Legislation

Cosponsored — A bill to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain non-significant investments in the capital of unconsolidated financial institutions as qualifying capital instruments, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to reauthorize the Department of Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to allow the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into certain agreements with non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers if the Secretary is not feasibly able to provide health care in facilities of the Department or through contracts or sharing agreements, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to establish advisory boards, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — TAILOR Act of 2017

Cosponsored — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose certain patient information to state controlled substance monitoring programs, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017

Cosponsored — Keeping Capital Local for Underserved Communities Act of 2017

Cosponsored — Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017

Sponsored — Department of Defense Software Management Improvement Act of 2017

Cosponsored — Volunteer Pilot Protection Act of 2017

Cosponsored — Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017

Cosponsored — SHIPS Act

Sponsored — TRICARE Expedited Evaluation and Treatment for Prenatal Surgery Act of 2017

Sponsored — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for voting assistance officers for members of the Armed Forces.

Sponsored — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize officers to opt out of promotion board consideration for promotion.

Sponsored — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to temporarily suspend officer grade tables to attract more talent, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to require a report on the extension of authorities to the United States Special Operations Command for the development, acquisition, and sustainment of special operations-peculiar technology, equipment, and services, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require an element in preseparation counseling for members of the Armed Forces on assistance and support services for caregivers of certain veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.