MARTINEZ, MATTHEW G. (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H455 [15FE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H575 [29FE]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1477 [28MR]

———elections (see H. Con. Res. 272), H921 [9MR]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7280 [6SE]

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 5182), H7651 [14SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H455 [15FE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H5843 [11JY]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 3125), H2967 [11MY]

———provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see H.R. 3897), H921 [9MR]

Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H633 [1MR]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

Customs Service: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa (see H.R. 5147), H9011 [5OC]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H2607 [4MY]

Dept. of Justice: appointment of an independent counsel to investigate whether officials from the People's Republic of China tried to illegally influence the 1996 Presidential election (see H.R. 5161), H7871 [19SE]

———establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H1852 [5AP]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 4511), H7281 [6SE]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2412 [2MY]

Education: assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 3873), H998 [14MR]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H6777 [24JY]

———importance and value of U.S. history education (see H. Con. Res. 366), H5655 [29JN]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H2409 [2MY]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H572 [29FE]

Federal employees: reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H342 [10FE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1890), H255 [8FE]

FERC: release of findings and recommendations on electric power in California (see H. Res. 650), H11207 [26OC]

Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H757 [8MR]

Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain countries (see H.R. 2269), H2122 [11AP]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H4121 [8JN]

George Atlee Goodling Post Office Building, York, PA: designate (see H.R. 5210), H7870 [19SE]

Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious groups (see H. Res. 388), H5037 [22JN]

Higher Education Act: technical amendments (see H.R. 4504), H3474 [19MY]

Hispanic Americans: prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439; H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]

Housing: provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see H.R. 3884), H1164 [21MR]

Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and other regions (see H.R. 1625), H165 [1FE]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H50 [27JA]

———establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4548), H3867 [25MY]

———improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see H.R. 3767), H1477 [28MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H1284 [22MR]

Insurance: tax treatment of long-term care services, educational campaign on long-term care, and expansion of State long-term care partnerships by exempting partnership assets from Medicaid estate recovery (see H.R. 2102), H255 [8FE]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10257 [18OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H4220 [12JN]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1958 [6AP]

Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 4157), H1674 [3AP]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H2607 [4MY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H2512 [3MY]

Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1890), H255 [8FE]

———coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H50 [27JA]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 4680), H4784 [20JN]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H165 [1FE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H4592 [15JN]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3412 [18MY]

Minorities: establish educational partnerships that enable students attending minority-serving institutions to earn dual degrees and to enter fields that are underrepresented by minorities (see H.R. 4476), H3308 [17MY]

Native Americans: treatment of certain income for tribe members, age 50 or older, relative to determining eligibility for means-tested public assistance benefits (see H.R. 4858), H6051 [13JY]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8200 [26SE]

Nuclear weapons: stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 74), H165 [1FE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H3523 [22MY]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H6471 [18JY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H7281 [6SE]

Radioactive substances: set contamination content standards in metals industry, prohibit release of contaminated scrap metal by Dept. of Energy facilities, and document contamination of imported scrap metals (see H.R. 4566), H6355 [17JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

———protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H7502 [12SE]

Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act: increase Federal share of costs of the San Gabriel Basin demonstration project (see H.R. 3994), H1077 [15MR]

Remy, France: tribute to citizens for burial of Houston Braly (see H. Con. Res. 123), H90 [31JA]

———tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group for restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. Res. 123), H90 [31JA]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7578 [13SE]

Taxation: encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H6777 [24JY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1629 [30MR]

———provide partial income exclusion to certain teachers in high-poverty schools (see H.R. 2611), H209 [2FE]

———provide tax credits to promote home ownership among low-income individuals (see H.R. 5084), H7209 [27JY]

———treatment of tips (see H.R. 1329), H2340 [13AP]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3869 [25MY]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H7003 [25JY]

———claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 340), H8407 [27SE]

———withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 370), H8407 [27SE]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H3925 [6JN]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H632 [1MR]

Volunteer firefighters: issue postage stamp in recognition of service (see H. Con. Res. 392), H7365 [7SE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7723 [18SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Gui Di Chen: relief (see H.R. 3551), H49 [27JA]

Health care professionals: protect rights of emergency medical technicians employed by acute care hospitals (see H.R. 4854), H6051 [13JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3545), H49 [27JA]

Letters

Change in party designation: by, H7541 [13SE]

Vacation of election to the Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): Speaker Hastert, H7542 [13SE]

Vacation of election to the Committee on International Relations (House): Speaker Hastert, H7542 [13SE]

Remarks

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H8918, H8919 [5OC]

Army: close School of the Americas and determine appropriate education and training for Latin American military personnel, H3355 [18MY]

California: anniversary of statehood, H7556 [13SE]

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H1045 [15MR]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6364 [18JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3355 [18MY]

Dept. of Energy: draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H8918, H8919 [5OC]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (H. Res. 398), H2176 [12AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System funding, H4874 [21JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4874 [21JN]

Education: support teachers (H. Res. 492), H2727 [9MY]

Families and domestic relations: recognize importance of strong marriages and the contributions that community marriage policies have made to the strength of marriages (H. Res. 280), H4190 [12JN]

Firearms: gun control, H1045 [15MR]

Gui Di Chen: relief (H.R. 3551), E23 [27JA]

Health care professionals: protect rights of emergency medical technicians employed by acute care hospitals (H.R. 4854), E1242 [14JY]

Higher Education Act: technical amendments (H.R. 4504), H4186 [12JN]

House of Representatives: change in party designation, H7542 [13SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3545), E22 [27JA]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4055), H2450 [3MY]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H894, H897 [9MR]

Native Americans: improve American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (H.R. 3629), H2366 [2MY]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 782), H10602 [24OC]

Power resources: national energy policy, H8918, H8919 [5OC]

San Gabriel, CA: funding and implementation of a long-term solution to groundwater contamination and water supply problems (H.R. 910), H1424 [28MR]

Tributes

Figueroa, Adriana G., E1288 [21JY]