Josh Gottheimer, D-NJ

Josh Gottheimer is a Democratic Representative from New Jersey's House District 5.

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Sponsored Legislation:

The list below shows the pieces of legislation (including bills, resolutions, and amendments) that this legislator has sponsored. Not all pieces of legislation have been brought for a roll call vote.

• hr8927-119 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the doxxing of law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges, and for other purposes. (aka Stop the Doxx Act)
• hr4979-119 - To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to award grants to States to implement a tick identification pilot program. (aka Tick Identification Pilot Program Act of 2025)
• hr8728-119 - To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make breakfasts and lunches free for all children, and for other purposes. (aka Feed Our Kids Act of 2026)
• hr770-119 - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report on certain appeals, resources, and health care systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs. (aka Accountability for Veterans Act)
• hr7100-119 - To direct the Attorney General to establish a task force on anti-Sikh hate and discrimination. (aka Sikh American Anti-Discrimination Act of 2026)
• hr6026-119 - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Education to submit a report on the availability, accessibility, and affordability of childcare for veteran families.
• hr6027-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an annual increase in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
• hr9059-119 - To direct the Assistant Attorney General to award grants to the National Police Athletic/Activities League to improve academic and social outcomes for youth and reduce both juvenile crime and the risk that youth will become victims of crime by providing productive activities conducted by law enforcement personnel during non-school hours. (aka National Police Athletic/Activities League Youth Enrichment Reauthorization Act)
• hr5623-119 - To authorize the President to treat as stocks of the United States any weapon or materiel seized by the United States while in transit from the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Houthis in the Republic of Yemen. (aka SEIZE Act of 2025)
• hr3511-119 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use to establish a grant program for certain undergraduate or graduate students who agree to work as school psychologists, and for other purposes. (aka Preparing for the Future Act)
• hr768-119 - To require a study on Holocaust education efforts of States, local educational agencies, and public elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes. (aka Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons Act)
• hr1411-119 - To require the provision of information and counseling regarding Federal food assistance programs as part of the Transition Assistance Program. (aka No Veteran Should Go Hungry Act of 2025)
• hr3510-119 - To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a grant program to assist with the cost of suicide prevention software for use in elementary schools and secondary schools, and for other purposes. (aka Saving Students with Software Act)
• hr9218-119 - To direct local educational agencies that receive certain Federal funds to require students in grades 9 through 12 to receive an electrocardiogram and an echocardiogram prior to participating in an athletic contest for the first time, and for other purposes. (aka Marcus’s Law)
• hr2431-119 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to limit mass layoffs of employees of the Federal Aviation Administration within 1 year of a major aviation accident, and for other purposes. (aka Don't Cut FAA Workers Act of 2025)
• hr6007-119 - To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Newton, New Jersey, as the "Anthony "Tony" J. Gallopo VA Clinic".
• hr9626-119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the State and local tax deduction marriage penalty.
• hr769-119 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations under which Amtrak is responsible for refunding rail passengers the cost of certain rail transportation that was canceled or delayed due to a failure of Amtrak, and for other purposes. (aka All Aboard Act)
• hr615-119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a refundable tax credit for individuals for amounts paid for gas and electricity for primary residences.
• hr7693-119 - To mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on incentives under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for the development of orphan drugs, and for other purposes. (aka Leo’s Law)
• hr7694-119 - To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a public awareness campaign to increase participation by women in clinical trials that are conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes. (aka Gwenn’s Law)
• hr2712-119 - To limit the authority of the President to modify duty rates for national security reasons and to limit the authority of the United States Trade Representative to impose certain duties or import restrictions, and for other purposes. (aka Reclaiming Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2025)
• hr614-119 - To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to develop and implement a public awareness campaign with respect to grill safety, and for other purposes. (aka SAFE Grilling Act)
• hr6714-119 - To require that all products offered for sale in gift shops and visitor centers of the National Park System are produced in the United States, and for other purposes. (aka American Products in Parks Act)
• hr6979-119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for youth sports, to establish a grant program for recreational youth sports, and for other purposes. (aka PLAY Act of 2026)
• hr7465-119 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration program to award grants to States to improve the provision of recommended immunizations for children, adolescents, and adults through the use of mobile vaccination units, and for other purposes. (aka Federal Investment in Grants for Health Transportation and Flu-vaccination Local Units Act of 2026)
• hr6924-119 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend to matter left for collection by private or commercial interstate carriers the same protections as matter carried throughout the country as interstate or foreign commerce. (aka Porch Pirates Act of 2025)
• hr9706-119 - To require operators of wagering or prediction market platforms to use facial recognition technology to verify the age of users of such wagering or prediction market platforms, and for other purposes. (aka Facial Recognition to Protect Children Act)
• hr5579-119 - To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue certain regulations relating to airline passenger delayed flight compensation, and for other purposes. (aka Enhancing Transparency from Airlines Act of 2025)
• hr9982-119 - To impose sanctions on the Polisario Front if it cooperates with an Iranian-affiliated terrorist organization. (aka Polisario Front Terrorist Designation Act of 2026)
• hr8250-119 - To require operating system providers to verify the age of any user of an operating system, and for other purposes. (aka Parents Decide Act)
• hr8895-119 - To prohibit food retailers and third party delivery service providers from using technology that uses the personal data of consumer to engage in dynamic pricing, and for other purposes. (aka No Rigged Grocery Prices Act)
• hr1380-119 - To amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to establish the Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters, and for other purposes. (aka Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act)
• hr3811-119 - To establish a task force to combat the rising elder abuse of LGBTQI+ individuals. (aka Elder Pride Protection Act of 2025)
• hr1524-119 - To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require silent alarms in elementary schools and secondary schools, and for other purposes. (aka ALYSSA Act)
• hr1469-119 - To create an interdivisional taskforce at the Securities and Exchange Commission for senior investors. (aka National Senior Investor Initiative Act of 2025)
• hr1831-119 - To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out a pilot program for the prevention and mitigation of acts of terrorism using motor vehicles, and for other purposes.
• hr4980-119 - To establish a comprehensive national vector-borne disease prevention system. (aka Battling Infections Transmitted by Ticks and Exposure Act)
• hr344-119 - To condition the receipt of certain grants by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on exempting certain drivers from congestion fees, and for other purposes. (aka Anti-Congestion Tax Act)
• hr2680-119 - To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to eliminate reduced price breakfasts and lunches and to require that the income guidelines for determining eligibility for free breakfasts and free lunches be 224 percent of the poverty level, and for other purposes. (aka Expanding Access to School Meals Act of 2025)
• hr4326-119 - To require the Congressional Budget Office to conduct an economic review of the economic impact of tariff modifications before implementation.
• hr1067-119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish the childcare provider startup credit, to increase the amount of and make refundable the expenses for household and dependent care credit, and for other purposes. (aka LITTLE Act of 2025)
• hr5265-119 - To direct the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, to establish an electric bike safety program, and for other purposes. (aka SAFE Ride Act of 2025)
• hr4981-119 - To provide for the issuance of a Lyme Disease Research Semipostal Stamp. (aka Stamp Out Lyme Disease Act)
• hres839-119 - Condemning Hamas for assassinating innocent Palestinians.
• hconres75-119 - Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
• hres1379-119 - Condemning Lebanese Hezbollah's repeated violations of ceasefire agreements and calling for the Lebanese Government to ensure Lebanese Hezbollah immediately ceases all attacks and disarms, in accordance with the ceasefire.
• hres118-119 - Calling on Federal law enforcement, led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Aviation Administration, to provide an immediate briefing to the public regarding the recent drone activity in New Jersey and New York.
• hres65-119 - Reaffirming the freedom to decide and expressing continued support for medication abortion access.
• hres1079-119 - Recognizing the significance of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and the need for robust funding of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke at the National Institutes of Health.
• hres1239-119 - Condemning antisemitic hate-filled rhetoric and content disseminated by prominent online personalities, and urging social media platforms and public leaders to denounce and address such conduct.
• hres795-119 - Condemning the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, and calling for Hamas and its leaders to immediately and unconditionally surrender and to release the hostages, including Americans.
• hr7576-119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a credit for workforce artificial intelligence training, and for other purposes. (aka AI Workforce Training Act)
• hr1471-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the processes by which a veteran may appeal decisions affecting the provision of benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. (aka VA Appeals Reform Act of 2025)
• hr1610-119 - To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to make available under the assistance to firefighters grant program the establishment of cancer prevention programs, and for other purposes. (aka FIRE Cancer Act of 2025)
• hr8138-119 - To allow for Special Hiring Authority under the Defense Production Act of 1950, and for other purposes. (aka DPA Specialized Staffing Act)
• hr1413-119 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to require that domiciliary facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and State homes that provide housing to veterans have resident advocates.
• hr1414-119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the amount of the orphan drug tax credit. (aka Cameron’s Law)
• hr5681-119 - To require the reporting of certain terms of service of social media companies for purposes of limiting the online presence of terrorist organizations. (aka STOP HATE Act of 2025)
• hr1470-119 - To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide funding for school resource officers, and for other purposes. (aka SOS Act of 2025)
• hr7178-119 - To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, to make improvements relating to cooperation between the United States and Israel to counter unmanned systems across warfighting domains, and for other purposes. (aka U.S.-Israel Anti-Killer Drone Act of 2026)
• hr1412-119 - To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish additional Federal standards that require electric and gas utilities to transmit to each of its consumers information regarding the consumption of electric energy or gas, and for other purposes. (aka Know Your Rates Act)
• hr6321-119 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require coverage of lung cancer biomarker testing under the Medicare program. (aka Lung Cancer Medicare Access to Precise Testing Act)
• hr8248-119 - To amend the Federal Power Act to allow a person to construct or modify an electric transmission facility in a national interest electric transmission corridor if the person self-certifies certain information to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes. (aka Grid Expansion and Reliability Act)
• hr6319-119 - To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Lung Cancer Task Force, and for other purposes. (aka Benay Taub Lung Cancer Research Act)
• hr10112-119 - To amend the Investor Protection and Securities Reform Act of 2010 to provide grants to States for enhanced protection of senior investors and senior policyholders, and for other purposes. (aka Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors Act)
• hr616-119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to double the dollar limitation for the energy efficient home improvement credit with respect to heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, biomass stoves, and boilers.
• hr8249-119 - To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify the scope of review, establish limits for judicial review of environmental documents relating to energy infrastructure, and for other purposes. (aka Making Reviews Certain Act)
• hr6320-119 - To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage of lung cancer biomarker testing under the Medicaid program. (aka Improving Medicaid Precision and Cancer Test Act of 2025)
• hr8247-119 - To establish an interagency group on categorical exclusions, and for other purposes. (aka Commonsense Review Act)
• hr2711-119 - To establish a grant program to provide assistance to local law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. (aka Invest to Protect Act of 2025)
• hr4281-119 - To authorize the President to take actions to ensure Israel is prepared for all contingencies if Iran seeks to develop a nuclear weapon, and for other purposes. (aka Bunker Buster Act of 2025)
• hr8480-119 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the penalties for animal crushing, and for other purposes. (aka Protect our Pets Act)
• hr3876-119 - To amend the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to satisfy certain staffing requirements relating to low-income home energy assistance, and for other purposes. (aka LIHEAP Staffing Support Act)
• hr5715-119 - To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the American hostages and victims of the October 7th, 2023 attacks, in recognition of their profound suffering and sacrifice. (aka October 7 Gold Medal Act)
• hr8655-119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code to create a tax credit for taxpayers selling products that promote New Jersey and to direct port authorities to give retail space preference to businesses that sell such products. (aka Jersey Pride Tax Credit Act of 2026)
• hr7428-119 - To require the Secretary of Transportation to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking concerning seat belts on school buses, and for other purposes. (aka Secure Every Child Under the Right Equipment Standards Act of 2026)
• hr7870-119 - To require immigration enforcement reforms, and for other purposes. (aka ICE Standards Act)
• hr9546-119 - To provide for exceptions for notifications to the United States Government relating to specified foreign entities. (aka Cloud Security Act)
• hr8262-119 - To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to extend the period of availability of funds and commitment authority for energy infrastructure reinvestment financing and to require the solicitation of applications from energy infrastructure required to generate electric energy during an emergency, and for other purposes. (aka Build More Power Act)
• hr9981-119 - To prohibit reductions in force or other staffing reductions for certain Centers of Disease Control and Prevention divisions, and for other purposes. (aka Foodborne Illness Rapid Response Act)
• hr3683-119 - To establish an Animal Cruelty Crimes Taskforce within the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes. (aka FBI Animal Cruelty Taskforce Act of 2025)
• hr9578-119 - To require AI-generated content is labeled as AI-generated with the metadata of the output or by other technological means, and for other purposes. (aka Spot the Fakes Act)
• hr7429-119 - To require the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to implement a national employer notification service. (aka Miranda Vargas School Bus Driver Red Flag Act)
• hr5714-119 - To direct the Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to develop a curriculum for the study of modern-day antisemitism surrounding Hamas' October 7, 2023, terrorist attacks against Israel for use in secondary schools, and for other purposes. (aka October 7 Remembrance Education Act)
• hr1121-119 - To prohibit the use of DeepSeek by the executive agencies, and for other purposes. (aka No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act)

Vote Summary

The chart below shows all the votes cast by this legislator. The bars are color-coded by party. Red bars indicate votes cast in support of Republican-sponsored legislation or against Democrat-sponsored legislation; blue bars indicate the opposite.

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