A bill to prohibit certain discrimination against athletes on the basis of sex by State athletic associations, intercollegiate athletic associations, and covered institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to protect individuals who face reprisals for defending human rights and democracy by enhancing the capacity of the United States Government to prevent, mitigate, and respond in such cases, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the President to set a minimum annual goal for the number of refugees to be admitted, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to support healthy fisheries in dynamic ocean conditions, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit and make the credit fully refundable for certain taxpayers.

Cosponsored — Access to Family Building Act