REYES, SILVESTRE (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9625 [17OC]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H130 [8JA]

Conferee: H.R. 1588, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6907 [16JY]

———H.R. 2417, intelligence services appropriations, H11440 [18NO]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H5036 [5JN], H5086 [9JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans: delay termination (see H.R. 3239), H9213 [2OC]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2042), H8017 [5SE]

Appropriations: require any emergency supplemental appropriations for reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, and the war on terrorism, be made available in allotments and in accordance with certain reporting requirements (see H.R. 3132), H9215 [2OC]

Arlington National Cemetery: establish a memorial to the crew of the Columbia (space shuttle) (see H.R. 1297), H2823 [3AP]

Armed Forces: change requirements for naturalization through service, extend naturalization benefits to Ready Reserve members, and extend posthumous benefits to surviving spouses, children, and parents (see H.R. 1814), H3572 [30AP]

———encourage families of active-duty members to display the Blue Star Banner of the Gold Star and request the media to recognize importance of the Blue Star Banner (see H. Con. Res. 109), H2312 [25MR]

———establish a combat badge for helicopter medical evacuation ambulance (Medevac) pilots and crews (see H.R. 2587), H5814 [24JN]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H8283 [16SE]

———express appreciation to members engaging in military action in Iraq and against terrorism and recognize communities, businesses, and organizations for their support (see H. Con. Res. 177), H4011 [13MY]

———increase basic educational assistance for Selected Reserve members (see H.R. 1374), H2268 [20MR]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (see H.R. 3019, 3365), H9982 [28OC]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of those who distinguished themselves by their service in the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (see H. Con. Res. 37), H462 [12FE]

———pay one-time bonus to members who served or serve in a combat zone in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom (see H.R. 3051), H9688 [17OC]

———prohibit knowingly misinforming the relative of a member that such member is deceased, injured, or missing due to an event associated with their military service (see H.R. 1771), H4012 [13MY]

———provide a temporary increase in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel for the Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force (see H.R. 3696), H12919 [8DE]

———provide for reimbursement of air fare costs incurred by members for domestic travel while on leave from deployment overseas in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (see H.R. 3197), H9132 [1OC]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H4978 [4JN]

———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 693), H391 [11FE]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 27), H1515 [4MR]

———tribute to members who were deployed in Operation Restore Hope to provide humanitarian assistance to Somalia in 1993 (see H. Con. Res. 291), H9378 [8OC]

Arms control: support nonproliferation programs (see H.R. 1719), H3301 [10AP]

Ashe, Arthur: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 67), H5815 [24JN]

Attlesey, Sam: tribute (see H. Res. 207), H4206 [15MY]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H4204 [15MY]

Bob Hope Post Office Building, Burbank, CA: designate (see H.R. 3011), H8083 [9SE]

Briggs, Harry and Eliza: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Charities: nullify contracting exemption provisions of Executive order on the participation of faith-based organizations in the provision of social services (see H.R. 2605), H5928 [25JN]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Res. 112), H1466 [27FE]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H217 [28JA]

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H10340 [4NO]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to recognize U.S. efforts to reunite missing children with their families and to honor the victims of abduction and murder (see H. Con. Res. 192), H6869 [15JY]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 163), H3762 [7MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H3051 [9AP]

———provide equal access to opportunity in education, business, and employment and support affirmative action programs in securing such equal access (see H. Res. 32), H171 [27JA]

Colleges and universities: address the rising cost of tuition by strengthening the compact between the States, Federal Government, and institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3519), H11703 [20NO]

———expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 2238), H4735 [22MY]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1684), H7949 [4SE]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H11702 [20NO]

———award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to crew (see H. Res. 49), H324 [5FE]

———tribute to debris collection efforts (see H. Res. 222), H3762 [7MY]

Commission To Establish a National Museum of the American Latino: establish to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of the National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC (see H.R. 3292), H9477 [15OC]

Community development: correct certain inequities in the second round of designation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 593), H2822 [3AP]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H5929 [25JN]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 21), H2271 [20MR]

Crime: prohibit pyramid promotional schemes (see H.R. 1220), H12921 [8DE]

———prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors (see H.R. 669), H4368 [20MY]

Cruz, Celia: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3009), H7948 [4SE]

De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2868), H7616 [24JY]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to establish antibullying programs (see H.R. 2651), H6263 [26JN]

Dept. of HHS: award grants to associate degree schools of nursing and professional nursing organizations to improve nursing education (see H.R. 2053), H3973 [9MY]

———modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H4877 [3JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop and implement the Responsive Emergency Alert and Dissemination of Information Call (READICall) System (see H.R. 2250), H4736 [22MY]

———Office for Domestic Preparedness grant programs funding (see H.R. 764), H2312 [25MR]

———reimburse State, local, and Indian tribal governments for certain costs relating to the mobilization of Reserves who are first responder personnel of such governments or tribes (see H.R. 1803), H3352 [11AP]

———reimburse States for certain expenses and losses incurred during periods of high (Code Orange) or severe (Code Red) threat condition (see H.R. 2570), H6869 [15JY]

———transmit all physical and electronic records and documents relative to the use of Federal resources to monitor actions by Democratic members of the Texas Legislature (see H. Res. 286), H5663 [19JN]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 1981), H3682 [6MY]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 933), H1395 [26FE]

———extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3454 [29AP]

———transmit all physical and electronic records and documents relative to the use of Federal resources to monitor actions by Democratic members of the Texas Legislature (see H. Res. 287), H5663 [19JN]

Dept. of the Interior: implement water supply technology and infrastructure programs aimed at increasing and diversifying domestic water resources (see H.R. 2828), H7618 [24JY]

Dept. of Transportation: transmit all physical and electronic records and documents relative to the use of Federal resources to monitor actions by Democratic members of the Texas Legislature (see H. Res. 288), H5663 [19JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the day in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 3344), H9738 [20OC]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners and provide Medicare coverage to eligible veterans (see H.R. 1309), H1952 [18MR]

———establish new medical facilities for veterans in the area of Columbus, OH, and in south Texas (see H.R. 2307), H4875 [3JN]

———establish uniformity in fees charged qualifying members of the Selected Reserve and active duty veterans for guaranteed home loans and make access to such loans permanent (see H.R. 1257), H1900 [13MR]

———provide adapted housing assistance to disabled Armed Forces members who remain on active duty pending medical separation (see H.R. 761), H699 [13FE]

———reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 1264), H2271 [20MR]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1726), H3301 [10AP]

———require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2808), H7225 [21JY]

———revise presumption of service connection for diseases and disabilities of former POW (see H.R. 1838), H3684 [6MY]

Discrimination: express that high-level Federal officials should not belong to a club that discriminates on the basis of sex or race (see H. Con. Res. 130), H3305 [10AP]

Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H5552 [18JN]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H7618 [24JY]

———increase public awareness of scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 30), H322 [5FE]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H3635 [1MY]

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H8949 [25SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H8949 [25SE]

Domestic policy: improve homeland security, prevent tax increases, support education and health care, and strengthen the economy (see H.R. 1593), H2819 [3AP]

Domestic violence: research health impact and prevention and provide training and Federal coverage for health care professionals to identify and treat families experiencing family violence (see H.R. 1267), H1900 [13MR]

Dr. Caesar A.W. Clark, Sr. Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 1740), H3302 [10AP]

Drugs: establish fairer pricing for prescription drugs for individuals without access to discounted prices (see H.R. 1694), H3051 [9AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H1514 [4MR]

Education: improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 3085), H9132 [1OC]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H134 [8JA]

Emancipation Proclamation: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 36), H462 [12FE]

Employment: amend and improve workforce investment and adult education systems (see H.R. 1992), H7170 [18JY]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 3285), H9376 [8OC]

FCC: encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 218), H4369 [20MY]

Federal aid programs: support programs to end homelessness in the U.S. (see H.R. 2897), H7781 [25JY]

Federal employees: ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 217), H172 [27JA]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H9282 [7OC]

Financial institutions: accept U.S.-issued matricula consular as a valid form of identification (see H.R. 773), H699 [13FE]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1036), H1464 [27FE]

Firefighters: provide mortgage assistance (see H.R. 2961), H11652 [19NO]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H4132 [14MY]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2369), H5044 [5JN]

Garza-Vela U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: designate (see H.R. 1402), H2269 [20MR]

Government: enhance security and efficiency of immigration, visa, border patrol, and naturalization functions (see H.R. 1464), H2470 [27MR]

———nullify effects of certain Executive Orders (see H.R. 356), H3304 [10AP]

Health: establish grant programs to improve the health of residents and for bioterrorism preparedness in the U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 2807), H7225 [21JY]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts on transplantation, make transplantation a standard therapy, and provide Medicare coverage of certain transplantations (see H.R. 1068), H2402 [26MR]

———provide assistance for the development of indoor disease prevention and health promotion centers in urban and rural areas (see H.R. 1022), H1682 [6MR]

Health care professionals: promote careers in nursing and diversity in the nursing workforce (see H.R. 920), H9282 [7OC]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H3353 [11AP]

Higher Education Act: provide deferments and interest payments for borrowers of student loans who are called to active military duty (see H.R. 1168), H1689 [10MR]

Hispanic Americans: provide programs and activities to improve health (see H.R. 2258), H4736 [22MY]

History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (see H. Con. Res. 47), H1335 [25FE]

Hope, Bob: tribute (see H. Res. 357), H8016 [5SE]

Housing: provide affordable housing for families that are headed by grandparents and other relatives of children (see H.R. 2628), H6262 [26JN]

Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride: support goals (see H. Res. 384), H9130 [1OC]

Immigration: change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1275), H1955 [18MR]

———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 2435), H5266 [11JN]

———extend and modify reimbursement of State and local funds expended for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 819), H702 [13FE]

———make permanent Port Passenger Accelerated Service System (PortPASS) programs for border inspection and improve the Secure Electronic Network for Travelers' Rapid Inspection (SENTRI) program (see H.R. 1353), H2131 [19MR]

———permit certain Mexican children, and accompanying adults, to obtain a waiver of the documentation requirements otherwise required to enter the U.S. as a temporary visitor (see H.R. 2525), H5661 [19JN]

———prevent commercial alien smuggling (see H.R. 2630), H6262 [26JN]

———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. 3271), H9375 [8OC]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 47), H53 [7JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1094), H1640 [5MR]

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (see H.R. 2615), H7787 [25JY]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H3570 [30AP]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H4788 [2JN]

Iran: condemn construction of a facility to enrich uranium with potential for developing a program for the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and for its support of global terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 217), H7020 [16JY]

Iraq: treatment of U.S. POW relative to violations of Geneva Convention (see H. Con. Res. 118), H2401 [26MR]

———tribute to Iraqis who provided U.S. forces information essential for the rescue of Jessica Lynch (see H. Con. Res. 151), H3354 [11AP]

IRS: discourage payment of Federal tax collection services through a commission or as a percentage of taxes collected (see H. Con. Res. 213), H5175 [10JN]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H11392 (see H.R. 1914), H11515 [18NO]

Johnson, Shoshana N.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 210), H6349 [8JY]

Julia, Raul: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2818), H7329 [22JY]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 287), H8491 [23SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1209), H3641 [5MY]

———mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H320 [5FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H6464 [9JY]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H1465 [27FE]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 3676), H12919 [8DE]

Law enforcement: eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 3214), H9615 [16OC]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H3053 [9AP]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H9982 [28OC]

Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 3), H12922 [8DE]

Lindh, Anna: tribute (see H. Res. 372), H8951 [25SE]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11702 [20NO]

Medicaid: increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 816), H701 [13FE]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H4132 [14MY]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes laboratory diagnostic tests and other diabetes screening services (see H.R. 2236), H4735 [22MY]

———coverage of diabetic foot sore apparatus as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1295), H4529 [21MY]

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H702 [13FE]

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 33), H2864 [7AP]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 1199), H1744 [11MR]

———increase payments to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1351), H4529 [21MY]

———make permanent the health coverage for certain disabled individuals that go back to work (see H.R. 2840), H7454 [23JY]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 1301), H3637 [1MY]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H6465 [9JY]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments (see H.R. 41), H53 [7JA]

———update renal dialysis composite rate (see H.R. 1784), H4978 [4JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve payments to certain health care service providers (see H.R. 3549), H12312 [21NO]

Mendez, Gonzalo and Felicitas: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 200), H4738 [22MY]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H2864 [7AP]

Mexico: agree to certain amendments to the agreement establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (see H.R. 254), H135 [8JA]

———convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Res. 466), H12310 [21NO]

Michael E. DeBakey Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 91), H4738 [22MY]

Middle East: condemn terrorist attacks by Hamas and other terrorist organizations and urge the European Union to classify Hamas as a terrorist organization (see H. Res. 285), H5815 [24JN]

———support vision of Israelis and Palestinians who are working together to conceive pragmatic, serious plans for achieving peace (see H. Res. 462), H12310 [21NO]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H11393 (see H.R. 3459), H11516 [18NO]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 1102), H1640 [5MR]

National Center for Military Deployment Health Research: establish (see H.R. 1565), H5089 [9JN]

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: long-term health monitoring of firefighters in disaster areas (see H.R. 3431), H10339 [4NO]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1746), H3302 [10AP]

National security: authorize appropriations for border and transportation security personnel and technology (see H.R. 1096), H1747 [11MR]

———establish a task force to assess State and local capabilities in dealing with terrorism and make grants to such jurisdictions to achieve those capabilities (see H.R. 3158), H8904 [24SE]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H3305 [10AP]

———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H460 [12FE]

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1381), H2268 [20MR]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: encourage action against escalation of anti-Semitic violence and manifestations of xenophobia and discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities (see H. Con. Res. 49), H2277 [24MR]

Palmeiro, Rafael: tribute (see H. Res. 315), H7170 [18JY]

Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, Paia, HI: designate (see H.R. 2030), H3856 [8MY]

Pearson, Levi: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Pensions: protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (see H.R. 1677), H2938 [8AP]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (see H. Res. 400), H9688 [17OC]

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. 1088), H6603 [10JY]

POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former POW to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 886), H5174 [10JN]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H3571 [30AP]

Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 919), H3453 [29AP]

Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 1723), H3301 [10AP]

Rangel, Irma: tribute (see H. Res. 159), H2823 [3AP]

Rice University: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 379), H8950 [25SE]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2180), H4527 [21MY]

———identify a route as the Southwest Passage Initiative for Regional and Interstate Transportation Corridor (see H.R. 523), H274 [4FE]

———increase minimum State allocations provided for use in carrying out certain highway programs (see H.R. 2208), H7086 [17JY]

Roberto Clemente Walker Post Office Building, Carolina, PR: designate (see H.R. 2826), H7453 [23JY]

Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H10340 [4NO]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8382 [17SE]

Rogers, Fred M.: tribute (see H. Res. 111), H1471 [3MR]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: preserve profile on the dime because of his innumerable contributions to and lasting impact on the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 343), H12310 [21NO]

Santiago E. Campos U.S. Courthouse, Santa Fe, NM: designate (see H.R. 2274), H4737 [22MY]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 534), H318 [5FE]

Sec. of the Navy: redesignate as the Sec. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 1741), H3302 [10AP]

Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see H.R. 3447), H10457 [5NO]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 887), H1332 [25FE]

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments to expand health coverage under that program or for Medicaid expenditures (see H.R. 515), H268 [31JA]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H1467 [27FE]

Space policy: restore a vision for the human space flight program by instituting a series of incremental goals to facilitate scientific exploration of the universe (see H.R. 3057), H8174 [10SE]

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 1828), H5408 [16JN]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2325), H4976 [4JN]

———allow a deduction for certain distributions from a controlled foreign corporation to encourage personnel and economic investments by companies (see H.R. 1162), H1681 [6MR]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H8175 [10SE]

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 720), H460 [12FE]

———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. 1231), H7839 [3SE]

———allow residents of States with no income tax a deduction for State and local sales taxes (see H.R. 689), H390 [11FE]

———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. 284), H8491 [23SE]

———apply graduated income tax rates for principal campaign committees of congressional candidates to comparable committees of candidates for State and local offices (see H.R. 2368), H5044 [5JN]

———expand availability of the refundable tax credit for health insurance costs of certain displaced steelworkers and extend the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 1999), H3760 [7MY]

———improve tax equity for military personnel (see H.R. 662), H1396 [26FE]

———increase refundability of child tax credit, clarify eligibility of Armed Forces pay for such credit, and accelerate marriage penalty relief in earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2286), H5175 [10JN]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H699 [13FE]

———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 302), H172 [27JA]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1952 [18MR]

———treatment of certain compensation received by members of the Armed Forces serving in South Korea (see H.R. 1581), H3454 [29AP]

Telephones: prohibit the use of text, graphic, or image messaging systems of wireless telephones to transmit unsolicited commercial messages (see H.R. 122), H6271 [7JY]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H7086 [17JY]

Turkey: condemn terrorist attacks in Istanbul (see H. Res. 453), H11651 [19NO]

U.N.: convene war crimes tribunal to punish human rights abuses by Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials (see H. Res. 118), H1466 [27FE]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 19), H1466 [27FE] (see H.R. 1652), H4255 [19MY]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1796), H5046 [5JN]

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. 36), H172 [27JA]

———health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H4976 [4JN]

———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2829), H7453 [23JY]

———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 1735), H3302 [10AP]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H1467 [27FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1746 [11MR]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 62), H391 [11FE]

Voting: allow voters to register at polling places on the date of an election, cast ballots at designated polling places prior to the date of an election, and obtain absentee ballots for any reason (see H.R. 1510), H4739 [22MY]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H1811 [12MR]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3420), H10236 [30OC]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 779), H700 [13FE]

———support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (see H. Res. 56), H393 [11FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: address health care needs of residents of U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 3284), H9376 [8OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: use Interior Repatriation Program for apprehended aliens who repeatedly enter the U.S. illegally and request more funds for such program (see H. Con. Res. 289), H8950 [25SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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. 843), H703 [13FE]

El Paso, TX: establish a national immigration museum (see H.R. 2496), H5467 [17JN]

El Paso County, TX: conveyance of certain lands to the Clint Independent School District (see H.R. 2460), H5365 [12JN]

Employment: establish an Adult Job Corps demonstration program for the U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 2594), H5814 [24JN]

Native Americans: decrease the requisite blood quantum required for membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe (see H.R. 2495), H5467 [17JN]

Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to Latino and immigrant worker efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (see H. Res. 117), H1466 [27FE]

Shoemaker, Willie: tribute (see H. Res. 439), H11146 [10NO]

Southwest Regional Border Authority: establish (see H.R. 1071), H1515 [4MR]

Letters

Nomination of Miguel A. Estrada to be circuit judge: by, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, S1939, S1957 [5FE], S2094 [10FE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9451 [15OC], H9625, H9626 [17OC], E2094 [20OC]

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances, H4494, H4496 [21MY]

———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service, E1868 [23SE]

———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service (H.R. 1954), H4908 [4JN]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (H. Con. Res. 104), H2250 [20MR]

Bob Hope Post Office Building, Burbank, CA: designate (H.R. 3011), H8980 [30SE]

Chamizal National Memorial: funding, H7081 [17JY]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children, H2414 [27MR]

———prevent child abduction (H.R. 1104), H2414 [27MR]

Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew, E193 [12FE]

Cooperative Association of States for Scholarships: funding, H7377 [23JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4407, H4494, H4496 [21MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), consideration (H. Res. 247), H4549 [22MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), motion to instruct conferees, H6905 [16JY], E1868 [23SE]

———ensure civil service protection for civilian employees, H4549 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to a war or other military operation or national emergency (H.R. 1412), H2526 [1AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: first responders funding, H8801 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5755 [24JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), conference report, H8801 [24SE]

———Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspections (SENTRI) program funding through reductions in salaries and expenses, H5755 [24JN]

Dept. of Justice: State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, H7355 [23JY]

———U.S. Marshals Service funding, H7355 [23JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H7081 [17JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7355 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2799), consideration (H. Res. 326), H7244 [22JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6528 [10JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), consideration (H. Res. 338), H7633 [25JY]

El Paso, TX: tribute to Rio Grande Chili War Festival, E1845 [18SE]

Employment: dislocated worker assistance programs funding, H6528 [10JY]

———enhance the workforce investment system (H.R. 1261), H3787 [8MY]

FCC: impact of local telephone exchange carriers' network unbundling regulations on the telecommunications industry, E1654 [25JY]

———regulatory parity for local phone competition and broadband providers, E1210 [11JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), H7377 [23JY]

Fort Bliss, TX: tribute to Army 507th Maintenance Company, E1580 [24JY]

Freedom Fiesta Week: observance, E1580 [24JY]

Garcia, Jose: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1192 [10JN]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), H7586 [24JY]

Immigration: extend basic pilot employment verification system (H.R. 2359), H9896 [28OC]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2417), H5873, H5893 [25JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2417), conference report, H11670 [20NO]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2417), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 451), H11663 [20NO]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2417), motion to instruct conferees, H11435 [18NO]

———hiring and retention of minorities in the intelligence community, H5873, H5893 [25JN]

———increase language proficiency and workforce diversity, H9625, H9626 [17OC], H11670 [20NO]

———require report on investigation of intelligence gathered and used as rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H11435 [18NO]

Inter-American Foundation: funding, H7377 [23JY]

Iraq: treatment of U.S. POW relative to violations of Geneva Convention (H. Con. Res. 118), H2338 [26MR]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12259, H12281 [21NO]

Mexico: agree to certain amendments to the agreement establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (H.R. 254), H1350 [26FE]

Missing Children's Assistance Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1925), E1042 [21MY]

Nuclear weapons: allow research while limiting development of low-yield nuclear weapons, H6905 [16JY]

Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to Latino and immigrant worker efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (H. Res. 117), E336 [27FE]

Rangel, Irma: tribute (H. Res. 159), H4744 [2JN]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1925), E1042 [21MY]

Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), H1549 [5MR], H2651, H2663 [2AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, H1549 [5MR], H2651, H2663 [2AP]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: restate, clarify, and revise (H.R. 100), H3700 [7MY]

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (H.R. 1828), H9430 [15OC]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), E1202, E1211 [11JN]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H7627 [25JY]

———increase refundability of child tax credit, clarify eligibility of Armed Forces pay for such credit, and accelerate marriage penalty relief in earned income tax credit, H7627 [25JY], E1202, E1211 [11JN]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1307), H1968 [19MR]

Texas: actions by Democratic members of the State Legislature to prevent consideration of a redistricting plan, E986 [15MY]

Veterans: enhance cooperation and the sharing of resources between the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and the Dept. of Defense relative to veterans' benefits programs (H.R. 1911), E1043 [21MY]

———health care funding, H7633 [25JY]

———modify and improve certain benefits (H.R. 2297), H9312 [8OC]

———permit use of education benefits for certain entrepreneurship courses and permit veterans enrolled in certain vocational rehabilitation programs to have self-employment as a vocational goal (H.R. 1460), H5679 [23JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (H. Res. 62), H405 [12FE]

Votes: position on missed, E781 [12AP]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 212), H7194 [21JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3349 [11AP], H4781 [2JN], H4874 [3JN], H5086 [9JN], H9031 [30SE], H9737 [20OC], H9806 [21OC], H10455 [5NO]

Special order: granted, H4201 [15MY], H4365 [20MY]

Tributes

De La Hoya, Oscar, E139 [6FE]

Johnson, Representative Sam, H405 [12FE]

Stump, Bob, E1359 [26JN]