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

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4818, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H9699 [16NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see H.R. 3719), H1323 [18MR]

American Dental Association: commend Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering time to provide needed dental care (see H. Res. 567), H2658 [5MY]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to captive animals (see H.R. 5242), H9746 [16NO]

Argentina: anniversary of terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 469), H5984 [19JY]

Armed Forces: allow certain active-duty personnel to elect to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 879), H2266 [21AP]

———clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3392 [19MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H2266 [21AP]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H3441 (see H.R. 3831), H3540 [20MY]

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 218), H37 [20JA]

Birds: mint coins celebrating recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle and noting the importance of the designation of the American bald eagle as an endangered species (see H.R. 4116), H3017 [13MY]

Brumidi, Constantino: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 264), H435 [10FE]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County as a wild or scenic river (see H.R. 1501), H1230 [17MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see H. Con. Res. 261), H2374 [22AP]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: conduct minority health programs (see H.R. 4072), H2549 [4MY]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4082), H3821 [8JN]

China, People's Republic of: support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Res. 530), H574 [24FE]

Civil rights: anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS (see H. Con. Res. 450), H4171 [15JN]

Climate: conduct scientific research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits to consumers from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 4067), H6128 [20JY]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1684), H304 [3FE]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H633 [25FE]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 4225), H2482 [28AP]

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 4155), H2152 [2AP]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 80), H575 [24FE]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 4204), H2371 [22AP]

———provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods (see H.R. 5277), H8858 [7OC]

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H244 [28JA]

Dept. of Defense: establish pilot and demonstration program in New Jersey and elsewhere to improve military installation security and defense contractors and subcontractors quality (see H.R. 3695), H1117 [16MR]

Dept. of HHS: give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis (see H.R. 2023), H3963 [14JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make grants to address homeland security preparedness shortcomings of municipal and county governments (see H.R. 3839), H1230 [17MR]

Dept. of State: establish an Office To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism and require annual reports on acts of anti-Semitism around the world (see H.R. 4230), H3017 [13MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making appropriations (see H.R. 4423), H9963 [17NO]

Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H6128 [20JY]

———increase awareness of and research on autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and fibromyalgia (see H.R. 3359), H2266 [21AP]

Douglass, Frederick: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H. Res. 101), H701 [26FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2394), H5150 [25JN]

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H1230 [17MR]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H6756 [7SE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H575 [24FE]

Financial institutions: commemorate anniversary of Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Co., and honor the contributions of minority-owned banks (see H. Con. Res. 394), H1594 [25MR]

———ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union capital standards (see H.R. 3579), H927 [9MR]

Fish and fishing: prohibit commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 1286), H5536 [12JY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations (see H.R. 1157), H128 [27JA]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5312), H9048 [8OC]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H3016 [13MY]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 560), H2550 [4MY]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H927 [9MR]

Health: establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 716), H2483 [28AP]

———expand access to preventive health care services and education programs that reduce unintended pregnancy, infection with sexually transmitted disease, and number of abortions (see H.R. 4192), H2265 [21AP]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H6557 [21JY]

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see H.R. 2157), H3781 [3JN]

———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. 918), H7864 [29SE]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 4182), H2265 [21AP]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H128 [27JA]

Higher Education Act: provide funds for campus mental and behavioral health service centers (see H.R. 3593), H245 [28JA]

Hinduism: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Diwali festival (see H. Res. 129), H4171 [15JN]

Housing: expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 4110), H6557 [21JY]

Immigration: restrict issuance of visas to Saudi Arabian citizens until certification that Saudi Arabia does not discriminate in the issuance of visas on the basis of religious affiliation or heritage (see H.R. 3934), H4287 [16JN]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 3361), H3781 [3JN]

Insurance: prohibit discrimination in life insurance based on a person's previous lawful travel experiences (see H.R. 3927), H2816 [11MY]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (see H.R. 5150), H8168 [5OC]

———strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 3352), H1484 [24MR]

International Court of Justice: condemn misuse by the U.N. General Assembly and the Court's opinion on the Israeli security fence (see H. Res. 713), H5909 [15JY]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 5193), H10233 [20NO]

———urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (see H. Con. Res. 332), H516 [11FE]

Iraq: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3673), H576 [24FE]

Israel: condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 390), H2200 [20AP]

———support construction of security fence and condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 371), H1370 [23MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7329 [21SE]

Kosovo: independence (see H. Res. 28), H1117 [16MR]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3847), H1072 [11MR]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 2967), H575 [24FE]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H515 [11FE]

Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 3), H1594 [25MR]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H89 [21JA]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4178), H2549 [4MY]

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H4391 (see H.R. 3148), H4507 [17JN]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H699 [26FE]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H515 [11FE]

Medicare: improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under retiree plans and State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (see H.R. 4195), H2371 [22AP]

———prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in New Jersey (see H.R. 3841), H632 [25FE]

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. 605), H2484 [28AP]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 60), H2406 [27AP]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 3729), H2919 [12MY]

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Res. 466), H2816 [11MY]

Middle East: commend democratization and political and economic liberalization of certain countries (see H. Res. 751), H7945 [30SE]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H6128 [20JY]

Missing Children's Assistance Act: extend applicability to individuals determined to have a mental capacity less than 18 years of age (see H.R. 3524), H2484 [28AP]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H6898 [8SE]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 396), H2484 [28AP]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 1349), H2378 [26AP]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1117 [16MR]

Nonprofit organizations: provide assistance to high-risk nonprofit organizations to protect against foreign terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4108), H3392 [19MY]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H575 [24FE]

Romania: provide equitable restitution to certain religious communities for property confiscated by the former Communist government (see H. Res. 632), H5331 [7JY]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: preserve profile on the dime because of his innumerable contributions to and lasting impact on the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 343), H37 [20JA]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 2404), H89 [21JA]

Rotary International: issue commemorative stamp to honor centennial anniversary and efforts to eradicate polio (see H. Con. Res. 375), H6707 [22JY]

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see H.R. 3643), H37 [20JA]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 4101), H5331 [7JY]

Small business: improve results and accountability of microenterprise development assistance programs (see H.R. 3818), H753 [2MR]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 97), H7138 [14SE]

———expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3293), H245 [28JA]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 4881), H6555 [21JY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Con. Res. 414), H2548 [4MY] (see H. Res. 508), H2658 [5MY]

Taxation: expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 717), H8859 [7OC]

Tinnitus Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 381), H2816 [11MY]

Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 4820), H5653 [13JY]

Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 5132), H7574 [23SE]

U.S.-Israel Homeland Security Foundation: establish (see H.R. 3871), H3964 [14JN]

U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement: limit Thailand's access to U.S. automobile market to prevent backdoor access by third-country automobile producers to the U.S. market (see H. Con. Res. 366), H1643 [29MR]

Veterans: improve post-traumatic stress disorder treatment for veterans of service in Afghanistan and Iraq and the war on terror (see H.R. 4798), H9745 [16NO]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for a one-year open season under that plan (see H.R. 3763), H391 [4FE]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2823), H9745 [16NO]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H5908 [15JY]

Women: increase awareness and education about heart disease among women (see H. Res. 522), H576 [24FE]

———recognize survivors of cervical cancer and the importance of good cervical health, preventing human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, and of detecting cervical cancer during its earliest stages (see H. Con. Res. 348), H245 [28JA]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 1470), H1322 [18MR]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 3350), H90 [21JA]

World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day (see H.J. Res. 93), H2491 [30AP]

Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 521), H9745 [16NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Mary Ann Collura Post Office Building, Fair Lawn, NJ: designate (see H.R. 3939), H1070 [11MR]

McAllister, Malachy and family: relief (see H.R. 5003), H6706 [22JY]

Time: extend end date of daylight savings time (see H.R. 4015), H1369 [23MR]

Remarks

American Heart Association: tribute to ``Go Red for Women'' campaign to raise awareness about heart disease among women, E176 [12FE]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons, H6904 [9SE]

Budget: deficit, H6561 [22JY]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1872 [11OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: high threat grants funding for urban areas security initiative, H4502 [17JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4502 [17JN]

Dept. of HUD: section 8 housing vouchers programs funding, E912 [19MY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (H.R. 1385), H108 [27JA]

Egypt: terrorist bombing, E1944 [11OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5817 [15JY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H1568 [25MR]

Kaplen, Bill and Maggie: Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, NJ, Touchstone Award recipients, E713 [29AP]

Mary Ann Collura Post Office Building, Fair Lawn, NJ: designate (H.R. 3939), H2747 [11MY], E360 [11MR]

Memorial Day: observance, E1093 [14JN]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (H. Res. 605), E777 [6MY]

Taxation: rates, H6561 [22JY]

Time: extend end date of daylight savings time (H.R. 4015), E406 [18MR]

Votes: position on missed, H10209 [20NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H10071 [19NO]

Special order: granted, H823 [3MR]

Texts of

H.R. 4015, Halloween Safety Act, E406 [18MR]

Tributes

Bosch, Barbara, E1179 [18JN]

Centrella, Melissa A., E1037 [4JN]

Shannon, John L., Jr., E1681 [22SE]