Legislation

Cosponsored — Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act of 2010

Sponsored — A resolution recognizing the 10th Anniversary of the National Book Festival.

Cosponsored — A resolution recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of Latinos in the United States and their immense contributions to the Nation.

Cosponsored — Fair Playing Field Act of 2010

Cosponsored — A resolution designating September 2010 as “National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month”.

Cosponsored — A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Theodore “Ted” Fulton Stevens, former Senator for the State of Alaska.

Cosponsored — Fairness in Admiralty and Maritime Law Act

Cosponsored — A resolution congratulating the National Urban League on its 100th year of service to the United States.

Cosponsored — Claims Processing Improvement Act of 2010

Sponsored — Electronic Health Record Incentives for Multi-Campus Hospitals Act of 2010

Sponsored — A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2010

Cosponsored — Enforcing Orders and Reducing Circumvention and Evasion Act of 2010

Cosponsored — Health Information Technology Extension for Behavioral Health Services Act of 2010

Cosponsored — Veteran Employment Assistance Act of 2010

Sponsored — A bill to increase the maximum mortgage amount limitations under the Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance programs for multi-family housing projects with elevators and for extremely high-cost areas.

Cosponsored — Americans Want to Work Act

Cosponsored — A resolution to designate September 25, 2010, as “National Estuaries Day”.

Cosponsored — Children First Act of 2010