MARTINEZ, MATTHEW G. (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Frank Tejeda funeral attendee, H259 [4FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H245 [21JA]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H1392 [9AP]

———repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 1864), H3720 [11JN]

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 630), H709 [3MR]

Aircraft: treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft (see H.R. 1521), H5570 [22JY]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H2590 [13MY]

———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H2254 [6MY]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H9502 [23OC]

Alcoholic beverages: FCC study on advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H. Res. 171), H5917 [28JY]

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H1707 [17AP]

Animal Welfare Act: amend and strengthen (see H.R. 635), H1340 [8AP]

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H6704 [31JY]

Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 775), H804 [6MR]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H7119 [9SE]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2468), H9615 [28OC]

Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 681), H3203 [22MY]

Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census (see H.R. 1178), H1707 [17AP]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 65), H1260 [20MR]

Children and youth: child care funding for low-income families (see H.R. 899), H1112 [18MR]

———child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327), H6703 [31JY]

———encourage State and local governments to enact laws to protect the safety of young people (see H. Con. Res. 70), H2156 [1MY]

———funding for health, nutrition, education, and child care for infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131), H1989 [29AP]

———increase certain funding under Head Start Program (see H.R. 1373), H7730 [23SE]

———require initial intake screenings and the use of youth development specialists in Federal juvenile proceedings (see H.R. 879), H1392 [9AP]

———support local reading programs for children (see H.R. 1516), H2155 [1MY]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302), H1439 [10AP]

———prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H1112 [18MR]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H4835 [26JN]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 2380), H7601 [18SE]

———prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H8929 [21OC]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 98), H348 [5FE]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H1440 [10AP]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H6918 [4SE]

Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 182), H286 [4FE]

Copyrights: duration of protection (see H.R. 604), H2874 [16MY]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H6407 [30JY]

———reform civil assets forfeiture (see H.R. 1835), H3658 [10JN]

———representations and court sanctions relative to prisoners (see H.R. 1492), H5401 [16JY]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H5021 [9JY]

Crime: increase penalties for certain offenses where the victim is a child (see H.R. 2122), H5401 [16JY]

———national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and drug abuse (see H.R. 810), H1392 [9AP]

———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H1112 [18MR]

———provide minimum mandatory penalties for false bomb threats conveyed through interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 845), H1440 [10AP]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H5132 [10JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H6798 [3SE]

———expand School Breakfast Program and provide greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs (see H.R. 3086), H10955 [13NO]

Dept. of Defense: repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H2446 [8MY]

Dept. of Justice: identification of criminal and illegal aliens in local prisons (see H.R. 1493), H2875 [16MY]

Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (see H.R. 1377), H1705 [17AP]

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 40, 48), H453 [11FE], H670 [26FE]

———coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383), H524 [12FE]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H2156 [1MY]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H888 [11MR]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1391 [9AP]

Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), H949 [12MR]

Drunken driving: national minimum sentence for a person who operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (see H.R. 982), H4087 [19JN]

———national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H1340 [8AP]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 1049), H1542 [15AP]

———expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1636), H8438 [6OC]

———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H4836 [26JN]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H768 [5MR]

Education: development of school-to-work opportunities systems (see H.R. 1803), H3566 [5JN]

———improve access to and affordability of higher education (see H.R. 1435), H1890 [24AP]

———improve teacher quality (see H.R. 2228), H5664 [23JY]

———increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744), H2590 [13MY]

———increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and other under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495), H7599 [18SE]

———permit certain nonimmigrant aliens to study in publicly funded adult education programs (see H.R. 1543), H4913 [8JY]

———restore opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 1115), H1111 [18MR]

———substitute educational quality evaluations for cohort default rates in eligibility determinations for student assistance programs (see H.R. 386), H151 [9JA]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H3659 [10JN]

———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1340 [8AP]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4), H157 [9JA]

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 536), H1340 [8AP]

ERISA: improve enforcement of provisions (see H.R. 2290), H10172 [6NO]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H3476 [4JN]

Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child support obligations (see H.R. 2503), H8161 [29SE]

———improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 1373), H7730 [23SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see H.R. 851), H10172 [6NO]

———provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373), H7730 [23SE]

Federal aid programs: ensure accuracy of eligibility information relative to Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 2347), H8727 [8OC]

Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see H.R. 176), H2445 [8MY]

———computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H8320 [2OC]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H702 [27FE]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments and maintenance of Federal agency retirement contributions (see H. Con. Res. 71), H5177 [11JY]

———eligibility of certain appointees for competitive status for purposes of transfer or reassignment (see H.R. 1874), H4836 [26JN]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1038), H2590 [13MY]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H2874 [16MY]

Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555), H2444 [8MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 1453), H2785 [15MY]

Firearms: ensure that criminal background checks are conducted before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2935), H10419 [8NO]

———exclude Federal entities from domestic violence-related possession prohibitions (see H.R. 445), H2169 [5MY]

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1047), H4087 [19JN]

———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H1392 [9AP]

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161), H1715 [21AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]

———designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 47), H2883 [19MY]

Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the program (see H.R. 2139), H6707 [31JY]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H7119 [9SE]

Foreign trade: require reciprocal responses to foreign acts, policies, and practices that deny national treatment to U.S. investment (see H.R. 1654), H2874 [16MY]

Government regulations: provide for the debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1624), H2783 [15MY]

Great Irish Potato Famine: honor memory of victims (see H. Con. Res. 159), H8634 [7OC]

Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 100), H70 [7JA], H142 [9JA]

Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 211, 444), H146, H153 [9JA]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H7365 [16SE]

———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H2254 [6MY]

———insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693), H9730 [29OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H1260 [20MR]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H345 [5FE]

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1159), H2785 [15MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H2351 [7MY]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H8833 [9OC]

Health Care Financing Administration: graduate medical education reimbursement for combined residencies producing primary care physicians (see H.R. 689), H2091 [30AP]

Health care professionals: establish a national abusive and criminal background check system for patient care workers (see H.R. 2953), H10420 [8NO]

Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish and allow tax deductions for contributions to accounts (see H.R. 53), H453 [11FE]

Higher Education Act: improve accountability and reform certain programs (see H.R. 2140), H7008 [8SE]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H670 [26FE]

———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H3798 [12JN]

———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 80), H1706 [17AP]

Housing: require review of criminal records for participation in certain federally assisted housing (see H.R. 2964), H10420 [8NO]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H1259 [20MR]

Immigration: provide permanent residency status to certain Persian Gulf Conflict evacuees (see H.R. 793), H3924 [18JN]

———provide special status for certain alien journalists working in Hong Kong (see H.R. 890), H6707 [31JY]

INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 574), H1262 [20MR]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H1340 [8AP]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H347 [5FE]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H6962 [5SE]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617), H347 [5FE]

———establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (see H.R. 1807), H6918 [4SE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H949 [12MR]

———treatment of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1525), H5487 [17JY]

Israel: terrorist bombing in Jerusalem market (see H. Con. Res. 133), H6406 [30JY]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1818), H3567 [5JN]

Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H5916 [28JY]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 350), H804 [6MR]

———extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see H.R. 1215), H8633 [7OC]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8929 [21OC]

Local government: reduce postal rates for certain mailings required by Federal and State regulations (see H.R. 906), H6798 [3SE]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H1017 [13MR]

Medicaid: expand State health care coverage of low-income children and pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance programs for certain children (see H.R. 1491), H3865 [17JN]

———repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see H.R. 216), H1339 [8AP]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H2874 [16MY]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1038), H2590 [13MY]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

———coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1329), H3476 [4JN]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H286 [4FE]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 566), H2156 [1MY]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H2254 [6MY]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 676), H1340 [8AP]

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H2156 [1MY]

———require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care facilities (see H.R. 2754), H9614 [28OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: require health care facilities and services to fund annual financial and compliance audits (see H.R. 2543), H8633 [7OC]

Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 2348), H6704 [31JY]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 1519), H2155 [1MY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 685, 2211), H452 [11FE], H10956 [13NO]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure receipt of a fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 778), H2785 [15MY]

———reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 780), H2785 [15MY]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 27), H6026 [29JY]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H1440 [10AP]

———parity among participating countries relative to the personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad (see H. Con. Res. 51), H2785 [15MY]

NASA: tribute for successfully carrying out the Mars Pathfinder Mission (see H. Con. Res. 111), H5665 [23JY]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3660 [10JN]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1716), H3201 [22MY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130), H9730 [29OC]

Native Americans: administrative procedures for extension of Federal recognition to certain Indian groups (see H.R. 1154), H6406 [30JY]

———improve Indian reservation roads and related transportation services (see H.R. 2665), H8832 [9OC]

Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation (see H.R. 680), H590 [13FE]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H2169 [5MY]

OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 2064), H5826 [25JY]

Parks and recreation areas: require camps to report on incidents of injuries and illnesses to Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 298), H148 [9JA]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H1339 [8AP]

Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H8054 [26SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 2777), H7911 [25SE], H9800 [30OC]

———require radio and television broadcasters to provide free time for political advertising (see H.R. 84), H7600 [18SE]

Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1231), H6963 [5SE]

———maintain Postal Uniform Allowance Program (see H. Con. Res. 168), H8834 [9OC]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H3213 [30MY]

Public welfare programs: eligibility of SSI benefits for disabled children (see H.R. 1455), H3660 [10JN]

———exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps for disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 667), H1340 [8AP]

———exception to limited SSI and food stamps eligibility for legal aliens applying for naturalization (see H.R. 1416), H3204 [22MY]

———prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H702 [27FE]

———treatment of certain legal immigrants (see H.R. 1468), H4647 [25JN]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 856), H1440 [10AP]

Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 456), H1392 [9AP]

———modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52), H2785 [15MY]

Real estate: prohibit charging of excessive fees relative to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see H.R. 1474), H2351 [7MY]

Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 992), H10172 [6NO]

Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 208), H1440 [10AP]

Roads and highways: increase number of State participants in the infrastructure bank pilot program (see H.R. 710), H2091 [30AP]

Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H6798 [3SE]

Schools: assist local communities in renewal of public schools (see H.R. 1436), H1890 [24AP]

———establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1111 [18MR]

Senior citizens: anniversary of establishment of the first nutrition program for the elderly (see H. Con. Res. 48), H1018 [13MR]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 19), H4136 [21JN]

Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65), H2785 [15MY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1707 [17AP]

Small business: increase opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 168), H1112 [18MR]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 45, 146), H4086 [19JN], H4913 [8JY]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H1262 [20MR]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 68), H169 [20JA]

Social Security Disability Insurance Program: funding for SSI presumptive disability benefit programs (see H.R. 2422), H8633 [7OC]

SSA: develop plan with the IRS to eliminate mismatching of earnings information (see H.R. 591), H346 [5FE]

SSI: exception to limited eligibility for permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 663), H1262 [20MR]

States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 166), H1112 [18MR]

———establish demonstration projects to develop kinship care programs and require notification of adult relative caregivers (see H.R. 1452), H1891 [24AP]

———expedite review of criminal records of applicants for private security officer employment (see H.R. 103), H142 [9JA]

Taxation: allow income tax credit to individuals active in neighborhood crime watch organizations (see H.R. 1529), H2168 [5MY]

———allow tax credit for equity investments in community development financial institutions (see H.R. 2254), H5777 [24JY]

———allow tax credit to individuals due unpaid child support and increase the tax liability of individuals owing such child support (see H.R. 1735), H7730 [23SE]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H2156 [1MY]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14, 241), H589 [13FE], H2156 [1MY]

———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 2695), H10956 [13NO]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1340 [8AP]

———credits for employers for costs incurred to combat violence against women (see H.R. 1071), H2680 [14MY]

———credits for health insurance premiums of employees without employer-provided health coverage (see H.R. 539), H453 [11FE]

———credits for health insurance premiums of employees without employer-provided health coverage, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 539), H702 [27FE]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 687), H452 [11FE]

———designate overpayments and contributions to the U.S. textbook and technology trust fund (see H.R. 155), H589 [13FE]

———designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 291), H286 [4FE]

———eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time exclusion of gain on the sale of a principle residence (see H.R. 242), H589 [13FE]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 988), H803 [6MR]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H3660 [10JN]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 1763), H3273 [3JN]

———extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any extension of fuel tax rates (see H.R. 2489), H7527 [17SE]

———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H2254 [6MY]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18, 69), H524 [12FE], H628 [25FE]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H9502 [23OC]

———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 615), H702 [27FE]

———provide equivalent rates on natural gas and gasoline (see H.R. 1623), H5401 [16JY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H2254 [6MY]

———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (see H.R. 779), H2785 [15MY]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H9801 [30OC]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H628 [25FE]

———treatment of Federal employees at a hydroelectric facility located on the Columbia River (see H.R. 874), H2156 [1MY]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H9730 [29OC]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 382, 553), H245 [21JA], H2156 [1MY]

———treatment of income relative to imported properties from foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373), H7730 [23SE]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H2254 [6MY]

———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 213), H157 [9JA]

Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (see H.R. 2527), H9502 [23OC]

Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see H.R. 1504), H2680 [14MY]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263, 1364), H3274 [3JN], H3660 [10JN]

———restrict the FDA from penalizing retailers for face-to-face tobacco sales that are in accordance with State law (see H.R. 768), H586 [13FE]

———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2387), H7730 [23SE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1440 [10AP]

Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the U.S. and Japan: support (see H. Res. 68), H812 [10MR]

Turkey: allocation of economic assistance (see H.R. 1361), H7119 [9SE]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H1340 [8AP]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H2090 [30AP]

Veterans: accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military installations for certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 2760), H10957 [13NO]

———authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1608), H7911 [25SE]

———benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H4647 [25JN]

———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H5569 [22JY]

———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 466), H243 [21JA]

———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 250), H286 [4FE]

———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 167), H1112 [18MR]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H724 [4MR]

Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1188), H2446 [8MY]

Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 959), H2169 [5MY]

———restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H8320 [2OC]

Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 103), H4221 [23JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Federal employees: review of employment discriminations claims (see H.R. 2441), H7118 [9SE]

Older Americans Act: amend to provide for Federal-State performance partnerships, consolidate nutrition programs, and extend authorizations of appropriations (see H.R. 1671), H3069 [20MY]

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H767 [5MR]

Biographies

Tejeda, Frank, H307 [5FE]

Letters

Tribute to Frank Tejeda: Frank Tejeda III, H307 [5FE]

———Marissa Tejeda, H307 [5FE]

———Sonya Tejeda, H307 [5FE]

Motions

House of Representatives: adjournment, H10122 [6NO]

Remarks

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration (H. Res. 146), H2604 [14MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1769 [23AP]

Children and youth: summer youth employment program funding relative to disadvantaged youth programs, H2846 [16MY]

China, Republic of: anniversary of Presidential elections, E979 [20MY]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H5465 [17JY]

———U.S. policy, H5465 [17JY]

Dept. of Education: establish block grants for local educational agencies, H7385 [17SE]

———prohibit State sanctions relative to special education services for certain adult prisoners under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, H7377 [17SE], E1870 [25SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6935 [5SE], H7377, H7385 [17SE], E1870 [25SE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8797 [9OC]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H8797 [9OC]

Education: distribution of vocational education funding relative to income and population density, H5430 [17JY]

———improve and expand charter schools (H.R. 2616), consideration (H. Res. 288), H9824 [31OC]

———improve the reading and literacy skills of children and families (H.R. 2614), H10393, H10398 [8NO]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H. Res. 139), H9570, H9572, H9575 [28OC]

———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5416, H5430 [17JY], H5538 [22JY]

———voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746), consideration (H. Res. 288), H9824 [31OC]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), H2846 [16MY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1130, H1150 [19MR], E595 [8AP]

ERISA: clarify treatment of investment managers (S. 1227), H9576 [28OC]

Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization): filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (H. Res. 244), H8259 [30SE], E1936 [6OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding through rescissions in the Dept. of Labor wage and hour enforcement division, H6935 [5SE]

———reauthorize (H.R. 5), H2535 [13MY], E972 [19MY]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1818), H5204 [15JY]

New Mexico Hispanic Cultural Center: Performing Arts Center funding (S. 1417), H10868 [13NO]

Older Americans Act: amend to provide for Federal-State performance partnerships, consolidate nutrition programs, and extend authorizations of appropriations (H.R. 1671), E986 [20MY]

States: expedite review of criminal records of applicants for private security officer employment (H.R. 103), H5859 [28JY]

WIC: funding, H2604 [14MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5824 [25JY]

Special order: granted, H7724 [23SE]

Tributes

Capps, Walter H., E2146 [30OC]

Gonzalez, Representative, H8581 [7OC]

Lodhi, Maleeha, E105 [21JA]

Tejeda, Frank, H307 [5FE]