MEXICO, UNITED STATES OF

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior: cooperate with Mexican border States to conduct a hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, and modeling program for priority transboundary aquifers (S. 214), S9008 [26JY]

Appointments

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S2500 [10MR], S3195 [5AP], S6172 [7JN], H2081 [14AP], H4273 [8JN]

Articles and editorials

Does Population Explosion Threaten U.S.?, S14176 [20DE]

Loophole to America, S8173 [13JY]

Other Than Mexican? Welcome to America, S8173 [13JY]

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. 1986), H2736 [28AP]

Arreola-Saucedo, Esidronio, and family: relief (see S. 120), S145 [24JA]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 44), H353 [2FE]

Crime: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see S. Con. Res. 16), S2384 [9MR] (see H. Con. Res. 90), H1264 [9MR]

———increase penalty on persons who are convicted of killing peace officers and who flee the country and call for renegotiation of extradition treaty with Mexico (see H.R. 3900), H8386 [27SE]

Dept. of HHS: address health care needs of residents of U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 1319), H1508 [15MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S. (see H.R. 4083), H8985 [19OC]

———establish a border preparedness pilot program on Indian land (see S. 1374), S7986 [11JY]

———verify security measures under the Customer Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and the Free and Secure Trade (FAST) programs (see H.R. 4374), H10909 [17NO]

Dept. of State: establish a program to bolster mutual security and safety of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico (see S. 853), S4021 [20AP] (see H.R. 2672), H4139 [26MY]

———require a passport for all travel into and out of the U.S. and persuade countries to issue machine-readable passports that comply with a uniform document identity standard (see H.R. 4120), H9043 [20OC]

Dept. of the Interior: cooperate with Mexican border States to conduct a hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, and modeling program for priority transboundary aquifers (see S. 214), S647 [31JA]

Disasters: mourn the loss of life caused by floods and mudslides in Central America and Mexico and provide assistance to affected people (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9362 [27OC]

Immigration: assist certain sheriffs' offices to provide a second line of defense in border areas, conduct law enforcement operations along the southern U.S. border, and prevent lawlessness in border areas (see H.R. 4360), H10908 [17NO]

———enhance border security enforcement and detention facilities (see H.R. 4238), H9695 [4NO]

———improve security clearance process and increase number of detention beds along the U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 1196), H1263 [9MR]

———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. 2367), H3330 [16MY]

———provide financial aid to local law enforcement officials along U.S. borders (see S. 1875), S11422 [17OC]

NAFTA: encourage participating countries to promote parity relative to the personal exemption allowance for merchandise purchased abroad by returning residents (see H. Res. 433), H7814 [8SE]

———withdrawal (see H. Con. Res. 186), H4984 [22JN]

Postage and stamps: condemn printing and distribution of racist postage stamps and urge to immediately cease printing and distributing the stamps and recall stamps on the market (see H. Res. 347), H5603 [30JN]

Social Security: disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Con. Res. 50), H523 [9FE] (see H. Res. 20), H79 [4JA]

Taxation: 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. 614), H410 [8FE]

Transportation: establish programs to facilitate international and interstate trade (see S. 325), S1198 [9FE]

Histories

Sinfonia Mexicana (organization), E1754 [6SE]

Letters

Border security protection funding: Arvin West, Sierra Blanca, TX, Sheriff's Dept., E2627 [19DE]

———Javier Reyna, Cameron County, TX, Sheriff's Dept., E2627 [19DE]

———Webb County, TX, Sheriff's Dept., E2627 [19DE]

Call for reinforcements at the Alamo (1836): William B. Travis, S1891 [2MR]

Convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua, Mexico, and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes: J. Edward Fox, AID, E1601 [25JY]

———Representative Solis and Senator Bingaman, E1601 [25JY]

Relief of Esidronio Arreola-Saucedo and family: Cary W. Templeton, Fresno Pacific University, S310 [24JA]

———Christine L. Amann, S310 [24JA]

———Veryl Ann Duncan, S310 [24JA]

Lists

Presidio County, TX, Sheriff's Dept., operating cost estimate to provide increased border security, E2627 [19DE]

Memorandums

Waiver of Laws for Improvement of Barriers at Borders: Stephen R. Vina and Todd Tatelman, Congressional Research Service, H556 [10FE]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances, H3997-H4001 [25MY]

ATF: Violent Crime Impact Team assignment to Laredo, TX, H4434 [14JN]

Border Patrol: assistance of Minutemen volunteers in arrest of illegal aliens, H3339 [17MY]

Cinco de Mayo: observance, H2886 [4MY], H3043 [5MY], E889, E894, E899 [5MY], E970 [13MY]

———observance (H. Con. Res. 44), H2984 [5MY], H4150-H4152 [7JN]

Crime: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes, H6147 [20JY], E1601 [25JY]

———convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (H. Con. Res. 90), H1028 [9MR], E400 [9MR]

———increase penalty on persons who are convicted of killing peace officers and who flee the country and call for renegotiation of extradition treaty with Mexico, H10055 [9NO]

———increase penalty on persons who are convicted of killing peace officers and who flee the country and call for renegotiation of extradition treaty with Mexico (H.R. 3900), H8359 [27SE], E1954 [27SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S., H11853-H11856 [15DE]

———construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S. (H.R. 4083), H9347 [27OC]

———expand pre-clearance border crossing programs, H3484 [18MY]

———increase detention space and expedite removal of ``other than Mexican'' nationals entering the U.S. through Mexico, H11810 [15DE], H11958, H11959 [16DE]

———verify security measures under the Customer Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and the Free and Secure Trade (FAST) programs, H11818 [15DE]

Dept. of Justice: Border Violence Task Force funding, H8470 [28SE]

Dept. of State: assistance to Mexican authorities in identifying unidentified young women murdered in Chihuahua through forensic analysis and include this topic in the bilateral agenda funding, H4508 [15JN]

———International Boundary and Water Commission funding for levee improvement along the Rio Grande in Texas, H10051 [9NO]

———provide assistance to Mexico to prevent the production of methamphetamine and prevent diversion of methamphetamine precursors for illicit use, H6046, H6047, H6048 [19JY]

———require a passport for all travel into and out of the U.S., H11225 [8DE]

———require a passport for all travel into and out of the U.S. and persuade countries to issue machine-readable passports that comply with a uniform document identity standard (H.R. 4120), H9039 [20OC], H9421 [28OC]

Disasters: mourn the loss of life caused by floods and mudslides in Central America and Mexico and provide assistance to affected people (H. Con. Res. 280), H11066-H11068 [6DE]

Drugs: international narcotics control and law enforcement funding, H5292, H5296 [28JN]

———reduce foreign shipments of pseudoephedrine used in the production of methamphetamine, H4437 [14JN]

Ecology and environment: require powerplants that transmit electricity into the U.S. comply with U.S. air quality control requirements, H3869, H3870 [24MY]

Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, H9075 [25OC]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Jamaica, Cuba, Mexico, and Haiti, H5934 [18JY]

———impact of Hurricane Katrina on Hispanic immigrants, H7676 [7SE]

Immigration: assist certain sheriffs' offices to provide a second line of defense in border areas, conduct law enforcement operations along the southern U.S. border, and prevent lawlessness in border areas, E2626 [19DE]

———condemn rapes committed by smugglers along the international border of the U.S. and urge the Mexican Government and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to prevent such rapes from occurring, H11851, H11852 [15DE]

———enhance border security enforcement and detention facilities, H11508 [14DE]

———improve border security, H4326 [9JN], H10366 [16NO]

———national policy, H404-H407 [8FE]

———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 (H.R. 2367), E985 [16MY]

———prohibit funding for any unauthorized border patrol project, H3400, H3401 [17MY]

———require U.S. Border Patrol uniforms be manufactured in the U.S., H11115 [7DE], H11842, H11843 [15DE]

Law enforcement: extradition policy with U.S., H5987 [19JY]

———improve security at U.S. borders, H3375, H3381-H3383 [17MY]

NAFTA: implementation, H2789 [3MY], H3335 [17MY]

Postage and stamps: condemn printing and distribution of racist postage stamps and urge to immediately cease printing and distributing the stamps and recall stamps on the market (H. Res. 347), H5630-H5633 [11JY], E1459, E1464 [12JY], E1703 [29JY]

San Diego County, CA: expedite construction of a security fence to reduce illegal immigration, H530, H532, H553-H557 [10FE], H3389, H3390 [17MY]

San Jacinto Day: observance, H2454 [21AP], E751 [22AP]

Sinfonia Mexicana (organization): anniversary, E1754 [6SE]

SSA: prohibit use of funding to pay salaries of employees to administer Social Security benefits under a totalization agreement with Mexico, H5143, H5144 [24JN]

Torres, Emma: Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ohtli Award recipient, E1021 [19MY]

Ugarte, Marisa: Chicano Federation of San Diego County, Inc., Community Service Award recipient, E1930 [22SE]

Uh, Don Pedro Cahun: North American Pollinator Protection Campaign NAPPC Pollinator Advocate Award recipient, E2405 [18NO]

Remarks in Senate

Arreola-Saucedo, Esidronio, and family: relief (S. 120), S309 [24JA]

Binational Health Week: observance, S11298 [7OC]

Border Patrol: increase detention bed space for illegal immigrants, S8172, S8174 [13JY], S8253 [14JY]

Courts: increase funding to certain Federal courts relative to immigration-related filings, S3779 [18AP], S3993 [20AP]

Crime: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (H. Con. Res. 90), S2479 [10MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a border preparedness pilot program on Indian land (S. 1374), S7989, S8090 [11JY], S8144 [12JY]

———increase detention space and expedite removal of ``other than Mexican'' nationals entering the U.S. through Mexico, S8179 [13JY]

Dept. of State: establish a program to bolster mutual security and safety of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico (S. 853), S4024 [20AP]

Dept. of the Interior: cooperate with Mexican border States to conduct a hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, and modeling program for priority transboundary aquifers (S. 214), S659 [31JA], S9024 [26JY]

Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, S6359 [13JN], S12046-S12048 [28OC]

Immigration: improve border security, S14228 [21DE]

———provide financial aid to local law enforcement officials along U.S. borders (S. 1875), S11436 [17OC]

Specter, Senator: report on trip to Cuba, Venezuela, Costa Rica, and Mexico, S10586-S10590 [28SE]

Reports

NAFTA at Ten—Journey to Mexico: Congressional Delegation (108th Congress), H2790 [3MY]

Reports filed

U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 214) (S. Rept. 109-17), S2147 [7MR]

Tables

Texas Border Sheriff's Coalition budget proposal to provide increased border security, E2627 [19DE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 44, Cinco de Mayo, H4150 [7JN]

H. Con. Res. 280, mourn the loss of life caused by floods and mudslides in Central America and Mexico and provide assistance to affected people, H11066 [6DE]

S. 120, relief of Esidronio Arreola-Saucedo and family, S310 [24JA]

S. 214, U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act, S659 [31JA], S9024, S9025 [26JY]

S. 853, North American Cooperative Security Act, S4024-S4026 [20AP]

S. 1374, establish a border preparedness pilot program on Indian land, S7989 [11JY]

S. Con. Res. 16, convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua, Mexico, and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes, S2402 [9MR]