Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2018, in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to limit the separation of families seeking asylum in the United States and expedite the asylum process for individuals arriving in the United States with children.

Sponsored — A bill to reform the living will process under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Cosponsored — Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2018

Cosponsored — Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act

Cosponsored — STOP Act of 2018

Sponsored — A bill to establish the National Defense Accelerator Network pilot program.

Sponsored — A bill to require USTRANSCOM assessments of transportation infrastructure.

Cosponsored — A bill to allow tribal grant schools to participate in the Federal Employee Health Benefits program.

Sponsored — A bill to require Commander of the United States Cyber Command and others to conduct a tier 1 exercise of support to civil authorities for a cyber incident, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to modify provisions relating to hours of service requirements with respect to transportation of livestock and insects, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt Indian tribal governments and other tribal entities from the employer health coverage mandate during the time the employer health coverage mandate exists.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish in the Department of Agriculture the position of Rural Health Liaison.

Cosponsored — A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint a coin in commemoration of the opening of the National Law Enforcement Museum in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to require a strategic plan to improve capabilities of Department of Defense training ranges and installations.

Cosponsored — PRINT Act

Sponsored — A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to allow the interstate sale of State-inspected meat and poultry, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve oversight of the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to require a proposal for a pay table for commissioned officers of the Armed Forces using steps in grade based on time in grade rather than time in service.