REYES, SILVESTRE (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4548), H4867 [23JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4200, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H7701 [28SE]

———H.R. 4548, intelligence services appropriations, H10930 [7DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Arlington National Cemetery: construct a memorial to noncitizens killed in the line of duty while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3480), H3441 (see H.R. 3480), H3540 [20MY]

Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3017 [13MY]

———eliminate reductions of basic pay for eligibility for basic educational assistance for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4711), H5331 [7JY]

———entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see H.R. 4367), H6707 [22JY]

———provide for previously unenrolled servicemembers an opportunity to enroll for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 2174), H7575 [23SE]

———recognize and honor military unit family support volunteers for their dedicated service to the U.S., the Armed Forces, and members of the Armed Forces and their families (see H. Con. Res. 486), H6755 [7SE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H128 [27JA]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 761), H6997 [9SE]

Birds: mint coins celebrating recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle and noting the importance of the designation of the American bald eagle as an endangered species (see H.R. 4116), H3441 (see H.R. 4116), H3541 [20MY]

BLM: transfer jurisdiction over certain public lands to the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 4242), H4928 (see H.R. 4242), H5072 [24JN]

Bucher, Lloyd M. (Pete): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 367), H632 [25FE] (see H. Con. Res. 407), H2265 [21AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see H. Con. Res. 261), H2374 [22AP]

Charles Wilson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Lufkin, TX: designate (see H.R. 4317), H2727 [6MY]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4082), H1789 [31MR]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 3602), H4392 (see H.R. 3602), H4507 [17JN]

Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 499), H89 [21JA]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H2815 [11MY]

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. 4863), H6998 [9SE]

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H6707 [22JY]

Congressman Jack Fields Post Office, Kingwood, TX: designate (see H.R. 4232), H8168 [5OC]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 3941), H1070 [11MR]

Crime: provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods (see H.R. 5277), H8858 [7OC]

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 487), H6756 [7SE]

Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities (see H.R. 5057), H8409 [6OC]

———continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts (see H. Con. Res. 522), H10080 [19NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish the Office of Wireless Public Safety Interoperable Communications (see H.R. 4400), H3391 [19MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide specially adapted housing assistance to veterans with service-connected disabilities due to loss, or loss of use of both upper extremities that precludes use of the arms at and below the elbows (see H.R. 2612), H2266 [21AP]

Director of National Intelligence: establish position as head of entire intelligence community (see H.R. 4104), H2018 [1AP]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 2068), H244 [28JA]

———increase Alzheimer's disease research funding and promote public awareness and risk reduction relative to Alzheimer's disease with particular emphasis in Hispanic populations (see H.R. 5339), H9049 [8OC]

Dr. Miguel A. Nevarez Post Office Building, Edinburg, TX: designate (see H.R. 4299), H2726 [6MY]

Education: provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 3968), H2658 [5MY]

Families and domestic relations: establish programs using public, private, and faith-based organizations to recruit and train foster and adoptive parents and provide support services to foster families (see H.R. 4431), H5402 [8JY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H927 [9MR]

Financial institutions: allow credit unions to provide international money transfer services to nonmembers and require certain disclosures in connection with any international money transfer (see H.R. 4348), H3441 (see H.R. 4348), H3541 [20MY]

———commemorate anniversary of Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Co., and honor the contributions of minority-owned banks (see H. Con. Res. 394), H1369 [23MR]

Gordon Wood Post Office Building, Stamford, TX: designate (see H.R. 5196), H7944 [30SE]

Health: conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity relative to influenza (see H.R. 3758), H9745 [16NO]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 716), H4391 (see H.R. 716), H4507 [17JN]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 4610), H5195 [6JY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H8409 [6OC]

———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see H.R. 918), H7073 [13SE]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives (see H.R. 3856), H699 [26FE]

Immigration: enforce employment restrictions on unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database (see H.R. 5111), H7329 [21SE]

———reunify families, permit earned access to permanent resident status, protect against unfair employment practices, reform the diversity visa program, and adjust status for Haitian and Liberian nationals (see H.R. 4885), H6556 [21JY]

Intelligence services: provide for enhanced language education and training for members of the intelligence community (see H.R. 4573), H4287 [16JN]

Irma Rangel Post Office Building, Kingsville, TX: designate (see H.R. 4829), H5792 [14JY]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 3619), H1791 [31MR]

Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act: authorize additional projects and activities (see H.R. 4588), H4286 [16JN]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H89 [21JA]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4178), H2549 [4MY]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H2373 [22AP]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H435 [10FE]

———prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in Texas (see H.R. 3861), H699 [26FE]

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H8409 [6OC]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 3729), H7329 [21SE]

Mexico: convey a decommissioned NOAA ship (see H.R. 4158), H2153 [2AP]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H6898 [8SE]

National security: secure borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 5130), H7574 [23SE]

National Security Education Program: revise funding mechanism for scholarships, fellowships, and grants to institutions (see H.R. 4574), H4287 [16JN]

Native Americans: facilitate economic growth and development and promote tribal sovereignty by encouraging individuals with higher education degrees to work within, or for, Indian Country (see H.R. 4948), H8039 [4OC]

———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 2440), H7575 [23SE]

Private Felix Z. Longoria Veterans' Memorial Post Office, Three Rivers, TX: designate (see H.R. 4911), H6701 [22JY]

Railroads: prohibit use of remote control locomotives to carry hazardous materials (see H.R. 5119), H9051 [8OC]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: tribute (see H.J. Res. 87), H304 [3FE]

Social Security: permit States to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3192), H4928 (see H.R. 3192), H5071 [24JN]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (H.R. 594), consideration (see H. Res. 523), H515 [11FE]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 4881), H6555 [21JY]

Spain: express condolences to families and friends of individuals killed in terrorist bombing in Madrid and express sympathy to individuals injured in those attacks and to the people of Spain (see H. Res. 559), H1072 [11MR]

Taxation: allow a business credit for qualified expenditures for medical professional malpractice insurance (see H.R. 4124), H2019 [1AP]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1742), H1593 [25MR]

———make allowance of the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes permanent (see H.R. 5384), H9999 [18NO]

———provide a tax credit to businesses whose employees teach at community colleges (see H.R. 4983), H6704 [22JY]

———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualfied health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 4356), H2918 [12MY]

Thomas E. Creek Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Amarillo, TX: designate (see H.R. 4836), H5907 [15JY]

Tito Puente Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 1701), H9963 [17NO]

U.S. Air Force Academy: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 386), H1116 [16MR]

U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement: limit Thailand's access to U.S. automobile market to prevent backdoor access by third-country automobile producers to the U.S. market (see H. Con. Res. 336), H2550 [4MY]

Veterans: establish a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with hepatitis C (see H.R. 3455), H7073 [13SE]

———improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 348), H2373 [22AP]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for a one-year open season under that plan (see H.R. 3763), H391 [4FE]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2823), H9745 [16NO]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H5908 [15JY]

World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day (see H.J. Res. 93), H2488 [29AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of the Interior: authorize participation in the El Paso, TX, water reclamation, reuse, and desalinization project (see H.R. 4775), H5330 [7JY]

Haskins, Don: tribute (see H. Res. 562), H1116 [16MR]

Rio Grande American Canal, El Paso, TX: redesignate as the Travis C. Johnson Canal (see H.R. 4751), H5150 [25JN]

Remarks

AID: Cooperative Association of States for Scholarships program funding, E1448 [21JY]

Arlington National Cemetery: construct a memorial to noncitizens killed in the line of duty while serving in the Armed Forces, H3445 [20MY]

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances, H3347, H3348, H3349 [19MY]

———increase statutory cap on privatization of military housing, H1427 [24MR], H6454 [21JY]

———increase statutory cap on privatization of military housing (H.R. 4879), H6494 [21JY]

———military education exchanges between senior officers and officials of the U.S. and the Republic of China, H3431 [20MY]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, E983 [2JN]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, E983 [2JN]

Border Binational Health Week: observance, E1952 [11OC]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: revise and extend Federal charter (S. 2363), H7589 [28SE]

Bucher, Lloyd M. (Pete): tribute (H. Con. Res. 407), H7003 [13SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1427 [24MR]

CIA: Inspector General report on evidence of relationship existing between the regime of Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda (terrorist organization), H4865 [23JN]

Courts: authorize U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in Washington, DC, metropolitan area and support provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center near the Pentagon (H.R. 3936), H9787 [17NO]

DEA: anniversary (H. Res. 412), E310 [4MR]

———integration into the intelligence community, H8864 [8OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3263, H3347, H3348, H3349 [19MY], H3423, H3431, H3445 [20MY], E1759 [30SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), conference report, H9001 [8OC]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), H6494 [21JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), consideration (H. Res. 732), H6454 [21JY]

———tribute to Rock Island Arsenal, E1371 [14JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4558 [18JN]

Education: recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, adminstration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (H. Res. 598), E739 [4MY]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program: improve, H9001 [8OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), E1448 [21JY]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H5965 [19JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4548), H4827, H4865, H4867, H4869 [23JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4548), consideration (H. Res. 686), H4776 [23JN]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), conference report, H11008 [7DE]

Iraq: affirm value of liberation of the Iraqi people and commend service of the U.S. Armed Forces and Coalition forces on anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom (H. Res. 557), H1165 [17MR]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H5965 [19JY]

Members of Congress: tribute to departing Members of Texas delegation, H10065, H10069 [19NO]

National Museum of the American Indian: opening (S.J. Res. 41), H7299 [21SE]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance (H. Res. 771), H7216 [15SE]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8666 [7OC], H8864 [8OC]

———role of apprehension, detention, and interrogation of terrorists in the successful prosecution of the global war on terror (H. Con. Res. 472), H5965 [19JY]

POW: request release of documents about the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H4867, H4869 [23JN]

———request release of documents about the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (H. Res. 689), H5965 [19JY]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3858 [9JN]

Shoemaker, Willie: tribute (H. Res. 439), H715 [2MR]

Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), Senate amendment, H464 [11FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, H464 [11FE]

U.S. Air Force Academy: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 386), H1694 [30MR]

Veterans: improve and enhance education, housing, employment, medical, and other benefits and improve and extend certain authorities relative to the administration of benefits (S. 2486), H9772 [17NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H23 [20JA], H124 [27JA], H749 [2MR], H823 [3MR], H1009 [10MR], H2812 [11MY], H3818 [8JN], H3960 [14JN], H4388 [17JN], H4644 [21JN], H5469 [9JY], H7942 [30SE], H8034 [4OC], H10922 [6DE]

Special order: granted, H10071 [19NO]

Resignations

Committee on Veterans Affairs (House), H4207 [16JN]