Legislation

Cosponsored — TARP Recipient Ownership Trust Act of 2009

Cosponsored — Veterinary Services Investment Act

Cosponsored — A bill to prohibit recipients of TARP assistance from funding ACORN, and for other purposes.

Cosponsored — Protect Taxpayers From ACORN Act

Cosponsored — Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009

Cosponsored — Employee Stock Ownership Plan Promotion and Improvement Act of 2009

Sponsored — Enhancing Flexibility for Effective Schools Act

Cosponsored — National Future Farmers of America Commemorative Coin Act of 2009

Cosponsored — Access to America's Orthopaedic Services Act of 2009

Cosponsored — Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Safe Closure Act of 2009

Cosponsored — Community Forestry Conservation Act of 2009

Cosponsored — Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act

Cosponsored — Water Infrastructure Financing Act

Cosponsored — U.S. OUTDOOR Act

Sponsored — A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date on which the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Cosponsored — Hunting Heritage Protection Act

Cosponsored — Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2009

Sponsored — Fair Treatment for Precious Metals Investors Act

Sponsored — A bill to include Idaho and Montana as affected areas for purposes of making claims under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note) based on exposure to atmospheric nuclear testing.