ISRAEL, STEVE J.

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ISRAEL, STEVE J.
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: Experience: House: District 3, 2001-Present; Home State: New York; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,433,362Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Steve J. Israel

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Marlene; 2 Children

Birth Date: 05/30/1958

Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY

Home City: Dix Hills, NY

Religion: Jewish

Education

BA, Political Science, George Washington University, 1983

Attended, Syracuse University, 1978-1979

AA, Liberal Arts, Nassau Community College, 1978

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2000-present

Member, Huntington Town Board, 1993-2000

Current Legislative Committees

Appropriations, Member

Subcommittee on Defense, Member

Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Chair, Blue Dog Mid-East Task Force

Member, Climate Change Caucus

Member, Coalition for Autism Research and Education

Member, Congressional High Performance Buildings Caucus

Member, Congressional Task Force on Alzheimers' Disease

Member, Defense Study Group Caucus

Member, Democratic Caucus Homeland Security Task Force

Chair, Democratic Caucus Task Force on Defense and Military

Chair, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

Member, Democratic Israel Working Group

Founder/Co-Chair, Democratic Middle Class Working Group

Founder/Co-Chair, Democratic Study Group on National Security

Co-Chair, House Cancer Caucus

Founder, House Center Aisle Caucus

Chair, House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Defense and the Military

Co-Chair, House Democratic Study Group on National Security Policy

Founder/Co-Chair, House Sustainable Energy and Environment Caucus

Member, Human Rights Caucus

Co-Chair, Long Island Sound Caucus

Co-Chair, National Defense University Caucus

Member, New Democrat Coalition

Member, United States Holocaust Memorial Council

Professional Experience

Former Assistant County Executive

Former Congressional Aide

Manager, Public Relations and Marketing Firm

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Support Flatter taxes benefit the wealthy more than the lower and middle class. We should focus tax relief on the majority of taxpayers instead of on the richest.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Oppose Expanding the military is not important and integrant for U.S. now. But when the country meets with defiance or agression, it is acceptable to continue expanding our military.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Support The government should make few restrictions on immigration but not treat illegal aliens as criminals.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Oppose Faith-based origanizations and prayer in schools are inappropriate because they fail to recognize American pluralism and religious diversity.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Oppose Social Security should remain under federal control, but you also want reforms on how the Trust Fund is handled.

Total: 325

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
06/25/2004	H.R.3917	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 695 Marconi Boulevard in Copiague, New York, as the "Maxine S. Postal United States Post Office".	06/25/2004 Became Public Law No: 108-256. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
05/05/2004	H.R.4288	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the exemption amounts for individuals under the alternative minimum tax.	05/05/2004 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/29/2004	H.R.3955	Democracy Development Act of 2004	03/29/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises. (All Actions)
12/17/2003	H.R.3680	What's Good for Seniors is Good for the Congress Health Coverage Act of 2003	12/17/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
12/17/2003	H.R.3679	To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States with respect to rattan webbing.	12/17/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
12/17/2003	H.Con.Res.321	Honoring the service and achievements of the Women Airforce Service Pilots during World War II.	12/17/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force. (All Actions)
11/13/2003	H.R.3436	Raheen Tyson Heighter Life Insurance for America's Troops Act	11/13/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. (All Actions)
11/06/2003	H.R.3465	Reducing Education Loan Repayment Act of 2003	11/06/2003 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
10/27/2003	H.R.3297	Counterfeit Drug Enforcement Act	10/27/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
07/18/2003	H.R.2168	National Guard and Reserves Reform Act for the 21st Century	07/18/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force. (All Actions)
07/16/2003	H.R.2679	New York Fair Fishing Act of 2003	07/16/2003 Executive Comment Requested from Commerce. (All Actions)
06/13/2003	H.Res.273	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should issue a postage stamp commemorating Anne Frank.	06/13/2003 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
05/14/2003	H.R.580	Commercial Airline Missile Defense Act	05/14/2003 Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD. (All Actions)
05/08/2003	H.Res.225	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1652) to provide extended unemployment benefits to displaced workers, and to make other improvements in the unemployment insurance system.	05/08/2003 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. (All Actions)
05/05/2003	H.R.1064	Correctional Officers Protection Act	05/05/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions)
04/10/2003	H.R.1478	Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Consistency Act	04/10/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. (All Actions)
03/26/2003	H.Res.57	Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of "National Runaway Prevention Month".	03/26/2003 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
03/19/2003	H.R.1358	International School Curriculum Monitoring Act	03/19/2003 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. (All Actions)
03/17/2003	H.R.1065	Social Security Spouse Protection Act of 2003	03/17/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions)
02/11/2003	H.R.691	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow corporations to claim a charitable deduction for the donation of services related to contributions of computer technology or equipment.	02/11/2003 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)

Total: 3301

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
12/22/2016	H.R.6421	Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016
12/16/2016	H.R.6282	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2024 Jerome Avenue, in Bronx, New York, as the "Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr. Post Office Building".
12/16/2016	H.R.5150	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the "Leonard Montalto Post Office Building".
12/16/2016	H.R.4352	Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016
12/12/2016	H.Con.Res.40	Encouraging reunions of divided Korean American families.
12/08/2016	H.R.4919	Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2016	Passed	Yea
12/07/2016	H.R.4481	Education for All Act of 2016
12/07/2016	H.R.3381	Childhood Cancer STAR Act
12/07/2016	H.R.756	Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2015
12/05/2016	H.J.Res.102	Every Vote Counts Amendment
12/01/2016	H.R.2992	Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
11/17/2016	H.Res.928	Honoring the life of Shimon Peres.
11/16/2016	H.Res.925	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the vital role the Civil Air Patrol has played, and continues to play, in supporting the homeland security and national defense of the United States.
10/07/2016	H.R.1475	Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
10/06/2016	H.R.6108	Never Again Act
09/30/2016	H.R.5989	United States and Israel Space Cooperation Act
11/16/2016	H.R.5732	Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2016
11/15/2016	H.R.1192	National Clinical Care Commission Act
11/15/2016	H.R.985	Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015	Passed	Yea
10/07/2016	H.R.2494	Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016

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