Legislation

Cosponsored — American Energy Innovation Act

Cosponsored — A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list manipulations, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the Syrian refugee crisis.

Cosponsored — A bill to require a regional strategy to address the threat posed by Boko Haram.

Cosponsored — A resolution expressing support for the continuation of the Federal Perkins Loan program.

Cosponsored — American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015

Cosponsored — A resolution designating the week of September 19 through September 26, 2015, as “National Estuaries Week”.

Cosponsored — EUREKA Act

Cosponsored — A resolution to support the empowerment of women and urge countries to #FreeThe20.

Cosponsored — A resolution congratulating Captain Kristen Griest and First Lieutenant Shaye Haver on their graduation from Ranger School.

Cosponsored — A resolution honoring the bravery and heroism of those who selflessly prevented a deadly terrorist attack and saved countless lives while aboard a passenger train bound from Amsterdam to Paris on August 21, 2015.

Cosponsored — Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015

Cosponsored — Career-Ready Student Veterans Act of 2015

Cosponsored — A resolution celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Office of Research on Women’s Health at the National Institutes of Health.

Cosponsored — Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2015

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for suspension and removal of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health...

Cosponsored — Veterans Small Business Ownership Improvements Act of 2015

Cosponsored — Microloan Modernization Act of 2015

Sponsored — Small Business Energy Efficiency Act of 2015