Legislation

Cosponsored — A resolution commemorating the 2011 International Year of Forests.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit.

Cosponsored — A resolution honoring Congresswoman Geraldine A. Ferraro, the first woman selected by a major political party as its candidate for Vice President of the United States, and extending the condolences of the Senate on her death.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for the preservation of the Department of Defense of documentary evidence of the Department of Defense on incidents of sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide 100,000,000 people with first-time access to safe drinking water and sanitation on a sustainable basis within six years by improving the capacity of the United States Government to fully implement the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005.

Cosponsored — A bill to facilitate efficient investments and financing of infrastructure projects and new job creation through the establishment of an American Infrastructure Financing Authority, to provide for an extension of the exemption from the alternative minimum tax treatment for certain tax-exempt bonds, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A resolution to condemn the December 19, 2010, elections in Belarus, and to call for the immediate release of all political prisoners and for new elections that meet international standards.

Cosponsored — A resolution recognizing the 190th anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating Greek and American democracy.

Cosponsored — A bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage.

Cosponsored — A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate relating to the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

Cosponsored — A bill to end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit.

Cosponsored — A bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act to repeal a duplicative program relating to inspection and grading of catfish.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A resolution supporting the goals of "International Women's Day" and recognizing this year's centennial anniversary of International Women's Day.

Sponsored — A resolution supporting the goals of “International Women’s Dayâ€? and recognizing this year’s centennial anniversary of International Women’s Day.

Cosponsored — A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the establishment of the Nation's first Federal law enforcement agency, the United States Marshals Service.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend part B of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to promote effective STEM teaching and learning.