Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to adopt the bison as the national mammal of the United States.

Cosponsored — Veterans’ Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014

Cosponsored — A bill to expand and extend the program to improve permit coordination by the Bureau of Land Management, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that working families have access to affordable health insurance coverage.

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.

Cosponsored — A bill to improve the access of veterans to medical services from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to improve the provision of medical services and benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.

Cosponsored — A bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A resolution commemorating and honoring the dedication and sacrifice of the Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers who have been killed or injured in the line of duty.

Cosponsored — Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2014

Cosponsored — A resolution relative to the death of Harlan Mathews, former United States Senator for the State of Tennessee.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize a provision to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages.

Cosponsored — A bill to require that Peace Corps volunteers be subject to the same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as employees of the Peace Corps with respect to coverage of such services, and for other purposes.

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.

Cosponsored — National Commission on the Future of the Army Act of 2014

Cosponsored — A bill to establish grant programs to improve the health of border area residents and for all hazards preparedness in the border area including bioterrorism, infectious disease, and noncommunicable emerging threats, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A resolution designating April 30, 2014, as “Dia de los Ninos: Celebrating Young Americans”.

Cosponsored — Medical Evaluation Parity for Servicemembers Act of 2014