Legislation

Cosponsored — A resolution concerning the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the need for international efforts supporting long-term peace, stability, and observance of human rights.

Cosponsored — BEER Act

Cosponsored — A resolution recognizing the goals of National Travel and Tourism Week and honoring the valuable contributions of travel and tourism to the United States.

Sponsored — Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2013

Cosponsored — Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

Cosponsored — Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2013

Cosponsored — A resolution celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.

Cosponsored — Small Brewer Reinvestment and Expanding Workforce Act of 2013

Sponsored — Oilheat Efficiency, Renewable Fuel Research and Jobs Training Act of 2013

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

Cosponsored — A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that all incidents of abusive, unsanitary, or illegal health care practices should be condemned and prevented and the perpetrators should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

Sponsored — GEDI Act

Cosponsored — Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013

Cosponsored — Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act of 2013

Cosponsored — STEM Education for the Global Economy Act of 2013

Cosponsored — A resolution commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the loss of the State symbol of New Hampshire, the Old Man of the Mountain.

Cosponsored — Shareholder Protection Act of 2013

Cosponsored — A resolution commending the heroism, courage, and sacrifice of Sean Collier, an officer in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police Department, Martin Richard, an 8-year-old resident of Dorchester, Massachusetts, Krystle Campbell, a native of Medford, Massachusetts, Lu Lingzi, a student at Boston University, and all the victims who are recovering from injuries caused by the attacks in Boston, Massachusetts, including Richard Donohue, Jr., an officer in the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Transit Police Department.

Cosponsored — Peace Corps Equity Act of 2013