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Rep. Donald Payne
- New Jersey
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TRACK OFFICIAL
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Party
Democratic
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Current Office
U.S. House
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First Elected
11/8/1988
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Next Election
2014
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Sponsored Bills
Congress 113
3
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CoSponsored Bills
Congress 113
73
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Missed Vote %
3.19%
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Votes with Party
94.37%
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- Contact Info
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OFFICE ADDRESS
333 North Broad Street Elizabeth, NJ
Ph: 908-629-0222
Fx: 908-629-0221
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Donald Milford Payne, Jr. is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 10th congressional district since 2012. Payne, a member of the Democratic Party, previously served as president of the Newark, New Jersey city council from 2010 to 2012.
Following the death of his father, U.S. Representative Donald M. Payne, in March 2012, Payne ran to succeed his father in Congress. He won the Democratic primary election on June 5, 2012, which is tantamount to election in the heavily Democratic district, and won the general election on November 6, 2012. In addition, he won a special election to fill the seat for the remainder of his father's term....
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Donald Milford Payne, Jr. is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 10th congressional district since 2012. Payne, a member of the Democratic Party, previously served as president of the Newark, New Jersey city council from 2010 to 2012.
Donald Payne
has sponsored bill
HR5744
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require recipients of State Homeland Security Grant Program funding to preserve and strengthen interoperable emergency communications capabilities, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security....
Donald Payne
has co-sponsored bill HR5596
To provide borrowers of Federal Family Education Loans with the repayment terms available to borrowers of Federal Direct Loans, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce....
Donald Payne
has co-sponsored bill HR5571
To provide an increased allocation of funding for assistance in persistent poverty counties, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequen...
Donald Payne
has co-sponsored bill HR5373
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a minimum direct care registered nurse staffing requirement at nursing facilities and skilled nursing facilities under Medicare and Medicaid and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con...
Donald Payne
has co-sponsored bill HR5352
To strengthen and expand proven anti-poverty programs and initiatives.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, the Budget, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Ju...
Donald Payne
has co-sponsored bill HR5051
To ensure that employers cannot interfere in their employees' birth control and other health care decisions.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the...
Donald Payne
has sponsored bill
HR4932
To establish a fund consisting of donations from private industry to provide financial support for unemployed individuals to obtain information technology certifications.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the commi...
Donald Payne
has co-sponsored bill HR4929
To establish a grant program for career education in computer science.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce....
Donald Payne
has co-sponsored bill HR4906
To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary....
Donald Payne
has co-sponsored bill HR4839
Original Living Wage Act of 2014
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce....
Donald Payne
has co-sponsored bill HR4765
To address childhood obesity, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for ...
Donald Payne
has sponsored bill
HR4738
To ensure the safety of DOT-111 tank cars by improving standards for new tank cars and upgrading existing tank cars, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure....
Donald Payne
has co-sponsored bill HR4652
To increase lending to small businesses.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business....
Donald Payne
has co-sponsored bill HR4611
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the commi...
Donald Payne
has co-sponsored bill HR4480
Protecting Educational Loans for Underserved Students Act
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce....