Sponsored and Co-sponsored Legislation

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Bill Description
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Cosponsored — A bill to establish within the Department of Education the Innovation Inspiration school grant program, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to strengthen and protect Medicare hospice programs.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide further protection for puppies.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend section 1120A(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for amounts paid by a spouse of a member of the Armed Services for a new State license or certification required by reason of a permanent change in the duty station of such member to another State.

Cosponsored — A resolution recognizing past, present, and future public health and economic benefits of cleaner air due to the successful implementation of the Clean Air Act.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve public charter schooling by addressing quality issues.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit.

Cosponsored — A resolution honoring Congresswoman Geraldine A. Ferraro, the first woman selected by a major political party as its candidate for Vice President of the United States, and extending the condolences of the Senate on her death.

Cosponsored — A bill to facilitate efficient investments and financing of infrastructure projects and new job creation through the establishment of an American Infrastructure Financing Authority, to provide for an extension of the exemption from the alternative minimum tax treatment for certain tax-exempt bonds, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in order to support the community schools model.

Cosponsored — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants for the support of full-service community schools, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to study the market and appropriate regulatory structure for electronic debit card transactions, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate relating to the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

Cosponsored — A bill to end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to establish an award program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education.

Cosponsored — A bill to provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a reduced rate of excise tax on beer produced domestically by certain small producers.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform.