Legislation

Sponsored — A bill to provide funding for programs and activities under the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act.

Sponsored — A bill to apply user fees with respect to tobacco products deemed subject to the requirements of chapter IX of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

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.

Sponsored — A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program for evidence-based perinatal mental health prevention for pregnant and postpartum members of the Armed Forces and dependents, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Access to Family Building Act

Cosponsored — A bill to award grants to States to establish or improve, and carry out, Seal of Biliteracy programs to recognize high-level student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in both English and a second language, and early language programs.

Cosponsored — Military Personnel Confirmation Restoration Act of 2023

Sponsored — A bill to amend the Small Business Act to establish the position of Coordinator for Disabled Small Business Concerns within the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to support empowerment, economic security, and educational opportunities for adolescent girls around the world, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act

Cosponsored — A bill to provide emergency acquisition authority for purposes of replenishing United States stockpiles.

Cosponsored — A bill to require the Secretary of the Air Force to establish a permanent program to provide tuition assistance to members of the Air National Guard.

Sponsored — A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish an energy circuit rider program to disseminate technical and other assistance to rural communities to support energy efficiency and clean energy projects that save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Cosponsored — A bill to increase access to higher education by providing public transit grants.

Cosponsored — A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress reports regarding security and safety at facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — End Double Taxation of Successful Consumer Claims Act

Cosponsored — Local 9–8–8 Response Act of 2023

Cosponsored — A bill to provide a retroactive effective date for the promotions of senior officers of the Armed Forces whose military promotions were delayed as a result of the suspension of Senate confirmation of such promotions.

Cosponsored — A bill to reauthorize the program for strengthening communities of recovery for individuals with substance use disorders.