ons or ▁of ▁Congress man ▁J ared ▁Pol is ' s ▁Student ▁Non - Dis c rim ination ▁Act . ▁Sh erman ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁co - sp ons or ▁of ▁the ▁Emp loyment ▁Non - Dis c rim ination ▁Act . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Sh erman ▁voted ▁for ▁the ▁Matthew ▁She p ard ▁and ▁James ▁By rd , ▁Jr . ▁H ate ▁Cr imes ▁Pre vention ▁Act , ▁which ▁impos es ▁additional ▁federal ▁pen alt ies ▁for ▁cr imes ▁motiv ated ▁by ▁hat red ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁race , ▁religion , ▁or ▁actual ▁or ▁perce ived ▁sexual ▁orientation . ▁ ▁Ab ort ion ▁Sh erman ▁is ▁pro - choice . ▁He ▁has ▁earned ▁a ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁rating ▁from ▁N AR AL ▁and ▁Pl anned ▁Parent hood ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Gun ▁control ▁Sh erman ▁has ▁worked ▁to ▁expand ▁the ▁definition ▁of ▁arm or - p ier cing ▁am mun ition ▁in ▁US ▁law . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁spons or ▁of ▁the ▁Prote ct ▁Law ▁En for cement ▁Arm or ▁( P LE A ) ▁Act . ▁Sh erman ▁has ▁received ▁a ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁rating ▁from ▁The ▁Br ady ▁Camp aign ▁to ▁Pre vent ▁Gun ▁Vi ol ence . ▁ ▁International ▁trade ▁Sh erman ▁has ▁opposed ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁Free ▁Trade ▁Ag re ement ▁( NA F TA ) ▁and ▁the ▁Central ▁American ▁Free ▁Trade ▁Ag re ement ▁( C AF TA ), ▁arg uing ▁that ▁the ▁agre