Sponsored and Co-sponsored Legislation

Sponsored — A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day, and reaffirming United States leadership and support for efforts to combat malaria as a critical component of the President's Global Health Initiative.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the land and water conservation fund to maximize the effectiveness of the fund for future generations, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to prohibit the export from the United States of certain electronic waste, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to curb waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

Cosponsored — A bill to support the establishment and operation of Teachers Professional Development Institutes.

Cosponsored — A resolution designating June 27, 2011, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day".

Cosponsored — A resolution observing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to address voluntary location tracking of electronic communications devices, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage for employees' spouses and dependent children to coverage provided to other eligible dependent beneficiaries of employees.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage for employees' spouses and dependent children to coverage provided to other eligible dependent beneficiaries of employees.

Cosponsored — A bill to improve national security letters, the authorities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until May 31, 2011, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide that interest shall not accrue on Federal Direct Loans for members of the Armed Forces on active duty regardless of the date of disbursement.

Cosponsored — A bill to prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A concurrent resolution honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces who are serving in, or have served in, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn.

Cosponsored — A bill to expand sanctions imposed with respect to the Islamic Republic of Iran, North Korea, and Syria, and for other purposes.