REYES, SILVESTRE (a Representative from Texas)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4546, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5607 [25JY]
———H.R. 4628, intelligence services appropriations, H7004 [3OC]
Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2591 [16MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H141 [5FE]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4590), H1672 [25AP]
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (see H.R. 4940), H3561 [13JN]
———placement of a memorial honoring World War II veterans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge (see H.R. 5055), H4351 [8JY]
Armed Forces: restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H3721 [19JN]
Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 3479), H634 [27FE]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6059 [4SE]
———protect from exploitive child modeling (see H.R. 4667), H2163 [7MY]
Colleges and universities: recognize contributions of Hispanic-serving institutions (see H. Res. 561), H6777 [26SE]
Colmery, Harry W.: posthumously award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 461), H6059 [4SE]
Contracts: require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 1324), H1532 [23AP]
Courts: waive certain defenses to legal claims brought by workers participating in the Bracero Program (see H.R. 4918), H3513 [12JN]
Cruz, Roberto: tribute (see H. Res. 576), H7738 [9OC] (see H. Res. 612), H8732 [13NO]
Dept. of HHS: award grants to associate degree schools of nursing and professional nursing organizations to improve nursing education (see H.R. 4665), H2608 [16MY]
Dept. of Justice: establish a national DNA database for sex offenders and those who commit violent crimes against children (see H.R. 5262), H5994 [26JY]
———establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H1283 [11AP]
———implement a program which provides for dedicated commuter lanes at land points of entry into the U.S. (see H.R. 4837), H3036 [23MY]
Dept. of National Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 4660), H2946 [22MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for substitution of parties in claims for benefits when the applicant for such benefits dies while the claim is pending (see H.R. 3733), H365 [13FE]
———allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the first day of the month in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 4036), H1088 [20MR]
———improve judicial review of administrative decisions (see H.R. 4018), H1087 [20MR]
———improve procurement practices in procuring health-care items (see H.R. 3645), H103 [29JA]
———increase amounts available to State approving agencies to evaluate the qualifications of educational institutions to provide courses under department-administered education programs (see H.R. 3731), H365 [13FE]
———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H7895 [10OC]
Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H3825 [21JN]
———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 5031), H6304 [17SE]
———increase public awareness of Scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 320), H227 [7FE]
———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 5482), H6776 [26SE]
Dr. Caesar A.W. Clark, Sr. Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 3775), H3775 [20JN]
Education: increase the technically trained workforce (see H.R. 3130), H1003 [19MR]
———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H7929 [15OC]
Espinosa, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 554), H9036 [19NO]
Families and domestic relations: provide coverage of domestic violence screening and treatment under Maternal and Child Health Program, Medicaid, and Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 4032), H2472 [14MY]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal employees: ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 3337), H3562 [13JN]
Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H1201 [10AP]
Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H4350 [8JY]
Foreign policy: negotiations with Mexico and Canada relative to the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (see H. Res. 355), H2019 [1MY]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5279), H5995 [26JY]
———eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1494), H2164 [7MY]
Francisco `Pancho' Medrano Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 4975), H3774 [20JN]
FTC: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 4551), H1688 [29AP]
Health: provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H2471 [14MY]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H1155 [9AP]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Hispanic Americans: provide programs and activities to improve health (see H.R. 5449), H6558 [24SE]
House of Representatives: encourage each State to examine its statutes, practices, and procedures governing appointment and election of new Members in the event of a catastrophe (see H. Res. 559), H6777 [26SE]
Immigration: assess aliens' immigration status relative to eligibility to serve in the Armed Forces and to be employed in airport security, and permit naturalization through certain active-duty military service (see H.R. 4058), H3038 [23MY]
———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4575), H1619 [24AP]
———establish nonimmigrant classes for border commuter students (see H.R. 4967), H3720 [19JN]
———provide permanent resident status for certain long-term resident workers and college-bound students and modify the worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants in order to promote family unification (see H.R. 5600), H7892 [10OC]
———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 3894), H779 [7MR]
Insurance: modify antitrust exemption for medical malpractice insurance, address current health care provider issues, and reform medical malpractice litigation process and insurance market (see H.R. 5253), H5993 [26JY]
Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 4573), H1619 [24AP]
Iron and steel industry: remedy certain injurious effects of steel imports by protecting benefits of steelworkers and retirees and strengthening the U.S. steel industry (see H.R. 4646), H2099 [2MY]
James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]
Jim Fonteno Post Office Building, Pasadena, TX: designate (see H.R. 4717), H2470 [14MY]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H4425 [9JY]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H1003 [19MR]
Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H1289 [15AP]
———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H7303 [8OC]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H2735 [21MY]
Medicare: coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H2471 [14MY]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H5087 [22JY]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2471 [14MY]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 3626), H3562 [13JN]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5411), H7895 [10OC]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H3562 [13JN]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 3710), H1155 [9AP]
———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H561 [26FE]
———increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see H.R. 1556), H1154 [9AP]
———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 902), H6129 [9SE]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H7738 [9OC]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H2471 [14MY]
Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 400), H1674 [25AP]
———provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 4728), H2470 [14MY]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1156 [9AP]
Mexico: treaty obligations relative to use of the Colorado, Rio Grande, and Tijuana Rivers (see H. Con. Res. 494), H6926 [1OC]
Michael E. DeBakey Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 5655), H9025 [14NO]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H3038 [23MY]
National Office for Combating Terrorism: establish (see H.R. 4660), H2946 [22MY]
National security: expand and strengthen the National Security Education Program and establish the National Flagship Language Initiative (see H.R. 5209), H5452 [24JY]
———provide for the sharing of homeland security information by Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies with State and local entities (see H.R. 3825), H650 [28FE] (see H.R. 4598), H1673 [25AP]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 348), H5997 [26JY]
OMB: provide that certain adjustments made to align highway spending with revenues have no force or effect (see H.R. 3900), H1091 [20MR]
Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (see H. Res. 368), H1003 [19MR]
Pipelines: improve safey (see H.R. 3609), H1091 [20MR]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4326 [27JN]
PLO: impose certain travel and diplomatic sanctions on officials in the U.S., seize assets in the U.S., and require a report on any acts of terrorism until a peace plan is implemented (see H.R. 4693), H3825 [21JN]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H6060 [4SE]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H1090 [20MR]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H5998 [26JY]
———identify a route as the Southwest Passage Initiative for Regional and Interstate Transportation Corridor (see H.R. 4615), H1674 [25AP]
Sec. of the Navy: redesignate as the Sec. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 3478), H1484 [18AP]
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: make certain improvements (see H.R. 2222), H1155 [9AP]
Social Security: improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2472 [14MY]
———protect trust funds by ensuring the Government repays its debts to the trust funds (see H.R. 5252), H7303 [8OC]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H833 [12MR]
Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: ensure coverage of National Guard troops mobilized for support services in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4017), H1087 [20MR]
———restate, clarify, and revise (see H.R. 5111), H4574 [12JY]
Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H687 [5MR]
———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 951), H2356 [9MY]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see H.R. 356), H687 [5MR]
Terrorism: provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (see H.R. 5441), H9036 [19NO]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see H.R. 3670), H285 [12FE]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H781 [7MR]
U.S. Military Academy: bicentennial (see H.J. Res. 83), H561 [26FE]
Veterans: continuation of dependency and indemnity compensation for the surviving spouse of a veteran if such spouse remarries after a certain age (see H.R. 1108), H1003 [19MR]
———improve compensation for veterans in certain cases of loss of paired organs (see H.R. 5477), H6776 [26SE]
———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 3719), H284 [12FE]
———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4085), H1152 [9AP]
———revise and improve employment, training, and placement services (see H.R. 4015), H1087 [20MR]
Water Desalination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4792), H2943 [22MY]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of HHS: address health care needs of residents of U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 4063), H1089 [20MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend time for application for a waiver of recovery of claims of overpayments of veterans benefits and improve administration of such overpayments (see H.R. 3735), H365 [13FE]
———provide service-connected disability benefits for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation provided by the Dept., and for survivors of persons dying from such treatment (see H.R. 3734), H365 [13FE]
El Paso County, TX: conveyance of certain lands to the Clint Independent School District (see H.R. 5517), H6926 [1OC]
Employment: establish an Adult Job Corps demonstration program for the U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 5208), H5452 [24JY]
Reserve Forces Policy Board: anniversary (see H. Res. 541), H6419 [19SE]
Southwest Regional Border Authority: establish (see H.R. 4847), H3036 [23MY]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H1343 [17AP]
———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), motion to instruct conferees, H1464 [18AP]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H3030
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (H.R. 4940), H5017
———placement of a memorial honoring World War II veterans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge (H.R. 5055), H5019
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7320 [9OC], H7756 [10OC]
Bureau of the Census: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 339), H815
Capitol Police: tribute, E1380
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: chronic disease programs funding, E503
Colleges and universities: recognize contributions of Hispanic-serving institutions (H. Res. 561), H6827
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5803, H5859 [26JY]
———rights of union employees transferring into department, H5803 [26JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: increase amounts available to State approving agencies to evaluate the qualifications of educational institutions to provide courses under department-administered education programs (H.R. 3731), H7125
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities: anniversary of National Internship Program, E1178
History: tribute to Braceros foreign guest laborers who worked in the U.S. from 1942-1964 (H. Res. 522), H6831
Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (H. Con. Res. 177), E1654
Immigration: establish nonimmigrant classes for border commuter students (H.R. 4967), H7910
INS: replace with the Agency for Immigration Affairs (H.R. 3231), H1636 [25AP]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4628), H5422 [24JY]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5121), E1380
Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act: authorize additional projects (H.R. 2990), E1392
Mink, Patsy T.: tribute (H. Res. 566), H6903
National security: provide for the sharing of homeland security information by Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies with State and local entities, H5859 [26JY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H449 [13FE]
———prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S. citizens, H449 [13FE]
Public debt: ceiling, H3030
Public welfare programs: eligibility of certain legal immigrants for food stamps, H1343 [17AP], H1464 [18AP], H2555
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2555
Reserve Forces Policy Board: anniversary, E1631
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (H.R. 3694), E849
Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4085), H2627
———revise and improve employment, training, and placement services (H.R. 4015), H2623
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), conference report, E1861
Wellstone, Paul D.: tribute (H. Res. 598), H8092
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H557 [26FE], H2386 [9MY]
Tables
Comparison of fiscal year veterans mortgage liquidation rates—reservists versus all others, H2628 [20MY]
Tributes
Caldera, Louis, E461
Deckert, Myrna, E1517
Kilker, Beth, H7124
Venzor, Max and Olga, E1886