Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable tax credit for certain teachers as a supplement to State efforts to provide teachers with a livable wage, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to grant a Federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make breakfasts and lunches free for all children, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to remove college cost as a barrier to every student having access to a well-prepared and diverse educator workforce, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the National Housing Act to establish a mortgage insurance program for first responders, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the Armed Forces and their families have access to the contraception they need in order to promote the health and readiness of all members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the uniformed services who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service of Combat-Related Special Compensation, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to designate certain National Forest System land and certain public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to establish requirements for quality and discard dates that are voluntarily declared on the food label.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to remove certain eligibility disqualifications that restrict otherwise eligible students from participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to address financial conflicts of interest of the President and Vice President.

Cosponsored — A bill to promote mental wellness and resilience and prevent and heal mental health, behavioral health, and psychosocial conditions through developmentally and culturally appropriate community programs, and award grants for the purpose of establishing, operating, or expanding community-based mental wellness and resilience programs, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to establish the Baltic Security Initiative for the purpose of strengthening the defensive capabilities of the Baltic countries, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to establish a program to award grants to entities that provide transportation connectors from critically underserved communities to green spaces, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate advance refunding bonds.

Sponsored — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a penalty for assault against journalists, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to protect the safety of children on the internet.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the adjustment of status of essential workers, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require disclosure of payments for settlements of disputes regarding sexual abuse and certain types of harassment and discrimination, and for other purposes.