MARTINI, BILL (a Representative from New Jersey)
Amendments offered by, to
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6160 [20JN]
Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1612 [10FE], H1657 [13FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Capital punishment: include multiple deaths as an aggravating factor in determination of sentencing (see H.R. 1811), H5756 [9JN]
Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (see H.R. 1678), H5367 [18MY]
Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest (see H.R. 2766), H14764 [13DE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Agriculture: price supports for honey (see H.R. 1235), H5623 [6JN]
———price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2008), H6829 [11JY]
———price supports for sugar (see H.R. 1687), H6831 [11JY]
———price supports for wheat, feed, grain, rice, and cotton (see H.R. 2010), H8597 [6SE]
Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H1968 [21FE]
American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5690 [7JN]
Animals: prohibit export of American black bear viscera (see H.R. 353), H6396 [27JN]
———prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H12190 [13NO]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H5623 [6JN]
Appalachian Regional Commission: funding (see H.R. 312), H5905 [13JN]
Appropriations: reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1162), H5691 [7JN]
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H8536 [4AU]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H4512 [2MY]
Barnegat Bay, NJ: eligibility for priority consideration under the National Estuary Program (see H.R. 679), H691 [25JA]
Budget: automatic adjustments of discretionary spending limits and reduction of obligation limits (see H.R. 700), H1208 [3FE]
———treatment of Social Security under a constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H. Con. Res. 17), H537 [23JA]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H5691 [7JN]
Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H8684 [7SE]
Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 106), H8308 [2AU]
Congressional Budget Act: establish a point of order against certain continuing resolutions (see H.R. 2197), H14003 [5DE]
Correctional institutions: criminal penalties for escaping from Federal prison (see H.R. 1533), H6089 [19JN]
Courts: prevent jury tampering (see H.R. 1145), H8537 [4AU]
———prevent witness retaliation (see H.R. 1143), H8537 [4AU]
———prevent witness tampering (see H.R. 1144), H8537 [4AU]
Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 1499), H5692 [7JN]
———false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H6699 [30JN]
———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 713), H5623 [6JN]
Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H10047 [12OC]
Dept. of Energy: gas turbine modular helium reactor program (see H.R. 311), H9670 [28SE]
Dept. of HHS: establish domestic violence community response teams (see H.R. 2665), H13341 [18NO]
Dept. of HUD: assistance program eligibility for organizations that promote prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or ethnicity (see H.R. 656), H5623 [6JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: display of POW/MIA flag at medical centers relative to full accounting of Vietnam-era POW/MIA (see H.R. 2013), H8537 [4AU]
———extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H5623 [6JN]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H10994 [26OC]
Edison, Thomas Alva: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 893), H5753 [8JN]
EPA: State grants to finance the construction or improvement of water supply systems (see H.R. 2747), H14238 [7DE]
ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (see H.R. 1594), H5623 [6JN]
Executive departments: use of unobligated funds to pay bonuses to certain personnel and for deficit reduction (see H.R. 29), H10047 [12OC]
Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 488), H6200 [21JN]
Expo `98: U.S. participation in Lisbon, Portugal (see H. Con. Res. 91), H8309 [2AU]
FAA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2276), H10485 [19OC]
———transfer Eastern Regional Office to Union County, NJ (see H.R. 2832), H15633 [22DE]
Families and domestic relations: provide protection for family protection (see H.R. 1271), H3733 [23MR]
———require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]
Federal Power Marketing Administration: privatization (see H.R. 310), H5905 [13JN]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H242 [13JA]
FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in New Jersey (see H.R. 1366), H9738 [29SE]
Firefighters: exempt firefighters and rescue squad workers from certain Fair Labor Standards Act provisions relative to volunteer work in a professional capacity (see H.R. 94), H8536 [4AU]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H3416 [21MR]
Food stamps: use of benefits to purchase nutritional supplements (see H.R. 236), H2176 [23FE]
Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices (see H.R. 1300), H3572 [22MR]
Government: awarding of competitive contracts in acquiring and operating Federal motor vehicle fleets (see H.R. 1981), H15574 [21DE]
———improve information dissemination and printing procedures (see H.R. 1024), H9505 [25SE]
Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H231 [11JA]
Hazardous substances: exempt small cargo tank vehicles carrying petroleum products from certain transportation regulations (see H.R. 1203), H5691 [7JN]
———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H5691 [7JN]
Health: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1950), H6831 [11JY]
Health care programs: combat waste, fraud and abuse (see H.R. 2326), H9784 [10OC]
Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H5691 [7JN]
House of Representatives: return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26), H5691 [7JN]
Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H11829 [7NO]
Immigration: asylum reform (see H.R. 2182), H8537 [4AU]
———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 560), H5623 [6JN]
Immigration and Nationality Act: amend by substituting ``children born out of wedlock'' for ``illegitimate children'' references (see H.R. 1204), H9897 [11OC]
Information services: prevent unfair billing and charging practices for services provided over 800 line phone numbers (see H.R. 1559), H5753 [8JN]
International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 244), H2989 [9MR]
Israel: relocate U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (see H.R. 1595), H9452 [21SE]
Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H6270 [22JN]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H8536 [4AU]
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (see H.R. 1), H158 [9JA]
Monuments and memorials: recognize opening of Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial (see H. Res. 59), H6482 [28JN]
Motor vehicles: regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H10146 [17OC]
National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773), H5623 [6JN]
Native Americans: reform negotiation process of Tribal-State gaming compacts and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 1512), H4432 [7AP]
Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H9505 [25SE]
Oceans: prohibit dumping of radioactive waste (see H.R. 1154), H6736 [10JY]
Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 135), H4512 [2MY]
Outer Continental Shelf: moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development of power resources (see H.R. 2242), H10048 [12OC]
Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest (see H.R. 1256), H5692 [7JN]
Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H11939 [8NO]
Petroleum: lease lands within the naval oil shale reserves to private entities for the development of oil and natural gas (see H.R. 887), H5623 [6JN]
Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H5905 [13JN]
———improve the regulation of drugs (see H.R. 1995), H8537 [4AU]
Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (see H.R. 1126), H2650 [3MR]
———privatize certain Federal power generation and transmission assets (see H.R. 1801), H9897 [11OC]
Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104), H8536 [4AU]
Railroads: abolish the Local Rail Freight Assistance Program (see H.R. 2216), H8534 [4AU]
Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see H.R. 427), H9505 [25SE]
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2481), H13142 [16NO]
Social Security: maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H2177 [23FE]
———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H11829 [7NO]
States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H6397 [27JN]
Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal law enforcement canines to their handlers (see H.R. 704), H5623 [6JN]
Taxation: credit for clinical testing expenses for certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1566), H5692 [7JN]
———deny Federal tax return information to States which impose pension taxes on non-residents (see H.R. 1762), H8537 [4AU]
———earned income tax credits relative to illegal aliens and fraudulent claims (see H.R. 438), H5905 [13JN]
———election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 1661), H12350 [14NO]
———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H15238 [20DE]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 1985), H13804 [29NO]
———treatment of dyed diesel fuel relative to recreational boaters (see H.R. 1821), H12085 [9NO]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H2177 [23FE]
TVA: transfer property, facilities, and equipment to public and private entities (see H.R. 313), H5905 [13JN]
Urban areas: promote national agenda (see H.R. 1297), H13731 [28NO]
Veterans: ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government financial status (see H.R. 2813), H15237 [20DE]
———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H6200 [21JN]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H2177 [23FE]
Water pollution: Federal facilities pollution control (see H.R. 364), H6159 [20JN]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H2489 [2MR]
Remarks by, on
Agriculture: price supports for peanuts, H7246
———price supports for sugar, H7247
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7246
Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 1788), H13837
———competition for track rights between rail freight carriers, H13837
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), H13374
Black History Month: observance, E460
Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2606), H13248
———require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2770), H14835
———U.S. military intervention, H14142 [6DE]
Braen, Samuel: Boys and Girls Club Man of the Year award recipient, E2040
Budget: balance, H10831 [25OC]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H645 [25JA]
———deficit, H3337 [21MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, E2450
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10831 [25OC], H10876 [26OC]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13186
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), veto, E2323
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5162 [17MY]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), H10666
Columbus Day: observance, E1885
Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H8367
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, H1293 [7FE], E344
Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), H9355
Cyprus: Turkish occupation, E1484
Dept. of Defense: allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations in foreign countries, H5959 [14JN]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5959 [14JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H7059
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), H7604
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7714, H7785
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report, H14110
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8367
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6782
Executive departments: reduce Federal paperwork burden (S. 244), conference report, H4375 [6AP]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement, H3631 [23MR]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H185 [11JA], H373 [19JA], H808 [27JA], E248
———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), conference report, H3310 [16MR]
Flag Day: observance, E1255
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), E1255
Food stamps: eligibility relative to persons delinquent in child support payments, H3605 [23MR]
Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 1678), H7263 [20JY]
Hispanic Business Week: observance, E2266
House Rules: reform gift rules (H. Res. 250), E2211
International Children's Wish Week: observance, E2270
Italian-American Heritage Month: observance, E1877
Korean War Veterans' Memorial: dedication, E1537
Law enforcement: funding to States for the incarceration of illegal aliens, H7714, H7788
———provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1657 [13FE]
League of Women Voters: anniversary, E348
LSC: funding, H7785
National Endowment for the Humanities: abolish, H7059 [17JY]
New Jersey: tribute to First Occupational Center, E1090
———tribute to the Comite Noviembre de New Jersey (Puerto Rican organization), E2268
———tribute to victims of alcohol-related motor vehicle accident, E1449
New Jersey Devils (hockey team): tribute, E1401
Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest (H.R. 2766), E2364
Passaic, NJ: anniversary of St. Mary's Hospital, E1882
Passaic County, NJ: tribute to Murray House, E679
Peru: independence anniversary, E1547
Public welfare programs: reform, H2491 [2MR], H2815 [8MR]
———reform (H.R. 4), H3365 [21MR], H3605, H3631 [23MR]
———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, E2452
Puerto Rican Heritage Month: observance, E2268
Republican Party: national agenda, H548 [24JA], H1377 [8FE], H2815 [8MR], H8895, H8896, H8897, H8898, H8899, H8900, H8901, H8902 [13SE]
Social Security: increase earnings limit (H.R. 2684), H13970
Sports: tribute to Passaic High School boys basketball team, E1005
———tribute to the Passaic County, NJ, Semi-Pro Baseball League, E926
Taxation: rates, H13186
———rates (H.R. 1215), H4150 [4AP], H4192 [5AP]
———rates (H.R. 1215), consideration (H. Res. 128), H4208 [5AP]
Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary, E923
Whitman, Christine Todd: selection to give Republican response to the State of the Union, H548 [24JA]
WIC: participation levels, H7341
World War II: anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp in Poland, E205
———anniversary of V-E Day, E971 [9MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H15573 [21DE]
Special order: granted, H294 [17JA], H838 [27JA], H1049 [1FE], H1369 [7FE], H1750 [14FE], H4176 [4AP], H10847 [25OC], H13272 [17NO], H14171 [6DE], H14309 [12DE]
Schedules
Committee on Agriculture (House): Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture: use of food stamps to purchase nutritional supplements, D918 [25JY]
Committee on Resources (House): Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands: public lands legislation, D1164 [28SE]
Committee on Rules (House): Contract With America Tax Relief Act, D440 [29MR]
Committee on the Judiciary (House): Subcommittee on Crime: prosecuting false statements to Congress, D818 [30JN]
———Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims: immigration issues, D661 [24MY]
Tributes
Brady, Jane F., E1737
Desiderio, Leonard J., E1657
Drake, Patricia M., E2207
Kattak, William, E1634
Leone, Rodney M., E2306
Manginelli, Anthony P., E686
Ronco, Leonard D., E2094
Rybak, Solomon and Shoshana, E1010
Simms, Gerald, M., E1421
Villalba, Cindy Del Carmen, E1510