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Select legislative bills, amendments, and comment letters

Trade, Labor & Industrial Policy

Trade, Foreign Policy & Defense

  • Letter·Drafted

    Amending investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) to reform CAFTA-DR

    Comment letter advocating reforms to the investor-state dispute settlement mechanism within the CAFTA-DR trade agreement.

  • Amendment·Co-drafted

    NDAA authorization to offer support for NATO and NATO's DIANA program

    Original co-drafter with the Department of Defense for FY22 and FY23 NDAA provisions to fiscally authorize U.S. support for NATO and NATO's DIANA program, recognized as critical to AI, emerging technology, and other strategic defense priorities.

  • Amendment·Drafted

    Sense of Congress on enhancing NATO efforts to counter misinformation and disinformation

    NDAA amendment expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should prioritize enhancing NATO's capacity to counter misinformation and disinformation, support increased human, financial, and technological resources for NATO's information-space operations, and engage proactively with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

  • Amendment·Drafted

    Report on efforts of NATO to counter misinformation and disinformation

    NDAA amendment directing the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to report to Congress on NATO and member states' efforts to counter misinformation and disinformation, including assessments of vulnerabilities, capacity, authoritarian-state campaigns (particularly Russia and China), and recommendations for countermeasures.

  • Amendment·Drafted

    Matters relating to climate change at NATO

    NDAA amendment directing the U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO to advocate for resources on climate-related civil security threats, support establishment of a NATO Center of Excellence for Climate and Security, and push for an in-depth assessment of NATO's vulnerability to climate impacts on migration, food insecurity, and housing insecurity.

Veterans & Housing

  • Amendment·Drafted

    VA report on supportive services and veteran housing insecurity

    NDAA amendment directing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with HUD and the Department of Labor, to report to Congress on supportive services offered to veterans (including career transition, mental health, and elderly veteran services) and the correlation between gaps in those services and recurring housing insecurity.

  • Amendment·Drafted

    Report on barriers to veteran participation in federal housing programs

    NDAA amendment directing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with HUD, to report to Congress on barriers veterans face in accessing federal housing benefits, including barriers related to protected-class status under the Fair Housing Act, multi-generational households, and other identified obstacles.

Consumer Protection

Defense Education, Emerging Technology & Research

  • Bill·Original co-drafter

    HBCU Research, Innovation, Security, and Excellence Act

    Legislation to establish a Department of Defense pilot program providing competitive grants to high research activity status historically Black colleges and universities to increase capacity toward achieving very high research activity (R1) status, supporting STEM and critical technology research, faculty development, and infrastructure.

  • Letter·Original co-drafter

    FY23 NDAA request to expand defense research capacity at HBCUs and MSIs

    Letter to House Armed Services Committee leadership, led by Reps. Adams, Strickland, and Brown, urging the FY23 NDAA to increase authorization under Section 2362 for defense-related STEM research capacity building at HBCUs and Minority Serving Institutions, including long-term institutional support, expanded contractor and UARC/FFRDC partnerships, and a STEM institute honoring Secretary Colin Powell.

Transportation & Infrastructure

  • ​LEGISLATION & OVERSIGHT·Contributor

    Summary on the Activities of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for the 117th Congress

    House Report 117-705 summarizing the legislative activities, oversight work, and accomplishments of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure during the 117th Congress. I worked significantly on the Port Infrastructure Development Program and the Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance Program (META).

  • Bill·Contributor

    Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022

    Legislation to amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to prohibited practices by ocean common carriers and marine terminal operators, strengthening the Federal Maritime Commission's authority to oversee international ocean shipping and address supply chain disruptions.

Historic Preservation & Civil Rights

  • Bill·Original co-drafter

    African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Act

    Legislation to amend title 54, United States Code, to establish within the National Park Service the United States African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Program, providing grants and technical assistance to identify, preserve, and interpret historic African-American burial grounds.