MARTINEZ, MATTHEW G. (a Representative from California)
Amendments offered by, to
ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), H8770 [12SE]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H326 [18JA], H403 [19JA], H873 [30JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Federal employees: review of employment discriminations claims (see H.R. 2133), H7916 [27JY]
Los Angeles, CA: construction of thermal destruction facility (see H.R. 2583), H11767 [2NO]
———prevent construction of a gas recovery treatment facility (see H.R. 2267), H8596 [6SE]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2056), H7179 [18JY]
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]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Agriculture: price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2008), H6829 [11JY]
———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 2143), H8063 [31JY]
AIDS Cure Project: establish (see H.R. 761), H14927 [14DE]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H7067 [17JY]
Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 118, 120), H12506 [15NO]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H4336 [5AP]
Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H6830 [11JY]
Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see H.R. 1739), H5905 [13JN]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172), H4512 [2MY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 28), H175 [9JA]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), consideration (see H. Res. 33), H468 [20JA]
———require an operating and a capital budget to distinguish between Federal funds and trust funds (see H.R. 1233), H4336 [5AP]
Business and industry: require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H15639 [27DE]
California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: continuation of operations (see H.R. 1781), H6831 [11JY]
Chavez, Cesar E.: designate birthday as Federal holiday (see H.J. Res. 84), H4031 [30MR]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H2584 [2MR]
———provide child care through public-private partnerships (see H.R. 986), H1907 [16FE]
China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1752 [14FE]
———visit of President Lee Teng-hui (see H. Con. Res. 53), H4336 [5AP]
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]
Civil Rights Act: applications (see H.R. 658), H1752 [14FE]
Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H7012 [13JY]
———redesign $1 coin to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. (see H.R. 616), H5983 [14JN]
Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H2224 [24FE]
Contracts: simplify labor laws applicable to Federal contracts (see H.R. 967), H1850 [15FE]
Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 367), H1461 [8FE]
Cyprus: dispute resolution (see H. Con. Res. 42), H7012 [13JY]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6699 [30JN]
Diseases: pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 62), H4916 [12MY]
Ecology and environment: funding to States to implement national estuary conservation and management plans (see H.R. 1438, 1917), H4414 [6AP], H6269 [22JN]
———strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 2407), H14003 [5DE]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1050), H8537 [4AU]
———promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2178), H14927 [14DE]
Edison, Thomas Alva: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 893), H5072 [16MY]
Education: substitute educational quality evaluations for cohort default rates in eligibility determinations for student assistance programs (see H.R. 903), H3327 [16MR]
Employment: age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 849), H1371 [7FE]
———clarify exemption of houseparents from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements (see H.R. 2531), H13804 [29NO]
Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2275), H8994 [14SE]
———reauthorize, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2275), H9671 [28SE]
ERISA: joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 1355), H12190 [13NO]
Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 488), H4619 [9MY]
———require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 1568), H5472 [23MY]
Families and domestic relations: interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court orders (see H.R. 95), H1460 [8FE]
———require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]
Federal employees: treatment of life insurance options for disabled retirees (see H.R. 2688), H15633 [22DE]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H4441 [1MY]
Firearms: permit Federal licensees to conduct business at out-of-State gun shows (see H.R. 659), H4873 [11MY]
———regulate sale, import, and manufacture of polymer plastic ammunition (see H.R. 221), H593 [24JA]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H3416 [21MR]
Foreign trade: develop criteria for market access in foreign countries (see H.R. 1560), H5191 [17MY]
FRS: impact of interest rates on the housing industry (see H. Res. 98), H4796 [10MY]
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]
Gambling: limit authority of States to regulate gambling devices on vessels (see H.R. 253), H2716 [6MR]
Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H537 [23JA]
Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 1056), H2224 [24FE]
Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H890 [30JA]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200, 2071), H2989 [9MR], H7256 [19JY]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1950; H. Con. Res. 79), H6831 [11JY]
Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H4619 [9MY]
Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish to allow tax deductible donations (see H.R. 797), H3975 [29MR]
House of Representatives: return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26), H468 [20JA]
House Rules: reform gift rules (see H. Res. 264), H12127 [10NO]
Housing: prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families (see H.R. 117), H166 [9JA]
———prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H8597 [6SE]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1404), H4335 [5AP]
Income: create a livable wage (see H.R. 768), H1612 [10FE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1986), H6698 [30JN]
Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 1201), H4177 [4AP]
Investments: reform conduct of private securities litigation (see H.R. 555), H803 [26JA]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H2811 [7MR]
Labeling: repeal requirement for saccharin notice (see H.R. 1787), H11767 [2NO]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1484), H5367 [18MY]
———counseling programs for disabled police officers (see H.R. 384), H325 [18JA]
———establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H5609 [25MY]
Legal Services Corp.: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1806), H7012 [13JY]
Medicaid: prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 780), H2651 [3MR]
Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H9245 [19SE]
———chiropractic services (see H.R. 997), H4546 [3MY]
———colorectal screening (see H.R. 922), H2651 [3MR]
———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H6830 [11JY]
———permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H229 [11JA]
———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 779), H2651 [3MR]
———reform (see H.R. 2422), H9670 [28SE]
———screening mammography (see H.R. 958), H1849 [15FE]
Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 764, 940), H1208 [3FE], H1751 [14FE]
Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 357), H5905 [13JN]
NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 499, 2651), H2811 [7MR], H15088 [18DE]
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H3808 [24MR]
National Voter Registration Act: voluntary compliance by States (see H.R. 326), H537 [23JA]
Native Americans: status of Indian children (see H.R. 1448), H4620 [9MY]
Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H4512 [2MY]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H537 [23JA]
———revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13804 [29NO]
Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 70), H4105 [3AP]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 852), H6397 [27JN]
Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 1250), H3276 [15MR]
Recreation areas: require camps to report on incidents of injuries and illnesses to Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 1194), H3049 [10MR]
Senior citizens: affirm the purpose and value of senior nutrition programs (see H. Con. Res. 22), H1612 [10FE]
Shenandoah Valley National Battlefields: establish (see H.R. 763), H3049 [10MR]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13274 [17NO]
Social Security: improve information provided in account statements and distribute statements annually to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1319), H3807 [24MR]
———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H2651 [3MR]
———maintenance and protection of system (see H. Con. Res. 78), H6913 [12JY]
———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H4177 [4AP]
States: expedite review of criminal records of applicants for security officer employment (see H.R. 2092), H7461 [21JY]
———Federal recognition of any coastal moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1898), H7012 [13JY]
Surplus Government property: distribution to nonprofit organizations providing assistance to the hungry or indigent (see H.R. 863), H6270 [22JN]
Taxation: benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 1278), H4512 [2MY]
———business meal and entertainment expense deductions (see H.R. 974), H6698 [30JN]
———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H1850 [15FE]
———deny Federal tax return information to States which impose pension taxes on non-residents (see H.R. 1762), H6200 [21JN]
———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 881), H1752 [14FE]
———encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 931), H4433 [7AP]
———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), H6083 [16JN]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H468 [20JA]
———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 110), H10848 [25OC]
———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H6697 [30JN]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 1985), H9671 [28SE]
———treatment of certain education savings accounts (see H.R. 769), H3572 [22MR]
———treatment of charitable risk pools (see H.R. 1299), H5374 [22MY]
———treatment of deferred compensation plans of State, local government, and tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 1119), H4619 [9MY]
———treatment of dyed diesel fuel relative to recreational boaters (see H.R. 1821), H5904 [13JN]
———treatment of gains on sale of small business stocks (see H.R. 645), H1208 [3FE]
———treatment of governmental plans under the rules governing retirement plans (see H.R. 1504), H4546 [3MY]
———treatment of postsecondary education expenses (see H.R. 1272), H5191 [17MY]
———treatment of student loan interest (see H.R. 1229), H4619 [9MY]
———treatment of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1027), H2176 [23FE]
Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming (see H.R. 1807, 2030), H5753 [8JN], H7011 [13JY]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H2177 [23FE]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H4431 [7AP]
Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H10307 [18OC]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1688 [13FE]
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]
Women: prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision (see H.R. 941), H2892 [8MR]
World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 966), H2393 [28FE]
Letters
Educational programs funding: Barbara L. Chavira, Montebello, CA, Unified School District, E1730
———Inez Z. Gutierrez, Azusa, CA, Unified School District, E1729
———Peter J. Knapik, Baldwin Park, CA, Unified School District, E1729
———Rolland M. Boceta, Garvey School District, E1730
———Ronald Prescott, Los Angeles, CA, Unified School District, E1730
———Terry J. Larsen, Alhambra, CA, School District, E1730
Restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for ERISA employee benefit plans: Olivia S. Mitchell, H8739 [12SE]
Poems
``Chapel in the Dome,'' Charlotte F. Leonard, E1706
Remarks by, on
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (H. Con. Res. 47), H4506
Budget: allocation of funds, H5060
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3298
China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1911
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8006 [31JY], H8072, H8139 [1AU], H8182 [2AU], H8325 [3AU], H13780
Education: national policy to improve system, H13780
———program funding, H8006 [31JY], H8072 [1AU], H8182 [2AU]
———student loan programs, H5591 [25MY]
Employment: age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers and firefighters (H.R. 849), H3823 [28MR]
———child labor, minimum wage, and occupational safety standards, H519 [23JA]
ERISA: housing construction investments, H8765 [12SE]
———restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), H8742, H8744, H8747, H8751, H8753, H8754, H8761, H8763, H8765, H8767, H8769, H8770 [12SE], E1996
———restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), consideration (H. Res. 215), H8739 [12SE]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (H.R. 785), H1028
Federal-State relations: exempt Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Act protections from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H873, H875 [30JA]
———exempt Older Americans Act protections from unfunded Federal mandates refrom, H873, H875 [30JA]
———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H519 [23JA], H576 [24JA], H873, H875 [30JA]
———treatment of children's health relative to unfunded Federal mandates reform, H576 [24JA]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), H9527, H9533
Los Angeles, CA: construction of thermal destruction facility (H.R. 2583), E2134
Medicare: reform, E1146
NLRB: funding, H8139 [1AU]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2056), E1458
OSHA: program funding, H3298
Pensions: corporate use of pension plan funds, E1996
Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H674
———reform, H450 [20JA], H1028
———reform (H.R. 4), H674
Senior citizens: program funding, H8325 [3AU]
Veterans: tribute the Veteran Family Service Corp., E1187
Votes: correction, E1704
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H10724 [24OC]
Special order: granted, H466 [20JA], H1049 [1FE], H5070 [16MY], H5606 [25MY], H8062 [31JY], H8172 [1AU], H10305 [18OC]
Schedules
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House): Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families: Older Americans Act, D802 [28JN]
Committee on Rules (House): Personal Responsibility Act, D368 [16MR]
Statements
Restrict Government Promotion of Economically Targeted Investments for ERISA Employee Benefit Plans, H8739 [12SE]
Tributes
Jewell, Keith, H8125
Leonard, Charlotte F., E1706
Madigan, Edward R., H198
Preciado, Robert, E1187