ORTIZ, SOLOMON P. (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments offered by, to

Water Resources Conservation, Development, and Infrastructure Improvement and Rehabilitation Act: enact (H.R. 3678), 19948 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Federal lands in Corpus Christi, TX and Port Hueneme, CA: remove impediment to oil and gas leasing (see H.R. 5787), 15194 [6JN]

Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, TX: remove impediment to oil and gas leasing (see H.R. 4742), 1492 [2FE]

State and local governments: assistance to educational agencies for drug, alcohol, and tobacco programs (see H.R. 4851), 2450 [9FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Afghanistan: declaring U.S. support (see H. Con. Res. 237), 11014 [3MY]

Africa: supplemental assistance (see H.R. 4863), 3940 [29FE]

African Refugees Relief Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 604), 18548 [25JN]

Agriculture: establish farm and crop acreage base and program yield system (see H.R. 4565), 3939 [29FE]

Armed Forces: chiropractic care (see H.R. 31), 5861 [19MR]

Automobile dealers: protect from unfair price discrimination by manufacturers (see H.R. 1415), 5534 [14MR]

Brigantine and Barnegat units of National Wildlife Refuge System: designate as Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (see H.J. Res. 537, 553), 9541 [12AP], 9757 [24AP]

Burford, Anne M.: sense of House disapproval of appointment to National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere (see H. Res. 555), 21458 [27JY]

Cable Consumer Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 4299), 317 [24JA]

Carbon alloy and stainless steel: reduce unfair practices for orderly trade (see H.R. 5081), 22281 [2AU]

Chapin, Harry: award a special gold medal (see H.R. 5937), 21717 [31JY]

Children: increase availability of educational television programing (see H.R. 4097), 5066 [8MR]

Chili: designate as official food of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 465), 4047 [1MR]

Coast Guard Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 342), 18979 [26JN]

Columbiettes: issuance of commemorative postage stamp (see H.J. Res. 360), 19985 [28JN]

Committee on U.S.-Mexico (Select): establish (see H. Res. 486), 29612 [3OC]

Controlled substances: penalty for robbery from pharmacies (see H.R. 1661), 1138 [31JA]

Crime and criminals: penalty for robbery of controlled substance (see H.R. 3769), 121 [23JA]

D-Day National Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 487), 6651 [27MR]

Dept. of Defense: cost effective and efficient purchases of spare parts (see H.R. 5064), 6651 [27MR]

Education: Federal foreign language, international, and exchange programs should be maintained (see H. Con. Res. 258), 4530 [5MR]

———Federal funds may be obligated to State and local agencies to meet voluntarily for religious purposes (see H.R. 5345), 8006 [5AP]

———migrant equity training and technical assistance programs (see H.R. 4413), 5534 [14MR]

Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 520), 7258 [30MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: comprehensive guidance and counseling programs (see H.R. 1815), 6918 [28MR]

———reauthorize bilingual education (see H.R. 5231), 6365 [22MR]

Emergency Medicine Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 545), 11447 [8MY]

Employment and Training Administration: establish requirements to insure performance (see H.R. 4747), 3940 [29FE]

Family Reunion Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 272), 7316 [2AP]

Federal antitrust laws: exempt certain conduct of motor common carriers (see H.R. 3735), 14689 [31MY]

Federal Election Campaign Act: establish a program of assistance to States to encourage voter registration (see H.R. 4367), 5534 [14MR]

———limit contributions in congressional elections (see H.R. 4428), 3588 [28FE]

Federal facilities: establish requirements with respect to hazardous substances (see H.R. 4760), 5861 [19MR]

Federal Home Loan Bank Board: delay regulations limitations on investment in real estate, service corporations, and equity securities (see H. Con. Res. 363), 29612 [3OC]

Firearms: regulate manufacture and importation of armor-piercing ammunition (see H.R. 5845), 20703 [24JY]

Fishing: impose moratorium on Atlantic stripped bass (see H.R. 4884), 2792 [21FE]

Food for Peace Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 572), 19173 [27JN]

Food Stamp Act: establish separate deductions for dependent care and excess shelter expenses (see H.R. 5180), 5861 [19MR]

Foreign Assistance Act and Related Programs Appropriations Act: basic health care in developing countries (see H.R. 6117), 25504 [14SE]

Frozen Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 373), 2793 [21FE]

Gay, George: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 4478), 21057 [25JY]

Golden Anniversary of Year of the Duck Stamp: designate (see H.J. Res. 418), 10243 [26AP]

Handicapped: establish program of fellowships under the House of Representatives for blind or deaf persons (see H. Res. 540), 24913 [11SE]

Hawaii Statehood Silver Jubilee Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 546), 21346 [26JY]

Hazardous substances: public right to information (see H.J. Res. 514), 5120 [12MR]

High Technology Research and Scientific Education Act: enact (see H.R. 4475), 4047 [1MR]

Highways: allocation of interest earned on tax revenue paid into trust fund (see H.R. 5216), 6292 [21MR]

Immigration and Nationality Act: revise and reform laws (see H.R. 4909), 3020 [22FE]

Interest: earned on passbook savings accounts shall be excluded from gross income (see H.R. 5678), 12839 [17MY]

———uniform disclosure of rates payable on savings accounts (see H.R. 5232), 20703 [24JY]

Iran: persecution of Bahai religion (see H. Con. Res. 226), 12841 [17MY]

Israel: trade agreement for duty-free treatment and elimination of import restrictions (see H.R. 5377), 28145 [1OC]

Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 480), 3940 [29FE]

Jordan: prohibit sale of Stinger air defense missile systems (see H.R. 5140), 5861 [19MR]

Knutson, Chad: donor of life- and sight-saving organs (see H.J. Res. 420), 19172 [27JN]

LSC: insure procedures for determining eligibility (see H.R. 4659), 6014 [20MR]

Mandela, Nelson and Winnie: release from South African prison (see H. Res. 430), 4698 [6MR]

McAllen Division, Southern District Court of Texas: establish (see H.R. 4662), 3290 [23FE]

Medal of Honor: award to unknown American selected to be buried in Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5515), 11013 [3MY]

Mexico: bilateral summit on trade relations (see H. Con. Res. 291), 29613 [3OC]

MIA's: President to secure full accounting in Southeast Asia (see H.J. Res. 489), 19173 [27JN]

Missing Children Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 532), 12841 [17MY]

Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 578), 25924 [18SE]

National Adult Day Care Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 505), 4697 [6MR]

National Animal Health Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 526), 11013 [3MY]

National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 71), 1138 [31JA]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 463), 2356 [8FE]

National Beta Club Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 326), 1494 [2FE]

National Birds of Prey Conservation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 485), 17371 [20JN]

National Cerebral Palsy Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 507), 26171 [19SE]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 445), 2794 [21FE]

National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 563), 11446 [8MY]

National Christmas Seal Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 626), 26590 [24SE]

National Community Leadership Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 574), 15974 [12JN]

National Dance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 446), 9541 [12AP]

National Day of Peace: designate (see H.J. Res. 74), 21346 [26JY]

National Day of Remembrance of Man's Inhumanity to Man: designate (see H.J. Res. 247), 6999 [29MR]

National defense: protect shipyards (see H.R. 5220), 6365 [22MR]

National Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 529), 6650 [27MR]

National Drug Enforcement Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 588), 21980 [1AU]

National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 590), 15973 [12JN]

National Duck Stamp Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 418), 10243 [26AP]

National Employ the Older Worker Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 437), 5120 [12MR]

National Eye Donor Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 423), 317 [24JA]

National Eye Health Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 473), 11447 [8MY]

National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 500), 11447 [8MY]

National Head Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 638), 28145 [1OC]

National Hearing Impaired Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 407), 317 [24JA]

National High-Tech Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 453), 19985 [28JN]

National Housing Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 606), 19986 [28JN]

National Ice Cream Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 543), 13048 [21MY]

National Independent Laboratory Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 625), 23612 [9AU]

National Inventors' Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 271), 1940 [6FE]

National Jerome Kern Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 583), 14929 [5JN]

National Legion Valor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 573), 13048 [21MY]

National Medical Assistants Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 450), 6651 [27MR]

National Medical Transcriptionist Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 332), 12840 [17MY]

National Neighborhood Housing Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 566), 18548 [25JN]

National Nurses' Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 558), 11013 [3MY]

National Nursing Home Residents Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 457), 9984 [25AP]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 392), 24912 [11SE]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 509), 9758 [24AP]

National Port Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 636), 28145 [1OC]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 344), 2052 [7FE]

National Professional Security Month: proclaim (see H.J. Res. 281), 2052 [7FE]

National Reye's Syndrome Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 460), 29612 [3OC]

National Safety in the Workplace Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 528), 15751 [11JN]

National Sewing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 491), 3343 [27FE]

National Social Work Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 337), 3940 [29FE]

National Spina Bifida Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 595), 24321 [5SE]

National Student Leadership Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 458), 2794 [21FE]

National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 629), 25185 [12SE]

National Week of the Ocean: designate (see H.J. Res. 478), 2355 [8FE]

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 499), 14345 [24MY]

Ogurtsov, Igor: allow to emigrate from Soviet Union (see H. Con. Res. 260), 5692 [15MR]

Older Americans Act: assistance to older individuals who suffer from Alzheimer's and other neurological diseases (see H.R. 4272), 9983 [25AP]

Olympic games: radio and television announcements urged to discourage drug and alcohol abuse during coverage (see H. Con. Res. 315), 15485 [7JN]

Panama Canal: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 4900), 3020 [22FE]

Panama Canal Act: authorize quarters allowances for certain employees of the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 6101), 23103 [8AU]

Parkinson's Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 432), 3940 [29FE]

Phenylpropanolamine: require that diet drugs containing shall by dispensed only upon prescription (see H.R. 4675), 5534 [14MR]

Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 577), 18023 [22JN]

Railroads: accounting principles (see H.R. 2584), 11667 [9MY]

Saudi Arabia: prohibit sale of Stinger air defense missile systems (see H.R. 5140), 5861 [19MR]

Sec. of HHS: study duplicative collection of information of Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5955), 21717 [31JY]

Senior Citizens Tax Improvement Act: enact (see H.R. 5015), 5250 [13MR]

Senior Companion program: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 333), 19985 [28JN]

Shays' Rebellion Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 327), 764 [30JA]

Social security: authorize payment for occupational therapy under medicare program (see H.R. 2116), 20703 [24JY]

———benefits based on annuitant's employment (see H.R. 1376), 5065 [8MR]

———clarify deceased individual's spouse payment as overpayment (see H.R. 5411), 20703 [24JY]

———restrict time period for penalty of late medicare enrollment (see H.R. 3405), 317 [24JA]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: cleanup of sites (see H.R. 4813), 3343 [27FE]

Staniszewski, Wladyslaw: confer citizenship posthumously (see H.R. 960), 23103 [8AU]

State mining and mineral resources research institute program: establish (see H.R. 4214), 121 [23JA]

States and local governments: authorize Attorney General to make grants to enforce production, possession and transfer of controlled substances (see H.R. 5990), 20331 [29JN]

Surplus vessels: grants for retrofitting and operation (see H.R. 5039), 9028 [11AP]

Syria: permit Jewish emigration to U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 251), 4047 [1MR]

Tax Reform Act: repeal changes of debt instruments issued for property (see H.R. 6021), 24912 [11SE]

Taxation: allow mortgage revenue bonds to be issued (see H.R. 4799), 2354 [8FE]

———deduction for members of households suffering from Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 4274), 9983 [25AP]

———exempt members of the Armed Forces who die of hostile action overseas (see H.R. 4206), 121 [23JA]

———make permanent deductions for charitable contributions by nonitemizers (see H.R. 1315), 26171 [19SE]

———remove certain limitations on charitable contributions (see H.R. 1285), 316 [24JA]

———repeal highway use tax on heavy trucks and increase on diesel fuel tax (see H.R. 2124), 393 [25JA]

———treatment of expenses incurred by members of the uniformed services or ministers who receive housing or subsistence allowances (see H.R. 4548), 121 [23JA]

———urging conferees to extend renewable energy credits (see H. Res. 513), 16300 [13JN]

Teenage Alcohol Abuse Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 611), 24912 [11SE]

Trade Act: prohibit designation of countries as beneficiary developing countries (see H.R. 4502), 7315 [2AP]

Treasury obligations: prohibit the issuance in bearer form of securities which are interests in (see H.R. 6315), 27386 [26SE]

U.S.-Mexico Joint Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 5664), 21980 [1AU]

VA: treatment of Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 4273), 9983 [25AP]

Veterans: establishment of a hospital in south Texas (see H.R. 6058), 21979 [1AU]

Veterans' Preference Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 497), 9758 [24AP]

Vetter, David P.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Res. 451), 6015 [20MR]

Wiesel, Elie: award gold medal (see H.J. Res. 501), 10244 [26AP]

Women in Agriculture Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 554), 21057 [25JY]

Women's Army Corps Veterans' Association: recognize (see H.R. 4966), 24320 [5SE]

Women's History Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 422), 3343 [27FE]

World Food Day: proclaim (see H.J. Res. 556), 26171 [19SE]

Year of Excellence in Education: designate (see H.J. Res. 447), 8348 [9AP]

Youth of America Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 597), 22474 [6AU]

Lists

Cosponsors of H.R. 6301, Steel Import Stabilization Act, 28034 [1OC]

Remarks by, on

Abandoned Shipwreck Act, 24634 [11SE]

Aliens: employer sanctions for hiring illegal immigrants, 16200, 16204 [13JN]

Brazos Island Harbor navigation project, TX: authorizing appropriations, 19948 [28JN]

Committee on Hunger (Select): establish (H. Res. 15), 2980 [22FE]

Congressional Fast and Prayer Vigil for Soviet Jewry: observance, 16430 [14JN]

Corpus Christi, TX: beautification program, 20418 [29JN]

———oil and gas leasing at naval air station (H.R. 5787), 26540 [24SE]

———oil and gas leasing at naval air station, 1409 [2FE]

Dept. of Defense: military construction, 17627 [20JN]

Drugs: education programs, 2398 [9FE]

Education: bilingual programs, 7565 [3AP]

———emergency assistance for immigrants, 12750 [17MY]

Education Act: amend (H.R. 11), 20995 [25JY]

Hispanics: bilingual education, 7565 [3AP]

Immigrants: emergency education assistance, 12750 [17MY]

Immigration laws: enforcement, 16274 [13JN]

Immigration Reform and Control Act: enact (H.R. 1510), 15933, 16200, 16204, 16274 [13JN]

Jews: efforts to emigrate from Soviet Union, 16430 [14JN]

League of United Latin American Citizens: anniversary, 2661 [9FE]

Military bases: oil and gas leasing, 1409 [2FE]

National Drug Education Act: enact (H.R. 4851), 2398 [9FE], 2638 [9FE]

Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, TX: remove impediment to oil and gas leasing (H.R. 4742), 1765 [2FE]

Personal explanation, 10597 [1MY]

Port Hueneme, CA: remove impediment to oil and gas leasing (H.R. 5787), 26540 [24SE]

SBA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3020), 5216 [13MR], 5510 [14MR]

Texas: Tony and Lupita Ramirez Day, 4238 [1MR]

Votes: position on missed, 10597 [1MY]

Water Resources Conservation, Development, and Infrastructure Improvement and Rehabilitation Act: enact (H.R. 3678), 19948 [28JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 1409, 1491 [2FE], 2398, 2447 [9FE], 5248 [13MR], 5510 [14MR], 6511 [26MR], 16443 [14JN], 17369 [20JN], 19948 [28JN], 20329 [29JN], 20995, 21052 [25JY], 21703 [31JY]

Reports

Committee on Armed Services, 4817 [7MR], 11659 [9MY]

Foreign Travel Expenditures, 4817 [7MR], 11659 [9MY]

Tributes

Almanza, Ruben T., 21703 [31JY]

Alvarez de Pineda, Alonso, 20418 [29JN]

Frankel, Raquel Marquez, 21074 [25JY]

Garcia, Hector P., 6566 [26MR]

Martinez, Arturo, 20418 [29JN]

Moreno, Mario (Cantinflas), 6310 [21MR]

Ramirez, Tony and Lupita, 4238 [1MR]

Trevino, Andrew and Adelina, 20446 [29JN]