    [Congressional Record Index (1998)]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    REYES, SILVESTRE (a Representative from Texas)
      Amendments
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
            H3702 [21MY]
        Drugs:  enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
            support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
            countries (H.R. 4300), H7838 [16SE]
      Appointments
        Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4824 [18JN]
      Articles and editorials
        Ally in the War on Drugs, E617 [22AP]
        Examiners Recommend No License for Proposed Nuclear Waste Dump--
            State Agency Hasn't Fully Explored Possible Hazards of W. Texas
            Facility, They Say, George Kuempel, Dallas (TX) Morning News,
            H6530<bullet> [29JY]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans:  repeal the provision of
            law requiring termination, (see H.R. 3752), H2605 [29AP]
        American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
            Federal charter, (see H.R. 3843), H3105 [12MY]
        Arlington National Cemetery:  enact into law eligibility
            requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H495 [12FE]
        Armed Forces:  establish demonstration project relative to
            enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
            Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H3312 [14MY]
        Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
            of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
        Children and youth:  prohibit sale of personal information without
            parental consent, (see H.R. 1972), H3105 [12MY]
        Clinton, President:  address issues of neighborhood crime
            prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime,
            (see H. Res. 512), H6880 [31JY]
        Colleges and universities:  improve and strengthen recruitment and
            training of math and science teachers, (see H.R. 3338), H902
            [5MR]
        Commission To Assess Weapons of Mass Destruction Domestic Response
            Capabilities:  establish, (see H.R. 3764), H2705 [30AP]
        Community development:  provide grant funding for additional
            empowerment zones, (see H.R. 3622), H6282 [23JY]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H678 [26FE]
        Customs Service:  authorizing appropriations for the International
            Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center, (see
            H.R. 3985), H4054 [3JN]
        Dallas, TX:  designate the museum to be known as ``The Women's
            Museum: An Institute for the Future'' as a Millennium Project
            for the U.S., (see H. Con. Res. 187), H498 [12FE]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H2120 [21AP]
        ----- establish standards of conduct for employees and establish a
            review board to monitor compliance, cosponsorship withdrawn,
            (see H.R. 3396), H4550 [11JN]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  allocation of substantial tobacco
            industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
            Res. 249), H1444 [24MR]
        ------ determination of service connection for certain illnesses
            caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents
            during the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3279), H676 [26FE]
        ------ direct payment of attorneys' fees in awards of past-due
            benefits, (see H.R. 3444), H1158 [12MR]
        ------ extend authority to treat illnesses of Persian Gulf Conflict
            veterans and illnesses due to future combat service, and revise
            research priorities relative to certain service-related health
            consequences, (see H.R. 3980), H5405 [25JN]
        ------ guarantee loans to provide multifamily transitional housing
            for homeless veterans, (see H.R. 3039), H904 [5MR]
        ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4070),
            H7690 [14SE], (see H.R. 4374), H9188 [29SE]
        ------ provide a cost-of-living adjustment in compensation rates
            paid to veterans with service-connected disabilities and make
            various improvements in education, housing, and cemetery
            programs, (see H.R. 4110), H5297 [24JN]
        Drugs:  increase penalties for certain offenses and enhance law
            enforcement efforts, (see H.R. 3858), H3246 [13MY]
        ------ increase penalties for certain offenses and enhance law
            enforcement efforts, (see H.R. 4617), H8626 [24SE]
        Edison, Thomas A.:  mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
            of birth, (see H.R. 678), H2931 [6MY]
        Education:  grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer
            training for elementary and secondary school teachers, (see H.R.
            4552), H10513 [10OC]
        Electronic Fund Transfer Act:  require additional disclosures
            relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international
            transactions, (see H.R. 3726), H3247 [13MY]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H2707 [30AP]
        Germany:  jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide
            during World War II, (see H.R. 1531), H3105 [12MY]
        Guam:  commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
            determination, (see H. Res. 494), H5494 [14JY]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            (see H.R. 3605), H4479 [10JN]
        Housing:  increase the amount of assistance for specially adapted
            housing for disabled veterans, (see H.R. 3619), H2051 [1AP]
        ------ provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
            participation in shared housing arrangements, (see H.R. 3181),
            H1854 [31MR]
        Immigration:  arrival and departure requirements for Canadian
            citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems,
            (see H.R. 2955), H6487 [27JY]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H692 [2MR]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H4055 [3JN]
        Medicaid:  treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco
            industry liability settlement, (see H.R. 2938), H2120 [21AP]
        Medicare:  increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests, (see
            H.R. 4092), H9723 [6OC]
        ------ require hospitals to establish and implement security
            procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction
            and baby switching, (see H.R. 4680), H9344 [2OC]
        Motor vehicles:  increase the amount of assistance for providing
            automobiles to certain disabled veterans, (see H.R. 3618), H2051
            [1AP]
        ------ treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State emission
            standards, (see H.R. 8), H3624 [20MY]
        National security:  national missile defense system, (see H.R.
            4402), H7289 [5AU]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H3014 [7MY]
        NSF:  demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of
            mathematics, science, and information technology, (see H.R.
            3496), H5737 [16JY]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H3366 [18MY]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H3972 [22MY]
        SEC:  limit collection of certain fees, (see H.R. 4213), H9346 [2OC]
        Social Security:  choice of benefit payment method relative to
            computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or
            after 1982, (see H.R. 45), H64 [27JA]
        Taxation:  tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see H.R. 3320), H3625 [20MY]
        Telecommunications:  require accurate billing by carriers relative
            to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
            (see H.R. 4018), H5405 [25JN]
        Television:  promote competition in the multichannel video
            marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H904 [5MR]
        Tobacco products:  reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related
            research, and develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868),
            H7415 [6AU]
        U.N.:  promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H678
            [26FE]
        Veterans:  enforcement of reemployment rights relative to States,
            private employers, and servicemen employed by U.S. companies
            abroad, (see H.R. 3213), H904 [5MR]
        ------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
            the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3571), H1699 [27MR]
        Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
            H6071 [21JY]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        de On�6ate, Don Juan:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of first
            permanent settlement of western U.S. by the Spanish explorer,
            (see H. Con. Res. 240), H1112 [11MR]
        El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro:  designate as a national historic
            trail, (see H.R. 3803), H2931 [6MY]
        Fort Bliss, TX:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 253), H1643 [26MR]
        Immigration:  personnel and technology funding to increase
            inspections and reduce delays at border crossings and interior
            checkpoints, (see H.R. 3679), H2054 [1AP]
        Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3598), H1776 [30MR]
      Letters
        Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act:
            Rick Dovalina, League of United Latin American Citizens,
            H6532<bullet> [29JY]
      Remarks
        Armed Forces:  support while carrying out missions in and around the
            Persian Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11724 [17DE]
        Azerbaijan:  prohibit allocation of foreign aid relative to blockade
            of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabagh, H7993 [17SE]
        Bosnia and Herzegovina:  withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces (H. Con.
            Res. 227), H1276 [18MR]
        China, Republic of:  observance of National Day, E1931<bullet> [7OC]
        Clinton, President:  censure, H11935 [18DE]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11935 [18DE]
        Customs Service:  authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3809), H3411
            [19MY]
        Dept. of Defense:  assign personnel to assist the INS and the
            Customs Service in the performance of their border protection
            functions, H3696 [21MY], H3699 [21MY], H3702 [21MY], H3704
            [21MY]
        ------ assign personnel to assist the INS and the Customs Service in
            the performance of their border protection functions, H7837
            [16SE], H7838 [16SE], H7840 [16SE], H7843 [16SE]
        ------ authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile defense
            systems (H.R. 2786), H1725 [30MR]
        ------ authorizing appropriations for military activities and
            prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), H2791<bullet>
            [5MY], H3475 [19MY], H3696 [21MY], H3699 [21MY], H3702 [21MY],
            H3704 [21MY]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  guarantee loans to provide multifamily
            transitional housing for homeless veterans (H.R. 3039),
            H3394<bullet> [19MY]
        Drug abuse:  national drug control policy (H. Res. 423), H3037
            [12MY]
        Drugs:  enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
            support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
            countries (H.R. 4300), H7837 [16SE], H7838 [16SE], H7840 [16SE],
            H7843 [16SE]
        El Paso, TX:  flood control projects funding, H4926 [22JN]
        ------ tribute to Lower Valley Housing Corp. Low-Income Housing
            Program, H4972 [23JN]
        ------ tribute to Montwood High School participants at the For
            Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST)
            competition, H4638 [17JN]
        ------ tribute to Quadricentennial Festival, H2240 [23AP]
        ------ Wastewater Reclamation Program funding, H4926 [22JN]
        Energy and water development:  making appropriations (H.R. 4060),
            H4926 [22JN]
        FCC:  E-Rate Program implementation, H5504 [15JY], H5968 [21JY]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7993 [17SE]
        INS:  tribute to Operation--Eastern Star immigrant smuggling
            eradication efforts, E2270<bullet> [21OC]
        Iraq:  military response to material and unacceptable breach of
            international obligations relative to weapons inspections,
            H11724 [17DE]
        Lamplighters (musical group):  tribute, H761 [4MR]
        Law enforcement:  support efforts of Federal agents investigating
            money laundering associated with Mexican financial institutions
            (H. Con. Res. 288), H4893 [22JN]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (H.R. 2829),
            H3051 [12MY]
        ------ tribute to individuals who lost their lives during service
            (H. Res. 422), H3061<bullet> [12MY]
        Nagorno-Karabagh:  U.S. role in negotiation of territorial conflict
            between Armenia and Azerbaijan, H7993 [17SE]
        National security:  military readiness of U.S. forces, H2791<bullet>
            [5MY]
        Parliamentary inquiry, H3701 [21MY], H7837 [16SE]
        Petroleum:  gasoline price levels, E1934<bullet> [7OC]
        Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX:  designate (H.R.
            3598), H9119 [28SE]
        Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact:  consent (H.R.
            629), E885<bullet> [19MY]
        ----- consent (H.R. 629), motion to appoint conferees, H3069 [12MY],
            H3073 [12MY]
        ------ grant congressional consent (H.R. 629), conference report,
            H6523 [29JY], H6524 [29JY], H6529 [29JY] grant congressional
            consent (H.R. 629), consideration of conference report (H. Res.
            511), H6519 [29JY], H6520 [29JY]
        U.S-Mexico Border Conference:  meeting, H1705 [30MR]
        Udovich, Emma:  Texas Seniors Hall of Fame inductee, E2098<bullet>
            [12OC]
        Vietnam:  make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free
            emigration (H.J. Res. 120), H6777 [30JY]
        Vietnamese Conflict:  tribute to POW and MIA's (H. Res. 360), H478
            [12FE], H479 [12FE]
        World War II:  tribute to survivors of the U.S.S. Register and the
            U.S.S. Indianapolis, E1035<bullet> [4JN], E1145<bullet> [17JN]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Leave of absence:  granted, H3968 [22MY], H4163 [4JN], H4832 [18JN],
            H5397 [25JN], H10916 [14OC]
        Special order:  granted, H674 [26FE]
      Resolutions by organizations
        Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act:
            Mexican Senate and National Chamber of Deputies, H6530<bullet>
            [29JY]
      Statements
        Gasoline Price Levels:  Carter R. Montgomery, Longhorn Partners
            Pipeline (business), E1934<bullet> [7OC]
        ------ M. Ray Perryman, Perryman Group (business),
            E1934<bullet>-E1936<bullet> [7OC]
      Testimonies
        Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act:  by,
            H6531<bullet> [29JY]
      Tributes
        Dellums, Representative, H200 [3FE]
        Gonzalez, Representative, E2165<bullet> [14OC]
        Johnson, Representative Sam, H478 [12FE], H479 [12FE]
        Kirpnick, Alex, E1025<bullet> [4JN]
        Torres, Representative, E2160<bullet> [14OC]
        White, Richard C., H656 [26FE]