MARTINEZ, MATTHEW G. (a Representative from California)
Addresses
Greek Struggle for Independence: Petros Mavomichalis, 5052
Appointments
Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select), 3674 [8MR]
Committee on Education and Labor (H. Res. 39), 244 [19JA]
Committee on Government Operations (H. Res. 39), 244 [19JA]
Conferee: H.R. 1312, extend Domestic Volunteer Service Act programs, 21764 [27SE]
Articles and editorials
Education in the President's Black Box, by, Montebello (CA) Community News, 2596
Thomson's French Revolution, Business (British publication), 14690-14692 [13JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Community Services Corps.: establish (see H.R. 1474), 4488 [16MR]
Displaced Homemakers Employment Training and Self-Sufficiency Act: enact (see H.R. 3069), 17334 [1AU]
Job Training Partnership Act: additional fiscal controls (see H.R. 803), 1395 [2FE]
———amend (see H.R. 900), 1745 [7FE]
Labor: enhance access to job training services (see H.R. 3266), 20403 [13SE]
National Job Skills Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 195), 4112 [14MR]
Unemployment: identification of labor shortages (see H.R. 2760), 13621 [27JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Advertising: restrictions during children's television (see H.R. 1677), 7649 [1MY]
Aeronautics: prohibit discrimination on seating blind (see H.R. 563), 1206 [31JA]
———prohibit smoking on certain scheduled passenger flights (see H.R. 160), 14694 [13JY]
———transportation bankruptcy plans (see H.R. 1292), 9408 [16MY]
Africa: assistance for famine recovery and development (see H.R. 1510), 7614 [27AP]
Age Discrimination in Employment Act: amend (see H.R. 1432), 4199 [15MR]
Aged: clarify certain protections relative to employee benefit plans (see H.R. 3200), 19330 [4AU]
Agriculture: raising of calves for veal (see H.R. 84), 198 [4JA]
———sugar and sugar trade balance among sources (see H.R. 1055), 13623 [27JN]
Air pollution: amend provisions relative to acid deposition (see H.R. 1470), 4488 [16MR]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 39), 1748 [7FE]
Aliens: detaining certain individuals with dependent children (see H.R. 1386), 8073 [3MY]
———grounds for exclusion and deportation (see H.R. 1280), 4990 [20MR]
———special immigrant status for honorable Armed Forces service (see H.R. 1286), 13846 [28JN]
American Coal Miner Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 146), 28336 [9NO]
American Conservation and Youth Service Corps: establish (see H.R. 717), 1203 [31JA]
American Heritage Trust: establish (see H.R. 876), 1686 [6FE]
Animal Welfare Act: amend (see H.R. 2345), 11604 [13JN]
———amend to include mice, rats, and birds (see H.R. 2766), 14077 [11JY]
Animal Welfare Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 425), 2071 [9FE]
Animals: transfer of certain monkeys (see H.R. 2596), 11301 [8JN]
Antitrust policy: evidentiary standards for Federal civil claims based on resale price fixing (see H.R. 1236), 11243 [7JN]
Arafat, Yasser: deny U.S. visa to address U.N. (see H. Con. Res. 210), 25147 [18OC]
Arlington National Cemetery, VA: unmarked burial of cremated remains (see H.R. 88), 1152 [27JA]
Armed Forces: prohibit discrimination by creditors (see H.R. 989), 6458 [13AP]
———prohibit user fees for outpatient at military facilities (see H.R. 1296), 6806 [17AP]
Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 184), 11243 [7JN]
Banks and banking: disclosure of interest rates payable and fees assessable to deposit accounts (see H.R. 736), 1204 [31JA]
———extend period for issuing mortgage bonds and credit certificates (see H.R. 1200), 14905 [17JY]
Bastille Day: commemorate bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 43), 9483 [17MY]
Birth control: extend family planning program (see H.R. 930), 5945 [11AP]
Broadcasting: codify the fairness doctrine (see H.R. 315), 5895 [10AP]
Budget: exclude civil service retirement and disability fund (see H.R. 1394), 11604 [13JN]
California: designate certain lands as wilderness and establish Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks (see H.R. 780), 1394 [2FE]
———maintenance of an export assistance office in northern region (see H.R. 759), 4113 [14MR]
———restriction on conveyance of a naval petroleum reserve to the State (see H.R. 245), 5945 [11AP]
California Ocean Sanctuary: establish (see H.R. 48), 5274 [23MR]
Capra, Frank: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1699), 6806 [17AP]
Census: improve the historical undercount of the poor and minorities and the overall accuracy (see H.R. 526), 1398 [2FE]
———require certain detailed tabulations relating to Asian Americans and Pacific islanders in decennial (see H.R. 289), 1152 [27JA]
Centennial Year of the National Zoo: designate (see H.J. Res. 171), 23414 [5OC]
Centers for Metal Casting Competitiveness Research: establish (see H.R. 1243), 8208 [4MY]
Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 141), 12494 [20JN]
Chief Justice Earl Warren Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 169), 3100 [1MR]
Child Development and Education Act: enact (see H.R. 3), 7436 [25AP]
China, People's Republic of: immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 2966), 19333 [4AU]
———opposition to loans or assistance by international banking agencies (see H. Res. 178), 12493 [20JN]
———readjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 2712), 12936 [22JN]
———suspend most favored nation treatment and OPIC operations (see H.R. 2613), 12810 [21JN]
Civil liberties: equal rights for men and women (see H.J. Res. 1), 105 [3JA]
Clean Air Act: national air quality standards (see H.R. 2323), 8914 [11MY]
———ozone protection (see H.R. 2699), 14077 [11JY]
Coast Guard: bicentennial medals (see H.R. 509), 4033 [13MR]
Coastal zone: management (see H.R. 543), 8916 [11MY]
Coins and coinage: deposit pattern coinage of the Bureau of the Mint at the Smithsonian Institution (see H.R. 1480), 4488 [16MR]
———$1 coins (see H.R. 1068), 2551 [22FE]
———modernize (see H.R. 505), 265 [19JA]
Colleges: information on student-athlete graduation relative to Federal financing (see H.R. 1454), 20403 [13SE]
Columbus, Christopher: honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 374), 30117 [19NO]
Commission on National Service Opportunities: establish (see H.R. 717), 1203 [31JA]
Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (see H. Res. 33), 210 [4JA]
Committee on Hunger (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 20), 107 [3JA]
Community Foundation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 425), 26345 [26OC]
Computer Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 287), 28017 [8NO]
Computers: penalties for interfering with operations by use of hidden commands (see H.R. 55), 105 [3JA]
Consumers: promote purchase of U.S. products and services (see H.R. 3055; H. Con. Res. 184), 17096 [31JY], 18189 [2AU]
Container industry: refund value for certain beverage containers (see H.R. 586), 8208 [4MY]
Continental Shelf: State disapproval of Federal offshore leasing decisions (see H.R. 1883), 10161 [24MY]
Correctional Alternatives Act: enact (see H.R. 2374), 12181 [15JN]
Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 401), 22745 [2OC]
CPSC: labeling of certain toys (see H.R. 1008), 6332 [12AP]
Crime and criminals: penalties for certain mail-related offenses involving anabolic steroids (see H.R. 995), 2069 [9FE]
Crime Victims Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 208), 6458 [13AP]
Cuba: condemn civil liberties violations (see H. Con. Res. 176), 16564 [27JY]
Deaf Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 140), 2070 [9FE]
Decade of the Brain: designate (see H.J. Res. 174), 3691 [8MR]
Department of Environmental Protection: establish (see H.R. 534), 1206 [31JA]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit obligation of funds for production aircraft under B-2 Advanced Technology Bomber Program until successful flight testing (see H.R. 2625), 15160 [19JY]
———schedule for B-2 bomber project (see H.R. 1337), 14905 [17JY]
Dept. of Education: education-related services to inmates confined in correctional institutions (see H.R. 2588), 19782 [7SE]
Dept. of Energy: improve occupational health and safety standards at nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3521), 25916 [25OC]
Dept. of HUD: grants to community development corporations relative to economic development activities (see H.R. 3716), 30034 [17NO]
Dept. of the Treasury: issuance of Drug War Bonds (see H.R. 2972), 21217 [21SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate Assistant Secretary as Chief of Minority Affairs and appoint Deputy Officers of Minority Affairs (see H.R. 2096), 12284 [19JN]
———issue exemplary rehabilitation certificates for certain individuals (see H.R. 3053), 26344 [26OC]
———procedural rights for claims for benefits (see H.R. 3343), 25146 [18OC]
———recruitment and retention of nurses (see H.R. 1199), 5516 [5AP]
Developing countries: encourage integration of women into development (see H.R. 951), 10868 [6JN]
———eradicate the worst aspects of poverty (see H.R. 594), 326 [20JA]
———restructuring of external debt relative to preservation of tropical ecosystems (see H.R. 1704), 9483 [17MY]
Disasters: emergency relief employment for the reconstruction of affected areas (see H.R. 3517), 25614 [24OC]
Diseases: acquired immune deficiency syndrome victim assistance (see H.R. 2954), 19333 [4AU]
Drug abuse: appropriations for interdiction activities of the California National Guard (see H.R. 3308), 21004 [20SE]
———education and prevention programs in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3614), 28017 [8NO]
———programs relating to intravenous substance abusers with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (see H.R. 706), 1688 [6FE]
Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 338), 20206 [12SE]
Eating Disorders Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 214), 5171 [22MR]
Ecology: reduction of greenhouse gases (see H.J. Res. 207), 4489 [16MR]
Education: financial assistance for Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 1561), 7436 [25AP]
Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 173), 5339 [3AP]
EEOC: investigate and determine Federal employee discrimination claims made against the Federal Government (see H.R. 1012), 2070 [9FE]
82d Airborne Division Association, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 82), 13623 [27JN]
El Salvador: economic assistance (see H. Con. Res. 1), 6333 [12AP]
———negotiated political settlement to civil war (see H. Con. Res. 48), 2555 [22FE]
———prohibit military assistance (see H.J. Res. 54), 9652 [18MY]
Elections: national voter registration (see H.R. 15), 6882 [18AP]
———national voter registration procedures (see H.R. 2190), 10869 [6JN]
———tax credit for contributions to candidates for Congress (see H.R. 19), 7544 [26AP]
Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 133), 5516 [5AP]
Employment: economic adjustment to realignments in defense or aerospace contracts, military facilities, and arms export (see H.R. 101), 17096 [31JY]
———entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (see H.R. 770), 1394 [2FE]
———joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 2664), 12179 [15JN]
EPA: data on toxic chemical emissions (see H.R. 1457), 21590 [26SE]
———rules relative to composition of certain plastic articles (see H.R. 1439), 10161 [24MY]
Executive departments: corps of administrative law judges to preside at certain Federal proceedings (see H.R. 1179), 3098 [1MR]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), 1206 [31JA]
Fair Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 216), 7545 [26AP]
Farm Safety Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 19), 3692 [8MR]
Fasteners: inspection, testing, and certification (see H.R. 3000), 16202 [25JY]
FDA: labeling requirement for food containing vegetable oils (see H.R. 1441), 7545 [26AP]
Federal Council on Women: establish (see H.R. 1187), 3098 [1MR]
Federal employees: early payment of benefit checks (see H.R. 523), 1398 [2FE]
———expedite processing of retirement benefits (see H.R. 1059), 2551 [22FE]
———extend certain civil service retirement provisions to INS, Customs Service, and IRS law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1083), 26589 [31OC]
———health insurance (see H.R. 211), 348 [24JA]
———participation in political process (see H.R. 20), 5274 [23MR]
———substance abuse treatment under health benefits program (see H.R. 210), 347 [24JA]
Federal Employees Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 22), 348 [24JA]
Fire Safety at Home Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 346), 23414 [5OC]
Firearms: amend provisions relative to semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1190), 3099 [1MR]
———prohibit possession of certain semiautomatic shotguns and rifles (see H.R. 825), 2269 [21FE]
Fish and fisheries: cease drift-net fishing in the South Pacific (see H. Con. Res. 214), 25239 [19OC]
———international agreement relative to drift-net operation (see H.R. 2958), 17334 [1AU]
Flight Attendant Safety Professionals' Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 186), 7545 [26AP]
Food: labeling (see H.R. 2051), 16203 [25JY]
Foreign flagships: extend coverage of Federal labor laws (see H.R. 3283), 20647 [18SE]
Foreign Language Competence Act: enact (see H.R. 2188), 7754 [2MY]
Foreign trade: control the international ivory market to protect elephants (see H.R. 2172), 12494 [20JN]
———extend provisions relative to export of domestically produced crude oil (see H.R. 567), 1398 [2FE]
———prohibit import of Australian kangaroos (see H.R. 1356), 11819 [14JN]
Franklin, Benjamin: bicentennial commemorative coin (see H.R. 3056), 17096 [31JY]
Freedom of Choice Act: enact (see H.R. 3700), 30033 [17NO]
GAO: investigation on conditions of displaced Nicaraguans and Salvadorans (see H.R. 45), 6331 [12AP]
Gaucher's Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 224), 25146 [18OC]
Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 142), 5086 [21MR]
Global Warming Prevention Act: enact (see H.R. 1078), 9651 [18MY]
Government contractors: protect employees from reprisal for disclosure of misconduct in business by employers (see H.R. 1861), 6331 [12AP]
Graduate and Professional Student Awareness Weekend: designate (see H.J. Res. 77), 2269 [21FE]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 145), 3693 [8MR]
Guam: establish as a Commonwealth (see H.R. 98), 19557 [6SE]
Handicapped: discrimination prohibition (see H.R. 2273), 8709 [9MY]
———telecommunications system for hearing- and speech-impaired individuals to access 911 emergency service (see H.R. 1690), 11604 [13JN]
Harry S. Truman National Historic Site, MO: addition (see H.R. 419), 2901 [28FE]
Hazardous substances: improve transportation safety (see H.R. 2584), 11300 [8JN]
Head Start Act: amend (see H.R. 2373), 10869 [6JN]
———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1300, 1374), 4032 [13MR], 4990 [20MR]
Health: cost and quality in rural areas (see H.R. 950), 2067 [9FE]
———develop access to affordable medical care for the uninsured (see H.R. 2996), 21217 [21SE]
———development of advanced technology prosthetic and orthotic devices (see H.R. 2919), 18189 [2AU]
———expanded services relative to children (see H.R. 1573), 5171 [22MR]
———improve emergency medical services and trauma care (see H.R. 436), 210 [4JA]
———national program for tropical medicine and infectious disease (see H.R. 2290), 20648 [18SE]
———promote nondiscrimination in State medical licensure and medical reciprocity standards (see H.R. 614), 346 [24JA]
———restrictions relative to family planning programs (see H.R. 720), 3244 [2MR]
High School ROTC Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123), 4202 [15MR]
Holidays: commission to advise President on proposals for national observances (see H.R. 746), 1204 [31JA]
Homeless: assistance (see H.R. 3789), 30407 [20NO]
Homosexuals: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 655), 347 [24JA]
Hong Kong: separate foreign state for immigration purposes (see H.R. 2726), 15437 [20JY]
Hotels and motels: fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 94), 5379 [4AP]
House of Representatives: amend rules relative to duties of Sergeant at Arms (see H. Res. 137), 7755 [2MY]
———define the type of adjournment that prevents the Presidential return of a bill (see H.R. 851), 1686 [6FE]
———recycling paper used in operation (see H. Res. 104), 6884 [18AP]
———voluntary expenditure limits and partial public financing of campaigns (see H.R. 14), 269 [19JA]
Housing: alleviate homelessness by expanding and preserving supply of permanent, affordable, and decent (see H.R. 140), 1687 [6FE]
———amend provisions relative to community and neighborhood development (see H.R. 1180), 25615 [24OC]
———insurance for certain mortgages for first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 812), 1396 [2FE]
———loans and grants for farm laborers legally admitted to U.S. (see H.R. 750), 6806 [17AP]
———refinancing certain mortgages and loans relative to the lower income home ownership program (see H.R. 2850), 14075 [11JY]
Illegal Dumping Prevention Act: enact (see H.R. 1281), 6332 [12AP]
Immigration and Nationality Act: preference system for admission (see H.R. 672), 1149 [27JA]
Indians: prohibit excavation of burial sites (see H.R. 1381), 6458 [13AP]
———protection of graves and burial grounds (see H.R. 1646), 11243 [7JN]
Industry: conformance of certain fasteners to specifications (see H.R. 777), 6458 [13AP]
Insurance: catastrophic illness coverage (see H. Con. Res. 13), 2072 [9FE]
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty: implementation (see H. Res. 101), 7649 [1MY]
Interstitial Cystitis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 291), 11301 [8JN]
Iran: persecution of the Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 87), 18190 [2AU]
Ireland, Northern: fair employment incentives (see H.R. 156), 5945 [11AP]
———U.S. business guidelines for equal employment opportunity (see H.R. 725), 17334 [1AU]
Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 392), 22876 [3OC]
Japan: sale of F-16 aircraft technology (see H. Con. Res. 81), 5684 [6AP]
———sale of F-16 aircraft technology and codevelopment of FSX aircraft (see H.J. Res. 254), 9409 [16MY]
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 136), 3692 [8MR]
Job Training Partnership Act: amend to improve delivery of services (see H.R. 2039), 6881 [18AP]
Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 1159), 2899 [28FE]
Korea, Republic of: civil liberties violations (see H. Res. 261), 25147 [18OC]
Labeling: requirements relative to food or drink called lite or light (see H.R. 514), 266 [19JA]
Labor: increase productivity of U.S. labor force in 21st century (see H.R. 2235), 8206 [4MY]
Labor unions: deny crewmember status to certain strikes and lockouts (see H.R. 285), 2269 [21FE]
———hiring of permanent replacement workers during a strike (see H.R. 1383), 4110 [14MR]
Law enforcement officers: adjust administratively uncontrollable overtime pay of Federal officers and agents (see H.R. 215), 348 [24JA]
———capital punishment for killing certain Federal officers (see H.R. 1197), 3099 [1MR]
———tribute (see H.J. Res. 158), 3693 [8MR]
Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 149), 13846 [28JN]
Los Angeles Dodgers (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 119), 5515 [5AP]
Low Income Housing Preservation Act: enact (see H.R. 1057), 14475 [12JY]
Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138), 14695 [13JY]
Marcus Garvey Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 72), 5516 [5AP]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission: make permanent (see H.R. 1385), 4111 [14MR]
Medicaid: adoption and enforcement of certain guardianship laws (see H.R. 372), 327 [20JA]
Medicare: adult day care (see H.R. 990), 9408 [16MY]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 885), 13846 [28JN]
———payment for screening mammography (see H.R. 1471), 4488 [16MR]
———regional referral center classification of hospitals (see H.R. 680), 1149 [27JA]
———repeal supplemental premiums and provide funding for catastrophic benefits from general receipts (see H.R. 2547), 17334 [1AU]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 164), 4202 [15MR]
Mexico: revitalize trade (see H.R. 1360), 31245 [21NO]
Mihailovich, Draza: authorize monument in honor of World War II service (see H.J. Res. 156), 2900 [28FE]
Miners: early payment of benefit checks (see H.R. 521), 1398 [2FE]
Minimum wage: adjust (see H.R. 2, 2710), 4990 [20MR], 21407 [22SE]
Minorities: admission of students to institutions of higher education (see H. Con. Res. 147), 14992 [18JY]
Montana Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 106), 8846 [10MY]
Motor vehicles: tax treament of certain sales (see H.R. 2041), 14017 [10JY]
Mount Rushmore National Memorial: anniversary commemorative coin (see H.R. 1028), 11604 [13JN]
National Academy of Space, Science, and Technology: establish (see H.R. 2957), 16565 [27JY]
National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 278), 23992 [10OC]
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 117), 3858 [9MR]
National Alcohol and Drug Treatment Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 217), 10243 [25MY]
National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 185), 8916 [11MY]
National Arab-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 241), 23739 [6OC]
National Auctioneers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 78), 2902 [28FE]
National Burn Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 426), 27809 [7NO]
National Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 236), 8209 [4MY]
National Center on Elder Abuse: establish (see H.R. 220), 10868 [6JN]
National Ceramic Tile Industry Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67), 2072 [9FE]
National Check-Up Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 227), 10869 [6JN]
National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 132), 1747 [7FE]
National Cities Fight Back Against Drugs Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 416), 31245 [21NO]
National Cooperative Research and Production Act: amend (see H.R. 1025), 5379 [4AP]
National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 135), 3568 [7MR]
National Culinary Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 121), 3692 [8MR]
National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 276), 10870 [6JN]
National Dairy Goat Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 166), 11604 [13JN]
National Day of Peace: designate (see H.J. Res. 95), 5086 [21MR]
National Day of Recognition of the Polish Armed Forces of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 147), 3693 [8MR]
National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the U.S.S. Iowa: designate (see H.J. Res. 247), 7435 [25AP]
National Day To Commemorate the Bastille Day Bicentennial: designate (see H.J. Res. 298), 12283 [19JN]
National Diabetes Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 210), 7545 [26AP]
National Down's Syndrome Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 209), 10051 [23MY]
National Drinking Water Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134), 2902 [28FE]
National Drive for Life Weekend: designate (see H.J. Res. 257), 12284 [19JN]
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 429), 31246 [21NO]
National Duckling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 153), 6458 [13AP]
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 282), 28595 [13NO]
National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 94), 3858 [9MR]
National Glaucoma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 397), 25499 [23OC]
National Guard: wearing of military uniform while performing civilian services (see H.R. 581), 6332 [12AP]
National Health Care Food Service Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 141), 5086 [21MR]
National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 399), 20206 [12SE]
National HIV and AIDS Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 405), 22293 [28SE]
National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 194), 5945 [11AP]
National Hostage Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 400), 20775 [19SE]
National Journalism Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 206), 5517 [5AP]
National Korean War Veterans Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 130), 3500 [6MR]
National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 273), 12494 [20JN]
National Library Card Sign-Up Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 231), 10870 [6JN]
National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 277), 13279 [23JN]
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 385), 27192 [6NO]
National Minority Cancer Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 74), 6806 [17AP]
National Older Americans Abuse Prevention Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197), 8846 [10MY]
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 112), 2072 [9FE]
National Osteoporosis Prevention Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108), 1151 [27JA]
National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 230), 5514 [5AP]
National Polio Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 260), 8207 [4MY]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 178), 10243 [25MY]
National Quality Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 204), 18673 [3AU]
National Railroad Passenger Corp.: disposal of untreated waste on tracks (see H.R. 3380), 25917 [25OC]
National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 102), 4202 [15MR]
National Respect for the Elderly Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 115), 4202 [15MR]
National School Lunch Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 177), 5517 [5AP]
National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 274), 10870 [6JN]
National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 225), 17097 [31JY]
National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 150), 6458 [13AP]
National Spina Bifida Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 286), 24744 [16OC]
National Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 68), 7437 [25AP]
National Tap Dance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 131), 1747 [7FE]
National Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284), 10160 [24MY]
National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 120), 2555 [22FE]
National Water Recreation Safety Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 252), 7544 [26AP]
National Week of Outreach to the Rural Disabled: designate (see H.J. Res. 146), 18189 [2AU]
National Weight Loss Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 192), 5684 [6AP]
National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 82), 268 [19JA]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 35), 23992 [10OC]
National Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 148), 2902 [28FE]
Natural resources: national policy for the conservation of biological diversity (see H.R. 1268), 14694 [13JY]
News media: memorial honoring those killed while covering wars or armed conflict (see H.J. Res. 21), 1153 [27JA]
Nicaragua: economic sanctions (see H.R. 418), 2901 [28FE]
Nobel Prizes: recognition for preservation of the world environment (see H. Res. 193), 22745 [2OC]
NSC: membership of the Sec. of Commerce (see H.R. 1248), 5516 [5AP]
Occupational health and safety: system to identify and notify persons at high risk (see H.R. 3067), 17333 [1AU]
Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 60), 1748 [7FE]
OPM: transfer of authority to determine pay classification of administrative law judges (see H.R. 213), 348 [24JA]
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail: extend termination date for advisory council (see H.R. 915), 11604 [13JN]
Palau: authorize entry into Compact of Free Association (see H.J. Res. 175), 3691 [8MR]
Partnerships in Education Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 151), 5684 [6AP]
Peace Corps: training and educational benefits (see H.R. 985), 2068 [9FE]
Pensions: amend rules on fiduciary duties relative to assets of terminated plans (see H.R. 1661), 5378 [4AP]
———cost of living adjustments for Federal retirement program (see H.R. 1074), 5379 [4AP]
———cost of living adjustments for individuals receiving certain military benefits (see H.R. 1491), 6883 [18AP]
Pepper, Claude: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 149), 22293 [28SE]
Petroleum: excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel (see H. Res. 41), 268 [19JA]
Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: amend (see H.R. 830), 11819 [14JN]
PLO: terrorism (see H. Res. 223), 30117 [19NO]
Police Corps Program: establish (see H.R. 2798), 26590 [31OC]
Polish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 347), 13961 [29JN]
Political campaigns: require participation in debates by candidates receiving campaign funds (see H.R. 1733), 10869 [6JN]
Postage stamps: peace stamp in conjunction with the Soviet Union (see H.J. Res. 160), 2900 [28FE]
Postal Service: budget treatment (see H.R. 982), 4201 [15MR]
Power resources: national energy policy to reduce global warming (see H.R. 3143), 19328 [4AU]
POW/MIA: return (see H. Con. Res. 92), 8209 [4MY]
Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment to provide for direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 137), 2070 [9FE]
Product safety: modernizing testing of products containing hazardous or toxic substances (see H.R. 1676), 5513 [5AP]
Professional Constructors Day: designate (see H.R. 283), 1748 [7FE]
Public health and safety: strengthen protections available to employees against reprisals for disclosing certain information (see H.R. 3368), 22291 [28SE]
Public utilities: corporate rate reductions for certain customers (see H.R. 2493), 11819 [14JN]
Public welfare: Dept. of Agriculture assistance for two meals served daily per person (see H.R. 2756), 22292 [28SE]
Pueblo (U.S.S.): authorizing issuance of POW medals to crew members captured by Democratic People's Republic of Korea (see H.R. 819), 2902 [28FE]
Railroad Retirement Board: early payment of benefit checks (see H.R. 522), 1398 [2FE]
Raoul Wallenberg Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 47), 2072 [9FE]
Raoul Wallenberg Tribute Committee: memorial on public land in Washington, DC (see H.J. Res. 240), 6457 [13AP]
Recycling of waste products: encourage scientific research and development of technologies (see H.R. 500), 8208 [4MY]
Refugees: emergency admission (see H.R. 1605), 5271 [23MR]
———increase resettlement and migration programs (see H. Con. Res. 73), 5517 [5AP]
———status of certain Soviet and Indochinese nationals (see H.R. 2022), 9652 [18MY]
Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 238), 20648 [18SE]
Research: dissemination of biomedical information and prevention of duplication of experiments on animals (see H.R. 560), 348 [24JA]
———tax incentive (see H.R. 1416), 8208 [4MY]
Romania: import ban (see H.R. 2765), 27808 [7NO]
Rushdie, Salman: denouncing death sentence by Ayatollah Khomeini (see H.J. Res. 154), 3102 [1MR]
Salomon, Haym: placement of statue in Capitol Building (see H.R. 778), 7544 [26AP]
Seafood: inspection (see H.R. 1387), 10161 [24MY]
Seattle, WA: designate the Joe Hooper Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Center (see H.R. 769), 1394 [2FE]
Simon Wiesenthal Center, Los Angeles, CA: assistance for certain educational programs (see H.R. 3210), 19330 [4AU]
Smithsonian Institution: construction of additional facilities for the Cooper-Hewitt Museum (see H.R. 218), 1152 [27JA]
———development of plan to expand National Air and Space Museum at airport site (see H.R. 889), 5085 [21MR]
———transfer of Indian skeleton remains to tribes (see H.R. 1124), 7544 [26AP]
Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 917), 1746 [7FE]
———coverage and reimbursement for nursing services under medicare and medicaid (see H.R. 1140), 5516 [5AP]
———improve quality of services to individuals with mental retardation (see H.R. 854), 8710 [9MY]
———income requirements for benefits relative to severely disabled children (see H.R. 1525), 8711 [9MY]
———payment of benefits upon death of recipient (see H.R. 455), 2071 [9FE]
———payment reductions to hospitals under medicare part A (see H. Con. Res. 40), 1205 [31JA]
———work incentives relative to disability benefits (see H.R. 8), 6331 [12AP]
Social Security Administration: independent status (see H.R. 46), 1397 [2FE]
Solid waste: recycling a certain percentage of used lubricating oil (see H.R. 2648), 11818 [14JN]
Sonoma County, CA: establish Laguna de Santa Rosa National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 2548), 10867 [6JN]
Soviet Union: mutual and verifiable restrictions on production of plutonium and uranium (see H.R. 2403), 12810 [21JN]
Space sciences: commend NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for successes of Voyager mission (see H. Con. Res. 201), 24744 [16OC]
Special days: commission to advise the President on proposals for national commemorative events (see H.R. 539), 11243 [7JN]
Square dance: designate as national folk dance (see H.J. Res. 180), 3691 [8MR]
SSI: raise resource limits (see H.R. 360), 327 [20JA]
Statehood: 100th anniversary commemorative coins for certain (see H.R. 1553), 19332 [4AU]
Steel Fair Trade Review Act: enact (see H.R. 3093), 20442 [14SE]
Steel Import Stabilization Act: extend (see H.R. 904), 1746 [7FE]
Stewart, James M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1699), 6806 [17AP]
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.J. Res. 31), 269 [19JA]
Stock Raising Homestead Act: amend (see H.R. 737), 16428 [26JY]
Take Pride in the Flag Day: designate (see H. Res. 189), 13847 [28JN]
Tariff: wood products from countries that do not implement reforestation programs (see H.R. 2782), 18189 [2AU]
Taxation: 3-year basic recovery rule for annuities (see H.R. 1279), 3567 [7MR]
———amend provisions relative to individuals involved in radon prevention in buildings (see H.R. 1362), 3856 [9MR]
———certain credits will not be subject to the passive activity rules (see H.R. 796), 1395 [2FE]
———contribute refunds to hunger relief (see H.R. 81), 2799 [27FE]
———deduction for adoption expenses (see H.R. 1205), 5516 [5AP]
———deduction for interest on educational loans (see H.R. 747), 2554 [22FE]
———deductions for making homes accessible to the handicapped (see H.R. 152), 1152 [27JA]
———exceptions from rules on contributions of assistance (see H.R. 118), 10443 [31MY]
———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 2319), 12936 [22JN]
———oppose Federal excise tax increase (see H. Res. 134), 14476 [12JY]
———repeal nondiscrimination rules relative to employee benefit plans (see H.R. 634), 5274 [23MR]
———sale of chemicals which deplete ozone layer (see H.R. 1112), 2617 [23FE]
———sale of principal residence (see H.R. 1287), 12181 [15JN]
———treatment of employer subsidies for mass transit (see H.R. 3631), 28335 [9NO]
———withdrawals from individual retirement accounts to purchase first principal residence (see H.R. 1406), 12935 [22JN]
Telephone: prohibit certain practices involving automatic dialing systems (see H.R. 628), 6883 [18AP]
———prohibit certain practices involving the commercial use of facsimile machines (see H.R. 2184), 12284 [19JN]
Television: improve competition and services relative to programming and prohibit discrimination (see H.R. 2437), 25146 [18OC]
———industry-led consortium in field of advanced technology (see H.R. 2287), 12181 [15JN]
———right of State and local agencies to regulate cable rates (see H.R. 2222), 13962 [29JN]
Tobacco industry: educate youths regarding use of products and prohibit sale to minors (see H.R. 665), 1149 [27JA]
Tongass National Forest, AK: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 987), 2068 [9FE]
Tuna: labeling requirements (see H.R. 2926), 16203 [25JY]
U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to internationally recognized statehood of members (see H.R. 2145), 9140 [15MY]
U.S. flag: criminal penalties for desecration (see H.R. 2778), 14476 [12JY]
———prohibit desecration (see H.R. 2978), 19782 [7SE]
U.S. Naval Reserve Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 413), 28336 [9NO]
U.S. Peace Tax Fund: establish (see H.R. 1994), 30035 [17NO]
Unemployment: benefits for nonprofessional school employees between school terms (see H.R. 290), 6332 [12AP]
United Airlines: tribute to volunteers assisting in rescue operations for flight 232 (see H.J. Res. 379), 16564 [27JY]
United Services Organization: commemorative coins (see H.R. 2761), 29070 [15NO]
Utah: wilderness areas (see H.R. 1500), 8208 [4MY]
Valladares, Armando: Presidential Medal of Freedom award (see H. Con. Res. 176), 16564 [27JY]
Veterans: availability of benefits to those incarcerated in Federal penal or correctional institutions (see H.R. 3453), 24234 [12OC]
———early payment of benefit checks (see H.R. 520), 1398 [2FE]
———educational assistance for survivors and dependents (see H.R. 2192), 14076 [11JY]
———exclude agent orange settlement payments from countable income under Federal means-tested programs (see H.R. 1129), 8710 [9MY]
———pension for World War I service (see H.R. 1918), 6455 [13AP]
———presumption of service connection between certain diseases and active duty during the Vietnamese conflict (see H.R. 3004), 16202 [25JY]
———presumption of service connection for the occurrence of post-traumatic stress disorders (see H.R. 794), 1395 [2FE]
———receive compensation concurrently with retired pay and without deductions from either (see H.R. 303), 23992 [10OC]
———time period for utilization of benefits (see H.R. 2237), 14076 [11JY]
Vietnam: release and emigration of reeducation camp detainees (see H. Con. Res. 113), 11244 [7JN]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: display U.S. flag at apex (see H.R. 850), 7544 [26AP]
Vocational Education Act: grants for technical education (see H.R. 22), 2071 [9FE]
Vocational-Technical Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 367), 30117 [19NO]
Washington Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 410), 25411 [20OC]
White House Conference on Homelessness: convene (see H.R. 2560), 12494 [20JN]
Wilderness Act: anniversary of National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.J. Res. 163), 6458 [13AP]
Women: economic equity (see H.R. 3085), 18188 [2AU]
———protect foreign spouses from abuse and mental cruelty (see H.R. 2580), 19332 [4AU]
World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 267), 21217 [21SE]
World Marriage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 98), 2902 [28FE]
World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 248), 7435 [25AP]
World War II: commemorative medal for Armed Forces members present at Pearl Harbor attack (see H.R. 2575), 11242 [7JN]
———memorial and museum (see H.R. 537), 266 [19JA]
World War II Remembrance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 221), 12284 [19JN]
Yosemite National Park: anniversary (see H.R. 3182; H.J. Res. 398), 25615 [24OC]
Youth: assistance programs, services, and conferences (see H.R. 1492), 9996 [22MY]
Zaire: U.S. assistance (see H.R. 1899), 10869 [6JN]
Zinnemann, Fred: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1699), 6806 [17AP]
Letters
Child nutrition programs: American Association of School Administrators, 23986 [10OC]
———Congressional Black Caucus, 23985 [10OC]
———Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 23985 [10OC]
———National Council of La Raza, 23986 [10OC]
———National Puerto Rican Coalition, Inc., 23986 [10OC]
Poems
``Spirit'': Jamie Cadenas, 16210
Remarks by, on
Armed Forces: claims against the U.S. relative to negligent medical care (H.R. 536), 13591 [27JN]
Black History Month: observance, 2871
Budget: reconciliation (H.R. 3299), 23214 [4OC], 23337, 23358
Bush, President: administration budget proposals, 2596
Central America: bipartisan accord (H.R. 1750), 6395 [13AP]
Children: extend authority of child nutrition programs (H.R. 24), agree to Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 260), 23985 [10OC]
Day care: tax credit, 23337, 23358
Dept. of Defense: domestic procurement contract compliance by General Telephone & Electronics Corp., 14030 [11JY]
———mobile subscriber equipment program, 11583 [13JN]
Dept. of HUD: management oversight abuses, 24924
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: appropriations (H.R. 2991), 17150 [1AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and related agencies: appropriations (H.R. 2916), conference report, 25885 [25OC]
Displaced Homemakers Employment Training and Self-Sufficiency Act: enact (H.R. 3069), 17591
East Los Angeles College: tribute, 14712
Eastern Airlines: appoint board to resolve labor dispute, 3220 [2MR]
General Telephone & Electronics Corp.: international business, 14622, 14689-14692 [13JY]
Greece: independence anniversary, 5052
House of Representatives: bicentennial, 5374
Labor: enhance access to job training services (H.R. 3266), 20410
Medicare: catastrophic illness coverage, 23214 [4OC]
Minimum wage: adjust (H.R. 2), 5215, 5227
———adjust (H.R. 2), conference report, 8890 [11MY]
———adjust (H.R. 2), veto, 11768 [14JN]
National Job Skills Week: designate (H.J. Res. 195), 4140
———designate (S.J. Res. 148), 22279 [28SE]
Soviet Union: emigration policy, 12414
Unemployment: identification of labor shortages (H.R. 2760), 13639
VISTA: reauthorizing, 14704 [13JY]
Vocational Education Act: extend authority (H.R. 7), 8640
Votes: position on missed, 16214
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 2880 [28FE], 4110 [14MR], 13620 [27JN], 14692 [13JY], 16201 [25JY], 20402 [13SE]
Special order: granted, 3241 [2MR], 11600 [13JN], 14473 [12JY], 14692 [13JY], 15848 [24JY]
Summaries
Displaced Homemakers Employment Training and Self-Sufficiency Act (H.R. 3069), 17592
Texts of
H.R. 3069, Displaced Homemakers Employment Training and Self-Sufficiency Act, 17592
H.R. 3266, Workforce 2000 Job Training Partnership Act, 20410-20413 [13SE]