ORTIZ, SOLOMON P. (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), E1759 [30SE]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Brownsville Native Described as Trailblazer, Judicial Legend, Quorum Report (Internet site), H7815 [29SE]

Family, Friends Pay Respect to Judge Vela, Laura B. Martinez, Brownsville (TX) Herald, H7817 [29SE]

Judge Filemon Vela Loses Battle With Stomach Cancer, Brownsville (TX) Herald, H7817 [29SE]

Judicial Trailblazer—Judge Garza Laid to Rest, Ildefonso Ortiz, Brownsville (TX) Herald, H7816 [29SE]

Nation's First Mexican-American District Judge Dies of Pneumonia, Laura B. Martinez, Brownsville (TX) Herald, H7815 [29SE]

Reynaldo G. Garza, Mariano Castillo, San Antonio (TX) Express-News, H7816 [29SE]

South Texas Lost a Good Man With the Death of Judge Filemon Vela, Brownsville (TX) Herald, H7817 [29SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: establish a voluntary program for the provision of country of origin labeling information on certain agricultural commodities (see H.R. 4576), H4170 [15JN]

Animals: control and eradicate the brown tree snake in Guam and prevent introduction of the brown tree snake to other areas of the U.S. (see H.R. 3479), H3016 [13MY]

Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3441 (see H.R. 4346), H3541 [20MY]

———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), H4580 [18JN]

———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), H700 [26FE]

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]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County as a wild or scenic river (see H.R. 1501), H2373 [22AP]

Charles Wilson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Lufkin, TX: designate (see H.R. 4317), H3606 [1JN]

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

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 3793), H753 [2MR]

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. 4854), H5982 [19JY] (see H.R. 4863), H6126 [20JY]

Congressman Jack Fields Post Office, Kingwood, TX: designate (see H.R. 4232), H3441 (see H.R. 4232), H3541 [20MY]

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

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H244 [28JA]

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), H7864 [29SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1734), H7329 [21SE]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H5536 [12JY]

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

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 4595), H6707 [22JY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H1230 [17MR]

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

Education: recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, adminstration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (see H. Res. 598), H2406 [27AP]

El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic trail (see H.R. 4122), H2019 [1AP]

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

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 578), H1593 [25MR]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H3016 [13MY]

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

Haskins, Don: tribute (see H. Res. 562), H5151 [25JN]

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

Immigration: increase the number of aliens receiving certain nonimmigrant status and require submissions of information by the Dept. of Homeland Security (see H.R. 4052), H1643 [29MR]

———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]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 4097), H3781 [3JN]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1205), H2918 [12MY]

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

Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 3734), H435 [10FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7138 [14SE]

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), H1484 [24MR]

Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 3), H1594 [25MR]

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

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H6706 [22JY]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3767), H6899 [8SE]

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

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 745), H2549 [4MY]

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H7945 [30SE]

———waive waiting period for coverage of certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 104), H6706 [22JY]

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), H8859 [7OC]

Mexico: 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), H2019 [1AP]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3887), H830 [3MR]

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]

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

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 623), H4287 [16JN]

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

Social Security: 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]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 3103), H7138 [14SE]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H1484 [24MR]

———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]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H7575 [23SE]

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

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H576 [24FE]

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. 366), H7575 [23SE]

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H700 [26FE]

———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]

———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]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H8168 [5OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 4023), H1483 [24MR]

Immigration: improve security clearance process and increase number of detention beds along the U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 5267), H8857 [7OC]

John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System: correction of a certain map (see H.R. 5412), H10079 [19NO]

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

Lists

Armed Forces members from Texas killed in military action in Iraq, H3518 [20MY]

Remarks

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

———increase statutory cap on privatization of military housing, H6466 [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, H3430 [20MY]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, H3518 [20MY]

Brownsville, TX: tribute to Lopez High School boys' soccer team, E587 [21AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1564 [25MR]

Corpus Christi, TX: tribute to Moody High School baseball team, E1130 [15JN]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations, H9006 [8OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3262, H3349 [19MY], H3408, H3430 [20MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), conference report, H9005, H9006 [8OC]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), H6466, H6494 [21JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), H4697 [22JN]

———repeal delay on implementing recommendations on military installation closures and realignments and require a report to Congress on future closures and realignments, H3408 [20MY]

———require large companies to submit a subcontracting plan prior to being awarded a contract for work overseas, H4697 [22JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: increase detention bed space for illegal immigrants, H8871 [8OC]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize participation in the Brownsville Public Utility Board water recycling and desalinization project (H.R. 2960), H7965 [4OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize entrance into certain major medical facility leases and the transfer of real property subject to certain limitations (H.R. 4768), H7796 [29SE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7926 [30SE]

Garza-Vela U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: designate (H.R. 1402), H7815 [29SE]

Harlingen, TX: tribute to Set a Good Example Contest, E1080 [9JN]

Iraq: condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (H. Res. 627), H2696 [6MY]

Lopez, Humberto L.: Texas Talent Musicians Association Tejano Hall of Fame inductee, E2172 [7DE]

Members of Congress: tribute to departing Members of Texas delegation, E2127 [20NO]

Memorial Day: observance, H3518 [20MY]

Mexico: agree to certain amendments to the agreement establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (H.R. 254), Senate amendment, H1391 [24MR]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8871 [8OC]

———require all young persons to perform a period of military or civilian service (H.R. 163), H8129 [5OC]

Noeggerath, Bertha (Dulce): Mr. Amigo Association Mr. Amigo award recipient, E22 [21JA]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3860 [9JN]

Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 520), H441 [11FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, H441 [11FE]

Springfield, James: American College of Healthcare Executives (organization) Robert S. Hudgens Memorial Award recipient, E87 [3FE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H1816 [1AP]

Votes: position on missed, H933 [10MR], E170 [12FE], E235 [25FE], E335 [9MR], E1011 [3FE], E1391 [16JY], E1956 [11OC], E2070 [18NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H124 [27JA], H297 [3FE], H431 [10FE], H561 [24FE], H749 [2MR], H823 [3MR], H925 [9MR], H1009 [10MR], H5469 [9JY], H8034 [4OC], H8852 [7OC], H9959 [17NO]

Special order: granted, H10071 [19NO]

Tributes

Besteiro, Raul A., Jr., E2006 [16NO]

Cuervo, Rey D., E18 [21JA]

Diaz, Isaac E., E2204 [20DE]

Fender, Freddie, E589 [21AP]

Kolda, Zachary A., E2203 [20DE]

Moore, Horst G. (Gary), E2205 [20DE]

Potter, Wayne, E585 [21AP]

Saldivar, Francisco, E1081 [9JN]