Legislation

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 temporarily suspend officer grade tables to attract more talent, and for other purposes.

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 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.

Sponsored — Veterans TEST Accessibility Act

Cosponsored — Improving Access to Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Act of 2017

Cosponsored — Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act

Cosponsored — CLEAR Relief Act of 2017

Sponsored — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the entitlement to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs for members of the Armed Forces awarded the Purple Heart, and for other purposes.

Sponsored — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize a dependent to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 Education Assistance in cases in which the dependent received the transfer of such entitlement to assistance from an individual who subsequently died, and for other purposes.