VELAZQUEZ, NYDIA M. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments offered by, to

National Highway System: designate (H.R. 2274), H9247 [19SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Health: prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 2691), H13804 [29NO]

Immigration: treatment of certain aliens entering the U.S. without inspection (see H.R. 2716), H14002 [5DE]

Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 2344), H8994 [14SE]

Medicaid: require HMOs and other managed care plans to make payments relative to assistance provided by school-based health centers (see H.R. 2420), H9670 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: protection of reproductive rights and access to reproductive health care clinics (see H.R. 1952), H6481 [28JN]

African Americans: acknowledge the injustice and inhumanity of slavery, examine current impact of slavery and discrimination, and recommend remedies (see H.R. 891), H11939 [8NO]

Agriculture: eliminate the Market Promotion Program (see H.R. 1749), H7068 [17JY]

———labeling of milk products relative to bovine growth hormones, and development of residue test (see H.R. 2084, 2085), H7378 [20JY]

———price supports for milk (see H.R. 2000), H8806 [12SE]

———price supports for sugar (see H.R. 1687), H5471 [23MY]

AIDS Cure Project: establish (see H.R. 761), H969 [31JA]

Airlines: prohibit smoking on all flights (see H.R. 969), H5190 [17MY]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H1967 [21FE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5690 [7JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 118, 120), H12506 [15NO]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172), H5753 [8JN]

Budget: identification and control of tax expenditures (see H.R. 1387), H4916 [12MY]

Business and industry: volunteer guidelines for socially responsible practices for U.S. businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 910), H1688 [13FE]

Chavez, Cesar E.: designate birthday as Federal holiday (see H.J. Res. 84), H4031 [30MR]

Children and youth: health research (see H.R. 1735), H5692 [7JN]

———reform child labor laws (see H.R. 1049), H2224 [24FE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1507), H4431 [7AP]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H6045 [15JN]

Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H9363 [20SE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 42), H2716 [6MR]

———revise and extend (see H.R. 1872), H8806 [12SE]

Connecticut: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the Old State House (see H.R. 1933), H8725 [8SE]

Crime: prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758), H8537 [4AU]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1700), H5571 [24MY]

Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 367), H1461 [8FE]

Dept. of Defense: eliminate promotion of civilian marksmanship (see H.R. 638), H537 [23JA]

———reduce size of operational support aircraft fleet (see H.R. 1973), H7461 [21JY]

———terminate C-17 Airlifter program and use nondevelopmental aircrafts to meet strategic airlift requirements (see H.R. 703), H802 [26JA]

Diseases: pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 62), H4432 [7AP]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H6089 [19JN]

Drunken driving: strengthen Federal laws to prevent (see H.R. 588), H4795 [10MY]

Ecology and environment: funding to States to implement national estuary conservation and management plans (see H.R. 1438, 1917), H4414 [6AP], H6269 [22JN]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1050), H2224 [24FE]

Elections: provide for multimember congressional districts by limited, cumulative, or preference voting systems (see H.R. 2545), H12085 [9NO]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 83), H7011 [13JY]

ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 2140), H7990 [28JY]

———joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 1355), H12190 [13NO]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 785, 801), H1157 [2FE], H2989 [9MR]

———interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court orders (see H.R. 95), H400 [19JA]

Federal employees: strengthen post-employment restrictions on certain executive and legislative branch officials (see H.R. 1576), H5623 [6JN]

Financial institutions: provide consumer protections (see H. Res. 110), H2989 [9MR]

Firearms: prohibit possession of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 250), H890 [30JA]

Foreign aid: prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 942), H5072 [16MY]

Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreement (see H.R. 2714), H14002 [5DE]

———prohibit the importation of goods produced abroad with child labor (see H.R. 2065), H7256 [19JY]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H14765 [13DE]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 174), H6913 [12JY]

FRS: authorize GAO to audit divisions, boards, committees, banks, and branches (see H.R. 809), H1689 [13FE]

———clarify application of the Government in the Sunshine Act to the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 1055), H3049 [10MR]

———defer additional increases in interest rates (see H. Res. 54), H969 [31JA]

———impact of interest rates on the housing industry (see H. Res. 98), H2892 [8MR]

Fuhrman, Mark: investigation relative to perjury and possible criminal wrong doing committed by the former Los Angeles police detective (see H. Res. 243), H10726 [24OC]

Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 1056), H2224 [24FE]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H6913 [12JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H2989 [9MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1955, 1970), H6913 [12JY], H10848 [25OC]

House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H8684 [7SE]

House Rules: disclosure of source of amendments, measures, and committee reports (see H. Res. 132), H6699 [30JN]

———require that committee reports on legislation contain analysis of impact on children (see H. Res. 184), H6735 [10JY]

———treat copyright royalties as honoraria (see H. Res. 20), H2064 [22FE]

Housing: benefits relative to the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1006), H7067 [17JY]

———creation of low-income housing trust fund relative to tax treatment of mortgage interest, property tax deductions, and inherited property (see H.R. 1016), H2063 [22FE]

Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1752 [14FE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H8537 [4AU]

———prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 2654), H14311 [12DE]

International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 244), H2989 [9MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H2393 [28FE]

Medicaid: improve Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 818, 2226), H1207 [3FE], H8534 [4AU]

———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 780), H5691 [7JN]

Medicare: colorectal screening (see H.R. 1046), H6200 [21JN]

———coverage of paramedic intercept ambulance support services (see H.R. 1757), H8537 [4AU]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H10485 [19OC]

———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 779, 1496), H5691 [7JN], H6159 [20JN]

———reform (see H.R. 2422), H11939 [8NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]

Members of Congress: treatment of financial assets and strengthening of financial disclosure requirements (see H.R. 1356), H3974 [29MR]

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. 772), H1050 [1FE]

Minimum wage: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 620), H4031 [30MR]

———level (see H.R. 940), H4619 [9MY]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Res. 285), H14927 [14DE]

Motor vehicles: school bus safety (see H.R. 1884), H7012 [13JY]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 499, 2651), H241 [13JA], H13142 [16NO]

National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts: honoring of G. Gordon Liddy relative to characterization of Federal law enforcement officials (see H. Res. 153), H6159 [20JN]

National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice: abolish (see H.R. 638), H537 [23JA]

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H5609 [25MY]

National Voter Registration Act: affirmation (see H. Con. Res. 96), H8536 [4AU]

NIH: funding for diabetes-related research (see H.R. 1656), H8537 [4AU]

Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 885), H9363 [20SE]

Paramilitary organizations: prohibit formation of private units (see H.R. 1544), H6270 [22JN]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H3327 [16MR]

Political campaigns: require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see H.R. 324), H172 [9JA]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 852), H1371 [7FE]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 1250), H3276 [15MR]

Public works: national program to create jobs and restore infrastructure (see H.R. 1405), H4335 [5AP]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 1591), H4618 [9MY]

Puerto Rico: transfer of certain lands on the Island of Vieques (see H.R. 2159), H8308 [2AU]

Rivers, Ruben: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2228), H8534 [4AU]

Selective Service System: suspend registration requirement and activities except during national emergencies (see H.R. 1709), H6699 [30JN]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2310), H9592 [27SE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13930 [4DE]

Social Security: maintenance and protection of system (see H. Con. Res. 78), H8361 [3AU]

———require States to permit a chronically-ill parent to appoint a standby guardian for a minor without surrendering parental rights (see H.R. 709), H5471 [23MY]

Taxation: benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 1278), H4874 [11MY]

———encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 931), H8309 [2AU]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1389), H4177 [4AP]

———permit opponents of war to designate tax payments to a Peace Tax Fund (see H.R. 1402), H4335 [5AP]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H692 [25JA]

———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 110), H10848 [25OC]

———treatment of accelerated death benefits under life insurance contracts (see H.R. 99), H1371 [7FE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 1985), H7179 [18JY]

———treatment of group legal services plans (see H.R. 540), H4433 [7AP]

———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 708), H1968 [21FE]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents (H.R. 1535), consideration (see H. Res. 160), H5905 [13JN]

———treatment of student loan interest (see H.R. 1229), H5623 [6JN]

———treatment of tenant-stockholders in cooperative housing corporations (see H.R. 1190, 1546), H2988 [9MR], H4511 [2MY]

Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (see H.R. 1129), H2651 [3MR]

Turkey: restrict foreign and military assistance conditional to human rights standards (see H.R. 1274), H4619 [9MY]

U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 220), H8806 [12SE]

U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 119), H14764 [13DE]

U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H13142 [16NO]

Urban areas: economic redevelopment (see H.R. 1381), H6270 [22JN]

———provide grants to nonprofit organizations to develop open spaces (see H.R. 936), H1751 [14FE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H5571 [24MY]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H6397 [27JN]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H10048 [12OC]

Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1400), H4334 [5AP]

———Federal facilities pollution control (see H.R. 363), H970 [31JA]

Waterways: restoration projects to control flooding, erosion, and pollution runoff and improve water quality (see H.R. 1331), H3878 [28MR]

Weapons: deployment policy for ballistic missile systems (see H.R. 983), H2811 [7MR]

———eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876), H7550 [24JY]

———production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 991), H2811 [7MR]

White House Conference on Trade and Investment in Ireland: endorse Irish-American agenda (see H. Con. Res. 43), H3327 [16MR]

Women: availability of information on reproductive health services (see H. Res. 118), H7257 [19JY]

———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 1736), H5608 [25MY]

———prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision (see H.R. 941), H7179 [18JY]

World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 966), H8536 [4AU]

Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area: establish within the Gallatin and Custer National Forests (see H.R. 1846), H5983 [14JN]

Letters

Medicare reform: Cynthia Tinker, H10311 [19OC]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: coverage of abortion procedures through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H7186 [19JY]

———State discretion in deciding on funding for victims of rape and incest, H8376 [3AU]

———use of law enforcement block grants to protect family planning clinics, H1730 [14FE]

Brooklyn, NY: anniversary of St. Michael's Church, E1990 [20OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H716 [26JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H15098 [19DE], H15489 [21DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10884 [26OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13168 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5125 [17MY], H5295 [18MY], H5489 [24MY]

Bushwick, NY: anniversary of Ridgewood-Bushwick Senior Citizens Center, E241 [1FE]

Bushwick Resource Coalition: anniversary, E1088 [19MY]

Correctional institutions: prison construction funding, H1582 [10FE]

Courts: limitations on punitive damage awards, H2938 [9MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), H2938 [9MR]

Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), H1582 [10FE]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), H9341 [20SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5942 [14JN]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5409 [23MY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), H7186 [19JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 289), H14086 [6DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8209 [2AU], H8376 [3AU]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7827, H7877 [27JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), conference report, H13757 [29NO]

Education: student loan programs, H5489 [24MY]

Employment: child labor, minimum wage, and occupational safety standards, H523 [23JA]

ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), H8759 [12SE]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H366 [19JA], H523 [23JA], H572 [24JA]

———treatment of children's health relative to unfunded Federal mandates reform, H572 [24JA]

Gingrich, Representative: status of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) ethics investigation and appointment of independent counsel, H14181 [7DE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H15489 [21DE]

Health: prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (H.R. 2691), H13734 [29NO]

Housing: funding for low-income housing, H7557 [25JY], H7827 [27JY]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), consideration (H. Res. 226), H9520 [27SE]

Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1730 [14FE]

Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site: establish (H.R. 2344), E1786 [14SE]

LSC: abolish (H.R. 2277), H9366 [21SE]

———funding, H14086 [6DE]

Medicaid: require HMOs and other managed care plans to make payments relative to assistance provided by school-based health centers (H.R. 2420), E1868 [28SE]

Medicare: reform, H4678 [10MY], H5696 [8JN], H6744 [11JY], H9509 [27SE], H10211 [18OC]

———reform (H.R. 2425), H10311 [19OC]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H14026 [6DE]

National Highway System: designate (H.R. 2274), H9296 [20SE]

———designate (S. 440), conference report, E2250 [28NO]

National security: national missile defense systems, H5942 [14JN]

———revitalize (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 83), H1772 [15FE]

New York: funding for road and highway projects, E2250 [28NO]

New York, NY: Gowanus Expressway rehabilitation project, H9296 [20SE]

———tribute to El Ole restaurant, E1063 [17MY]

———tribute to El Regreso Foundation, E86 [11JA]

———tribute to high school graduates, E1420 [12JY]

———tribute to ``Stop the Violence'' concert, E1490 [21JY]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H2730 [7MR]

———reform, H13808 [30NO]

———reform (H.R. 4), H3768 [24MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, H15520 [21DE]

Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), H1949 [21FE]

———rates (H.R. 1215), H4187 [5AP]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, H5942 [14JN]

Votes: position on missed, E2367 [14DE], E2400 [19DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H218 [11JA]

Tributes

Dunne, Joseph, E1041 [16MY]

Izquierdo, Elisa, H13808 [30NO]