TORRES, ESTEBAN EDWARD (a Representative from California)
Addresses
Agents of Change: Bridget A. Goodman, E1109
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4426, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H6393 [28JY]
———H.R. 4624, Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H8510 [17AU]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Aceves, Jose J.: relief (see H.R. 5240), H11200 [6OC]
Employment: penalties for inadequate recordkeeping of employee citizenship and wages (see H.R. 4288), H2638 [21AP]
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: amend (see H.R. 4787), H5870 [19JY]
National Hispanic Business Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 397), H6698 [2AU]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
African-American Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 364), H6550 [1AU]
Agriculture: labeling of milk products relative to bovine growth hormones (see H.R. 1906), H2398 [18AP]
Airlines: circulation of fresh air in commercial aircraft (see H.R. 2985), H5170 [27JN]
———issuance of certificate of public convenience and necessity relative to previous petitions for bankruptcy (see H.R. 2641), H43 [25JA]
Aliens: treatment of criminal aliens (see H.R. 4054), H1439 [16MR]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce or transport of captive-bred animals for the purpose of hunting (see H.R. 4997), H8754 [19AU]
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 5043), H9903 [27SE]
Armenia: conflict with Azerbaijan relating to the Nagorno Karabagh area (see H. Con. Res. 247), H3278 [11MY]
Armstrong, Louis (Satchmo): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.J. Res. 15), H4166 [26MY]
Belleville, NJ: recognize as birthplace of industrial revolution (see H. Con. Res. 35), H9158 [13SE]
California: disaster assistance for earthquake (see H.R. 3735), H82 [26JA]
———management of the Presidio military facility (see H.R. 3433), H2252 [13AP]
California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: establish (see H.R. 3611), H2640 [21AP]
Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 356), H2397 [18AP]
Children of Alcoholics Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 230), H11201 [6OC]
Chile: trade agreement (see H.R. 4375), H4553 [15JN]
Citizenship: report on the timeliness of processing applications for naturalization (see H.R. 4042), H1438 [16MR]
Colleges and universities: guidelines for overtime compensation for certain community college employees (see H.R. 3658), H3681 [18MY]
Constitution Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 390), H5870 [19JY]
Cuba: trade embargo (see H.R. 2229), H10538 [3OC]
Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 4941), H9351 [20SE]
D-Day National Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 303), H1323 [11MR]
Disasters: provide for disaster avoidance and response plans and development of relief and reinsurance plans (see H.R. 2873), H1253 [10MR]
Ecology and environment: establish environmental response training and employment programs (see H.R. 4411), H4654 [16JN]
Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 329), H1541 [17MR]
Employment: establish a minority graduate mentor program (see H.R. 4366), H5350 [29JN]
———prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation (see H.R. 4636), H6984 [4AU]
Fair Labor Standards Act: amend regarding statute of limitations and protection of employees who assist investigations (see H.R. 2710), H2398 [18AP]
Families and domestic relations: evaluation of services and selection of educational programs relative to domestic violence (see H.R. 3415), H1541 [17MR]
Federal employees: administrative review of employment discrimination claims (see H.R. 2721), H1440 [16MR]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 4514), H4722 [17JN]
Financial institutions: regulatory capital guidelines for treatment of real estate assets sold with limited recourse (see H.R. 3642), H1440 [16MR]
Foreign aid: prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 4142), H1995 [24MR]
Freedom Summer Remembrance Day: designate (see H. Res. 457), H4721 [17JN]
FTC: study tobacco industry targeting of women and minorities in advertisement (see H.R. 4279), H2638 [21AP]
GATT: establish a working party on trade and worker rights and labor standards (see H.R. 4271), H2582 [20AP]
General Bernardo de Galvez Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 347), H5170 [27JN]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 310), H1254 [10MR]
Haiti: impose sanctions and halt the interdiction and return of refugees (see H.R. 4114), H2507 [19AP]
Hall, James N.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 215), H3682 [18MY]
Health: funding for WIC food programs in any national health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 233), H8505 [16AU]
Health care facilities: assistance for AIDS patients treatment (see H.R. 5141), H10538 [3OC]
``Hispanic Americans in Congress'': authorize printing (see H. Con. Res. 299), H9902 [27SE]
Housing: reform certain housing programs (see H.R. 4218), H2367 [14AP]
Immigration: admission of Amerasian children born in the Philippines (see H.R. 2429), H2252 [13AP]
———expand the scope of unfair immigration-related employment practices and protections (see H.R. 4053), H1439 [16MR]
Income: increase minimum wage and deny business tax deductions for certain executive pay (see H.R. 3278), H2398 [18AP]
IRS: liability of employees in court cases (see H.R. 3261), H8696 [18AU]
Japan: access of U.S. business to markets (see H.R. 3900), H1997 [24MR]
Law enforcement officers: extend civil service retirement provisions to certain Federal officers (see H.R. 1034), H1440 [16MR]
Let's Stop Kids Killing Kids Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 360), H2639 [21AP]
Long Island Rail Road Co.: labor-management dispute (see H.J. Res. 379), H4721 [17JN]
Lumber industry: export controls (see H.R. 4402), H3344 [12MY]
Mercury: regulation of hazardous waste (see H. Con. Res. 319), H11564 [29NO]
Military assistance: prohibit to Governments that are undemocratic, engaged in armed aggression, or in violation of human rights or arms control standards (see H.R. 3538), H2507 [19AP]
Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 692), H9600 [23SE]
Mitchell, John: relief (see H.R. 3017), H2252 [13AP]
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 317), H1254 [10MR]
National Apollo Anniversary Observance: designate (see H.J. Res. 353), H4995 [24JN]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 311), H5655 [13JY]
National Earthquake Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 325), H1957 [23MR]
National Flag Celebration Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 286), H3791 [20MY]
National Gang Violence Prevention Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 391), H6550 [1AU]
National Good Teen Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 326), H9569 [22SE]
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 2420), H43 [25JA]
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 332), H1441 [16MR]
National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 374), H5951 [20JY]
National Penny Charity Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 415), H10446 [30SE]
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138), H1067 [7MR]
National Random Acts of Kindness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 357), H2506 [19AP]
National Walking Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 276), H2937 [2MY]
NATO: assist transition of certain countries to NATO membership (see H.R. 4210), H10538 [3OC]
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs: appeals process and judicial review (see H.R. 4977), H8595 [17AU]
———procedures for the selection of second-opinion physicians (see H.R. 4978), H8595 [17AU]
———selection of board-certified second-opinion physicians (see H.R. 4979), H8595 [17AU]
O'Neill, Thomas P., Jr.: designate a year to honor the memory and leadership qualities (see H. Res. 329), H2220 [12AP]
Pediatric and Adolescent AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 334), H3156 [5MY]
Persian Gulf Conflict: compensation for veterans and increased research relative to illnesses attributed to service during conflict (see H.R. 4386), H5547 [12JY]
Pesticides: regulate chemical residues in food (see H.R. 4091), H1556 [18MR]
Power resources: funding for energy research, development, demonstration, and commercialization relative to the economy and environmental protection (see H. Con. Res. 188), H157 [1FE]
Professional Boxing Corp.: establish (see H.R. 2607), H4090 [25MY]
Public Health Service: revise and extend programs to improve the health of individuals of minority groups (see H.R. 3869), H912 [1MR]
Public lands: designate certain as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, national park and preserve study areas, wild land recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 2638), H9762 [26SE]
Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 253), H2583 [20AP]
Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 4767), H8755 [19AU]
Radio: recognize the achievements of radio amateurs and establish support for radio amateurs as national policy (see H.J. Res. 199), H2368 [14AP]
Railroads: employee protection benefits (see H.R. 3866), H544 [11FE]
Refugees: involuntary return of refugees outside the U.S., and designate Haiti under temporary protected status (see H.R. 3663), H1088 [8MR]
Schneerson, Menachem Mendel: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4497), H4391 [13JN]
Small business: authorization for programs (see H.R. 4172), H5547 [12JY]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 4912), H11429 [7OC]
Special Olympics World Games: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 3879), H679 [23FE]
Taxation: casualty loss deduction for disaster losses relative to adjusted gross income floor (see H.R. 3811), H3156 [5MY]
———credit for care of elderly low-income relatives (see H.R. 4195), H2251 [13AP]
———mortgage revenue bond financing for veterans (see H.R. 1289), H5761 [14JY]
———treatment of U.S. citizens moving business production abroad and foreign persons doing business in the U.S. (see H.R. 4860), H6482 [29JY]
U.S. Labor Attache Corps: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 257), H4883 [22JN]
U.S. Trade Representative: establish position of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business (see H. Con. Res. 184), H1059 [3MR]
Utah: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H8505 [16AU]
Veterans: benefits for Philippine service in World War II (see H.R. 4701), H9009 [21AU]
———eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 3023), H1781 [21MR]
Vietnam Human Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 333), H2583 [20AP]
Virgin Islands: appointment of a U.S. marshal (see H.R. 4869), H6549 [1AU]
Water: authorizing appropriations for U.S.-Mexico wastewater treatment works (see H.R. 4478, 4479), H4959 [23JN]
Year of Gospel Music: designate (see H.J. Res. 297), H4166 [26MY]
Years of the Girl Child: designate (see H.J. Res. 302), H2914 [28AP]
Brochures
Consensus for Change—Final Report of the Global Policy Project, E1675
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H5875 [20JY]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H9096 [13SE]
Remarks by, on
Appropriations: making supplemental (H.R. 3759), H277
Armenians: anniversary of genocide, H2476
Budget: rescission authority, H277
Cabrera, Edward: El Rancho, CA, Unified School District Hall of Fame Award recipient, E2349
California: designate certain desert lands as wilderness (H.R. 518), H5524
———disaster assistance for earthquake, H277
———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (H.R. 518), H5524
Carrillo, Gilbert: El Rancho, CA, Unified School District Hall of Fame Award recipient, E2326
Colosio, Luis Donaldo: assassination of Mexican Presidential candidate, H1962 [24MR]
Consumers: fair credit reporting (S. 783), H9811 [27SE]
Credit: accuracy of consumer information maintained by credit reporting agencies (H.R. 1015), H4366 [13JN]
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3355), conference report, H8953 [21AU]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3355), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 517), H7941 [11AU]
Dept. of Environmental Protection: analysis of Federal regulations and mandates imposed on State and local governments, H177 [2FE]
———establish (H.R. 3425), consideration (H. Res. 312), H177 [2FE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4603), H5113 [27JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4606), H5331 [29JN]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), H5389, H5401
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), conference report, H9054, H9055 [12SE]
Education: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), H1033
———bilingual education program funding, H1721 [21MR]
———require local school districts to compile statistics of children of illegal immigrants, H1033
———trade school revenue relative to student financial aid programs, H5331 [29JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4426), H4036 [25MY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4426), conference report, H6807 [4AU]
Immigration: employment of undocumented immigrants, H2588 [21AP]
Interstate commerce: insurance disclosures (H.R. 1188), H5916 [20JY]
Mexico: elections, H8701 [19AU]
Quiroz, Esteban C.: Pico Rivera, CA, Lions Club Melvin Jones Fellowship Award recipient, E334
Republican Party: national agenda, H9576 [23SE]
Sanchez, Camerino, Jr.: El Rancho, CA, Unified School District Hall of Fame Award recipient, E2357
Santa Fe Springs, CA: tribute to Armando Mora and Larry Sandoval Memorial Scholarship Programs, E1702
Space policy: space station program funding, H5389, H5401
Votes: position on missed, H5113 [27JN], E561
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H107 [1FE], H1056 [3MR], H2249 [13AP], H2993 [3MY], H3054 [4MY], H4216 [8JN], H5169 [27JN], H5544 [12JY], H6547 [1AU], H6982 [4AU], H7190 [8AU], H7505 [10AU], H8051 [12AU], H9007 [21AU]
Schedules
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs (House): Subcommittee on Consumer Credit and Insurance: consumer access to financial services, D456 [28AP]
Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate): Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, D834 [19JY]
Committee on Rules (House): selection process and cleanup standards of CERCLA, D1062 [13SE]
Committee on Ways and Means (House): Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures: Free Trade With Cuba Act, D279 [17MR]
———Subcommittee on Trade: Free Trade With Cuba Act, D279 [17MR]
Tributes
Chavez, Helen F., E1652
Duarte, Frank, E1332
Edwards, Representative Don, H11196
Ford, Charles A., E1790
Goodman, Bridget A., E1108
Gothold, Stuart E., E1617
Hovaldt, Marcene E., E1724
Lapple, Ernie and Sarah, E61
Luera, Jesse M., E1097
Malinzak, Eugene A., E1101
Natividad, Alberto, E646
Pico, Don Pio de Jesus, E853
Robles, Darline P., E374
Sanchez, Alex A., E1098