On July 5, 2016, the Democratic Caucus held a day of action on the House Floor to demand Republican leaders hold a vote on meaningful, bipartisan legislation to address gun violence.“Mr. Speaker, as Representative of New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District—which suffered one third of the state’s total gun deaths last year—I know the destruction that gun violence inflicts. “And I know how important it is that we do more to keep guns out of the wrong hands".

WASHINGTON, DC - On Jul 6, 2016, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and U.S. Reps. Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), both members of the House Committee on Homeland Security, Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02), Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09), Albio Sires (NJ-08), Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11), and Scott Garrett (NJ-05) called for additional resources to address the security needs of New Jersey communities.

Newark, N.J. – On July 1, 2016, Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) held a symbolic sit-in in his Newark office with constituents to discuss gun violence and call on House Republicans to hold a vote on bipartisan legislation to address the epidemic. The symbolic sit-in built on the momentum from last week’s historic sit-in by House Democrats, including Congressman Payne, Jr., to demand Republican leaders hold a vote on common-sense gun safety legislation.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) introduced the H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2016, bipartisan legislation to overhaul the H-1B and L-1 visa programs to protect workers and crack down on foreign outsourcing companies which deprive qualified Americans of high-skill jobs. The bill is co-sponsored by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA-48).

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) and Jim Renacci (R-OH) honored of Larry Doby’s many achievements and contributions to American major league athletics, civil rights, and the armed forces by cosponsoring the Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act to posthumously award him the Congressional Gold Medal.

On May 13, 2013, Marc Stephens filed a $20 Million civil lawsuit against defendants Evan Dore, Joy Henry Oguagua, and Doreway, LLC asserting causes of action for (1) Breach of Contract, (2) Breach of Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing, (3) Breach of Fiduciary Duties, (4) Conversion, (5) Intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, (6) Fraud, (7) Tortious Interference, (8) Defamation Per Se, and (9) Fraudulent Transfer.

On June 9, 2016, Marc Stephens’ motion for reconsideration was heard by honorable Judge John R Desheplo of Fort Lee Municipal Court. Marc Stephens argued that ‘all citizens’ have a constitutional right to travel throughout the United States without being forced to obtain a driver’s license, vehicle registration and insurance, and that New Jersey’s Title 39 Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation ‘does not apply’ to citizens who are not ‘commercial drivers’.

In 2012, Jersey City, New Jersey resident, Edward Smalls, filed a federal civil rights complaint against the City of Englewood, Englewood Police Department, Detective Michael Hargrave who shot him, former girlfriend Sheila Butler who Smalls claims had given the officer false information about him, Bergen County Sheriff, Bergen County Jail, and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office which included employees John Molinelli, James Santulli, Sharon Pfeiffer, and Deepa Jacobs.

On June 7, 2016, Marc Stephens of Englewood, New Jersey is scheduled to be in front of Fort Lee Municipal Judge Matthew Fierro for a trial regarding two traffic citations he received for driving or parking an unregistered motor vehicle, and not having liability insurance coverage on a motor vehicle. Marc Stephens argues that New Jersey’s Title 39 Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation ‘does not apply’ to citizens who are not ‘commercial drivers’.

In the $76 million civil case titled Marc Stephens et al vs City of Englewood, et al, Marc Stephens filed a motion to remove Federal Judge William J. Martini of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey from hearing their case due to bias and deliberately overlooking evidence.