ROTHMAN, STEVEN R. (a Representative from New Jersey)
Articles and editorials
In God We Trust Threatened by Pledge Suit—Under the Glass, David L. Ganz, Numismatic News (publication), E1437
Put World Trade Center on New Half Dollar, David L. Ganz, Numismatic News (publication), E352
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 421), H4873 [17JY]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 4039), H1088 [20MR]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3464), H1490 [22AP]
Armed Forces: extend the deadline for granting posthumous citizenship to members who die while on active-duty service (see H.R. 2623), H1338 [16AP]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H1688 [29AP]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 437), H3292 [6JN]
Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H36 [23JA]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H5195 [23JY]
———establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H79 [24JA]
———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), H2945 [22MY]
———tribute to ``Code Adam'' child safety program and commend and encourage implementation of abduction prevention programs in retail business establishments (see H. Res. 556), H6693 [25SE]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1362), H4872 [17JY]
Claims: allow victims of terrorist attacks to receive certain compensation regardless of any collateral source compensation they may be eligible to receive (see H.R. 3614), H35 [23JA]
Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 1051), H3453 [11JN]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H1155 [9AP]
———require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H1154 [9AP]
Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts (see H.R. 4831), H3826 [21JN]
CPSC: promulgate a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 3283), H6693 [25SE]
Credit: prohibit creditors from penalizing consumers with late fees, increased interest rates, or adverse credit reports, whose mail service has been disrupted due to hazardous substance attacks (see H.R. 3175), H36 [23JA]
Crime: make grants to train sexual assault nurse examiners and other personnel handling sexual assault cases, establish minimum standards for forensic evidence collection, and carry out crime scene DNA analysis (see H.R. 2874), H2511 [15MY]
Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5080), H4424 [9JY]
Cuba: proposed referendum on political reform (see H. Res. 453), H3826 [21JN]
Customs Service: tribute to World Trade Center offices for efforts during and in the aftermath of terrorist attack (see H. Res. 385), H1200 [10AP]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H8023 [16OC]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H4554 [11JY]
Dept. of the Interior: implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see H.R. 5044), H4324 [27JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: place certain low-income veterans in a higher health-care priority category (see H.R. 3796), H561 [26FE]
Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H3668 [18JN]
———combat endometriosis (see H. Con. Res. 291), H4606 [15JY]
———expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 4963), H4069 [26JN]
———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 5031), H6783 [30SE]
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. 4579), H1619 [24AP]
Education: provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H7929 [15OC]
EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 1116), H201 [6FE]
ERISA: improve Dept. of Labor enforcement of requirements relating to pension participation, vesting, benefit accrual, and funding (see H.R. 4778), H4553 [11JY]
———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H141 [5FE]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H3162 [4JN]
Families and domestic relations: provide coverage of domestic violence screening and treatment under Maternal and Child Health Program, Medicaid, and Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 4032), H3161 [4JN]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal employees: ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 3337), H562 [26FE]
———provide that service performed by an air traffic controller who is transferred to a supervisory or staff position continue to be treated as controller service for retirement purposes (see H.R. 4760), H5195 [23JY]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H4766 [16JY]
FEMA: designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System (see H.R. 3847), H834 [12MR]
Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 4757), H2607 [16MY]
Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 3992), H6085 [5SE]
Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 4704), H8733 [13NO] (see H.R. 5747), H9023 [14NO]
Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H3454 [11JN]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5279), H5995 [26JY]
Frank Sinatra Post Office Building, Hoboken, NJ: designate (see H.R. 3034), H3601 [17JN]
FTC: establish a list of consumers who request not to receive telephone sales calls (see H.R. 3911), H2101 [2MY]
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 355), H1533 [23AP]
Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (see H. Con. Res. 382), H4575 [12JY]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1289 [15AP]
———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see H.R. 5187), H5194 [23JY]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H3928 [25JN]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H2511 [15MY]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (see H.R. 5146), H7738 [9OC]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 4113), H5998 [26JY]
Housing: amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community opportunity (see H.R. 3995), H3454 [11JN]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H8733 [13NO]
Immigration: assess aliens' immigration status relative to eligibility to serve in the Armed Forces and to be employed in airport security, and permit naturalization through certain active-duty military service (see H.R. 4058), H1088 [20MR]
———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4575), H5195 [23JY]
———protection of battered immigrant families (see H.R. 3828), H8023 [16OC]
———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H6085 [5SE]
Insurance: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 292), H1201 [10AP]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 3781), H834 [12MR]
Iron and steel industry: remedy certain injurious effects of steel imports by protecting benefits of steelworkers and retirees and strengthening the U.S. steel industry (see H.R. 4646), H4605 [15JY]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H1675 [25AP]
Law enforcement: provide additional resources to States to eliminate the backlog of unanalyzed rape kits and ensure timely analysis of rape kits (see H.R. 3961), H7018 [3OC]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H932 [14MR]
———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 1626), H1003 [19MR]
Medicaid: increase the personal needs allowance for institutionalized individuals under Medicare (see H.R. 1763), H737 [6MR]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 2063), H7172 [7OC]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H8732 [13NO]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H3825 [21JN]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 3710), H1533 [23AP]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 3238), H142 [5FE]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H4069 [26JN]
Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 400), H1674 [25AP]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1675 [25AP]
Middle East: end violence between Israelis and Palestinians and resume Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives (see H. Res. 405), H2165 [7MY]
———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 3624), H1201 [10AP]
Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 1994), H524 [14FE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H2511 [15MY]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H2661 [20MY]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H105 [29JA]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H688 [5MR]
New Jersey: restrict ocean dumping at the Historic Area Remediation Site to dumping of dredged material that does not exceed certain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) levels (see H.R. 5092), H5195 [23JY]
———status of EPA and Corps of Engineers memorandum of agreement relative to Historic Area Remediation Site ocean sediment polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) levels (see H.R. 5470), H6775 [26SE]
Office of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 3026), H562 [26FE]
OMB: provide that certain adjustments made to align highway spending with revenues have no force or effect (see H.R. 3900), H780 [7MR]
Peace Corps: promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and nonviolent coexistence among peoples of diverse cultures and systems of government (see H.R. 4979), H6229 [11SE]
Pipelines: inclusion of Armenia in all oil and gas pipeline routes built in the South Caucasus region (see H. Con. Res. 162), H1156 [9AP]
PLO: impose certain travel and diplomatic sanctions on officials in the U.S., seize assets in the U.S., and require a report on any acts of terrorism until a peace plan is implemented (see H.R. 4693), H5195 [23JY]
Public Health Service Act: establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see H.R. 4061), H1089 [20MR]
Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 5334), H8023 [16OC]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H6229 [11SE]
Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 432), H4767 [16JY]
Secret Service: tribute to New York, NY, field office for efforts during and in the aftermath of terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H. Res. 384), H1200 [10AP]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2035), H4553 [11JY]
———modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4932 [18JY]
SMART Research and Development Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 5473), H6775 [26SE]
Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 853), H737 [6MR]
———improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3675), H737 [6MR]
Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 4483), H1620 [24AP]
Tariff: artichokes prepared or preserved with vinegar or acetic acid (see H.R. 4447, 4448), H1337 [16AP]
Taxation: extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1265), H8051 [31OC]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H4931 [18JY]
———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H8023 [16OC]
———reinstate Superfund and oil spill excise taxes and extend leaking underground storage tank taxes (see H.R. 4060), H1620 [24AP]
———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. 5130), H4765 [16JY]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H3825 [21JN]
———treatment of depreciation of wireless telecommunications equipment (see H.R. 1268), H4766 [16JY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 5264), H5994 [26JY]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see H.R. 3670), H1533 [23AP]
Turkey: claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 97), H562 [26FE]
———end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 269), H110 [4FE]
U.N.: provide for permanent guidelines for voluntary U.S. contributions to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 5293), H8546 [12NO]
Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 4904), H4932 [18JY]
———payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to survivors of a deceased veteran who had service-connected disabilities that included compensable cold-weather injuries preceding death (see H.R. 5127), H6983 [2OC]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H82 [25JA]
———recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 485), H4605 [15JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Airports: conduct a study to assess and reduce the adverse environmental impacts of ground and flight operations (see H.R. 3886), H737 [6MR]
Consumers: establish security measures for automatic teller machines to ensure convenience and safety (see H.R. 3662), H104 [29JA]
Dept. of Justice: seek subrogation for certain paid claims resulting from terrorist attacks and deposit confiscated assets of terrorist organizations into the general fund of the Treasury (see H. Con. Res. 302), H78 [24JA]
Education: enable schools to use computer hardware to increase student achievement and prepare students for the workplace (see H.R. 4064), H1089 [20MR]
Terrorism: mint coins to commemorate events related to the attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3980), H931 [14MR]
Tibet: recognize authorities who are currently exiled in Dharamsala, India, as the legitimate representatives of Tibet (see H. Res. 357), H687 [5MR]
Tobacco products: prohibit use of vending machines other than in locations in which the presence of minors is prohibited (see H.R. 4065), H1089 [20MR]
Remarks
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2914 [22MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7418 [9OC]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1597
Aviation: amend certain laws relative to airport project streamlining (H.R. 4481), H4365
Budget: allocation of funds, H4747 [16JY]
Bush, President: visit to the People's Republic of China, E182
China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy, E182
China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1828
———U.N. membership, E1630
Cuba: condition lifting of travel restrictions on certification that Cuba is not developing or providing technology to terrorists for biological weapons and is not providing support or sanctuary to terrorists, H5269, H5270 [23JY]
Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1311
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4747 [16JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H5269, H5270 [23JY], H5326 [24JY]
Government: prohibit enforcement of OMB regulation on privatization quotas for Federal jobs, H5326 [24JY]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H982
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary, E211
Israel: independence anniversary, H1399 [17AP]
Middle East: hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, H1143, H1144, H1145, H1146, H1147 [9AP], H1399, H1401, H1406, H1407, H1408 [17AP]
———importance of water resources, E1217
Money: support continued use of ``In God We Trust'' on U.S. currency, E1437
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'', E1437
SBA: revise calculation of certain loan subsidy rates, E1961
Taiwan Relations Act: anniversary, E488
Taxation: rates, H4747 [16JY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1659
———mint coins to commemorate events related to the attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 3980), E351
Tributes
Arias, David, E1227
Biondi, John J., E1679
Burstein, Albert, E2074