REYES, SILVESTRE (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Frank Tejeda funeral attendee, H259 [4FE]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2775 [15MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H8265 [30SE]

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6799 [3SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6799 [3SE]

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

Children and youth: facilitate fingerprint checks authorized by National Child Protection Act (see H.R. 2488), H7527 [17SE]

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

Court of Veterans Appeals: rename as Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (see H.R. 1089), H1110 [18MR]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 3081), H10955 [13NO]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile defense systems (see H.R. 2786), H9864 [31OC]

———disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (see H.R. 2631), H8633 [7OC]

Dept. of Education: study methods for identifying and treating children with dyslexia (see H.R. 3058), H10954 [13NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve homeless veterans programs (see H.R. 2206), H7365 [16SE]

———improve procedures for resolving claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1703), H8320 [2OC]

———improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H6963 [5SE]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H6918 [4SE]

Drugs: penalties relative to gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride (see H.R. 1530), H2168 [5MY]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H7199 [10SE]

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

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

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

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H9801 [30OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H6707 [31JY]

Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555), H7365 [16SE]

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), H3661 [10JN]

Frank M. Tejeda Post Office Building, San Antonio, TX: designate (see H.R. 499), H349 [5FE]

Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 100), H8833 [9OC]

Hazardous substances: prohibit the location of solid and hazardous waste facilities near residential, day care, church, and school properties (see H.R. 843), H668 [26FE]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H2157 [1MY]

———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H4836 [26JN]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H1892 [24AP]

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1159), H1392 [9AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H889 [11MR]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H4647 [25JN]

Higher Education Act: improve accountability and reform certain programs (see H.R. 2140), H7730 [23SE]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2157 [1MY]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H9866 [31OC]

———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H6707 [31JY]

———transition for new Members (see H.R. 3053), H10954 [13NO]

Immigration: clarify and provide additional relief and procedural rights for certain aliens who would otherwise be ineligible for such procedural rights (see H.R. 2302), H7730 [23SE]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9801 [30OC]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1439 [10AP]

Land use: require local approval of railroad rights-of-way designations for interim use as trails (see H.R. 2438), H9502 [23OC]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H4087 [19JN]

———extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see H.R. 1215), H2091 [30AP]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H5487 [17JY]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8265 [30SE]

Medal of Honor: issue commemorative postage stamp in recognition of recipients (see H. Con. Res. 200), H10955 [13NO]

Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2020), H7830 [24SE]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H1703 [17AP]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H2445 [8MY]

Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]

NAFTA: parity among participating countries relative to the personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad (see H. Con. Res. 51), H1261 [20MR]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3797 [12JN]

National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 2848), H10171 [6NO]

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H6716 [1AU]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H1989 [29AP]

Nigeria: condemn treatment of U.S. Ambassador Walter Carrington (see H. Res. 260), H8438 [6OC]

Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation (see H.R. 680), H890 [11MR]

Oklahoma City National Memorial: establish as a unit of the National Park System and create the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust (see H.R. 1849), H5487 [17JY]

Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H4087 [19JN]

Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain U.S. passports (see H.R. 1298), H3170 [21MY]

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

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

Remy, France: tribute to citizens relative to burial of Houston Braly (see H. Con. Res. 141), H6919 [4SE]

———tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group relative to restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. Res. 141), H6919 [4SE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H7601 [18SE]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1289 [21MR]

Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning solvents (see H.R. 1711), H3569 [5JN]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 755), H890 [11MR]

———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]

———eliminate the marriage penalty, establish a commission to simplify the tax code, and require the IRS to use alternative dispute resolution (see H.R. 3059), H10954 [13NO]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H10768 [12NO]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H3568 [5JN]

———treatment of oil and gas produced from recovered inactive wells (see H.R. 2072), H6798 [3SE]

Transportation: reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H4136 [21JN]

Treaties and agreements: limits on certain missile defense systems (see H. Res. 98), H1018 [13MR]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H6798 [3SE]

United Way (organization): anniversary of Texas gulf coast chapter (see H. Con. Res. 110), H4913 [8JY]

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. 1608), H6918 [4SE]

———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), H1392 [9AP]

———expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of burial benefits (see H.R. 2040), H7365 [16SE]

———expand workstudy opportunities (see H.R. 1877), H3796 [12JN]

———extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (see H.R. 1092), H1289 [21MR]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 2367), H7365 [16SE]

———minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan participation (see H.R. 38), H6918 [4SE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H5177 [11JY]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 165), H7600 [18SE]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090), H1262 [20MR]

Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 699), H3660 [10JN]

Weapons: 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

Dept. of Justice: establish Office of Enforcement and Border Affairs (see H.R. 2588), H8265 [30SE]

Munoz, Vince: relief (see H.R. 2426; H. Res. 222), H6962 [5SE]

Native Americans: decrease the requisite blood quantum required for membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe (see H.R. 2419), H6962 [5SE]

Texas: conveyance of certain Federal lands to the Clint and Fabens, TX, school districts (see H.R. 1116), H1111 [18MR]

Ysleta del Sur Pueblo: relief of tribal members (see H.R. 2426; H. Res. 222), H6962 [5SE]

Letters

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: Kathleen A. McGinty, Executive Office of the President, E1491 [23JY]

Motions

House of Representatives: adjournment, H10112 [6NO]

Questions and answers

American Heritage Rivers Initiative, E1491-E1493 [23JY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), E1491 [23JY]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development and implementation, E1491 [23JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2708 [15MY]

Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border patrol and control activities, H4116, H4117 [20JN], H6892, H6897 [4SE], H6923 [5SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4379 [25JN]

Capps, Walter H.: tribute (H. Res. 286), H9620 [29OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4116, H4117 [20JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), motion to instruct conferees, H6892, H6897 [4SE]

———disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631), H10379 [8NO]

Dept. of Justice: establish Office of Enforcement and Border Affairs (H.R. 2588), H8164 [30SE]

———tribute to U.S. Border Patrol, H6923 [5SE]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), motion to instruct conferees, H8274 [1OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7178 [10SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5366 [16JY]

Education: Comprehensive Regional Assistance Centers funding, H7178 [10SE]

———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5496 [22JY]

El Paso, TX: tribute to R.E. Thomason General Hospital, E498 [18MR]

Federal employees: prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain Government positions (H.R. 240), H1296 [8AP]

Gamble, James L. and family: Northeast El Paso Family of the Year award recipient, E2365 [13NO]

La Mujer Obrera (organization): tribute, H4311 [24JN]

Law enforcement officers: extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (H.R. 1215), H2647, H2648 [14MY]

Melver, Jimmy K.: Northeast El Pasoan of the Year award recipient, E2373 [13NO]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), H816 [11MR], H974 [13MR]

———disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), consideration (H. Res. 95), H956, H959 [13MR]

———joint conference on U.S.-Mexican border, H1461 [15AP]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H2708 [15MY], H4311 [24JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, H6891 [4SE]

Persian Gulf Conflict: adjudication and payment of certain claims by veterans against Iraq, H8274 [1OC]

Public welfare programs: treatment of certain legal immigrants, H4379 [25JN]

Roark, Charles: Northeast El Pasoan of the Year award recipient, E2357 [13NO]

Roberts, Stan and Jetta: Northeast El Paso Family of the Year award recipient, E2361 [13NO]

Safety: prohibit transportation of radioactive waste through certain incorporated areas, H8536 [7OC]

Texas: conveyance of certain Federal lands to the Clint and Fabens, TX, school districts (H.R. 1116), H8063 [29SE]

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (H.R. 629), H8517, H8532, H8536 [7OC]

———consent (H.R. 629), consideration (H. Res. 258), H8515 [7OC]

———ensure radioactive waste is brought only from Maine or Vermont, H8532 [7OC]

Veterans: health care programs funding, H5366 [16JY]

Votes: position on missed, H5272 [15JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H666 [26FE], H2252 [6MY], H5399 [16JY], H8051 [26SE]

Special order: granted, H2676 [14MY], H4337 [24JN]

Tributes

Capps, Walter H., H9791 [30OC]

Gonzalez, Representative, E1966 [8OC]

Haskins, Don, E1737 [11SE]

Tejeda, Frank, H304 [5FE]