GOTTHEIMER, JOSH (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 5515), H4707 [24MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: limit restrictions on the provision of abortion services to protect a women’s right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy (see H.R. 1322), H9758 [30NO]

Animals: prohibit issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked (see H.R. 4691), H9415 [2OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: repeal oil and gas program (see H.R. 5911), H9408 [28SE]

CDC: create a modern infrastructure for the prevention, treatment, and care of Alzheimer’s and related dementias and preservation of brain health (see H.R. 4256), H9691 [28NO]

Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint): establish (see H. Con. Res. 28), H6196 [13JY]

Courts: prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1515), H8739 [20SE]

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 1153), H19 [8JA]

Cyprus: repeal prohibition on transfer of articles on the U.S. Munitions List (see H.R. 5508), H6112 [11JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend and modernize sugar program, extend and subsequently repeal Feedstock Flexibility Program for bioenergy producers, and extend and subsequently replace flexible marketing allotments for sugar (see H.R. 4265), H9408 [28SE]

Dept. of Commerce: study and report on well-being of newsprint and publishing industry and suspend import taxes on uncoated groundwood paper pending assessment of effect on printing and publishing industry (see H.R. 6031), H6589 [19JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer’s disease patients and their families (see H.R. 2972), H3050 [26MR]

——— conduct a demonstration program to test alternative pain management protocols to limit use of opioids in emergency departments (see H.R. 5197), H5094 [12JN]

——— develop guidance on pain management and prevention of opioid use disorder for hospitals receiving payments under Medicare (see H.R. 5774), H5286 [19JN]

——— establish a grant program to create comprehensive opioid recovery centers (see H.R. 5327), H5094 [12JN]

——— establish a National Mesothelioma Patient Registry (see H.R. 1563), H3506 [24AP]

——— provide for opioid quality measures development and a technical expert panel on reducing surgical setting opioid use and data collection on perioperative opioid use (see H.R. 5774), H5286 [19JN]

——— repeal provision prohibiting sponsorship of research on gun violence (see H.R. 1478), H1755 [21MR]

——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see H.R. 4897), H4777 [5JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: examine actions undertaken to combat vehicular terrorism (see H.R. 4227), H1699 [19MR]

Dept. of HUD: extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1447), H8739 [20SE]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see H.R. 4909), H1507 [9MR]

Dept. of State: develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in WHO (see H.R. 3320), H83 [9JA]

——— establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see H.R. 6033), H8739 [20SE]

——— report on educational materials used in the West Bank and Gaza by the Palestinian Authority or U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (see H.R. 6034), H4979 [7JN]

Dept. of the Interior: establish National Park Service and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund to address maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, BLM, and Bureau of Indian Education (see H.R. 6510), H7921 [6SE]

Dept. of Transportation: develop bus operations safety risk reduction programs to improve safety and training for drivers and modify bus specifications and technology to reduce accidents (see H.R. 6016), H7759 [21AU]

——— require the Surface Transportation Board to implement certain recommendations of the inspector general (see H.R. 4921), H782 [5FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: seek to enter into an agreement with Vallejo, CA, for transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery (see H.R. 5588), H4850 [6JN]

Discrimination: prohibit in public accommodations on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see H.R. 3520), H8739 [20SE]

——— provide for consideration of a definition of anti-Semitism for enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws relative to education programs or activities (see H.R. 5924), H4778 [5JN]

Elections: require States to take steps to ensure domestic ownership and control of election service providers (see H.R. 6449), H6651 [23JY]

Eximbank: revise statutory quorum requirement for Board of Directors (see H.R. 4007), H625 [22JA]

FCC: provide a consistent local broadcast channel to provide emergency news and information in underserved States and ensure such channel can disseminate emergency warnings to broadcast stations around the State (see H.R. 6416), H7754 [14AU]

FDA: strengthen authorities to address counterfeit drugs, illegal and synthetic opioids, and opioid-like substances (see H.R. 5228), H5094 [12JN]

Federal agencies and departments: promote category management principles (see H.R. 4250), H6650 [23JY]

Federal aid programs: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefit payments with respect to claims arising from Federal debts (see H.R. 4500), H3936 [11MY]

Federal employees: require a Government political appointee to reimburse the Government for unlawful use of Federal funds (see H.R. 6295), H5975 [28JN]

Federal Labor Relations Authority: provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions (see H.R. 4846), H3444 [18AP]

Financial institutions: allow Federal savings associations to elect to operate as national banks (see H.R. 1426), H677 [29JA]

Firearms: regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited (see H.R. 5087), H1336 [27FE]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see H.R. 3222), H8739 [20SE]

FRS: provide exclusive rulemaking authority over banking entities and exclude community banks with assets under a certain amount from certain regulatory requirements (see H.R. 4790), H3060 [5AP]

——— raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement (see H.R. 4771), H168 [11JA]

FTC: prohibit pyramid promotional schemes and ensure compensation is not based upon recruitment of participants into a plan, but on sales to individuals who use products or services sold (see H.R. 3409), H4139 [16MY]

——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 2119), H8739 [20SE]

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5499), H10512 [20DE]

Government: making continuing appropriations for payment of Armed Forces and Dept. of Homeland Security personnel performing national security activities and prohibit Members of Congress from being paid during a shutdown (see H.R. 4852), H581 [19JA]

Government regulations: require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives (see H.R. 4659), H2043 [22MR]

Hamas (terrorist organization): impose sanctions for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights by reason of the use of civilians as human shields (see H.R. 3542), H1127 [13FE]

House Rules: encourage consensus and increase accountability and transparency (see H. Res. 1090), H9151 [27SE]

Immigration: limit separation of families at or near ports of entry (see H.R. 6135), H5363 [20JN]

——— oppose zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally and leads to family separation for parents attempting to enter with children (see H. Res. 927), H5287 [19JN]

——— provide relief from removal and adjustment of status of aliens who are long-term U.S. residents and entered U.S. as children, improve border security, and foster U.S. engagement in Central America (see H.R. 4796), H403 [16JA]

——— reform (H.R. 4760), consideration (see H. Res. 774), H3444 [18AP]

Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect (see H.R. 6689), H8728 [13SE]

Iran: condemn human rights violations and issue targeted sanctions, support antigovernment protesters and freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and promote access to communications technology and social media (see H. Res. 676), H19 [8JA]

——— impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 5132), H1443 [6MR]

Israel: authorize military assistance, support ability to address conventional and emerging threats, and enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest (see H.R. 5141), H1508 [9MR]

——— celebrate independence anniversary, encourage equitable treatment in international forums, support U.N. Security Council candidacy, and encourage diplomatic recognition and engagement (see H. Res. 835), H3931 [10MY]

——— support right of self-defense and condemn Hamas (terrorist organization) violence in Gaza (see H.J. Res. 135), H4776 [5JN]

Medicare: codify and permanently extend hospital wage index imputed rural floor (see H.R. 6855), H8738 [20SE]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2267), H8171 [12SE]

——— treat audiologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing services, improve access to audiology services available for coverage, and enable beneficiaries to have their choice of audiologists (see H.R. 2276), H4981 [7JN]

National Law Enforcement Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 4732), H7871 [5SE]

National Men’s Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 123), H5152 [13JN]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1683), H7743 [3AU]

New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route: reauthorize (see H.R. 6602), H7723 [26JY]

New York, NY: extend authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (see H.R. 7062), H9430 [12OC]

Northern Ireland: reaffirm support for Good Friday Agreement as the framework for sustainable peace, address certain failings in implementation of such Agreement, and call for inquiry into Patrick Finucane murder (see H. Res. 777), H1699 [19MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay reimposition of annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 5963), H7689 [25JY]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see H.R. 6239), H5814 [27JN]

Postal Service: ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 993), H9421 [5OC]

Private Henry Svehla Post Office Building, Belleville, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6626), H8733 [17SE]

Railroads: require a minimum of 2-person crews for freight trains (see H.R. 233), H4139 [16MY]

SBA: improve women’s business center program (see H.R. 1680), H3783 [7MY]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 5374), H8739 [20SE]

——— prohibit stigmatization of children who are unable to pay for meals (see H.R. 2401), H4584 [22MY]

SEC: allow the owning of certain securities by, change capital structure requirements of, and revise certain rules relative to business development companies (see H.R. 4267), H976 [7FE]

Small business: provide contractors with information on an agency’s administration of change orders to allow them to make informed decisions on pricing of bids or proposals (see H.R. 4754), H3835 [8MY]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see H.R. 6114), H9420 [5OC]

Taiwan: encourage visits between the U.S. and Taiwan at all levels of government (see H.R. 535), H82 [9JA]

Taxation: clarify treatment of State and local real property taxes paid in 2017 and assessed for 2018 (see H.R. 4803), H403 [16JA]

——— provide a nonrefundable credit for working family caregivers (see H.R. 2505), H3052 [29MR]

——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 3349), H1699 [19MR]

——— repeal inclusion of Social Security benefits in gross income (see H.R. 2552), H3936 [11MY]

U.S.-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement: ensure permits issued to foreign air carriers to operate in the U.S. comply with certain labor standards or labor-related rights and principles (see H.R. 2150), H3096 [10AP]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H9431 [12OC]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6545), H9416 [2OC]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 2978), H8739 [20SE]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of dedicated service (see H.R. 2358), H9539 [15NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Claims: provide for certain limitations and clarifications on false claims and civil actions relative to FHA programs and Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 5993), H4738 [1JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: carry out a pilot program to prevent and mitigate acts of terrorism using motor vehicles (see H.R. 6366), H6195 [13JY]

Dept. of Transportation: appoint a representative to Gateway Program Development Corp., board of trustees (see H.R. 4801), H403 [16JA]

——— publish a notice of proposed rulemaking relative to seatbelts on schoolbuses (see H.R. 5984), H4736 [29MY]

——— require Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to implement national employer notification service (see H.R. 6518), H7686 [25JY]

Federal Railroad Administration: implement certain recommendations for management and collection of railroad safety data (see H.R. 4925), H783 [5FE]

Frank Leone Post Office, Oakland, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6428), H6557 [18JY]

Medicare: establish rules for payment for graduate medical education (GME) costs for hospitals that establish a new medical residency training program after hosting resident rotators for short durations (see H.R. 6056), H5020 [8JN]

SEC: establish Senior Investor Taskforce (see H.R. 6323), H6041 [10JY]

Taxation: repeal limitation on deductions for certain taxes, including State and local taxes (see H.R. 4789), H172 [12JA]

U.N.: object to resolution criticizing U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel (see H. Res. 684), H169 [11JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Claims: provide for certain limitations and clarifications on false claims and civil actions relative to FHA programs and Dept. of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 5993), H4738 [1JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: carry out a pilot program to prevent and mitigate acts of terrorism using motor vehicles (H.R. 6366), H6195 [13JY]

Dept. of Transportation: appoint a representative to Gateway Program Development Corp., board of trustees (H.R. 4801), H404 [16JA]

——— publish a notice of proposed rulemaking relative to seatbelts on schoolbuses (H.R. 5984), H4736 [29MY]

——— require Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to implement national employer notification service (H.R. 6518), H7688 [25JY]

Federal Railroad Administration: implement certain recommendations for management and collection of railroad safety data (H.R. 4925), H784 [5FE]

Frank Leone Post Office, Oakland, NJ: designate (H.R. 6428), H6558 [18JY]

Medicare: establish rules for payment for graduate medical education (GME) costs for hospitals that establish a new medical residency training program after hosting resident rotators for short durations (H.R. 6056), H5021 [8JN]

SEC: establish Senior Investor Taskforce (H.R. 6323), H6041 [10JY]

Taxation: repeal limitation on deductions for certain taxes, including State and local taxes (H.R. 4789), H173 [12JA]

Lists

Mayors attending New Jersey 5th Congressional District Mayors Summit, E149• [7FE]

Remarks

Federal Railroad Administration: implement certain recommendations for management and collection of railroad safety data (H.R. 4925), H3069 [10AP]

Financial institutions: ensure Federal financial regulators perform comprehensive review of regulations to identify outdated or unnecessary regulatory requirements imposed on financial institutions (H.R. 4607), H1387 [6MR]

Iran: condemn human rights violations and issue targeted sanctions, support antigovernment protesters and freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and promote access to communications technology and social media (H. Res. 676), H56 [9JA]

Mondelez International, Inc.: decision to withdraw from employee pension plan, H5752 [27JN]

New Jersey: tribute to 5th Congressional District Mayors Summit, E149• [7FE]

Paramus, NJ: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, schoolbus crash, H4234 [18MY]

SEC: increase threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relative to employee stock compensatory benefit plans (S. 488), H6310 [17JY]

Social Security: provide for cost-of-living adjustments indexed to the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly, H6310 [17JY]

Votes: position on missed, E1453•, E1455• [26OC]

Tributes

Bieri, Bettina, E1346• [28SE]

Eustace, Tim, E722• [23MY]

Gordon, Bob, E720• [23MY]

Kelly, James, E1155• [17AU]

Russell, John J., E1611• [6DE]

Sweeney, Robert C., E329• [15MR]

Vallone, George A., E536• [25AP]

Vallone, Mary (Dixie), E536• [25AP]