Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31]

An amendment (comprised of amendments numbered 19 and 93 as printed in the Congressional Record) to provide that the bill would not apply to laws and regulations pertaining to the Older Americans Act or the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Act.

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An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 105-726 to establish the "Class-Size Reduction and Teacher Quality Act " and authorize $20. 8 billion, allocated by the Department of Education to the States, over the next 10 years to reduce class size in grades 1 through 3 to an average of 18 students per class, and allow school districts to hire an additional 100,000 teachers

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An amendment to require states to establish minimum standards for background investigations and training of private security guards, and authorizes access to FBI files for background and criminal history checks.

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Amendments en bloc: change the Conference on Aging to allow joint participation by Congress and private sector groups in setting the national aging policy agenda for the next 10 years; increase the FY 1992 authorization for congregate meals by 5 percent; permit additional transfers between meals programs in the States; revise formula targeting provisions in response to minority groups; permit States to keep elder abuse funds at the State level; permit States to use Title III funds for outreach activities; permit rural service providers to serve fewer than five meals per week with State permission; and provide first time services in permanancy planning, volunteer service credit demonstrations, State volunteer service coordinators, and target limited English individuals for supportive service outreach.

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An amendment to require that any present or future evaluations of student achievement in charter schools include the following: 1. The number of students who applied for admission and the number of students enrolled disaggregated on the basis of race, age, disability, gender, english proficiency, and previous enrollment in public school; 2. student acheivement; 3. the qualifications of charter school employees; 4. a description of the relationship between a developer or administrator and the for-profit entity involved in the development of any charter school.

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Amendment requires grant applicants to assure that they will comply with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; and describe how special education and related services will be provided to children with disabilities.

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An amendment no. 12 printed in H.Rept. 106-240 to authorize $1.5 billion for teacher training; $1.5 billion for class size reduction activities; and allows the Secretary to award grants that include the establishment of technology centers, a clearinghouse for math and science education,and school counseling programs.

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An amendment to provide eligibility for the Perkins Student Loan Cancellation program for federal, state, and local law enforcement officers. Under the Perkins program, a percentage of a person's student loan is forgiven for each year of service performed.

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An amendment to change from 18 to 15 months the extension of the statute of limitations for filing age discrimination claims under the Age Discrimination Claims Assistance Act.

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An amendment to specify that the State may approve grants to an entity only if it is in compliance with State law regarding the education of English language learners, except if it is necessary for the entity to comply with Federal law (including a Federal court order).

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An amendment in the nature of a substitute to replace the language of the bill with provisions intended to ensure that the Labor Department remains neutral with respect to economically targeted investments (ETIs). The amendment would specify that the Department of Labor's Interpretive Bulletin 94-1 should be construed as neither advocating nor discouraging economically targeted investments. The substitute would also prohibit the Labor Department from issuing any rule, regulation, or interpretive bulletin which would promote or discourage ETIs as a specified class of investment. The amendment prohibits any employee of the Labor Department from travelling, lecturing, or otherwise expending resources available to the Department for the purpose of promoting or discouraging ETIs.

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Expressing the sense of the House with respect to the release of findings and recommendations by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regarding the electricity crisis in California.

United States · United States Congress · 25 October 2000

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should make public its findings and recommendations regarding the electricity crisis in California.

Calling on the President to take all appropriate action within his power to provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and to immediately request the United States International Trade Commission to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment under section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974 of those steel imports.

United States · United States Congress · 17 October 2000

Calls upon the President to: (1) take all appropriate action to provide relief from injury caused by steel imports; and (2) immediately request the U.S. Trade Commission to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment of such steel imports under section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974.

Veterans Commemoration Act of 2000

United States · United States Congress · 5 October 2000

Veterans Commemoration Act of 2000 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue a maximum of 500,000 $1 coins to commemorate the service of veterans of the United States armed forces. Mandates that the proceeds from sale surcharges be paid promptly to the Disabled American Veterans to fund the transportation of veterans to and from hospitals administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 South George Street in York, Pennsylvania, as the "George Atlee Goodling Post Office Building".

United States · United States Congress · 19 September 2000

Designates the U.S. Postal Service facility located at 200 South George Street in York, Pennsylvania, as the George Atlee Goodling Post Office Building.

Day Laborer Fairness and Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 September 2000

Day Laborer Fairness and Protection Act - Requires day labor service agencies to provide notice of the wage rate expected to be paid by each third party employer using their services. Requires the wage rate for such third party employers to equal the rate paid to their permanent employees who perform substantially equivalent work, with due consideration given to seniority, experience, skills and qualifications. Requires day laborers to be paid by third party employers at a wage rate not less than that stated in the agency notice for all work performed for such employers, including work contained in the detailed description issued under notification requirements of this Act. Prohibits employers from reducing the wage rate of any employee in order to comply with requirements of this Act. Sets forth requirements for: (1) agency payments to day laborers for excessive processing time; (2) civil damages and criminal penalties for certain employer violations; (3) itemized wage statements, annual earnings summaries, and optional payment schedules; (4) no charges for cashing wage payment checks or for overpayments; (5) nondiscrimination; (6) adequate seating, restrooms and water in waiting areas; (7) no restrictions on worker acceptance of permanent positions, but allowance placement fees paid to agencies by employers; (8) health care liability for injuries on the job or in transit; (9) agency notices, including employer lists and descriptions of jobs, wages, and other working conditions; (10) equitable expenses for day laborer meals, transportation, and equipment; (11) agency registration with the Secretary of Labor; and (12) Department of Labor enforcement of this Act. Amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice for employers to offer and grant: (1) permanent replacement employee status or other employment preferences to individuals for performing bargaining unit work for the employer during a labor dispute; or (2) any employment preference based on an individual's being employed, or having indicated a willingness to be employed, during a labor dispute, over any employee who was there at dispute commencement, has exercised rights through the labor organization involved in the dispute, and is working for the employer, or has unconditionally offered to return to such work.

People's Republic of China and U.S. Election Investigation Act of 2000

United States · United States Congress · 12 September 2000

People's Republic of China and U.S. Election Investigation Act of 2000 - Directs the Attorney General to appoint an independent counsel to undertake a comprehensive investigation of the actions taken by: (1) officials from the People's Republic of China in connection with the 1996 presidential election to determine if such actions were illegal; and (2) high ranking officers of the Federal government in connection with financial contributions made by officials from the People's Republic of China in connection with such election to determine if such actions violated any Federal law.

Consumer Access to a Responsible Accounting of Trade Act of 2000

United States · United States Congress · 12 September 2000

Consumer Access to a Responsible Accounting of Trade Act of 2000 - Title I: Prohibition on Imports - Prohibits the import into the United States of diamonds that have been mined in or exported from the Republic of Sierra Leone, the Republic of Liberia, Burkina Faso, the Republic of Cote d' Ivoire, the Republic of Angola, Guinea, Togo, or Ukraine, except for diamonds the whose country of origin has been certified as the Republic of Sierra Leone or the Republic of Angola by the internationally recognized governments of such countries (in accordance with specified United Nations Security Council Resolutions). Provides for the waiver of such prohibition. Title II: Certificates of Origin - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue regulations requiring diamonds (including products made in whole or in part from diamonds) which enter, or are withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, into the U.S. customs territory to be accompanied by a certificate stating the English name (or unmistakable abbreviation) of the country in which the diamonds were mined. Sets forth both civil and criminal penalties for violations of the requirements of this Act. Title III: International Efforts - Urges the President to: (1) take immediate action to develop and implement an effective international system for controlling trade in rough diamonds, and to direct the appropriate Federal agencies to begin implementation of such a system; and (2) once a global certificate of origin system for rough diamonds is in place, take appropriate steps to fully adhere to such system, and to actively promote international compliance. Title IV: Special Representative on Conflict Diamonds - Directs the President to appoint a Special Representative on Conflict Diamonds to: (1) serve as chairperson of an interagency working group, which the President shall also establish to address issues relating to the use of proceeds from the sale of diamonds mined in certain regions in Africa to support armed conflict there; and (2) represent the United States at international meetings with respect to such issues.

Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued in recognition of the services rendered by this Nation's volunteer firefighters.

United States · United States Congress · 7 September 2000

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee of the U.S. Postal Service should recommend to the Postmaster General that a postage stamp be issued to honor the men and women of the Volunteer Fire Service.

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding Taiwan's participation in the United Nations.

United States · United States Congress · 6 September 2000

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Taiwan and its people deserve appropriate participation in the United Nations and other international organizations such as the World Health Organization; and (2) the United States should fulfill its commitment made in the 1994 Taiwan Policy Review to support more actively Taiwan's membership in appropriate international organizations.

Home Ownership Tax Credit Act of 2000

United States · United States Congress · 27 July 2000

Home Ownership Tax Credit Act of 2000 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a home ownership tax credit which shall be allocated, through State housing finance agencies, to qualified lenders making qualified home ownership loans to certain low-income households. Sets forth the allocation formula, related rules, and definitions.

To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Tiger Woods, in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship, and in breaking barriers with grace and dignity by showing that golf is a sport for all people.

United States · United States Congress · 24 July 2000

Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal to Tiger Woods in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship, and in breaking barriers with grace and dignity by showing that golf is a sport for all people. Authorizes funding.

Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2000

United States · United States Congress · 13 July 2000

Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2000 - Title I: Amendments to the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 - Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to increase benefits to railroad employees and their beneficiaries and to revise financing of the pension part (tier II) of the railroad retirement system. (Sec. 101) Increases benefits for widows and widowers by guaranteeing to them all of the tier II annuity the employee was entitled to at the time of the death. (Sec. 102) Makes employees with 30 years of service eligible to retire at age 60 with unreduced tier I and tier II annuities. Makes spouses of such employees eligible for unreduced annuities at age 60. (Sec. 103) Reduces the vesting requirement for tier II retirement annuities from ten years to five years of service after December 1995. Makes employees with at least five years of such service, but less than ten years of total service, eligible for a tier I disability annuity if their combined railroad retirement and social security earnings credits would satisfy social security eligibility requirements. Makes spouses, divorced spouses, and survivors of employees with at least five years of such service, but less than ten years of total service, eligible for a tier I annuity if they would have been entitled to a social security benefit based on combined service. (Sec. 104) Repeals a limit on the total amount of monthly railroad retirement benefits payable to an employee and spouse at the time the employee's annuity begins. (Sec. 105) Establishes a Railroad Retirement Trust Fund (the Fund) and a Railroad Retirement Investment Trust (RRIT) to manage and invest the assets of the Fund. Declares that RRIT is not an agency, department, or instrumentality of the U.S. Government. Requires RRIT to be administered by a Board of Trustees (the Trustees) with seven members (three representing labor, three representing employers, and one representing the general public) with experience and expertise in the management of financial investments and pension plans. Requires the Trustees to be appointed by a unanimous vote of the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB). Prohibits RRB members from being Trustees. Applies specified reporting requirements and fiduciary standards to the RRIT. Requires the Trustees to diversify investments so as to minimize the risk of large losses. Authorizes the Trustees to invest Fund assets in non-Governmental assets. (Sec. 106) Abolishes the Railroad Retirement Supplemental Annuity Account and provides for transfer of its funds to the Fund. (Sec. 107) Requires the RRB, upon the establishment of the Fund, to determine the portion of the Railroad Retirement Account not needed to pay current administrative expenses and direct the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer that amount into the Fund. Requires the Fund to transfer the necessary amount of funds to pay benefits and related administrative expenses to the disbursing agent. Transfers to the Fund Social Security Equivalent Benefit account funds not needed to pay current benefits, but requires that such funds only be used to pay benefits or to invest in U.S. Government or Government-guaranteed securities. Transfers to the disbursing agent from the Dual Benefit Account the amount necessary to make dual benefit payments. Requires the Trustees to consult with the Secretary of the Treasury to develop an appropriate method for transferring or converting existing account obligations. (Sec. 108) Requires the RRB to calculate the ratio of assets to benefits to determine annual tier II tax rates for employers, employee representatives, and employees. Establishes schedules for: (1) decreasing tax rates if the average account benefits ratio, based on the ratios for the ten most recent fiscal years, is above six; and (2) increasing employer and employee representatives' tax rates if the ratio is below four. Title II: Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt the Railroad Retirement Trust Fund (the Fund) from taxation. (Sec. 203) Repeals a supplemental annuity tax that railroad employers pay to finance a benefit for long-time rail employees. (Sec. 204) Provides for adjustments to railroad employers, employee representatives, and employee tier II tax rates. Decreases such rates in 2001 and in 2002 for employers and employee representatives. Provides in the years after 2002 for tax rate schedules, based on the ten-year average account benefit ratio, for employers, employee representatives, and employees.

EMS Employee Equality Act of 2000

United States · United States Congress · 13 July 2000

EMS Employee Equality Act of 2000 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from deciding that a bargaining unit is appropriate, if the unit is composed of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and other employees, unless a majority of such EMTs vote for inclusion in such unit. Defines such EMTs as employees of an acute care hospital whose primary duty is provision of emergency medical services before arrival to a hospital or ambulance transportation.