ROTHMAN, STEVE R. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Articles and editorials

Time To Consider Reviving the Assay Commission, David L. Ganz, Numismatic News (publication), E246 [8MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H1077 [15MR]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (see H. Res. 531), H5084 [23JN]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H2770 [9MY]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 732), H3308 [17MY]

BATF: expand powers to regulate firearms, ammunition, firearm products, and non-powder firearms (see H.R. 920), H7991 [21SE]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2341 [13AP]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

Business and industry: require countries receiving foreign assistance engage in fair business practices (see H.R. 4697), H4783 [20JN]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H4817 [21JN]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H209 [2FE]

———improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (see H.R. 4750), H5956 [12JY]

China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology (see H.R. 4829), H7212 [27JY]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), H4220 [12JN]

Clean Air Act: waive oxygen content requirement and phase-out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1705), H1406 [23MR]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H7003 [25JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 3895), H921 [9MR]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6777 [24JY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H2607 [4MY]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7366 [7SE]

Crime: increase penalties for hate crimes (see H. Con. Res. 347), H4035 [7JN]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

Customs Service: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa (see H.R. 5147), H9011 [5OC]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H575 [29FE]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3543), H373 [14FE]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 273), H1078 [15MR]

———require report on readiness of heating oil and propane industries to respond to rises in prices due to anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3662), H633 [1MR]

Dept. of HHS: initiate adoption awareness program, establish Adoption Awareness Commission, and promote adoptions through increased public awareness and tax incentives (see H.R. 5574), H11206 [26OC]

———require recreational camps to report information concerning deaths and certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 266), H4174 [9JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H1852 [5AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6778 [24JY]

———require notification and allow local law enforcement agencies to investigate crimes and search for missing patients at VA medical facilities (see H.R. 374), H5169 [26JN]

Diseases: increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 337), H11955 [4DE]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H3049 [15MY]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 525), H8406 [27SE]

Education: establish a program to assist States in including at least one year of early education preceding kindergarten (see H.R. 3006), H455 [15FE]

Election Administration Commission: establish (see H.R. 5674), H12531 [15DE]

Families and domestic relations: limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of children (see H.R. 3315), H2122 [11AP]

———recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (see H. Con. Res. 76), H255 [8FE]

Federal employees: enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court order (see H.R. 2842), H997 [14MR]

———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H50 [27JA]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H2607 [4MY]

Fish and fishing: conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of fish (see H.R. 4773), H7366 [7SE]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2906 [10MY]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 3822), H998 [14MR]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), H4035 [7JN]

Frank R. Lautenberg Post Office and Courthouse, Newark, NJ: designate (see H.R. 4975), H7128 [26JY]

Health: increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H4592 [15JN]

———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H575 [29FE]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H11446 [27OC]

Health Care Financing Administration: consider current systems that provide better, more cost-effective emergency transport before promulgating any final rule on emergency medical services (see H. Con. Res. 320), H2770 [9MY]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2741), H7211 [27JY]

———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 1871), H6470 [18JY]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H2340 [13AP]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H5737 [10JY]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H4122 [8JN]

———emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H3869 [25MY]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10473 [19OC]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (see H. Con. Res. 331), H3814 [24MY]

———membership in the U.N. Western European and Others Group (see H. Con. Res. 349), H4120 [8JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H8617 [2OC]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H209 [2FE]

Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 4640), H8062 [25SE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2122 [11AP]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 3896), H921 [9MR]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H9767 [11OC]

Medicare: coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H8062 [25SE]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H6599 [19JY]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H6355 [17JY]

———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 141), H5656 [29JN]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H8469 [28SE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3869 [25MY]

Mental health: establish demonstration diversion courts (see H.R. 2594), H922 [9MR]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7282 [6SE]

Mozambique: support humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 431), H998 [14MR]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7281 [6SE]

Natural Gas Act: limit use of eminent domain to acquire certain State-owned property (see H.R. 5515), H10472 [19OC]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), H50 [27JA]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7365 [7SE]

Petroleum: ensure that petroleum importers, refiners, and wholesalers accumulate minimally adequate supplies of home heating oil to meet reasonably foreseeable needs in the Northeast (see H.R. 3807), H1764 [4AP]

Political campaigns: require persons making certain campaign-related telephone calls to disclose the identity of the person financing the call (see H.R. 5624), H11812 [2NO]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H5656 [29JN]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3813 [24MY]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 5585), H12022 [6DE]

President's Advisory Council on Recreational Camps: establish (see H.R. 266), H4174 [9JN]

Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (see H.R. 2569), H3813 [24MY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H7502 [12SE]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H7366 [7SE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H3869 [25MY]

———clarify the definition of contribution in aid of construction (see H.R. 4308), H8799 [4OC]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H7578 [13SE]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1629 [30MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3649 [23MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 816), H922 [9MR]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 323), H7128 [26JY]

———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H3172 [16MY]

———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 1196), H7128 [26JY]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), H1675 [3AP]

Terrorism: modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgments (see H.R. 3485), H209 [2FE]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H5843 [11JY]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4115), H1587 [29MR]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H7281 [6SE]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the Hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 5132), H7364 [7SE]

———health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 225), H922 [9MR]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H11207 [26OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H3049 [15MY]

World Bank: prevent U.S. funds from being used for environmentally destructive projects or projects involving involuntary resettlement (see H.R. 2969), H4121 [8JN]

World Trade Organization: file complaint against oil-producing countries for violating trade rules prohibiting quantitative limitations on import or export of resources or products across borders (see H. Con. Res. 276), H1120 [16MR]

World War II: war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H5843 [11JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Railroads: improve quality of life and safety of persons living and working near railroad tracks (see H.R. 5082), H7209 [27JY]

Schools: improve security with the placement and use of metal detectors (see H.R. 4108), H1476 [28MR]

Tariff: cyclohexadee-8-en-1-one (CHD) (see H.R. 3813), H631 [1MR]

U.S. Assay Commission: reestablish (see H.R. 3866), H756 [8MR]

Letters

Discrimination against Jewish minorities in Iran: by, E717 [11MY]

Remarks

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2176 [12AP]

Brain Tumor Awareness Week: observance, H2415 [3MY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3613 [23MY]

Dept. of Justice: transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, E1167 [30JN]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (H. Res. 398), H2176 [12AP]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), E1167 [30JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), E1167 [30JN]

Election Administration Commission: establish (H.R. 5674), E2219 [15DE]

Fair Lawn, NJ: anniversary of Lions Club, E902 [6JN]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), H2306 [13AP]

Foreign aid: improve certain defense and security assistance programs and authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries (H.R. 4919), conference report, H7942 [21SE]

Frank R. Lautenberg Post Office and Courthouse, Newark, NJ: designate (H.R. 4975), E1546 [20SE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), consideration (H. Res. 542), H5624 [29JN]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, H9044 [6OC]

Iran: discrimination against members of minority religious groups (H. Con. Res. 128), E717 [11MY]

Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (H. Res. 464), H2424 [3MY]

Martinotti, Brian R.: Italian-American Police Society of New Jersey Christopher Columbus Citizenship Award recipient, E1168 [30JN]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (H. Con. Res. 426), H10651 [24OC]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (S. 1438), E2001 [28OC]

New Jersey Devils (hockey team): tribute, H4226 [13JN]

NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities, H2713 [9MY]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), H9561 [10OC]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H2713 [9MY]

Reddin, Scott: Shelter Our Sisters (organization) honoree, E677 [9MY]

Schools: improve security with the placement and use of metal detectors, H9044 [6OC]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4127, H4153 [9JN]

Terrorism: modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgments (H.R. 3485), H6937 [25JY]

U.S. Assay Commission: reestablish (H.R. 3866), E245 [8MR]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4115), H7288 [7SE]

Votes: position on missed, E1167 [30JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1586 [29MR]

Tributes

Balazs, Endre A., E12 [27JA]

Bart, Caryn, E1369 [27JY]

Dobrow, Florence (Flossie), E2134 [6DE]

Hargrave, William H., E623 [3MY]

Kieliszek, Eleanor, E1289 [21JY]

Ryan, Charles F., E615 [2MY]