Herbert C. Conaway

HR 1069 China-funded Schools (Passed 247 to 164 on 12/4/2025, Roll Call 313). Prohibits federal education funds from being awarded to any elementary or secondary school that directly or indirectly receives support from the government of the People's Republic of China. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8.

S J Res 80 Alaska Petroleum Reserve Rule (Passed 216 to 209 on 11/18/2025, Roll Call 296). Overturns a 2022 Bureau of Land Management rule for the 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8 & Art. IV, Sec. 3.

HR 5125 Presidential Appointment Powers (Passed 218 to 211 on 9/17/2025, Roll Call 274). Abolishes the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, allows the U.S. president to nominate D.C. judges without its involvement, and transfers authority to appoint chief judges from the commission to the president. See U.S. Const., Art. II, Sec. 2.

Representative Rich McCormick's (R-Ga.) amendment to HR 3838 Free Speech (Passed 219 to 211 on 9/10/2025, Roll Call 258). Prohibits the Defense Department from, in its military recruitment advertising, entering into contracts with "fact-checking" entities. See U.S. Const., amend 1.

Representative Nancy Mace's (R-S.C.) amendment to HR 3838 Taxpayer-funded Sex Changes (Passed 221 to 207 on 9/10/2025, Roll Call 246). Prohibits the Department of Defense from covering or providing "gender-related medical treatment" under TRICARE. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8.

Representative Scott Perry's (R-Pa.) amendment to HR 4553 Defund Renewable-energy Office (Rejected 127 to 297 on 9/4/2025, Roll Call 236). Strikes all funding for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8.

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-Ga.) amendment to HR 4016 Foreign Aid Programs (Rejected 63 to 365 on 7/18/2025, Roll Call 204). Eliminates $118 million for foreign-aid programs. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8.

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-Ga.) amendment to HR 4016 Ukraine Assistance (Rejected 76 to 353 on 7/18/2025, Roll Call 209). Eliminates foreign aid to Ukraine from the bill. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8.

S 1582 GENIUS Act (Passed 308 to 122 on 7/17/2025, Roll Call 200). Imposes new federal regulations on cryptocurrency stablecoins. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8.

HR 1919 Central Bank Digital Currency (Passed 219 to 210 on 7/17/2025, Roll Call 201). Prohibits the Federal Reserve from issuing a CBDC. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8 & 10.

HR 4 Fiscal 2025 Rescissions (Passed 214 to 212 on 6/12/2025, Roll Call 168). Rescinds $9.4 billion in funding previously appropriated by Congress for fiscal 2025. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8.

HR 2056 Washington, D.C., "Sanctuary City" Law (Passed 224 to 194 on 6/12/2025, Roll Call 171). Prohibits the District of Columbia from limiting its cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8.

HR 1263 Quad Countries (Passed 334 to 51 on 5/19/2025, Roll Call 132). Directs the U.S. secretary of state to deepen America's entanglement in the "Quad," including by creating a Quad Inter-Parliamentary Working Group.

HR 1402 Event-ticket Pricing (Passed 409 to 15 on 4/29/2025, Roll Call 107). Imposes federal regulations on ticket sellers. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8.

HR 1534 Emissions Research (Passed 350 to 73 on 3/25/2025, Roll Call 74). Representative Brian Babin (R-Texas) made a motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1534, the "Innovative Mitigation Partnerships for Asphalt and Concrete Technologies (IMPACT) Act," which would authorize the Department of Energy to fund research and development partnerships focused on reducing greenhouse-gas emissions from asphalt and concrete production.

H J Res 35 EPA Emissions Rule (Passed 220 to 206 on 2/26/2025, Roll Call 52). Overturns an EPA rule that imposed annual fees on oil and gas facilities that emit methane above certain thresholds. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8.

HR 26 Fracking (Passed 226 to 188 on 2/7/2025, Roll Call 35). Would prohibit the president from declaring a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) unless authorized by an act of Congress.

HR 776 Conservation Programs (Passed 361 to 56 on 2/4/2025, Roll Call 29). Reauthorizes a federal conservation program (the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003) through fiscal 2030. See U.S. Const., Art. I, Sec. 8.

HR 21 Medical Care for Abortion Survivors (Passed 217 to 204 on 1/23/2025, Roll Call 27). The U.S. Constitution does not grant a right to abortion. Abortion is not healthcare, it is the ending of innocent human life, and the Declaration of Independence affirms the right to life as a fundamental, God-given, and inherent right.

HR 28 Protecting Women's Sports (Passed 218 to 216 on 1/14/2025, Roll Call 12). The federal government should not use taxpayer money to facilitate biological males competing against real women and girls.

S4618 Film Tax Credit (Passed 63 to 16 on 6/30/2025). Expands and extends New Jersey’s film tax-credit program, raising the studio cap to $300M (within a $550M overall cap), adding 4–9% promo/investment and 4.5% relocation/hiring bonuses, doubling the diversity bonus to 4%, and loosening access/reporting rules.

S2167 Adopting Federal School-meal Standards (Passed 79 to 0 on 6/30/2025). Requires all public schools (and nonpublic schools in federal meal programs) to follow the USDA’s 2012 school-meal standards and any stricter updates, extending them to competitive foods (cafeteria and vending snacks).

S3663 "Reproductive Health" Travel Advisory (Passed 54 to 25 on 6/30/2025). Requires the N.J. Department of State to post and keep updated an online “Reproductive Health Travel Advisory” summarizing other states’ abortion restrictions.

A3035 Jail for Parking in EV Spots (Passed 56 to 24 on 6/30/2025). Prohibits non-electric vehicles from parking in EV-only charging spaces, with violators facing fines up to $50, jail for up to 15 days, or both. 

AR194 LGBTQ+ Pride Month (Passed 65 to 5 on 6/30/2025). Designates June 2025 as LGBTQ+ Pride Month in New Jersey. 

A5345 Merchant Category Codes for Firearms (Passed 49 to 27 on 3/24/2025). Mandates use of the ISO firearms-and-ammunition MCC. Payment networks must offer it, and acquirers must assign it to qualified merchants.

A4704 Corporate Tax Increase (Passed 43 to 34 on 6/28/2024). Imposes 2.5 percent corporate transit fee on taxpayers with allocated taxable net income in excess of $10 million under the Corporation Business Tax (CBT).

A4587 Occupational Licensing Burden (Passed 67 to 7 on 6/28/2024). Increases the required training hours for licensure in cosmetology-hairstyling and massage and bodywork therapy from 500 hours to 600 hours. This change aligns with federal aid eligibility for individuals seeking these licenses.

S3407 Green Project Prevailing Wage (Passed 64 to 9 on 6/28/2024). Mandates that projects financed under the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program comply with prevailing-wage requirements, ensuring workers receive no less than the prevailing-wage rate.

S721 Real Money (Passed 73 to 0 on 6/28/2024). Exempts the sale of certain investment metal bullion and investment coins from New Jersey’s sales and use tax.

AR117 Low-Income Internet Resolution (Passed 71 to 0 on 3/18/2024). Urges Congress to renew funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which provides discounted broadband access to low-income households.

S1313 Woke Business Certification Standards (Passed 61 to 8 on 3/18/2024). Requires the New Jersey Treasury Department to establish a standardized LGBTQ+ business certification process for businesses at least 51% owned and controlled by LGBTQ+ individuals.

A5294 Sound Money (Passed 71 to 0 on 1/8/2024). Exempts sales of investment metal bullion and investment coins from sales and use tax.

S3275 State Abortion Information (Passed 48 to 23 on 6/30/2023). Requires the establishment of a new state website with information on "rights" related to "health benefits" coverage for reproductive "health care" services, meaning abortion services.

S3748 Movie Tax Credits (Passed 63 to 13 on 6/30/2023). Empowers the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) and New Jersey film-lease partner facilities to determine investment terms collectively.

Ab5651 Green Tax Credits (Passed 46 to 30 on 6/30/2023). Supports New Jersey's offshore wind projects by allowing owners and investors of these wind projects to keep certain federal tax benefits.

S2857 Sustainable New Jersey Fund (Passed 68 to 9 on 6/30/2023). Establishes the "Sustainable New Jersey Fund" in the Department of Environmental Protection to support certain sustainability initiatives.

A5086 Welfare Increase (Passed 72 to 5 on 2/2/2023). Increases the minimum monthly benefit under State SNAP Minimum Benefits Program from $50 to $95 and authorizes Department of Human Services (DHS) to increase program benefit amount.

A1282 $45 Million Electric School Bus Program (Passed 47 to 31 on 5/26/2022). Would allocate 45 million dollars over three years to the purchase and maintenance of electric school busses.

Ballooning Budget (Passed 48 to 30 on 6/29/2022). Appropriates $50,640,229,000 in State funds and $24,082,639,850 in federal funds for the State budget for fiscal year 2022-2023.

A509 Attacking Gun Rights (Passed 50 to 28 on 6/29/2022). Changes the minimum eligible age from 18 to 21 that an individual must be to purchase firearms.

S2944 $5.2 Billion Debt Defeasance Fund (Passed 46 to 34 on 6/29/2022). Moves almost 5.2 billion dollars to the "New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund."

S773 Affirmative Action Farmer Registry (Passed 74 to 4 on June 29, 2022). Establishes a New Jersey Minority, Women, and Underserved Farmer Registry.

A1719 Mandatory Implicit Bias Training (passed 58 to 18 on 2/28/2022). Mandates that individuals who serve in the legislature must undergo implicit bias and cultural competency training.

S49 Late-Term Abortions (Passed by 46 to 22 on 1/10/22). Codifies into law an absolute "right" to abortion in New Jersey, including late-term abortion, and abortions performed by non-physicians.

SCR161 Cancel the Con-Con (Passed 44 to 21 on 12/20/2021). Rescinds New Jersey’s prior resolutions calling on Congress to organize a constitutional convention.

A5160 Limiting Consumer Choice (Passed 49 to 25 on 5/20/2021). Establishes minimum energy and water efficiency standards for a wide-ranging variety of consumer goods, including showerheads and computers.

A4454 Teaching Far-Left Identity Extremism (Passed 52 to 10 on 10/29/2020). Requires New Jersey school districts to add radical lesson plans on diversity and equity to K-12 public school curriculums.

AB4320 Promoting Mail-in Voting (Passed 51 to 27 on 8/27/2020). Loosens voting standards by extending deadlines on ballot receipt and election certification, allowing surrogates to request ballots for others, and creating vote-by-mail awareness materials.

A2394 Affirmative Action Police Hiring (Passed 70 to 3 on 6/18/2020). AB2394 creates recruitment and selection programs to increase police hirings of women and minorities, with a reporting requirement.