Mark Udall

Background

• Udall is one of Colorado's Senators.
• Born on July 18, 1950 in Tucson, Arizona.
• Graduated from Williams College in 1972.
• He is married with 2 children.
• He was a member of the General Assembly (1997-99).

Politics

• Udall is a Democrat.
• He sponsored, S.253: A Bill Establishing the Committee to Reduce Government Waste.
• Another bill he sponsored was, S.2494: Natural Gas Export Promotion Act of 2014

Udall has voted for a bill to ensure that people who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system, and require a background check for every firearm system.

He has also voted for, yes, on the motion to proceed S.47, a bill that will reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.

Mark Udall has voted against the motion to Table S.1982, a bill to improve the provision of medical services and benefits to veterans.

He has also against the Amendment S.Amdt. 3581, which is the, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014.

Udall is on Armed Services, where he is the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, he is also on the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, and also a member of the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support.

He is also a member of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, he is the Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Parks, a member of the Subcommittee on Energy, and he is also a part of the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests.

Mark Udall is on the Select Committee on Intelligence.

Udall's family which has been involved in politics, may have influenced him to go into politics himself.
Udall's father served on the House of Representatives for 30 years, and ran for the Democratic nomination for President in 1976.
Mark Udall's uncle was also widely revered for his accomplishments while he served as Secretary of Interior under both President Kennedy and Johnson.

Udall is working with the U.S. Department of Education to make so that colleges are required to inform sexual assault survivors about the help that is available to them like treatments for physical trauma, counseling and legal assistance.

Mark Udall is currently working to help LGBT veterans receive federal VA benefits, because the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs doesn't recognize all legal same-sex marriages.

Udall is also working to give federal benefits to legally married same-sex couples that were not attainable under the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act and he is also working to stop these benefits from continuing to be withheld. He is also working to ensure that the Social Security Administration does not prevent couples who are eligible for spousal befits from receiving them. Under the Social Security and Marriage Equality Act all legally married same-sex couples would have access to Social Security spousal benefits they've earned regardless of their place of where they live.

Works Cited

• http://www.markudall.senate.gov/
• https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/mark_udall/400412
• http://markudall.com/