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

Appointments

Donald M. Payne funeral attendees, H1828 [16AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: condemn atrocities and encourage efforts to end threats by the Lord’s Resistance Army and bring Joseph Kony and his top commanders to justice (see H. Res. 583), H1742 [28MR]

Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (see H.R. 3432), H5292 [25JY]

——— ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle (see H.R. 3704), H1154 [5MR]

——— provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (see H.R. 3798), H1101 [29FE]

Animals: disapprove use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter animals and support State laws requiring the use of drugs for euthanasia by animal shelters (see H. Res. 736), H6280 [21SE]

Arlington National Cemetery: establish a Tomb of Remembrance for interment of unidentifiable or unclaimed remains of members of the Armed Forces killed in Afghanistan, Iraq, or a subsequent conflict (see H.R. 5735), H5526 [31JY]

Armed Forces: commend, make permanent, oppose proposals to diminish national security role of, and recognize the National Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 129), H3808 [19JN]

——— improve protections for servicemembers against mortgage foreclosures (see H.R. 5747), H6001 [13SE]

——— pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a supplemental or special needs trust established for the benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (see H.R. 4329), H1804 [29MR]

——— provide for certain requirements relative to retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs (see H.R. 4103), H5292 [25JY]

Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 3596), H221 [31JA]

Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), H1134 [1MR]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): express that any legislative language approved should not reduce benefits for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid recipients (see H. Con. Res. 72), H160 [24JA]

Conservation of energy: promote efficient energy use in the Federal and private sectors (see H.R. 4017), H1101 [29FE]

Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in the international community in conserving natural resources to further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H6234 [20SE]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H512 [6FE]

Credit: require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 769), H571 [7FE]

——— require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 1498), H2813 [16MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding (see H. Res. 760), H6062 [14SE]

Dept. of Commerce: produce, with other relevant agencies, a report on enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. in attracting foreign direct investments (see H.R. 5910), H6152 [19SE]

Dept. of Defense: ensure detainees on U.S. soil have access to due process, the court system, and will not be detained indefinitely by the military (see H.R. 4192), H1543 [22MR]

——— establish a commission on urotrauma (see H.R. 1612), H2072 [24AP]

——— provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game law enforcement officers with authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms (see H.R. 324), H1100 [29FE]

Dept. of Education: establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1704), H2447 [8MY]

——— extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2134 [25AP] (see H.R. 4816), H2212 [26AP]

——— reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 1342), H1101 [29FE]

Dept. of HHS: expedite research and drug development to combat the most deadly and costly chronic diseases (see H.R. 3891), H3578 [6JN]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 6155), H6280 [21SE]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H2034 [19AP]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 3266), H3163 [18MY]

——— require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 3126), H2211 [26AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Cybersecurity Compliance Division and enhance security and resiliency of the Nation’s cyber and physical infrastructure against terrorism and other cyber attacks (see H.R. 174), H1807 [29MR]

——— modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 3855), H966 [27FE]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 870), H1209 [6MR] (see H.R. 4277), H2072 [24AP]

——— phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H966 [27FE]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H2033 [19AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of the Colonel Charles Young Home in Xenia, OH, and associated locations to assess potential inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 799), H966 [27FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H950 [24FE]

——— establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H5711 [2AU]

——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H966 [27FE]

——— presume service connection for illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), H1543 [22MR]

Developing countries: improve access to microenterprise by the very poor (see H.R. 2524), H5711 [2AU]

Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention programs on translational research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2696), H2288 [27AP]

——— expand and intensify NIH programs on translational research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 2695), H2288 [27AP]

——— provide certified trainers of service animals access to the same public transportation and public accommodations afforded disabled persons with service animals (see H.R. 1878), H1154 [5MR]

Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]

——— prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income (see H.R. 3030), H476 [3FE]

Diseases: authorize and support psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection and encourage interdisciplinary collaborative research on the relationship between psoriasis and its comorbid conditions (see H.R. 2033), H1543 [22MR]

——— issue a semipostal stamp for the fight against colorectal cancer (see H.R. 893), H1306 [8MR]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H. Res. 351), H1498 [21MR]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1876), H476 [3FE]

EPA: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of such use (see H.R. 4225), H1427 [20MR]

Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 282), H1428 [20MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 631), H966 [27FE]

Families and domestic relations: strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 1821), H1359 [9MR]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2364), H441 [2FE]

FDA: allow fast track approval of certain orphan drugs (see H.R. 3737), H1017 [28FE]

Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (see H.R. 4004), H1391 [19MR]

——— treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for Federal licenses (see H.R. 4155), H2570 [9MY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 327), H1100 [29FE]

——— provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H512 [6FE]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 2269), H2072 [24AP]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3365), H1543 [22MR]

Federal Property and Administrative Services Act: extend number of years that multiyear contracts may be entered into for purchase of advanced biofuel (see H.R. 1847), H1391 [19MR]

Fesken, William P.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 2777), H641 [8FE]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H1498 [21MR]

——— restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H5711 [2AU]

Firearms: require face to face purchases of ammunition, licensing of ammunition dealers, and reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition (see H.R. 6241), H5717 [3AU]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 13), H1135 [1MR]

Foreign aid: ensure that a percentage of food aid provided in the form of certain agricultural commodities or their products must be transported on U.S. commercial vessels (see H.R. 6170), H5526 [31JY]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H512 [6FE]

Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 647), H3164 [18MY]

Health: create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6157), H6284 [25SE]

——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H1497 [21MR]

——— recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 734), H5713 [2AU]

——— support regenerative medicine through research funding and commercial development and develop a regulatory environment that enables rapid approval of safe and effective products (see H.R. 1862), H1915 [17AP]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 6388), H6310 [16OC]

Houston, Whitney E.: tribute (see H. Res. 555), H902 [16FE]

Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 4011), H692 [9FE]

——— prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see H.R. 4259), H1916 [17AP]

India: condemn human rights violations against Kashmiri Pandits, dismantle terrorist infrastructure in the region, and hold terrorists accountable for their actions (see H. Res. 387), H6280 [21SE]

Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims (see H.R. 3590), H1847 [16AP]

International Olympic Committee: recognize a moment of silence at future Olympic opening ceremonies to honor those who lost their lives at 1972 Munich Olympics (see H. Res. 663), H3482 [5JN]

Iran: clarify treatment of the interests of Iran in certain assets (see H.R. 4070), H1847 [16AP]

——— condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H1101 [29FE]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1210 [6MR]

——— provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter growing presence and hostile activity in the Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 3783), H2288 [27AP]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1642 [27MR]

——— include in the visa waiver program (see H.R. 5850), H3162 [18MY]

——— reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 4133), H1274 [7MR]

Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building, Jersey City, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2896), H966 [27FE]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, guarantee due process, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 1789), H1017 [28FE]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H476 [3FE]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H2329 [7MY]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H1847 [16AP]

Medicare: provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 2140), H571 [7FE]

——— provide payments to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for items and services provided to eligible veterans for non-service-connected conditions (see H.R. 814), H1846 [16AP]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H2447 [8MY]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), H2329 [7MY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1306 [8MR]

Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 5303), H2274 [27AP]

Minimum wage: provide for increases consistent with inflation (see H.R. 6211), H5326 [26JY]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H1210 [6MR]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 560), H1306 [8MR]

National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 538), H903 [16FE]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to improve credit union safety and soundness (see H.R. 3993), H1498 [21MR]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 644), H2320 [7MY]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 573), H1572 [26MR]

New Jersey: exclude from prohibition on professional and amateur sports gambling to the extent approved by the State legislature (see H.R. 3809), H4605 [28JN]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1154 [5MR]

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 3760), H159 [24JA]

Pesticides: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 4318), H3267 [30MY]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 4010), H966 [27FE]

Ports: recognize importance to the U.S. economy and national security, strengthen seaport-related infrastructure, and express gratitude to port employees (see H. Res. 592), H1427 [20MR]

Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain levels of service (see H.R. 3591), H1741 [28MR]

POW: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any person who is detained in the U.S. (see H.R. 4388), H2072 [24AP]

Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (see H.R. 6275), H5704 [2AU]

Privacy: prohibit employers from requiring employees to provide access to personal online accounts (see H.R. 5684), H2566 [9MY]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 689), H3977 [21JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H159 [24JA]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 456), H27 [17JA]

Social Security: extend eligibility period for SSI benefits for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see H.R. 3083), H966 [27FE]

——— treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]

Staff Sergeant Joseph D’Augustine Post Office Building, Waldwick, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6318), H5705 [2AU]

Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1847 [16AP]

Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H696 [13FE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), H2813 [16MY]

——— extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H1391 [19MR]

——— extend the qualifying therapeutic discovery project credit (see H.R. 1988), H182 [25JA]

——— make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for adoption (see H.R. 4373), H2716 [15MY]

——— provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 2382), H2715 [15MY]

——— reduce the Federal budget deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers (see H.R. 3903), H1916 [17AP]

——— restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 2669), H945 [17FE]

Tibet: support people, call on China to allow free practice of religion and release political prisoners, and congratulate Tibetans living in exile for holding democratic elections (see H. Res. 609), H3578 [6JN]

Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H220 [31JA]

Veterans: authorize military departments to provide an exception to standards for awarding the Purple Heart for World War II veterans whose service records are incomplete due to damage (see H.R. 6095), H5712 [2AU]

——— exempt health care programs from sequestration (see H.R. 3895), H966 [27FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4271), H2289 [27AP]

Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable communities (see H. Res. 542), H966 [27FE]

——— modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]

——— require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 5816), H3103 [17MY]

——— require States to establish minimum early voting period and ensure that no individual be required to wait for longer than one hour to cast a ballot at a polling place in an election for Federal office (see H.R. 6591), H6397 [15NO]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H441 [2FE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H1391 [19MR]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), H3976 [21JN]

Wildlife: prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 4306), H3363 [31MY]

Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see H.R. 5647), H2443 [8MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H727 [14FE]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see H. Res. 618), H2330 [7MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 5848), H3162 [18MY]

National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care: designate (see H. Res. 771), H5707 [2AU]

New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 544), H640 [8FE]

Tariff: artificial filament single yarn (see H.R. 5493), H2319 [7MY]

——— artificial filament single yarns (see H.R. 5302), H2274 [27AP]

——— single yarns of viscose rayon (see H.R. 5300, 5301), H2273 [27AP]

——— twisted viscose rayon yarn (see H.R. 5492), H2319 [7MY]

——— viscose rayon yarn (see H.R. 5491), H2319 [7MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (H.R. 5848), H3163 [18MY]

Tariff: artificial filament single yarn (H.R. 5493), H2327 [7MY]

——— artificial filament single yarns (H.R. 5302), H2287 [27AP]

——— single yarns of viscose rayon (H.R. 5300), H2287 [27AP]

——— single yarns of viscose rayon (H.R. 5301), H2287 [27AP]

——— twisted viscose rayon yarn (H.R. 5492), H2327 [7MY]

——— viscose rayon yarn (H.R. 5491), H2327 [7MY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (H.R. 3541), E916• [31MY]

Cureton, Anthony: New Jersery State Conference of the NAACP Outstanding President Award recipient, E1614• [21SE]

Cyprus: tribute to outgoing Presidency of the Council of the European Union, E2015• [31DE]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to enforce certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities, E773• [10MY]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to instruct conferees, H620 [8FE]

Euro-American Brands, Inc.: tribute, E676• [26AP]

Garfield, NJ: anniversary of Calvary Baptist Church, E860• [18MY]

Girl Scouts: anniversary, E311• [5MR]

——— tribute to Centennial Celebration—Women of Achievement honorees of Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey, E311• [5MR]

Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H7562 [1JA]

New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police: anniversary, E660• [26AP]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5326), E773• [10MY]

Taxation: provide payroll tax relief, H620 [8FE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H620 [8FE]

Tributes

Calabrese, Gerald A., E117• [2FE]

Cevasco, Marc A., E1905• [11DE]

Dardik, Herbert, E667• [26AP]

Douglas, Shauntiera, E1152• [27JN]

Dressler, Michael R., E120• [2FE]

Marks, Ira, E1717• [23OC]

McKinney, Calvin, E875• [18MY]

Payne, Donald M., H1200 [6MR]

Sakellaris, John, E1027• [8JN]