MEXICO, UNITED STATES OF

Addresses

Mexican Foreign Policy: Jorge Castaneda, Mexican Sec. of Foreign Relations, S1246-S1248 [27FE]

Appointments

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S4289 [13MY], S4509 [16MY], H2591 [16MY]

Articles and editorials

Highest Court You've Never Heard Of, S3618 [1MY]

Welch's March to the South, S3519 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 398), H2235 [8MY]

Courts: waive certain defenses to legal claims brought by workers participating in the Bracero Program (see H.R. 4918), H3513 [12JN]

Dept. of HHS: address health care needs of residents of U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 4063), H1089 [20MR]

Drugs: correct impediments to allowing importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (see H.R. 5534), H6982 [2OC]

Ecology and environment: prohibit exportation of natural gas from the U.S. for use in electric powerplants near the border that do not comply with U.S. air quality control requirements (see S. 2588), S5041 [5JN] (see H.R. 4867), H3229 [5JN]

———prohibit importation of electricity into the U.S., if produced in powerplants near the border, that do not comply with U.S. air quality control requirements (see H.R. 5038), H4324 [27JN]

Employment: establish an Adult Job Corps demonstration program for the U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 5208), H5452 [24JY]

Fish and fishing: address San Diego long-range sportfishing fleet rights to fish waters near the Revillagigedo Islands of Mexico (see H. Res. 570), H7018 [3OC]

Foreign policy: agree to certain amendments to the agreement establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (see S. 2948), S8673 [17SE] (see H.R. 5400), H6373 [18SE]

———negotiations with Mexico and Canada relative to the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (see H. Res. 355), H687 [5MR]

History: tribute to Braceros foreign guest laborers who worked in the U.S. from 1942-1964 (see H. Res. 522), H6229 [11SE]

Immigration: reaffirm historic treatment of part-time commuter students from Canada and Mexico as temporary visitors for purposes of entry into the U.S. (see H.R. 5288), H5995 [26JY]

Medicine Equity and Drug Safety Act: implementation (see H. Res. 478), H4497 [10JY]

Poverty: enhance the capacity of organizations working in the U.S.-Mexico border area to develop affordable housing and foster economic opportunity in the colonias (see H.R. 5654), H8021 [16OC]

Rivers: treaty obligations relative to use of the Colorado, Rio Grande, and Tijuana Rivers (see H. Con. Res. 494), H6926 [1OC]

Remarks in House

Coronado National Forest: environmental impact of drug trafficking and illegal immigration, H2156-H2162 [7MY], H3557-H3560 [13JN]

Courts: waive certain defenses to legal claims brought by workers participating in the Bracero Program (H.R. 4918), E1045 [13JN]

Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for personnel and technology to reduce delays at border crossings and strengthen drug enforcement (H.R. 2512), E204 [26FE]

Drugs: discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H659 [5MR], H3207 [5JN], H3427 [11JN], H3495 [12JN]

Ecology and environment: prohibit exportation of natural gas from the U.S. for use in electric powerplants near the border that do not comply with U.S. air quality control requirements (H.R. 4867), E979 [6JN]

Foreign policy: agree to certain amendments to the agreement establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (H.R. 5400), H7886 [10OC], E1868 [15OC], E1921 [17OC]

———agree to certain amendments to the agreement establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (H.R. 5400), permission to file report, H7132 [7OC]

History: tribute to Braceros foreign guest laborers who worked in the U.S. from 1942-1964 (H. Res. 522), H6828-H6832 [1OC]

Immigration: national policy, H2156-H2162 [7MY], H2438-H2442 [14MY], H3155-H3157 [4JN], H3557-H3560 [13JN], H3593-H3596 [17JN], H6366-H6371 [18SE]

———secure borders against terrorists, drug traffickers, and other illegal aliens, remove illegal and criminal aliens, reduce fraud, and reform the legal immigration system, H6154-H6159 [10SE], H6545-H6549 [24SE]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders, H3155-H3157 [4JN], H3557-H3560 [13JN], H3593-H3596 [17JN]

Mexican-American War: history of the Battle of Mulege, E1773 [7OC]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H3548 [13JN], E687 [3MY]

National security: completion of fencing project between San Diego, CA, and Tijuana, Mexico, H5696, H5697 [25JY]

Roque, Marta Beatriz: treatment by Cuban authorities relative to meeting with Mexican officials, H174 [6FE]

Treaties and agreements: extradition reform, E1444 [29JY]

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: anniversary of signing and resolution of certain land claim disputes, H113 [5FE]

U.N.: release of study on disarmament and non-proliferation education, E2141 [22NO]

U.S./Mexico Border Counties Coalition: release of report on impact of medical costs of treating undocumented aliens on border communities, E1697 [30SE]

Remarks in Senate

Cinco de Mayo: observance, S3896 [6MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide equity for the promotion of Hass avocados, S636 [12FE]

Ecology and environment: prohibit exportation of natural gas from the U.S. for use in electric powerplants near the border that do not comply with U.S. air quality control requirements (S. 2588), S5051 [5JN]

Foreign trade: restrictions on U.S. exports of high fructose corn syrup, S573 [11FE]

Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish a multiagency program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound economic development along the Mexican border, S1654 [7MR], S1718, S1725 [11MR]

NAFTA: ensure transparency of investor protection dispute resolution tribunals, S3616-S3619 [1MY], S3801-S3807 [2MY]

———impact on employment and the economy, S3534-S3539, S3544, S3545 [30AP], S4346 [15MY]

———implementation, S3530 [30AP]

U.S. policy, S1246 [27FE]

Reports

Promotion of Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education and Training—Practical Recommendations: U.N., E2142 [22NO]

Reports filed

Nomination of Antonio O. Garza, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Mexico: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S10116 [8OC]

North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission Establishing Agreement Amendments: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 5400) (H. Rept. 107-720), H7018 [3OC], H7171 [7OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 522, tribute to Braceros foreign guest laborers who worked in the U.S. from 1942-1964, H6828 [1OC]

H.R. 5400, agree to certain amendments to the agreement with Mexico establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission, H7886 [10OC]