MARTINEZ, MATTHEW G. (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Education: empower teachers, improve student achievement through professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act (H.R. 1995), H5899 [20JY]
Appointments
George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, H6558 [27JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H3171 [13MY]
Agriculture: allow referendum on creation of avocado promotion, research, and information program (see H.R. 2962), H9646 [7OC]
———labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see H.R. 1144), H1804 [25MR]
———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 443), H8149 [13SE]
Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 11), H378 [2FE]
Airlines: whistleblower protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 953), H955 [3MR]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), H1596 [23MR]
Alcoholic beverages: prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to minors (see H.R. 2161), H4127 [10JN]
Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to elephants in circuses (see H.R. 2929), H11372 [2NO]
———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H5336 [1JY]
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (see H.R. 70), H378 [2FE]
Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H9077 [30SE]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H10174 [18OC]
———suspend anthrax vaccination immunization program until it is determined to be safe and effective (see H.R. 2548), H9077 [30SE]
Armenia: provide all U.S. records relative to the Armenian genocide to the Committee on International Relations (House), the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum library, and the Armenian Genocide Museum (see H. Res. 155), H2470 [28AP]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 643), H537 [9FE]
Aviation: establish national policy of fair treatment for airline passengers (see H.R. 2200), H10340 [19OC]
Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H. Res. 396), H12793 [18NO]
Business and industry: promote youth entrepreneurship education and training (see H.R. 1331), H1801 [25MR]
Capitol Police: increase mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 424), H1267 [15MR]
Census: include U.S. citizens living abroad (see H. Con. Res. 129), H6760 [30JY]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: surveillance and research of autism and related developmental diseases to implement effective treatment and prevention strategies (see H.R. 274), H3086 [12MY]
CERCLA: reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 1300), H2133 [15AP]
Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 22), H419 [3FE]
Children and youth: mental health services (see H.R. 3455), H12791 [18NO]
———provide greater access to child care services for Federal employees (see H.R. 206), H419 [3FE]
China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (see H.R. 1838), H8290 [14SE]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), H5839 [19JY]
Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), H1473 [18MR]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H10340 [19OC]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 90), H644 [11FE]
Colleges and universities: assist at-risk students to stay in school and complete their academic programs (see H.R. 3223), H11556 [4NO]
Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Community development: encourage small business development in certain communities through support of Community Development Venture Capital funds (see H.R. 2812), H7995 [8SE]
———license America's Private Investment Companies and provide enhanced credit to stimulate private investment in low-income communities (see H.R. 2764), H12795 [18NO]
Computers: funding for States to correct year 2000 problem in computers that administer State and local government programs (see H.R. 909), H4665 [18JN]
———networking and information technology research and development funding (see H.R. 2086), H5688 [15JY]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H814 [25FE]
Correctional institutions: combat the overutilization of prison health care services and control prisoner health care costs (see H.R. 1349), H1802 [25MR]
Council of Conservative Citizens: condemn racist and bigoted views (see H. Res. 35), H586 [10FE]
Courts: improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 1658), H2634 [4MY]
CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 1130), H3861 [8JN]
Credit: protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (see H.R. 1684), H4823 [23JN]
Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 900), H5179 [30JN]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 1082), H2055 [14AP]
———improve the Federal capability to deal with child exploitation (see H.R. 1159), H2273 [21AP]
———prevent the abuse and abduction of children (see H.R. 3204), H11371 [2NO]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1644), H3711 [27MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: implementation of certain milk price structures as part of the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 1402), H4823 [23JN]
Dept. of Defense: improve authorities relative to the provision of honor guard details at funerals of veterans (see H.R. 2283), H9022 [29SE]
Dept. of HHS: make additional payments to certain home health agencies with high-cost patients and provide for an interest-free grace period for repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 1917), H5094 [29JN]
———require recreational camps to report information concerning deaths and certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 266), H241 [7JA]
Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H3860 [8JN]
———insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of child care facilities and establish a Children's Development Commission to certify such facilities (see H.R. 1112), H1333 [16MR]
———provide assistance for startup costs of community programs to prevent residentially based lead poisoning in children (see H.R. 1518), H8872 [27SE]
Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 2528), H5686 [15JY]
Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (see H.R. 987), H1011 [4MR]
———require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics, cosponorship withdrawn (see H.R. 987), H2273 [21AP]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit mineral leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1036), H1069 [9MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct Stand Down events and establish a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State (see H.R. 566), H418 [3FE]
———make pay adjustments for nurses and certain other health-care professionals in the same manner as Federal employees and allow locality pay adjustments for those employees (see H.R. 1216), H1804 [25MR]
Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (see H. Con. Res. 111), H4913 [24JN]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H4665 [18JN]
———increase public awareness and encourage regular testing and examinations for prostate cancer (see H. Res. 211), H4736 [22JN]
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), H1162 [10MR]
Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H12795 [18NO]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1750), H2997 [11MY]
———encourage State response programs for contaminated sites, remove barriers to cleanup of brownfield sites, and return contaminated sites to economically productive or other beneficial uses (see H.R. 2580), H6198 [21JY]
———ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 960), H8628 [23SE]
———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. 1657), H2552 [3MY]
———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 525), H417 [3FE]
Education: ensure schools prepare girls to compete in the 21st century (see H.R. 2505), H5570 [14JY]
———establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1648), H2545 [29AP]
———grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer training for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 455), H461 [4FE]
———Pell Grant Program funding (see H.R. 1675), H2811 [5MY]
———promote family literacy projects (see H.R. 3222), H11556 [4NO]
———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 2933), H12795 [18NO]
———provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet their teaching needs (see H.R. 2344), H4910 [24JN]
———reductions in school class size (see H.R. 1623), H2544 [29AP]
Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 2947), H11145 [28OC]
Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 382), H3860 [8JN]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend (see H.R. 2719), H7881 [5AU]
———reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1960), H3693 [26MY]
Employment: prevent involuntary application of arbitration to discrimination claims (see H.R. 872), H1070 [9MR]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), H4911 [24JN]
EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 2702), H7025 [4AU]
Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (see H.R. 221), H239 [7JA]
Families and domestic relations: improve the availability of child care and development services outside normal school hours (see H.R. 489), H419 [3FE]
———increase availability, affordability, and quality of child care and enhance early childhood development (see H.R. 1139), H1474 [18MR]
FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H8290 [14SE]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 1352), H3861 [8JN]
Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H2546 [29AP]
———extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H4616 [17JN]
Financial institutions: prohibit fees for using teller windows (see H.R. 114), H419 [3FE]
———prohibit imposition of fees for checks returned due to insufficient funds, other than a fee imposed on the maker of the check (see H.R. 2386), H11196 [1NO]
Firefighters: acknowledge the dedication and sacrifice made by men and women who have lost their lives in the line of duty (see H. Res. 203), H5688 [15JY]
Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 2798), H11372 [2NO]
Fisher, Zachary: confer status as an honorary veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 46), H10120 [14OC]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 33), H1070 [9MR]
———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. 31), H1260 [11MR]
Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy persons (see H.R. 1324), H8290 [14SE]
———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), H12107 [16NO]
Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 2066), H8629 [23SE]
———expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 408), H1163 [10MR]
Food stamps: provide for a national standard of interoperability and portability for electronic benefit transfer systems (see H.R. 2709), H7025 [4AU]
Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries ineligible for international military education, training assistance, or arms transfers (see H.R. 1063), H2203 [20AP]
Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic sanctions (see H.R. 1244), H3215 [17MY]
———provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), H10340 [19OC]
———treatment of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China as separate nations (see H. Con. Res. 166), H8469 [21SE]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 2512), H5571 [14JY]
———eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), H1972 [13AP]
Government regulations: debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1227), H1596 [23MR]
GSA: Federal Protective Service reform (see H.R. 809), H5335 [1JY]
Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 2980), H9076 [30SE]
Health: prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care workers who report unsafe conditions and practices (see H.R. 137), H236 [7JA]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 358), H2054 [14AP]
Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate (see H.R. 2539), H8629 [23SE]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H3604 [25MY]
Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 595), H8665 [24SE]
———provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for participation in shared housing arrangements (see H.R. 243), H240 [7JA]
Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3154), H11067 [27OC]
Immigration: cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain aliens (see H.R. 1485), H2201 [20AP]
———provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), H9303 [4OC]
Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1841), H10340 [19OC]
Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 1590), H2467 [28AP]
Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS (see H.R. 403), H10724 [21OC]
Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final crew (see H.J. Res. 48), H4025 [9JN]
Indonesia: prohibit economic assistance until the results of the referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented (see H.R. 2895), H10033 [13OC]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H8629 [23SE]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 383), H1867 [12AP]
———Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 21), H460 [4FE]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H379 [2FE]
———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1806), H8872 [27SE]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H378 [2FE]
International relations: commend Greece and Turkey for mutual humanitarian assistance and rescue relief relative to earthquakes (see H. Con. Res. 188), H10174 [18OC]
Iran: discrimination against members of minority religious groups (see H. Con. Res. 128), H3859 [8JN]
Iron and steel industry: limit steel imports to the average monthly volume of such imports during the 3 years preceding July, 1997 (see H.R. 506), H419 [3FE]
———reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), H1164 [10MR]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (see H.R. 2442), H5333 [1JY]
Joseph Ileto Post Office, Chino Hills, CA: designate (see H.R. 3189), E2532 [22NO]
Kosovo: tribute to U.S. and NATO troops for carrying out military operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 145), H5091 [29JN]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H11557 [4NO]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H1258 [11MR]
Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H6760 [30JY]
Los Angeles County, CA: eliminate limit on percentage of community development block grant funds used for public services and allow all communities to use same percentage (see H.R. 1315), H5093 [29JN]
McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), H4025 [9JN]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H1973 [13AP]
———exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll with a managed care entity (see H.R. 797), H8149 [13SE]
———provide State options to allow eligibility for legal immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 1399), H4993 [25JN]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1973 [13AP]
———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H11481 [3NO]
———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H2998 [11MY]
———implement budget neutrality adjustment factor in determining payment rates for Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 2419), H8100 [9SE]
———increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests (see H.R. 976), H4735 [22JN]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 914), H7996 [8SE]
———payment for insulin pumps (see H.R. 360), H3860 [8JN]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H4993 [25JN]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H1867 [12AP]
———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 2002), H10174 [18OC]
Medicare/Medicaid: restrict use and require recording and reporting of information on use of physical and chemical restraints and seclusion in mental health facilities (see H.R. 1313), H1800 [25MR]
Mental health: postpartum depression policies (see H. Res. 163), H8873 [27SE]
Mervyn Malcolm Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 642), H537 [9FE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), H2054 [14AP]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 165), H2997 [11MY]
National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H4024 [9JN]
Native Americans: enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (see H.R. 1167), H1407 [17MR]
———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 3397), H12108 [16NO]
Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund acquisition, improvement, and maintenance of public resources (see H.R. 798), H1697 [24MR]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: eliminate requirement that family members of eligible aliens be Nicaraguan or Cuban nationals and provide status adjustment to other nationals (see H.R. 36), H1972 [13AP]
———provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), H7881 [5AU]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see H.R. 997), H2998 [11MY]
———improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 1798), H11196 [1NO]
Noise pollution: prohibit operation of civil subsonic turbojets in certain metropolitan areas (see H.R. 561), H3859 [8JN]
Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H5572 [14JY]
NSF: report on establishment of high-speed, large bandwidth capacity Internet access for all public elementary and secondary schools and libraries (see H.R. 2534), H12795 [18NO]
Nuclear weapons: remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 177), H12904 [22NO]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect State and local government employees (see H.R. 776), H2273 [21AP]
———improve whistleblower protection for employees (see H.R. 1851), H3295 [18MY]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 782), H715 [23FE]
Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 941), H3861 [8JN]
OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H7997 [8SE]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H1697 [24MR]
Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 669), H584 [10FE]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 82), H5571 [14JY]
———protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance plans (see H.R. 2902), H11196 [1NO]
Petroleum: limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline (see H.R. 888), H8468 [21SE]
———prohibit certain transfers or assignments of service station franchises and certain fixing or maintaining of motor fuel prices (see H.R. 811), H1597 [23MR]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H11144 [28OC]
———make American Battle Monuments Commission and World War II Memorial Advisory Board eligible to use nonprofit mail rates (see H.R. 2319), H9022 [29SE]
POW: authorize payment of compensation to surviving spouses of certain former prisoners relative to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 784), H1336 [16MR]
President's Advisory Council on Recreational Camps: establish (see H.R. 266), H241 [7JA]
Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (see H.R. 2498), H7997 [8SE]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H5367 [12JY]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H11144 [28OC]
Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: designate (see H.R. 233), H645 [11FE]
Riverside, CA: designate memorial being built at Riverside National Cemetery to honor Medal of Honor recipients as a national memorial (see H.R. 1663), H2635 [4MY]
Sacramento, CA: condemn arson at three area synagogues and affirm opposition to all forms of hate crimes (see H. Res. 219), H4822 [23JN] (see H. Res. 226), H5092 [29JN]
San Gabriel, CA: funding and implementation of a long-term solution to groundwater contamination and water supply problems (see H.R. 910), H889 [2MR]
Schools: recruit, hire, and train additional school-based mental health personnel (see H.R. 2982), H9076 [30SE]
Senior citizens: improve the quality of housing for the elderly (see H.R. 1624), H5335 [1JY]
———limit hardship endured when meeting prescription drug needs (see H. Con. Res. 152), H11854 [9NO]
Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs using funds from the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H.R. 413), H1597 [23MR]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H9022 [29SE]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H2468 [28AP]
———improve computation system for certain workers who attain age 65 (see H.R. 538), H1407 [17MR]
———improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 827), H4129 [10JN]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 163), H378 [2FE]
Special days and holidays: specify that the legal public holiday known as Washington's Birthday be called by that name (see H.R. 1363), H1865 [12AP]
Sports: reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional boxing (see H.R. 1832), H4823 [23JN]
States: require equal education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 555), H418 [3FE]
Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 56), H1407 [17MR]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of Better America Bonds (see H.R. 2446), H9515 [6OC]
———allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), H4665 [18JN]
———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H9303 [4OC]
———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 415), H481 [8FE]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H6599 [29JY]
———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 7), H1408 [17MR] (see H. Con. Res. 87), H2132 [15AP]
———dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 963), H4342 [15JN]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1215), H2133 [15AP]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty (see H.R. 725), H8290 [14SE]
———enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 739), H2273 [21AP]
———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 1194), H1472 [18MR]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed areas (see H.R. 1660), H2634 [4MY]
———extend waiver allowing deductions of nonrefundable personal credits relative to determination of the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2936), H11196 [1NO]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 750), H7996 [8SE]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H3461 [20MY]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H3859 [8JN]
———provide a credit to taxpayers investing in entities seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities (see H.R. 2713), H7880 [5AU]
———provide a source of interest-free capital for school construction and renovation in States experiencing increased enrollment (see H.R. 996), H1012 [4MR]
———provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 1333), H5335 [1JY]
———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1967), H11557 [4NO]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 86), H234 [7JA]
———require pension plans to provide adequate notice to beneficiaries whose future accruals are being significantly reduced (see H.R. 3047), H11145 [28OC]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 323), H419 [3FE]
———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H957 [3MR]
———treatment of Native American housing assistance programs (see H.R. 152), H1163 [10MR]
———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H1803 [25MR]
Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals (see H.R. 89), H460 [4FE]
Tobacco products: prohibit use of vending machines other than in locations in which the presence of minors is prohibited (see H.R. 1421), H4616 [17JN]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), H891 [2MR]
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: establish Presidential commission to determine validity of certain land claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens (see H.R. 505), H11144 [28OC]
Turkey: compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 100), H5336 [1JY] (see H. Con. Res. 159), H7887 [5AU]
U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 895), H2546 [29AP]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H2919 [6MY]
Veterans: 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. 1804), H3170 [13MY]
———eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 430), H374 [2FE]
———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 1594), H5688 [15JY]
———issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), H11145 [28OC]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H9022 [29SE]
Vietnamese Conflict: recognize end of the Vietnam era and the sacrifice of those who served in Southeast Asia or in support of U.S. interests (see H. Con. Res. 228), H12110 [16NO]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 41), H5573 [14JY]
———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 357), H1473 [18MR] (see H.R. 1248), H4024 [9JN]
World Bank: prevent U.S. funds from being used for environmentally destructive projects or projects involving involuntary resettlement (see H.R. 2969), H11372 [2NO]
World War II: tribute to women who served in military capacities and contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), H9899 [12OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Education: reduce class size and improve teacher quality (see H.R. 2390), H5177 [30JN]
Older Americans Act: extend authorization, establish National Family Caregiver Support Program, modernize aging programs and services, and address need to engage in life course planning (see H.R. 1637), H2544 [29AP]
Senior citizens: establish a national family caregiver support program (see H.R. 1341), H1801 [25MR]
Letters
Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act: several Representatives, E2523
Remarks
Amtrak Reform Council: funding, H4778 [23JN]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2235
Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H3152
Community Reinvestment Act: protect and expand, E1379
Congressional Award Act: reauthorize (S. 380), H8104 [13SE]
Courts: allow a judge to whom a case is transferred to retain jurisdiction over certain multidistrict litigation cases for trial (H.R. 2112), H8108 [13SE]
Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4527 [17JN]
Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6563
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2084), H4778, H4779, H4780 [23JN]
Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), H10701 [21OC]
———bilingual education programs reform, H10494 [20OC]
———empower teachers, improve student achievement through professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act (H.R. 1995), H5864, H5910, H5912, H5914 [20JY]
———empower teachers, improve student achievement through professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act (H.R. 1995), consideration (H. Res. 253), H5861, H5862 [20JY]
———grants for public policy programs at certain institutes and schools (S. 440), H12123 [17NO]
———increase funding for Pell Grant awards and existing campus-based aid programs (H. Con. Res. 88), H2571, H2576 [4MY]
———percentage of Federal education dollars spent in the classroom (H. Res. 303), H9845 [12OC]
———reduce class size and improve teacher quality, H5862, H5864, H5910, H5912, H5914 [20JY]
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H10494, H10500 [20OC]
———support teachers (H. Res. 157), H2578, H2583 [4MY]
Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (H.R. 221), H840 [2MR]
Financial institutions: provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), E1379
Head Start Awareness Month: observance, E2204
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding (H. Con. Res. 84), H2567 [4MY]
———permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies relative to possession of weapons, H4527 [17JN]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 782), E330
Social Security: grants for projects designed to promote responsible fatherhood (H.R. 3073), H11878 [10NO]
South Pasadena, CA: prohibit funding of freeway extension project, H4779, H4780 [23JN]
Women's Educational Equity Act: reauthorize, H10500 [20OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H10168 [18OC], H11643 [5NO]
Tributes
Brown, George E., Jr., H11839