Legislation

Sponsored — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the occurrence of diabetes in Medicare beneficiaries by extending coverage under Medicare for medical nutrition therapy services to such beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes.

Cosponsored — A bill to increase authorized funding for the Soo Locks.

Cosponsored — A bill to require the Office of Pipeline Safety to consult with the Environmental Protection Agency or the Coast Guard in the event the Federal on-scene coordinator has concerns about the ability of a pipeline operator to respond to a worst case discharge.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow States to provide foster care maintenance payments for children with parents in a licensed residential family-based treatment facility for substance abuse and to reauthorize grants to improve the well-being of families affected by substance abuse.

Cosponsored — Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act

Cosponsored — Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act

Cosponsored — Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act

Cosponsored — A bill to allow United States citizens and legal residents to travel between the United States and Cuba.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the small employer health insurance credit.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to adopt an electronic system to help expedite the placement of children in foster care or guardianship, or for adoption, across State lines, and to provide funding to aid States in developing such a system, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend chapter 329 of title 49, United States Code, relating to average fuel economy standards for automobiles.

Sponsored — A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to post a copy of the most recent response plan for each onshore oil pipeline on a publicly accessible website.

Sponsored — A bill to support research, development, and other activities to develop innovative vehicle technologies, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to equalize liability and financial assurance requirements for onshore pipeline facilities that could discharge oil into the Great Lakes system with such requirements for offshore pipelines, to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue an emergency order directing pipeline owners to comply with existing pipeline operating agreements or acquire sufficient resources to appropriately respond to possible oil spill incidents, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — Space Weather Research and Forecasting Act

Cosponsored — A bill to expand the capacity and capability of the ballistic missile defense system of the United States, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act of 2017

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.