Bonnie Watson Coleman
Democrat · Representative for New Jersey's 12th district
53 sponsored · 669 cosponsored
In the House since 2015
Age 81
Contact their office: (202) 225-5801 · 168 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 · Official website
Of the bills they cosponsored: 2 became law, 2 passed both chambers and are not yet with the President, 14 passed one chamber and wait on the other, 1 cleared committee and waits for a first vote, 632 are in committee, 13 have only been introduced, and 5 were stopped.
The paragraph under each bill and the scores beside it were written by an AI model from the bill's text; the rest is the record.
Became law2 billsPassed both chambers and was signed by the President, or became law without a signature.
- Requesting the Secretary of the Interior to authorize unique and one-time arrangements for displays on the National Mall and the Washington Monument during the period beginning on December 31, 2025, and ending on January 5, 2026.
- To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Toms River, New Jersey, the Leonard G. 'Bud' Lomell, VA Clinic, and for other purposes.
Passed both chambers, not yet sent to the President2 billsBoth the House and the Senate have passed it, though not necessarily the same text.
Waiting for a floor vote in the other chamber2 billsPassed one chamber and is on the other chamber's calendar.
In the other chamber's committee6 billsPassed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.
- To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Newton, New Jersey, as the "Anthony 'Tony' J. Gallopo VA Clinic".
- ALERT Act
- Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025
- To redesignate certain facilities at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in honor of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr.
- To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.
Passed one chamber, waiting for the other to take it up6 billsPassed one chamber, and the other has not yet sent it to a committee or put it on its calendar.
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote1 billA committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
In committee632 billsIntroduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
- To designate Ukraine under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide certain nationals of Ukraine with continued eligibility for temporary protected status, and for other purposes.
- 9–8–8 Crisis Response Workforce Act
- Expressing support for the recognition of October 2026, as "World Menopause Awareness Month" and for global awareness and access to care during menopausal transition and post-menopause.
- Expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.
- Recognizing the importance of access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention and supporting the designation of Saturday, October 10, 2026, as "National PrEP Day".
- Affordability is Access Act of 2026
- Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act
- Expressing support for the recognition of September 27, 2026, to October 3, 2026, as "Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week".
- To provide payments to United States taxpayers and dependents to compensate for the costs of the Iran war, and for other purposes.
- Glaucoma Vision Act of 2026
Introduced, nothing more yet13 billsFormally proposed, and not yet handed to a committee.
- Great American Outdoors Act 250
- To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Drive in Willingboro, New Jersey, as the "James A. Cotten Post Office".
- Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in ICE and CBP Custody Act
- Protecting Families from AI Data Center Energy Costs Act
- Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot Act
- Original LGBTQIA+ Pride Month Resolution of 2025
- Expressing support for the designation of June 6, 2025, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2025 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".
- Recognizing the ongoing Nakba and Palestinian refugees' rights.
- Aviation Medication Transparency Act of 2025
- American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
Failed5 billsCame to a vote and did not get the votes it needed.
- Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon.
- Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon.
- Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act
- Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.