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
01/28/2009	H.R.716	Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2009	01/28/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
01/15/2009	H.R.520	Accelerated Retirement of Inefficient Vehicles Act of 2009	01/15/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (All Actions)
01/15/2009	H.R.519	Elder Caregiver Support and Information Enhancement Act of 2009	01/15/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
01/14/2009	H.R.518	Middle Class College Tuition Tax Credit Expansion Act of 2009	01/14/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
01/14/2009	H.R.517	Elder Care Tax Credit Act of 2009	01/14/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
01/09/2009	H.R.412	Homeowners Property Tax Relief Act of 2009	01/09/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
01/07/2009	H.R.254	Weekend Voting Act	01/07/2009 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
09/24/2008	H.Res.671	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.	09/24/2008 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
09/23/2008	H.R.7020	Elder Caregiver Support and Information Enhancement Act of 2008	09/23/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
09/23/2008	H.R.7019	Middle Class College Tuition Tax Credit Expansion Act of 2008	09/23/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
09/22/2008	H.R.6989	To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the burial in a national cemetery of a parent of a deceased veteran when there is no eligible spouse or dependent of the veteran.	09/22/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
07/31/2008	H.R.6741	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and extend certain energy-related tax credits.	07/31/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
07/28/2008	H.R.6094	World War II War Crimes Accountability Act of 2008	07/28/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. (All Actions)
06/11/2008	H.R.6240	Weekend Voting Act	06/11/2008 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
05/15/2008	H.Res.1201	Expressing the grave concern of the House of Representatives for Hezbollah, Syria, and Iran's continued actions to undermine the legitimate Lebanese Government of Prime Minister Fuad Siniora, and their systematic violation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1559, 1680, 1701, and 1747.	05/15/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
05/12/2008	H.R.6012	To require the Comptroller General to conduct a study of the consolidation of the refiners, importers, producers, and wholesalers of gasoline with the sellers of such gasoline at retail.	05/12/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. (All Actions)
04/16/2008	H.R.5823	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans, and for other purposes.	04/16/2008 Referred to House Veterans' Affairs (All Actions)
03/13/2008	H.R.5585	Assuring and Improving Cancer Treatment Education and Cancer Symptom Management Act of 2008	03/13/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/13/2008	H.Res.991	Recognizing the exceptional sacrifice of the 69th Infantry Regiment, known as the Fighting 69th, in support of the Global War on Terror.	03/13/2008 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
02/29/2008	H.Res.992	Honoring the sacrifice of all mothers in the Armed Forces who have deployed to theaters of combat on behalf of the United States.	02/29/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (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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