
Lynn M. Martin
Republican · IL-16 · House of Representatives
45 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (53)
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Introduced 1982-09-16 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 152 - 243 (Record Vote No: 338).
HR 7427 — Agricultural Export Subsidy Offset Act of 1982
Introduced 1982-12-15 · Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Agriculture and FoodHR 7426 — Job Opportunity and Business Stimulation Act
Introduced 1982-12-15 · Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.
Labor and EmploymentHR 6917 — A bill to amend the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 with respect to the conditions under which extended compensation is payable in any State.
Introduced 1982-08-03 · Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.
Labor and EmploymentHR 4162 — Criminal Fine Collection Act of 1983
Introduced 1983-10-19 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 4147 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow deductions for contributions to education savings accounts.
Introduced 1983-10-18 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 3432 — Health Care Coverage for Unemployed Workers Act of 1983
Introduced 1983-06-28 · Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.
HealthHR 2830 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exclude from the gross income of each individual up to $750 of interest.
Introduced 1983-04-28 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 1659 — Agricultural Export Subsidy Offset Act of 1983
Introduced 1983-02-24 · Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 1579 — A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to alter the composition of the Northern District of Illinois.
Introduced 1983-02-22 · For Further Action See H.R.6163.
LawHR 222 — Agricultural Export Subsidy Offset Act of 1983
Introduced 1983-01-03 · Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Agriculture and FoodHR 116 — Job Opportunity and Business Stimulation Act
Introduced 1983-01-03 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Labor and EmploymentHJRES 262 — Small Business Participation Act of 1983
Introduced 1983-05-09 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Government Operations and PoliticsHRES 278 — A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should establish a Productivity and Quality Award to be made to those businesses, workers, other individuals, and public sector organizations which make major contributions toward sustained improvement in productivity and quality performance.
Introduced 1983-07-20 · Referred to Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization.
Labor and Employment—
Introduced 1986-06-17 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 204 - 208 (Record Vote No: 173).
HR 3438 — National Security and Trade Act
Introduced 1985-09-26 · Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 1254 — A bill to amend the Social Security Act to permit widows and surviving divorced wives who remarry after age 50 to qualify for medicare.
Introduced 1985-02-25 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Social WelfareHR 691 — Congressional and Judicial Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1985
Introduced 1985-01-24 · Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Government Operations and PoliticsHJRES 664 — A joint resolution to designate July 3, 1986, as "Let Freedom Ring Day", and to request the President to issue a proclamation encouraging the people of the United States to ring bells on such day immediately following the relighting of the torch of the Statue of Liberty.
Introduced 1986-06-19 · Became Public Law No: 99-352.
Commemorations—
Introduced 1987-05-07 · Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 124 - 294 (Record Vote No: 93).
HR 4576 — Congressional and Judicial Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1988
Introduced 1988-05-11 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 4463 — Cooperative Child Care Act for Responsible Efforts
Introduced 1988-04-26 · Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources.
CommerceHR 4240 — A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain glass bulbs until January 1, 1993.
Introduced 1988-03-23 · Executive Comment Received From Commerce.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 3634 — A bill to provide for the intrastate wheeling of electric power, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1987-11-10 · Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
EnergyHRES 406 — A resolution raising a question of the privileges of the House.
Introduced 1988-03-17 · Resolution Agreed to in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 381 - 0 (Record Vote No: 34).
CongressHCONRES 349 — A concurrent resolution commemorating the 130th anniversary of the Lincoln-Douglas debate and the rededication of the Lincoln-Douglas debate site.
Introduced 1988-08-04 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
CommemorationsHCONRES 153 — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress in opposition to the third country meat directive by the European Community requiring individual inspection and certification by the European Community of United States meat plants and urging the President to take strong countermeasures should the European Community deny United States meat imports because of the unfair application of the directive.
Introduced 1987-06-30 · Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHCONRES 119 — A concurrent resolution establishing procedures for expedited consideration by the Congress of certain bills and joint resolutions submitted by the President.
Introduced 1987-05-08 · Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Economics and Public Finance—
Introduced 1990-10-03 · On agreeing to the Martin (IL) amendment (A004) Agreed to by recorded vote: 415 - 3 (Roll no. 409).
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Introduced 1990-09-12 · By unanimous consent, the Martin (IL) amendment was withdrawn.
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Introduced 1990-03-28 · On agreeing to the Martin (IL) amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.
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Introduced 1989-06-28 · On agreeing to the Martin (IL) amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
HR 5585 — To amend part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to include the pay of Members of Congress and high-level officers of the executive branch within the coverage of the Act.
Introduced 1990-09-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 5636 — To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require as a condition of receiving formula grants that States have in effect a law requiring certain sex offenders to be tested, at the request and for the benefit of the victim, for the presence of the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
Introduced 1990-09-17 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 5180 — Depository Institutions' Civil and Criminal Enforcement Act
Introduced 1990-06-27 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance.
Finance and Financial SectorHR 4140 — Pollution Control Investment Tax Credit Act of 1990
Introduced 1990-02-28 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 3994 — Environmental Protection Act of 1990
Introduced 1990-02-07 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Environmental ProtectionHR 3462 — To provide rules and procedures for the expeditious printing, enrollment, signing and presentation of legislation to the President, to define what types of adjournments prevent the return of legislation by the President, and to provide procedures for the reconsideration of vetoed measures.
Introduced 1989-10-12 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.
CongressHR 3427 — For the relief of Phil Bollman.
Introduced 1989-10-05 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.
Private LegislationHR 3276 — Congressional and Judicial Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-09-14 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 3220 — Drug Paraphernalia Control Act of 1989
Introduced 1989-09-06 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 2856 — To exclude from amounts taken into account in determining annual income for purposes of certain programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs the amount of wages paid for certain service by workers temporarily employed by the Bureau of the Census in positions established for purposes relating to the 1990 decennial census.
Introduced 1989-07-11 · Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 2857 — To exclude from earnings taken into account in determining excess earnings for purposes of the earnings test under title II of the Social Security Act wages paid for certain service by workers temporarily employed by the Bureau of the Census in positions established for purposes relating to the 1990 decennial census.
Introduced 1989-07-11 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Social WelfareHR 2561 — To require the Environmental Protection Agency to increase the number of criminal investigators in its Office of Criminal Investigations, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1989-06-06 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Environmental ProtectionHR 984 — Collision Damage Waiver Act
Introduced 1989-02-09 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness.
CommerceHR 899 — Agricultural Product Outdoor Advertising Act
Introduced 1989-02-07 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Agriculture and FoodHJRES 684 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the number of consecutive terms Members of the Senate and House may serve.
Introduced 1990-10-25 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
CongressHJRES 614 — To designate the decade beginning January 1, 1990, as the "Decade of the Child".
Introduced 1990-06-28 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
FamiliesHJRES 521 — Designating July 8 through 14, 1990, as "National Agent Orange Sreening Awareness Week".
Introduced 1990-03-15 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
HealthHJRES 314 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution relating to the flag of the United States.
Introduced 1989-06-22 · See H.J.Res.350.
Government Operations and PoliticsHRES 106 — Committee Process Reforms of 1989
Introduced 1989-03-09 · Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
CongressHRES 115 — To establish a Committee on Drug Abuse and Control and to abolish the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control.
Introduced 1989-03-22 · Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 400, H. Res. 115 is laid on the table.
CongressHCONRES 45 — Establishing procedures for expedited consideration by the Congress of certain bills and joint resolutions submitted by the President.
Introduced 1989-02-07 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Legislative Process.
Economics and Public Finance