[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
MEXICO, UNITED STATES OF
Appointments
Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S6637 [18JN], H2321 [27AP],
H4824 [18JN]
Articles and editorials
Ally in the War on Drugs, E617 [22AP]
Bilbray, Bliley Prep Smog Bill for Quick Floor Vote, H5897 [20JY]
Bilbray Diverts Smelly River With Bulldozer; May Have Violated Law,
H10173 [8OC]
Bilbray Pushes for Law on Border Emission Standards, H5896 [20JY]
Bilbray Says State of Emergency Needed To Deal With Raw Sewage,
H10174 [8OC]
Bilbray Urges Crackdown on Transborder Polluters--Bill Would Stop
Vehicles at Border To Protect Air, H5895 [20JY]
Border Breathes Sigh of Relief as Wilson Acts on Tijuana Sewage,
H10176 [8OC]
Border Smog Bill Wins Bipartisan Backing in House Commerce Markup,
H5897 [20JY]
Border Tour Boosts Bill To Compel Registration of Mexican Cars Here,
H5895 [20JY]
County May Act To Ease Effects of Mexico Sewage, H10174 [8OC]
County To Ask Wilson's Help on Tijuana Sewage, H10174 [8OC]
Drop in Drug Seizures Worries U.S. Customs, S420 [5FE]
Elite Mexican Drug Officers Said To Be Tied to Traffickers, H7849
[16SE]
Emergency Decree Might Unlock Help for Tijuana Sewage Problem,
H10173 [8OC]
Emergency Sought on Pollution--Bilbray Seeks Fast Action on Cleanup
of Tijuana River Valley, H10173 [8OC]
Extend the Benefits of Free Trade, E251 [2MR]
Health Crisis Declared Over South Bay Sewage, H10175 [8OC]
House Panel OKs Bill To Bar U.S. Entry of Cars Into Ozone
Nonattainment Areas, H5897 [20JY]
Illegals Cross Sewage River-And Feds Ignore Both Problems, H10175
[8OC]
Imported Smog--Vehicles From Mexico Add to Problem, H5895 [20JY]
Medications From Mexico, S7261 [26JN]
Panel OKs Bill To Curb Border's Smog-Belchers, H5896 [20JY]
Salinas Brother Is Tied by Swiss to Drug Trade, H8802 [25SE]
Sewer Project Foes Meet, H10172 [8OC]
Smog Intervention--Bill Would Aim at Nabbing Mexican Polluters,
H5898 [20JY], H5899 [20JY]
State To Pay To Treat TJ Sewage, H10175 [8OC]
3 Officials Here Pledge To Fight Sewage Project, H10172 [8OC]
Tijuana River Valley May Get Emergency Status on Sewage, H10175
[8OC]
Tijuana Sewage Is Flowing Faster, Killing Estuary, H10171 [8OC]
U.S. Agents Warned of Mexican Retaliation, E1049 [5JN]
Wardens Quiz Bilbray on Bulldozing of Dike, H10173 [8OC]
What a Drag! Asia, Russia, Latin America--Trouble Abroad Threatens
the U.S. Economy, S10707-S10710 [22SE]
Wilson Declares Sewage Emergency, H10175 [8OC]
Wilson May Declare Crisis in South Bay, H10175 [8OC]
Bills and resolutions
Chiapas: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the
conflict and to protect human rights, (see S. Con. Res. 128),
S12164 [9OC]
Chiapas, Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of
the conflict and to protect human rights, (see H. Con. Res.
347), H10352 [9OC]
Crime: renegotiation of extradition treaty so that the possibility
of capital punishment will not interfere with the extradition of
criminal suspects to the U.S., (see H. Res. 381), H904 [5MR]
------ renegotiation of extradition treaty so that the possibility
of capital punishment will not interfere with the extradition of
criminal suspects to the U.S., (see S. Res. 284), S11339 [2OC]
Customs Service: funding for personnel and technology to reduce
delays at border crossings, (see S. 1787), S2114 [17MR]
Drugs: limit amount of controlled substances allowed to be brought
into the U.S. from Mexico and Canada, (see S. 2242), S7255
[26JN]
El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic
trail, (see S. 2276), S7678 [8JY]
------ designate as a national historic trail, (see H.R. 4724),
H10011 [7OC]
Foreign aid: assistance to combat wildfires, (see H. Res. 469),
H4549 [11JN]
------ disapprove certification of drug enforcement efforts, (see
S.J. Res. 42), S1255 [3MR] disapprove certification of drug
enforcement efforts, but grant national interest waiver, (see
S.J. Res. 43), S1255 [3MR], (see H.J. Res. 114), H850 [4MR]
Foreign trade: limit controlled substances from Mexico, (see H.R.
3633), H2052 [1AP]
Immigration: extend date by which an automated entry-exit control
system must be developed, (see H.R. 4658), H9273 [1OC]
------ extend date by which an automated entry-exit control system
must be developed by the INS, (see S. 2540), S11279 [1OC]
------ personnel and technology funding to increase inspections and
reduce delays at border crossings and interior checkpoints, (see
H.R. 3679), H2054 [1AP]
Law enforcement: support efforts of Federal agents investigating
money laundering associated with Mexican financial institutions,
(see H. Con. Res. 288), H4325 [9JN]
Motor vehicles: increase inspection of foreign trucks near the
Canadian and Mexican borders, (see S. 2042), S4528 [7MY]
NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, (see H.R. 3540), H1444
[24MR]
Sewage disposal: inadequacy of sewage infrastructure facilities
relative to flow of raw sewage into the U.S., (see H. Con. Res.
331), H9274 [1OC]
Tariff: purified terephthalic acid, (see S. 1702), S1255 [3MR],
(see H.R. 3501), H1298 [18MR]
Tijuana, Mexico: improve working conditions at the Han Young truck
factory, (see H. Res. 595), H10832 [13OC]
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: determine validity of certain land
claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
citizens, (see S. 2503), S10657 [21SE]
----- determine validity of certain land claims involving the
descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens (H.R. 2538),
consideration, (see H. Res. 522), H7493 [9SE]
------ establish committees to assist in settlement of certain land
claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
citizens, (see S. 2155), S6037 [10JN]
Descriptions
Involuntary Sterilization Practices in Foreign Countries, H8002
[17SE]
Letters
Border Smog Reduction Act: Larry Bowden, Mojave Desert Air Quality
Management District, H5894 [20JY]
------ R. Michael Magee, American Federation of Government
Employees, H5893 [20JY]
------ Robert Clark, National Treasury Employees Union, H5893 [20JY]
------ Roger F. Honberger, Riverside County, CA, Board of
Supervisors, H5895 [20JY]
Controlled Substances Trafficking Prohibition Act: Representative
Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H6903 [3AU]
----- Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6903
[3AU]
Customs Service undercover operation relative to Mexican and
Colombian drug traffickers: Madeleine Korbel Albright, Sec. of
State, S6012 [10JN]
GAO report on Customs Service drug interdiction and enforcement
programs along the Southwest border: Senator Feinstein, S10334
[15SE]
Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Act: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of
State, H7513 [10SE]
Investigation into Citicorp/Citibank's involvement in alleged
Mexican money laundering acitivities: Representative Waters,
H3942 [22MY]
Renegotiation of extradition treaty with Mexico relative to capital
punishment: Larry M. Eig, Congressional Research Service, H7779
[15SE]
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act:
Rick Dovalina, League of United Latin American Citizens, H6532
[29JY]
Lists
Court cases interpreting the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, H7514
[10SE]
Messages
Protocol to the Extradition Treaty With Mexico: President Clinton,
S5357 [21MY]
Petitions and memorials
Riverside County, CA, Board of Supervisors: Border Smog Reduction
Act, H5895 [20JY]
Press releases
Supervisors Endorse Bill Requiring Vehicles Crossing U.S. Border To
Be Smog-Certified: San Diego County, CA, Board of Supervisors,
H5894 [20JY]
Remarks in House
Chiapas: human rights violations, E1131 [16JN]
Cinco De Mayo: observance, H2776 [5MY]
Crime: drug control efforts, H451 [12FE], H509 [24FE], H701 [3MR]
------ renegotiation of extradition treaty so that the possibility
of capital punishment will not interfere with the extradition of
criminal suspects to the U.S. (H. Res. 381), H7777-H7779 [15SE]
Customs Service: release of report on Mexican drug trafficking
relative to NAFTA, H7002 [4AU]
------ strengthen drug interdiction efforts, E790 [7MY], E1399
[23JY]
Drugs: limit amount of controlled substances allowed to be brought
into the U.S. from Mexico (H.R. 3633), H6903-H6906 [3AU]
------ prohibit military aid to certain Colombian and Mexican law
enforcement agencies and bar diplomatic status for certain U.S.
and Mexican law enforcement officers, H7848-H7854 [16SE]
El Sauzal, Mexico: murder of residents near U.S. border, E1750
[17SE]
Foreign aid: assistance to combat wildfires (H. Res. 469),
H6909-H6912 [3AU]
------ disapprove certification of drug enforcement efforts, H650
[26FE], H2776 [5MY], H4231 [5JN], E1049 [5JN] disapprove
certification of drug enforcement efforts, but grant national
interest waiver (H.J. Res. 114), H883 [5MR], H1281 [18MR]
------ economic assistance relative to instability of economy and
currency, H86 [28JA]
Foreign trade: limit controlled substances from Mexico (H.R. 3633),
E569 [2AP]
General Motors, Inc.: effects of UAW strike, E1310 [15JY]
Immigration: extend date by which an automated entry-exit control
system must be developed by the INS (H.R. 4658), H9204 [1OC]
INS: deployment of border patrol agents, H1557 [26MR], E351 [11MR]
Law enforcement: support efforts of Federal agents investigating
money laundering associated with Mexican financial institutions
(H. Con. Res. 288), H4892-H4896 [22JN]
------ tribute to undercover operation relative to Mexican and
Colombian drug traffickers and money laundering, H3376 [19MY],
H3941 [22MY]
Mexican-American War: anniversary, E793 [7MY]
NAFTA: impact on automobile industry, E1310 [15JY]
------ impact on drug trafficking, H7002 [4AU]
------ impact on employment and the economy, H737-H742 [3MR], H1174
[17MR], H1452 [25MR], H1557 [26MR], H2063 [21AP], E251 [2MR],
E608 [21AP], E1340 [17JY], E1614 [7AU]
------ implementation, E793 [7MY], E1673 [9SE]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: designation of North Texas
as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, H919 [10MR], E183
[12FE]
Pasadena, TX: rededication of Vince's Bridge site, E920 [20MY]
Petroleum: crude oil production, H1558 [26MR]
Sewage disposal: effects of untreated raw sewage on California
beaches, H5849 [17JY]
------ effects of untreated raw sewage on California beaches, H10531
[11OC]
------ inadequacy of sewage infrastructure facilities relative to
flow of raw sewage into the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 331),
H10169-H10180 [8OC]
Tijuana, Mexico: improve working conditions at the Han Young truck
factory (H. Res. 595), E2153 [13OC]
Treaties and agreements: renegotiation of extradition treaty so
that the possibility of capital punishment will not interfere
with the extradition of criminal suspects to the U.S. (H. Res.
381), H880 [5MR]
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: anniversary, E338 [10MR]
------ determine validity of certain land claims involving the
descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens (H.R. 2538),
H1516-H1520 [25MR]
------ determine validity of certain land claims involving the
descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens (H.R. 2538),
H7509 [10SE], H7521 [10SE] determine validity of certain land
claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
citizens (H.R. 2538), consideration (H. Res. 522), H7507 [10SE],
H7508 [10SE]
U.S-Mexico Border Conference: meeting, H1705 [30MR]
Vazquez, Alberto: Mr. Amigo award recipient, E142 [11FE]
Remarks in Senate
Chiapas: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the
conflict and to protect human rights (S. Con. Res. 128), S12184
[9OC], S12581 [14OC]
------ investigation of events, S274 [2FE]
Cinco De Mayo: observance, S4370 [5MY]
Customs Service: drug seizures at Mexican border, S10332-S10335
[15SE]
------ drug seizures at the Mexican border, S419 [5FE]
------ funding for personnel and technology to reduce delays at
border crossings (S. 1787), S2124 [17MR]
------ prohibit illegal shipment of textiles from Mexico, S9233
[29JY]
Drugs: limit amount of controlled substances allowed to be brought
into the U.S. from Mexico and Canada (S. 2242), S7260 [26JN]
------ limit amount of controlled substances allowed to be brought
into the U.S. from Mexico (H.R. 3633), S12680 [20OC], S12681
[20OC]
El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic trail
(S. 2276), S7680 [8JY]
------ designate as a national historic trail (S. 2276), S12530
[14OC]
Foreign aid: disapprove certification of drug enforcement efforts
(S.J. Res. 42), S1258-S1261 [3MR], S2636-S2657 [26MR], S2726
[27MR]
----- disapprove certification of drug enforcement efforts, but
grant national interest waiver (S.J. Res. 43), S1258-S1261
[3MR], S2636 [26MR]
GAO: report on Customs Service drug interdiction and enforcement
programs along the Southwest border, S10332-S10335 [15SE]
General Motors, Inc.: effects of UAW strike, S8274 [16JY]
Immigration: extend date by which an automated entry-exit control
system must be developed by the INS (H.R. 4658), S12056 [8OC]
----- extend date by which an automated entry-exit control system
must be developed by the INS (S. 2540), S11297 [1OC]
Law enforcement: tribute to undercover operation relative to
Mexican and Colombian drug traffickers and money laundering,
S5463 [22MY], S6011 [10JN]
Motor vehicles: increase inspection of foreign trucks near the
Canadian and Mexican borders (S. 2042), S4530 [7MY]
NAFTA: impact on trade deficit, S8276 [16JY]
New Mexico: establish commercial zones to improve border trade
activities with Mexico, S1824 [12MR]
Tariff: purified terephthalic acid (S. 1702), S1257 [3MR]
Texas: observance of Texas Independence Day, S1193 [2MR]
Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S5357
[21MY]
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: determine validity of certain land
claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
citizens (S. 2503), S10661 [21SE]
----- determine validity of certain land claims involving the
descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens (S. 2503)
(Spanish translation), S10664 [21SE]
------ establish committees to assist in settlement of certain land
claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
citizens (S. 2155), S6043 [10JN]
United Mexican-American Students of Colorado: anniversary, S8380
[16JY]
Reports filed
Consideration of H.R. 2538, Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims
Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. Rept. 105-
699), H7493 [9SE]
Determine Validity of Certain Land Claims Under the Treaty of
Guadalupe-Hidalgo Involving the Descendants of Persons Who Were
Mexican Citizens: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2538)
(H. Rept. 105-594), H5063 [23JN]
El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Act: Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2276) (S. Rept.
105-308), S9973 [8SE]
Limit Amount of Controlled Substances Allowed To Be Brought Into the
U.S. From Mexico: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R.
3633) (H. Rept. 105-629), H5735 [16JY]
Resolutions by organizations
Designation of North Texas as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking
Area: Greater Dallas Crime Commission, E183 [12FE]
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act:
Mexican Senate and National Chamber of Deputies, H6530 [29JY]
Resolutions of ratification
Extradition Treaty Between the U.S. and Mexico, S12557 [14OC],
S12994 [12NO]
Statements
Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Act: Executive Office of the
President, H7513 [10SE]
Human Rights Situation In Chiapas, Mexico: Mary Robinson, U.N.,
E1132 [16JN]
South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant Opening:
Representative Bilbray, H10176 [8OC]
Tables
Arrested Mexican drug traffickers legal status, S2647 [26MR]
Testimonies
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act:
Representative Reyes, H6531 [29JY]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 288, support efforts of Federal agents investigating
money laundering associated with Mexican financial institutions,
H4892 [22JN]
H. Con. Res. 331, inadequacy of Mexican sewage infrastructure
facilities relative to flow of raw sewage into the U.S., H10169
[8OC]
H. Res. 381, renegotiation of extradition treaty with Mexico so that
the possibility of capital punishment will not interfere with
the extradition of criminal suspects to the U.S., H7777 [15SE]
H. Res. 469, assistance to combat wildfires, H6910 [3AU]
H. Res. 522, consideration of H.R. 2538, Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty
Land Claims Act, H7507 [10SE]
H.R. 3633, Controlled Substances Trafficking Prohibition Act, H6903
[3AU]
H.R. 4658, extend date by which an automated entry-exit control
system must be developed by the INS, H9204 [1OC]
S. 1702, tariff on purified terephthalic acid, S1258 [3MR]
S. 2155, Fair Deal for Northern New Mexico Act, S6044-S6046 [10JN]
S. 2276, El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Act,
S7681 [8JY]
S. 2503, Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Equity Act,
S10662-S10664 [21SE]
S. 2540, extend date by which an automated entry-exit control system
must be developed by the INS, S11297 [1OC]
S. Con. Res. 128, adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of
the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas, Mexico,
S12184 [9OC]
S. Res. 284, renegotiation of extradition treaty with Mexico so that
the possibility of capital punishment will not interfere with
the extradition of criminal suspects to the U.S., S11346 [2OC]