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Sponsored and Co-sponsored Legislation

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Cosponsored — A resolution expressing the regret of the Senate for the passage of discriminatory laws against the Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion Act.

Cosponsored — A bill to eliminate racial profiling by law enforcement, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to make minor modifications to the procedures relating to the issuance of visas.

Sponsored — A resolution designating the year of 2011 as the "International Year of Chemistry".

Sponsored — A resolution designating the year of 2011 as the “International Year of Chemistryâ€?.

Cosponsored — A resolution designating the week beginning September 19, 2011, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week" and recognizing the achievements of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for improvements in the Federal hiring process, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to create livable communities through coordinated public investment and streamlined requirements, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investments in United States real property interests, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg, in recognition of his achievements and heroic actions during the Holocaust.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Charles H. Percy, former Senator for the State of Illinois.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the deductibility of charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Malcolm Wallop, former Senator for the State of Wyoming.

Cosponsored — A resolution designating the week beginning September 19, 2011, as "National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week".

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow credits for the purchase of franchises by veterans.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for a medal of appropriate design to be awarded by the President to the memorials established at the 3 sites honoring the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001.