ROTHMAN, STEVEN R. (a Representative from New Jersey)
Articles and editorials
Hardship Only Deepens a Mom's Love, Caroline Brewer, Bergen (NJ) Record, E1127
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H3274 [3JN]
Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs (see H.R. 1438), H7730 [23SE]
———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H5021 [9JY]
———repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 1864), H3720 [11JN]
Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H2590 [13MY]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H2157 [1MY]
Alcoholic beverages: FCC study on advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H. Res. 171), H5917 [28JY]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H3720 [11JN]
———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H3720 [11JN]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H3924 [18JN]
Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 50), H1018 [13MR]
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H2091 [30AP]
Armenia: agricultural assistance program funding (see H.R. 500), H1340 [8AP]
———anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H2590 [13MY]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H8300 [1OC]
Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see H.R. 2005), H4132 [20JN]
Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6799 [3SE]
Charities: clarify antitrust immunity for charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 1902), H3864 [17JN]
Children and youth: child care funding for low-income families (see H.R. 899), H5778 [24JY]
———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 1972), H4085 [19JN]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H4835 [26JN]
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241), H7729 [23SE]
Computers: restore freedom of speech to the Internet and protect children from unsuitable online material (see H.R. 774), H950 [12MR]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H1440 [10AP]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 695), H5778 [24JY]
Consumers: notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 264), H10172 [6NO]
———prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 795), H1018 [13MR]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H7008 [8SE]
Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 1596), H5401 [16JY]
———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (see H.R. 1534), H8929 [21OC]
———photographing, recording, and broadcasting of court proceedings (see H.R. 1280), H1438 [10AP]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1795 [23AP]
Crime: establish toll-free telephone number for the reporting of stolen and abandoned motor vehicles (see H.R. 501), H725 [4MR]
———increase penalties for certain offenses where the victim is a child (see H.R. 2122), H5778 [24JY]
———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see H.R. 1699), H3169 [21MY]
———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H670 [26FE]
———require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75), H2350 [7MY]
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: require report relative to exclusion of certain aliens (see H.R. 2288), H6026 [29JY]
Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem (see H. Res. 212), H6706 [31JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate Market Access Program (see H.R. 972), H7730 [23SE]
Dept. of Defense: establish pilot projects to test various best business practices for defense inventory management (see H.R. 1850), H3659 [10JN]
———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925), H7730 [23SE]
Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport information (see H.R. 491), H725 [4MR]
Dept. of the Interior: deauthorize the Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project and negotiate the water rights of Ute Indian tribes (see H.R. 745), H3203 [22MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding for medical care programs (see H.R. 1156), H2590 [13MY]
Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 48), H453 [11FE]
———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H2156 [1MY]
———Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009), H6707 [31JY]
———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H2254 [6MY]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1391 [9AP]
Dover Township, NJ: study cancer rate among children (see H.R. 1080), H1392 [9AP]
Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (see H.R. 108), H2351 [7MY]
———national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H6716 [1AU]
Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 2351), H8929 [21OC]
———expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1636), H2784 [15MY]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H768 [5MR]
Education: development of curriculum designed to educate students about the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1019 [13MR]
———provide tax relief for higher education expenses, increase financial aid, and improve student loan programs (see H.R. 1233), H3204 [22MY]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H3659 [10JN]
———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1542 [15AP]
EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 536), H2874 [16MY]
Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 1823), H8633 [7OC]
Federal aid programs: ensure accuracy of eligibility information relative to Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 2347), H8727 [8OC]
Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1392 [9AP]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H5826 [25JY]
Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1047), H1795 [23AP]
———permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of a felony (see H.R. 1228), H1338 [8AP]
———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12), H7528 [17SE]
———requirements for dealers and owners relative to gun safety devices to prevent access by children (see H.R. 814), H1542 [15AP]
Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161), H1456 [14AP]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]
———designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 47), H949 [12MR]
Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to countries that assist Cuba (see H.R. 2289), H6026 [29JY]
Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive medical fund for Holocaust survivors (see H. Con. Res. 112), H7119 [9SE]
———jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 1531), H5132 [10JY]
Great Irish Potato Famine: honor memory of victims (see H. Con. Res. 159), H9559 [24OC]
Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H6026 [29JY]
———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H2254 [6MY]
———expand research relative to environmental and genetic susceptibilities for breast cancer (see H.R. 1413), H1793 [23AP]
———insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693), H9730 [29OC]
———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H3720 [11JN]
———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H949 [12MR]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 337), H2784 [15MY]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H3070 [20MY]
———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H7008 [8SE]
———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H3170 [21MY]
Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish and allow tax deductions for contributions to accounts (see H.R. 53), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]
Higher Education Act: improve accountability and reform certain programs (see H.R. 2140), H7008 [8SE]
House Rules: permit disabled employees with the privilege of the House floor to use supporting services on the floor (see H. Res. 135), H1988 [29AP]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H3204 [22MY]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H6963 [5SE]
Independent Commission on Medicare: establish (see H.R. 406), H1892 [24AP]
India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 22), H1893 [24AP]
Indonesia: limit military assistance and arms transfers (see H.R. 1132), H1612 [16AP]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H1187 [19MR]
———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H1339 [8AP]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617), H2156 [1MY]
———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1117), H2254 [6MY]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H2874 [16MY]
———require insurers to disclose an applicant's medical test results to the applicant and to otherwise restrict the disclosure of such results (see H.R. 2590), H10956 [13NO]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1609), H3797 [12JN]
———reform (see H. Con. Res. 43), H889 [11MR]
International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 150), H589 [13FE]
International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 14), H670 [26FE]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9615 [28OC]
———most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H2590 [13MY]
Iraq: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H2590 [13MY]
———resolution of the crisis relative to the destruction of Iraq's capability to produce and deliver weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 322), H10768 [12NO]
IRS: restructure and reform (see H.R. 2676), H9801 [30OC]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H2091 [30AP]
———terrorist bombing in Jerusalem market (see H. Con. Res. 133), H6406 [30JY]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see H.R. 2090), H8161 [29SE]
Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H6798 [3SE]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H3204 [22MY]
———extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see H.R. 1215), H7600 [18SE]
Libya: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H2590 [13MY]
———reject Arab League resolution urging the easing of U.N. sanctions relative to the refusal to surrender individuals wanted in connection with the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 (see H. Res. 246), H8054 [26SE]
LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H1017 [13MR]
Malaysia: anti-American and anti-Semitic remarks of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed (see H. Con. Res. 174), H9801 [30OC]
Marshall Plan: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 63), H1611 [16AP]
Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H3274 [3JN]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H812 [10MR]
———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1628), H3660 [10JN]
———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H3797 [12JN]
———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H3797 [12JN]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 676), H3865 [17JN]
———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H3865 [17JN]
———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H2882 [19MY]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]
NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H1440 [10AP]
NASA: tribute for successfully carrying out the Mars Pathfinder Mission (see H. Con. Res. 111), H7200 [10SE]
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1716), H3477 [4JN]
National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376), H4913 [8JY]
Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H1440 [10AP]
Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H2351 [7MY]
Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 971), H9800 [30OC]
Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. persons doing business (see H.R. 178), H1339 [8AP]
OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 2064), H4646 [25JN]
Petroleum: management of royalties from oil and gas leases (see H.R. 1107), H1795 [23AP]
Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 17), H1112 [18MR]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2777), H9800 [30OC]
———require radio and television broadcasters to provide free time for political advertising (see H.R. 84), H4086 [19JN]
Postal Service: maintain Postal Uniform Allowance Program (see H. Con. Res. 168), H9502 [23OC]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H9800 [30OC]
Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H7008 [8SE]
Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 856), H699 [27FE]
Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52), H4647 [25JN]
Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H8833 [9OC]
Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H3274 [3JN]
Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H3476 [4JN]
Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H8834 [9OC]
Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65), H2351 [7MY]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1440 [10AP]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H725 [4MR]
SSI: exception to limited eligibility for permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 663), H1909 [28AP]
Surplus Government property: transfer certain property to State and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404), H8833 [9OC]
Syria: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H2590 [13MY]
Taxation: credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H7008 [8SE]
———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H5916 [28JY]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18), H3797 [12JN]
Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming (see H.R. 910), H3070 [20MY]
Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable (see H.R. 1526), H3660 [10JN]
Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263), H2157 [1MY]
———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2385), H6797 [3SE]
———treatment of taxes relative to payments made pursuant to tobacco industry settlement legislation (see H.R. 2387), H7200 [10SE]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see H.R. 2400), H7911 [25SE]
———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1706 [17AP]
Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 181), H10957 [13NO]
TVA: phase out Federal funding (see H.R. 603), H1340 [8AP]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H3865 [17JN]
Veterans: strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 167), H3804 [16JN]
Waldheim, Kurt: receipt of U.N. retirement allowance (see H. Con. Res. 144), H8834 [9OC]
Weapons: production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 1814), H7830 [24SE]
Women: increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H10956 [13NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
BATF: issue minimum safety and security standards for firearm dealers (see H.R. 2359), H6705 [31JY]
Ecology and environment: assist States and local governments in assessing and remediating brownfield sites and encouraging environmental cleanup programs (see H.R. 1395), H1706 [17AP]
Education: establish a youth mentoring program (see H.R. 2963), H10420 [8NO]
Malofienko, Alexandre: relief (see H.R. 2976), H10421 [8NO]
Malofienko, Vladimir (see H.R. 2976), H10421 [8NO]
Matsko, Olga; relief (see H.R. 2976), H10421 [8NO]
Tariff: viscose rayon yarn (see H.R. 1742), H3202 [22MY]
Taxation: establish lifetime learning accounts for higher education and job training expenses (see H.R. 1819), H3567 [5JN]
Remarks
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), veto, H3649 [10JN]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1769
Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (H.R. 2005), H5844
Black History Month: observance, H432
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H5669 [24JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6647 [31JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3000 [20MY]
Capps, Walter H.: tribute (H. Res. 286), H9625, H9625
Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (H.R. 1596), H5854 [28JY]
Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H5468
———Turkish occupation (H. Con. Res. 81), H5510 [22JY]
———U.S. policy, H5468
Dept. of Energy: transfer of Formerly Utilized Site Remedial Action Program to Corps of Engineers, H5744 [24JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5366
Diseases: autism research funding, E1123
Education: voucher program to provide school choice, H9733 [30OC]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), consideration (H. Res. 194), H5744 [24JY]
Greece: independence anniversary, H1089
Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish and allow tax deductions for contributions to accounts (H.R. 53), H728 [5MR]
Maywood, NJ: Memorial School of Maywood recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2143
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E2110
Superfund Program: funding, H5366
Taxation: establish lifetime learning accounts for higher education and job training expenses (H.R. 1819), H4073 [19JN]
———rates, H5669 [24JY]
Visaggio, Frank: tribute for selection as U.S. representative at Taekwon Do World Championship, E233
Votes: position on missed, H8170, H8171, H8173, H8184 [30SE]
Washington University: dedication of Anheuser-Busch Hall, E1879
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H8316 [2OC]
Special order: granted, H3656 [10JN], H3922 [18JN], H4083 [19JN]
Tributes
Baynes, Joyce, E1127
Capps, Walter H., H9786 [30OC]
McLaughlin, Michael W., E2119