Legislation

Cosponsored — Securing America’s Energy Independence Act

Cosponsored — Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2006

Sponsored — False Travel Documents Prohibition Act of 2006

Cosponsored — Common Sense Cross-Border Travel and Security Act of 2006

Sponsored — Anti-Gun Trafficking Penalties Enhancement Act of 2006

Cosponsored — Bicycle Commuters Benefits Act of 2006

Sponsored — Safe Tissue Act

Cosponsored — Freedom of Choice Act

Cosponsored — Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2006

Sponsored — Firefighters Special Operation Task Force Act

Cosponsored — Small Employers Health Benefits Program Act of 2006

Cosponsored — Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act of 2006

Cosponsored — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the disclosure of tax return information by tax return preparers to third parties.

Cosponsored — A resolution honoring the National Association of State Veterans Homes and the 119 State veterans homes providing long-term care to veterans that are represented by that association for their contributions to the health care of veterans and the health-care system of the Nation.

Sponsored — A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to hire additional full-time non-supervisory import specialists of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community Act of 2006

Cosponsored — Contact Lens Consumer Protection Act

Sponsored — A bill to provide standing for civil actions for declaratory and injunctive relief to persons who refrain from electronic communications through fear of being subject to warrantless electronic surveillance for foreign intelligence purposes, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — A resolution recognizing the African American Spiritual as a national treasure.