Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders.

Sponsored — Procurement Fraud Prevention Act

Cosponsored — A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Liu Xiaobo, and collectively to all advocates of democracy and human rights in China, in recognition of their extraordinary advocacy for liberty and human rights despite repression and their impact on world peace and global understanding of China, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to end the use of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System.

Cosponsored — A bill to help small businesses access capital and create jobs by reauthorizing the successful State Small Business Credit Initiative.

Cosponsored — Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2017

Cosponsored — VA Provider Equity Act

Cosponsored — Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2017

Cosponsored — Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017

Cosponsored — Protecting Workers and Improving Labor Standards Act

Sponsored — A bill to prohibit Federal agencies from using Government funds to pay for the lodging of agency employees at establishments that are owned by or employ certain public officials or their relatives.

Cosponsored — Strong Families Act of 2017

Cosponsored — Bob Dole Congressional Gold Medal Act

Cosponsored — Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2017

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response.

Cosponsored — SOS Act of 2017

Cosponsored — AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017

Cosponsored — The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

Cosponsored — A bill to modify the definitions of a mortgage originator, a high-cost mortgage, and a loan originator.