Sponsored and Co-Sponsored Legislation

In the 117th Congress, I worked diligently to introduce legislation to address many issues facing our nation, including:

• Federal Employee Combat Zone Tax Parity Act
• VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act
• Veterans Choice Accountability Act
• Veterans Collaboration Act
• BRAVE Act
• Stay on Schedule (S.O.S.) Resolution
• Northern Neck National Heritage Area Act
• No Budget, No Pay Act
• No Congressional First Class Flights Act
• Inaction Has Consequences Act
• World Deserves To Know Act
• Adoption Information Act
• PROPEL Act
• COBIA Act
• Supplying Help to Infrastructure in Ports, Yards, and America's Repair Docks Act of 2021
• Veterans Affairs Transfer of Information and Sharing of Disability Examination Procedures With DOD Doctors Act
• SWOLE Act
• Global Force Management Oversight Act
• Just In Case Act
• Protecting Access for Hunter and Anglers Act of 2022
• Independent and Objective Oversight of Ukrainian Assistance Act
• No Oil for CCP Act
  

 

In the 117th Congress,  I was also an original cosponsor on numerous bills introduced by my colleagues:

Foreign Affairs and National Security and Defense

• Protecting American Sovereignty Act
  
• Halting Academic Liaisons To Our Adversaries Act
• To require a study on the resiliency of space access infrastructure for national security requirements, and for other purposes.
• Geospatial Support for Atrocity Accountability Act
• National Security Moratorium on Foreign Purchases of U.S. Land
• Enhancing Military Base Resilience And Conserving Ecosystems through Stormwater Management Act
• Guaranteeing Ukrainian Autonomy by Reinforcing its Defense (GUARD) Act of 2022
• National Commission on United States Involvement in Afghanistan Act of 2021
• To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to citizens of the United States and Afghan allies at Hamid Karzai International Airport, and for other purposes.
• 1st Lt. Hugh Conor McDowell Safety in Armed Forces Equipment Act of 2021
• Maximum Pressure Act
• Protecting America from IRGC Terrorists Act
• Prioritizing National Security in Export Controls Act of 2022
• Securing American Acquisitions, Readiness, and Military Stockpiles Act of 2022
• Taiwan Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022
• To impose sanctions on the Supreme Leader of Iran and the President of Iran and their respective offices for human rights abuses and support for terrorism.
• To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a joint training pipeline between the United States Navy and the Royal Australian Navy, and for other purposes.

Government Oversight

• To prohibit the use of Federal funds to establish a Disinformation Governance Board
• Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act
• COVS Act
• Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2021
• Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2021

Pro-Life and Family Values

• Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
• Life at Conception Act
• Sanctity of Human Life Act
• Teleabortion Prevention Act of 2021
• Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
• No Abortion Bonds Act
• Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act
• Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2021
• Second Chance at Life Act of 2021
• SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2021
  

Veterans

• Alexander Lofgren Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act
• Retain Skilled Veterans Act
• Veterans’ Preference Parity Act
• COMFORT Act
• VA Emergency Transportation Act
• Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2021
• Post 9/11 Veteran Business Acceleration Act

Broadband

• Gigabit Opportunity Act
• Broadband Permitting Modernization Act
• To require the Federal Communications Commission to study the current and projected demands on rural broadband
  

Agriculture, Natural Resources and Wildlife

• Ukrainian Independence Park Act of 2022
• Keep America’s Refuges Operational Act of 2022
• No Timber From Tyrants Act
• Alabama Underwater Forest National Marine Sanctuary and Protection Act
• Refuge System Protection Act
• Resilient Federal Forests Act
• Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2021
• Keep America’s Waterfronts Working Act
• Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act of 2021
• Trillion Trees Act
• Water Resources Research Amendments Act
• Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021
• Chesapeake Bay Science, Education, and Ecosystem Enhancement Act of 2021
• Youth Coastal Fishing Program Act of 2022
• Protect Farmers from the SEC Act
• Reducing Farm Input Costs and Barriers to Domestic Production Act

Energy

• Promoting Energy Independence and Transparency Act
  
• Securing American Energy and Investing in Resiliency Act
• Unleashing American Energy Act
• Restore Onshore Energy Production Act
  
• American Energy Independence from Russia Act
• Energizing American Shipbuilding Act of 2021

Healthcare and Public Safety

• SAVE Act of 2022
• Fairness for Federal Contractors Act of 2021
• Lymphedema Treatment Act
• Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
• 911 SAVES Act
• Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
• Violence Against Women Extension Act of 2021

Labor

• Wage Equity Act of 2021
• FOCA Act
• National Right-to-Work Act

Second Amendment

• Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act
• No SmartPay for Anti-2A Companies Act

 

Immigration

• Illegal Immigrant Payoff Prohibition Act
• Securing Our Border States Act

Transportation and Infrastructure

•  Oregon Inlet Jetty Feasibility Study Act of 2022
• Trucking Workforce Improvement Act