| Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) | Advisory board chair | | 2009-01-01 | 2015-01-03 |
| Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) | Board member | | 2005-01-01 | 2008-01-01 |
| Kidsave International | Board member | | | |
| Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) | Chairman | | 2008-01-01 | 2009-01-01 |
| S. 1056: Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act of 2013 | Cosponsor | | 2013-05-23 | |
| S. 1614: Accuracy for Adoptees Act | Cosponsor | | 2013-10-30 | |
| S. 3031 Intercountry Adoption Reform Act | Cosponsor | | 2003-12-07 | |
| S. 3091: Adoption Fairness Act | Cosponsor | | 2010-03-09 | |
| S. 3156: North Korean Refugee Adoption Act of 2010 | Cosponsor | | 2010-03-23 | |
| S. 3411: Help HAITI Act of 2010 | Cosponsor | | 2010-05-25 | |
| S. 3726: Supporting Adoptive Families Act | Cosponsor | | 2010-08-05 | |
| S. 416: North Korean Refugee Adoption Act of 2011 | Cosponsor | | 2011-01-26 | |
| S. 561: Adoption Tax Relief Guarantee Act | Cosponsor | | 2007-03-29 | |
| S. 1376: International Adoption Simplification Act | Cosponsor | | 2009-06-25 | |
| S. 682: Intercountry Adoption Convention Implementation Act of 1999 | Cosponsor | | 1999-03-23 | |
| S. 1318: Supporting Adoptive Families Act | Cosponsor | | 2011-06-30 | |
| S. 1934 Intercountry Adoption Reform Act | Cosponsor | | 2003-11-23 | |
| S. 3331: Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act of 2012 | Cosponsor | | 2012-06-21 | |
| S. 1527: Supporting Adoptive Families Act | Cosponsor | | 2013-09-19 | |
| S.Res. 190: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that foreign assistance for child welfare should ... | Cosponsor | | 2013-06-27 | |
| S. 1359: Foreign Adopted Children Equality Act | Introduced | | 2006-06-25 | |
| The Hope for Children Act | Participates in | | | |
| S. 1203: Protecting Adoption and Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2013 | Introduced | | 2013-06-20 | |
| S. 2475 - Children in Families First Act of 2014 (CHIFF) | Introduced | | 2014-06-07 | |
| S. 3321: Protecting Adoption and Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2012 | Introduced | | 2012-06-20 | |
| S. 3616: Making Adoption Affordable Act of 2012 | Introduced | | 2012-09-21 | |
| S.AMDT. 4025: Inter-country adoption ammendment to A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes | Introduced | | 2006-05-16 | |
| S.Res. 359: A resolution concerning the Government of Romania's ban on intercountry adoptions | Introduced | | 2006-01-31 | |
| S. 1530 - Children In Families First Act of 2013 (CHIFF) | Introduced | | 2013-09-19 | |
| Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) | Member | | | 2015-01-03 |
| Asian Adoptions in the United States - Hearing - 2006 | Participates in | | | |
| Congressional trip to China | Participates in | | 2002-02-12 | 2002-02-17 |
| Congressional trip to El Salvador | Participates in | | 2004-02-04 | 2004-02-06 |
| Congressional trip to Guatemala | Participates in | | 2011-04-23 | 2011-04-26 |
| Congressional trip to Honduras | Participates in | | 2005-09-02 | 2005-09-02 |
| Congressional trip to India | Participates in | | 2005-03-19 | 2005-03-26 |
| Congressional trip to Romania | Participates in | | 2003-04-11 | 2003-04-19 |
| Congressional trip to Uganda | Participates in | | 2004-05-24 | 2004-05-28 |
| Congressional trip to United Kingdom and Ethiopia | Participates in | | 2010-08-31 | 2010-09-04 |
| S. 1458: Families for Orphans Act of 2009 | Introduced | | 2009-07-16 | |
| Democratic Party | Member | | | |
