Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to prohibit the intimidation of election officials and election workers.

Cosponsored — A bill to require the head of each agency to establish a plan relating to the safety of Federal employees and contractors physically present at certain worksites during a nationwide public health emergency declared for an infectious disease, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to award grants to States to support efforts at institutions of higher education to increase degree attainment, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan.

Cosponsored — A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Robert M. Gates, in recognition of his service to the United States as an intelligence professional, Secretary of Defense, and educator and leader for young people of the United States.

Cosponsored — Medical Graduate Investment Act of 2024

Cosponsored — A bill to identify property located in the territory of certain foreign trade partners that is owned or controlled by United States persons, necessary to access a port, harbor, or marine terminal, and has been nationalized or expropriated, and to prohibit certain actions by vessels that have landed at such ports, harbors, or marine terminals, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide relief for borrowers of Federal Direct PLUS loans made on behalf of students.

Sponsored — 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 — A bill to impose sanctions with respect to the maritime militia of the People's Republic of China.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating Washington's Trail--1753 as a national historic trail, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to strengthen the role of the United States with respect to the Indian Ocean region, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2024

Cosponsored — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 29 Franklin Street in Petersburg, Virginia, as the "John Mercer Langston Post Office Building."

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide retirement security to United States nationals who were unlawfully or wrongfully detained or held hostage abroad.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for a comprehensive Federal response to Long COVID, including research, education, and support for affected individuals, to direct the National Institutes of Health to establish a Long COVID research program, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to transfer and limit Executive Branch authority to suspend or restrict the entry of a class of aliens.

Cosponsored — George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2024

Sponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the employer-provided child care credit and the dependent care assistance exclusion.