MEXICO, UNITED STATES OF

Agreements

Memorandum of Cooperation Among the U.S. Maritime Administration, the Gulf of Mexico States Accord, and the Gulf of Mexico States Partnership, Inc., E2527 [8DE]

Appointments

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S3205 [5MR], S3910 [18MR], S7649 [10JN], H1875 [13MR], H5036 [5JN], H5086 [9JN]

Articles and editorials

Behind Mexico's Farm Woes, E27 [8JA]

GOP Survey Avoids Immigration, H4200 [15MY]

Health on the Border—Elderly Americans Head North and South To Find Drugs They Can Afford, H5347 [12JN]

Health Secretary To Fight for Border Funds, S9796 [23JY]

Three Americans Jailed in Bizarre Mexican Land Dispute, S12964 [21OC]

U.S., Mexico Team Up on Health Care, S9796 [23JY]

What the World Hears When the President Speaks; Remembers Us?, E209 [13FE]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances (see H.R. 277), H136 [8JA]

Arreola-Saucedo, Esidronio, and family: relief (see S. 1130), S6978 [22MY]

Bush, President: renegotiate extradition treaty with Mexico so possibility of capital punishment or life imprisonment will not interfere with the extradition of criminal suspects (see H. Con. Res. 93), H1902 [13MR]

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

Crime: 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]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: congressional disapproval of rule allowing financial institutions to accept foreign consular-issued identification cards (see H.J. Res. 58), H4737 [22MY]

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. 780), H700 [13FE]

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. 107), S132 [9JA] (see H.R. 287), H136 [8JA]

El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic trail (see H.R. 3626), H12308 [21NO]

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

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

Fish and fishing: address San Diego long-range sportfishing fleet rights to fish waters near the Revillagigedo Islands of Mexico (see H. Res. 30), H171 [27JA]

Foreign policy: agree to certain amendments to the agreement establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (see S. 449), S2838 [26FE] (see H.R. 254), H135 [8JA]

———secure right of the U.S., and the States, to prosecute and punish crimes committed in the U.S. by individuals who subsequently flee to Mexico to escape prosecution (see S. Con. Res. 79), S14271 [7NO]

Foreign trade: impact on employment of NAFTA and the entry of the People's Republic of China into the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 851), H704 [13FE]

———review in Court of International Trade certain determinations of binational panels and committees under NAFTA (see H.R. 3688), H12919 [8DE]

Health: establish grant programs to improve the health of residents and for bioterrorism preparedness in the U.S.-Mexico border area (see S. 1447), S9793 [23JY] (see H.R. 2807), H7225 [21JY]

Immigration: allow certain nationals to be admitted as nonimmigrant visitors for a certain period (see S. 1908), S15287 [20NO] (see H.R. 3488), H11159 [14NO]

———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]

———remove certain entry restrictions for Mexican nationals (see H. Res. 440), H11159 [14NO]

Law enforcement: specify locations where certain citizens and nationals may be removed from the U.S. into Mexico (see H.R. 3110), H8380 [17SE]

Major League Baseball: encourage officials to select Monterey, Mexico, to host a percentage of Montreal Expos (baseball team) games in the 2004 season as a gesture of goodwill between the U.S. and Mexico (see H. Con. Res. 305), H9687 [17OC]

NAFTA: require President notify Congress of withdrawal (see H. Con. Res. 224), H5663 [19JN]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: enforce U.S. rights relative to Mexican restrictions on importation of high fructose corn syrup (see S. 1952), S15975 [25NO]

Pharmaceuticals: permit importation of prescription drugs from Canada and Mexico (see H.R. 2629), H6262 [26JN]

Poverty: condition receipt of certain State revolving funds on the restriction of development or construction of new colonias that lack necessary infrastructure along the U.S.-Mexico border (see S. 1163), S7188 [2JN]

———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 S. 532), S3162 [5MR] (see H.R. 1088), H1640 [5MR]

Rivers: treaty obligations relative to use of the Colorado, Rio Grande, and Tijuana Rivers (see H. Con. Res. 181), H4130 [14MY]

Tariff: encourage countries who are party to NAFTA to promote parity relative to the personal exemption allowance for merchandise purchased abroad by returning residents (see S. Res. 119), S5174 [10AP] (see H. Res. 346), H7785 [25JY]

Tariff Act: clarify adjustments to be made in determining export price and constructed export price (see S. 219), S1668 [28JA] (see H.R. 491), H244 [29JA]

Taxation: allow drug manufacturers a tax credit if they certify that the price of a drug in the U.S. is not greater than its price in Canada or Mexico (see H.R. 354), H170 [27JA]

———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), H137 [8JA]

Transportation: establish programs to facilitate international and interstate trade (see S. 1535), S10618 [31JY] (see H.R. 3112), H8380 [17SE]

———reform border and corridor programs to alleviate NAFTA-related congestion (see S. 1099), S6853 [21MY]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: amend relative to NAFTA corridor planning and development and coordinated border infrastructure and safety (see H.R. 2220), H4734 [22MY]

Factsheets

Border Health Security Act (S. 1447), S9797 [23JY]

Letters

Call for reinforcements at the Alamo (1836): William B. Travis, S3014 [3MR]

Relief of Esidronio Arreola-Saucedo and family: Carol Bentz, Granite Hills High School, Porterville, CA, S7028 [22MY]

———Christine L. Amann, Granite Hills High School, Porterville, CA, S7028 [22MY]

———Filomena Rocha Lewis, Granite Hills High School, Porterville, CA, S7028 [22MY]

———Jose Velazquez, Granite Hills High School, Porterville, CA, S7028 [22MY]

———Raul B. Bermudez, Granite Hills High School, Porterville, CA, S7028 [22MY]

———Sally Howen, Granite Hills High School, Porterville, CA, S7027 [22MY]

———Sara E. Silva, Granite Hills High School, Porterville, CA, S7028 [22MY]

———Xavier De La Torre, Granite Hills High School, Porterville, CA, S7027 [22MY]

Messages

Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion Treaty With Mexico: President Bush, S2714 [25FE]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances, H4494-H4497 [21MY]

———authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances (H.R. 277), H2306 [25MR]

Associated Press (news service): accuracy of story on U.S.-Mexico border security, H10346 [5NO]

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

Crime: 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 (H. Res. 466), E2440 [23NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspections (SENTRI) program funding through reductions in salaries and expenses, H5754-H5756 [24JN]

Dept. of State: regulation of foreign consular-issued identification cards, H6815-H6818 [15JY], H7313, H7314 [22JY], E1545 [21JY]

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, H8002 [5SE]

El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic trail (H.R. 3626), E2392 [22NO]

Foreign policy: agree to certain amendments to the agreement establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (H.R. 254), H1343-H1351 [26FE]

Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, H7233 [22JY], H8288 [17SE]

Health: establish grant programs to improve the health of residents and for bioterrorism preparedness in the U.S.-Mexico border area (H.R. 2807), E1600 [25JY]

Immigration: establish temporary foreign worker program, H6438 [9JY], H6990 [16JY], H7206 [21JY]

———impact of costs of illegal and legal immigration on U.S. health and social services systems, H2463-H2467 [27MR], H4870 [3JN], H9204 [2OC]

———impact of illegal immigration on employment, H5076-H5081 [9JN], H5537-H5541 [18JN], H6701-H6704 [14JY]

———impact of illegal immigration on ranchers, H4195 [15MY], H4868 [3JN]

———impact of illegal immigration on the environment, H2918-H2922 [8AP]

———national policy, H126 [8JA], H1390-H1393 [26FE], H2918-H2922 [8AP], H4195-H4201 [15MY], H4355-H4360 [20MY], H4513-H4518 [21MY], H4868-H4874 [3JN], H5076-H5081 [9JN], H5537-H5541 [18JN], H6438 [9JY], H6701-H6704 [14JY], H6990 [16JY], H7206 [21JY]

———prevent smuggling of aliens across borders, H4244 [19MY]

———prohibit acceptance of consular-issued identification cards, H3670 [6MY], H3738 [7MY], H4513 [21MY], H4870, H4872-H4874 [3JN], H4881 [4JN], H4983 [5JN], H5096, H5098 [10JN], H5554 [19JN], H9204 [2OC]

Institute of the Americas: anniversary, E950 [14MY]

Law enforcement: encourage reconsideration of Mexican Supreme Court ruling prohibiting the extradition of criminal suspects who could face life imprisonment, H6718, H6721, H6823 [15JY]

———improve security at U.S. borders, H2697-H2701 [2AP], H2838 [7AP], H2918-H2922 [8AP], H3442-H3447 [29AP], H4195-H4201 [15MY], H4355-H4360 [20MY], H4513-H4518 [21MY], H4868-H4874 [3JN], H8068-H8071 [9SE], H8266-H8270 [16SE], H8895-H8898 [24SE]

———investigation of sexual assaults, rapes, and murders in Ciudad Juarez, H9486 [16OC]

Maritime Administration: memorandum of cooperation on short sea shipping in Gulf of Mexico region, E2527 [8DE]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H1345, H1348 [26FE], H10484 [6NO]

New River: environmental restoration funding, H11403 [18NO]

Peace Corps: tribute to relationship with Monterey Institute of International Studies, E2121 [21OC]

Sewage disposal: treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters, H6808, H6809, H6813, H6814 [15JY]

Tariff Act: clarify adjustments to be made in determining export price and constructed export price (H.R. 491), E108 [29JA]

Taxation: allow drug manufacturers a tax credit if they certify that the price of a drug in the U.S. is not greater than its price in Canada or Mexico (H.R. 354), amendment process, H675 [13FE]

Transportation: establish programs to facilitate international and interstate trade (H.R. 3112), E1832 [17SE]

Treaties and agreements: negotiate and implement a migration agreement with the U.S., H6718, H6720, H6721, H6808 [15JY]

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: anniversary, E128 [4FE]

———establish Presidential commission to determine validity of certain land claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens, E128 [4FE]

World Trade Organization: results of meetings in Mexico, H8289 [17SE]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: provide economic assistance to minimize impact of rural development crisis, S9166-S9169 [10JY]

Arreola-Saucedo, Esidronio, and family: relief (S. 1130), S7027 [22MY], S16061 [25NO]

Foreign aid: establish microcredit lending program, small rural business assistance program, small rural farmers assistance, and a system of private property ownership, S9180 [10JY], S10603 [31JY]

———rural small business assistance funding, S13650 [30OC]

Foreign policy: agree to certain amendments to the agreement establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (S. 449), S2841 [26FE]

———improve drug enforcement interdiction efforts, S14310 [10NO]

———secure right of the U.S., and the States, to prosecute and punish crimes committed in the U.S. by individuals who subsequently flee to Mexico to escape prosecution (S. Con. Res. 79), S14275-S14278 [7NO]

Foreign trade: restrictions on U.S. exports of certain agricultural products, S8426 [24JN]

———U.S. deficit, S2732-S2734 [26FE], S3001-S3004, S3007 [3MR], S3053 [4MR], S4887-S4890 [7AP]

Health: establish grant programs to improve the health of residents and for bioterrorism preparedness in the U.S.-Mexico border area (S. 1447), S9795-S9798 [23JY]

Immigration: establish guest worker program, S7922 [16JN]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, S1703 [29JA], S2732-S2734 [26FE]

National security: U.S.-Mexico vehicle barriers construction funding, S9785 [23JY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: enforce U.S. rights relative to Mexican restrictions on importation of high fructose corn syrup (S. 1952), S15977 [25NO]

———enhance the capacity of organizations working in the U.S.-Mexico border area to develop affordable housing and foster economic opportunity in the colonias (S. 532), S3187 [5MR]

Tariff: encourage countries who are party to NAFTA to promote parity relative to the personal exemption allowance for merchandise purchased abroad by returning residents (S. Res. 119), S5249 [10AP], S11727 [18SE]

Tariff Act: clarify adjustments to be made in determining export price and constructed export price (S. 219), S1669-S1673 [28JA]

Transportation: establish programs to facilitate international and interstate trade (S. 1535), S10666 [31JY]

———reform border and corridor programs to alleviate NAFTA-related congestion (S. 1099), S6863 [21MY]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S2714 [25FE]

———resolutions ratified en bloc, S3763 [13MR]

U.S. Geological Survey: U.S.-Mexico binational groundwater study funding, S11821 [23SE]

U.S. policy, S12964 [21OC]

Verdery, C. Stewart, Jr.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Homeland Security for Border/Transportation Security Policy, S8257 [19JN], S8296 [20JN]

World Trade Organization: results of meetings in Mexico, S11635 [17SE]

Reports filed

Address San Diego Long-Range Sportfishing Fleet Rights To Fish Waters Near the Revillagigedo Islands of Mexico: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Res. 30) (H. Rept. 108-194), H6463 [9JY]

Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion Treaty With Mexico: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 108-4), S3729 [13MR]

North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission Establishing Agreement Amendments: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 254) (H. Rept. 108-17), H1331 [25FE]

Resolutions by organizations

Secure right of the U.S., and the States, to prosecute and punish crimes committed in the U.S. by individuals who subsequently flee to Mexico to escape prosecution: International Association of Chiefs of Police, S14278 [7NO]

Resolutions of ratification

Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion Treaty With Mexico, S3729, S3763 [13MR]

Statements

If I Could Change the World: Nayely B. Arreola, S7028 [22MY]

Texts of

H.R. 254, North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission establishing agreement amendments, H1343 [26FE]

S. 449, North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission establishing agreement amendments, S2841 [26FE]

S. 532, Colonias Gateway Initiative Act, S3188 [5MR]

S. 1099, reform border and corridor programs to alleviate NAFTA-related congestion, S6863 [21MY]

S. 1130, relief of Esidronio Arreola-Saucedo and family, S16061 [25NO]

S. 1163, condition receipt of certain State revolving funds on the restriction of development or construction of new colonias that lack necessary infrastructure along the U.S.-Mexico border, S7190 [2JN]

S. 1447, Border Health Security Act, S9797 [23JY]

S. 1535, National Highway Borders and Trade Act, S10667 [31JY]

S. Con. Res. 79, secure right of the U.S., and the States, to prosecute and punish crimes committed in the U.S. by individuals who subsequently flee to Mexico to escape prosecution, S14275 [7NO]

S. Res. 119, encourage countries who are party to NAFTA to promote parity relative to the personal exemption allowance for merchandise purchased abroad by returning residents, S5248 [10AP], S11727 [18SE]