MARTINEZ, MATTHEW G. (a Representative from California)
Amendments offered by, to
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H8983 [30JY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, H10195 [11SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Children and youth: extend and improve programs for runaway and homeless youth (see H.R. 3806), H7533 [12JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H8248 [23JY]
American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5052 [14MY]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H3387 [15AP]
Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1225 [1FE]
Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]
Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6915 [26JN]
California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity effectiveness (see H.R. 4082), H11396 [26SE]
California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]
CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 2500), H1775 [6MR]
———clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H6509 [18JN]
China, Republic of: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 140), H2124 [12MR]
———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H4303 [30AP]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]
Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724), H774 [23JA]
———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H774 [23JA]
Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H6286 [12JN]
Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]
Dept. of Labor: issuance of guidelines relative to ERISA and insurance company general accounts (see H.R. 3114), H5288 [16MY]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H5173 [15MY]
———pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 184), H6285 [12JN]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H4503 [7MY]
Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H4110 [25AP]
Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]
———participation of local agencies in certain programs independent of State involvement (see H.R. 3313), H3819 [24AP]
———provide financial aid grants for certain colleges and technical schools (see H.R. 3919), H12194 [30SE]
Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5647 [29MY]
English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 83), H8248 [23JY]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3362), H8030 [18JY]
Federal employees: granting of competitive status relative to transfers or reassignments (see H.R. 294), H2123 [12MR]
Foreign trade: extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (see H.R. 3759), H7154 [9JY]
———impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5935 [5JN]
Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H1636 [29FE]
Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 4052), H11396 [26SE]
———authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1341), H2558 [20MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]
———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H5754 [30MY]
INS: promote the naturalization of eligible individuals (see H.R. 3323), H4109 [25AP]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H8094 [22JY]
———prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 2654), H10040 [4SE]
International relations: improve awareness, detection, and clearance of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance (see H.R. 3725), H7475 [11JY]
Law enforcement officers: reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H1252 [23FE]
Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H7780 [17JY]
Marine mammals: eliminate ban on import of dolphin-safe tuna and support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 2856), H1325 [27FE]
Medicare: expand coverage of part B preventive care benefits (see H.R. 2777), H1325 [27FE]
———reduce part A enrollment premium for individuals not receiving third party assistance (see H.R. 3591), H10040 [4SE]
Minimum wage: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 620), H1325 [27FE]
———level (see H.R. 619), H1325 [27FE]
Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H10236 [11SE]
———school bus safety (see H.R. 1884), H1232 [6FE]
National Science Scholars Program: reestablish (see H.R. 3648), H7658 [16JY]
Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H7107 [27JN]
Phi Beta Lambda (fraternal organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 164), H5501 [22MY]
Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1713), H5647 [29MY]
Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H10108 [5SE]
Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]
Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H3388 [15AP]
———reduction in benefits relative to certain Government pensions (see H.R. 2167), H2123 [12MR]
Tariff: treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H7260 [10JY]
Taxation: allow companies to donate scientific equipment to schools (see H.R. 3498), H9566 [31JY]
———exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H7658 [16JY]
———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H12175 [28SE]
Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3556), H8094 [22JY]
Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 50), H5380 [21MY]
World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H8982 [30JY]
Eulogies
Brown, Ronald H.: By Dave Ross, H3624 [18AP]
Remarks by, on
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3783
Black History Month: observance, H1503
Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3624 [18AP]
Children and youth: extend and improve programs for runaway and homeless youth (H.R. 3806), E1275
Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H8243
Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3624 [18AP]
Dept. of Labor: Employment Standards Administration funding relative to garment industry working conditions, H7369
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), E1410
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7369
Education: funding, E348
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8474 [25JY]
Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5507 [23MY]
———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), H8780 [30JY]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9744 [1AU], E1404
Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 503), H9844 [2AU]
Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), H11104 [25SE]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), H7990 [18JY]
Labor unions: ensure that employees paying mandatory dues may object to the use of their dues for noncollective-bargaining activities, H8474 [25JY]
Law enforcement officers: reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries, E1410
Minimum wage: level, H5507 [23MY], H9844 [2AU], E1086
States: expedite review of criminal records of applicants for security officer employment (H.R. 2092), E1708
Taxation: earned income tax credit, H5507 [23MY]
———treatment of Federal employees at a hydroelectric facility located on the Columbia River (H.R. 3163), H11632 [28SE]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H3648 [18AP]
Resolutions by organizations
Education programs funding level: Los Angeles, CA, Board of Education, E349
Tributes
Jordan, Barbara, H1503
Mfume, Representative, H1057