REYES, SILVESTRE (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), H3323, H3324 [25MY]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4690 [28JN]

Appointments

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H493 [1MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide emergency assistance to agricultural producers who have suffered losses as a result of drought, Hurricane Katrina, and other natural disasters (see H.R. 3702), H2706 (see H.R. 3702), H2758 [17MY]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1451), H1130 [16MR]

Alexander McRae Dechman Post Office Building, Grand Prarie, TX: designate (see H.R. 5626), H4133 [15JN]

Animals: support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1707), H1059 [15MR]

Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1319 [29MR]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H1060 [15MR]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 443), H4916 [29JN]

Bentsen, Lloyd: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 413), H3227 [24MY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: conduct minority health programs (see H.R. 161), H1917 [27AP]

Children and youth: update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and protect Federal investment in national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 5167), H2962 [19MY]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H3424 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H274 [14FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H2586 [11MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 5047), H1319 [29MR]

Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see H.R. 4542), H1743 [25AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide free credit monitoring and credit reports for veterans and others affected by the theft of veterans' personal data and ensure notification of such thefts (see H.R. 5455), H3227 [24MY] (see H.R. 5588), H4134 [15JN]

———provide mental health services in languages other than English, as needed, for veterans and family members with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 5007), H1197 [28MR]

Diseases: prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 5225), H1915 [27AP]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H156 [1FE]

Education: provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H3137 [23MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H450 [28FE]

Executive Office of the President: include a line item regarding the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board in the budget (see H.R. 4966), H1059 [15MR]

FAA: replace Administrator's arbitrary authority to impose wages and working conditions with neutral binding arbitration in the case of an impasse in labor-management negotiations (see H.R. 4755), H1743 [25AP]

Federal Employees' Compensation Act: cover services provided to injured workers by physician assistants and nurse practitioners (see H.R. 2561), H225 [8FE]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 4493), H1743 [25AP] (see H.R. 5316), H4917 [29JN]

Firefighters: recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (see H. Res. 764), H1682 [6AP]

Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 4682), H153 [1FE]

Hazardous substances: prohibit discrimination relative to exposure (see H.R. 1807), H1130 [16MR]

Health: encourage school-based programs to reduce and prevent childhood obesity, promote increased physical activity, and improve nutritional choices (see H.R. 4860), H973 [14MR]

———make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1671), H3424 [6JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H274 [14FE]

Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 5134), H1744 [25AP]

Higher Education Act: reduce interest rates for student and parent borrowers (see H.R. 5150), H3424 [6JN]

House Democracy Assistance Commission: welcome members and staff of the parliaments of East Timor, Republic of Georgia, Indonesia, and Macedonia as the first partner parliaments (see H. Res. 758), H1452 [4AP]

House Rules: protect integrity of the institution of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 659), H24 [31JA]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute (see H. Res. 787), H3788 [12JN]

Hurricanes: recover, reclaim, restore and reconstruct lives and communities and reunite families devastated by Hurricane Katrina and address issues of poverty exposed by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4197), H160 [7FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H450 [28FE]

———enhance educational services for persons with autism spectrum disorders and expand loan forgiveness for teachers of autistic children (see H.R. 4059), H160 [7FE]

Intelligence services: reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (see H.R. 5371), H2585 [11MY]

Iraq: disapprove granting of amnesty to persons known to have attacked, kidnapped, wounded, or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces or U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 90), H4520 [22JN]

———disapprove granting of amnesty to persons known to have attacked, wounded, or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 442), H4916 [29JN]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H156 [1FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H1742 [25AP]

Lance Corporal Robert A. Martinez Post Office Building, Cleveland, TX: designate (see H.R. 5108), H2706 (see H.R. 5108), H2758 [17MY]

Medicare: ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H155 [1FE]

———extend certain payment methodologies provided for rural health care providers (see H.R. 5118), H2641 [16MY]

———prohibit removal of covered drugs from prescription drug plan formularies during the plan year (see H.R. 5102), H1562 [5AP]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H26 [31JA]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 4992), H2706 (see H.R. 4992), H2758 [17MY]

———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims (see H.R. 5182), H3497 [7JN]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5348), H3425 [6JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: reimburse States for costs incurred by covering dual eligible populations under the Medicare prescription drug benefit plan (see H.R. 4665), H160 [7FE]

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1106), H225 [8FE]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1681 [6AP]

Minimum wage: calculate based on Federal poverty guidelines published by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5731), H4915 [29JN]

Minorities: recognize and take active measures to increase the low presence of minorities and women in upper level positions of management in the financial services industry (see H. Con. Res. 429), H3908 [13JN]

National Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 305), H26 [31JA]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 987), H1059 [15MR]

National security: moratorium on certain contracts to conduct port operations (see H.R. 4977), H1128 [16MR]

———support efforts to track terrorist financing under existing law and express concern over disclosure of classified information on methods by which terrorists are traced (see H. Res. 900), H4916 [29JN]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H869 [9MR]

NSF: authorize grants for Partnerships for Access to Laboratory Science (PALS) (see H.R. 5106), H1681 [6AP]

Paris Wine Tasting: anniversary of U.S. winemakers' victory (see H. Con. Res. 399), H2101 [3MY]

Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 4343), H566 [2MR]

Public Health Service Act: increase affordability of inpatient drugs for Medicaid and safety net hospitals (see H.R. 3547), H155 [1FE]

———provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see H.R. 5472), H3909 [13JN]

Salvadoran-American Day (El Dia del Salvadoreno): support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 721), H867 [9MR]

Sergeant Jacob Dan Dones Post Office, Dimmitt, TX: designate (see H.R. 5540), H3496 [7JN]

Simpson-Miller, Portia: tribute (see H. Res. 727), H973 [14MR]

Taxation: make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 5081), H1452 [4AP]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 2034), H1563 [5AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H155 [1FE]

Veterans: improve health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 5524), H3423 [6JN]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4843), H973 [14MR]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 4574), H2586 [11MY]

Veterans' Right To Know Commission: establish (see H.R. 4259), H451 [28FE]

Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H2339 [9MY]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 4747), H3138 [23MY]

Women's Museum—An Institute for the Future: tribute (see H. Res. 730), H1129 [16MR]

World Water Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 658), H452 [28FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Education: establish a comprehensive program to bolster economic competitiveness and national security by promoting science, engineering, and math education careers and foreign language acquisition (see H.R. 4734), H224 [8FE]

Health: establish grant programs to improve the health of residents and for bioterrorism preparedness in the U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 5412), H2705 (see H.R. 5412), H2757 [17MY]

Southwest Regional Border Authority: establish (see H.R. 5742), H4916 [29JN]

Texas Western University: commend anniversary and recognize historic impact of basketball title game victory on diversity in sports and civil rights (see H. Res. 668), H154 [1FE]

Tourist trade: extend implementation deadline for proposed Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (see H.R. 5435), H2961 [19MY]

Remarks

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances, H2527 [11MY]

———prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (H.R. 5037), H2200, H2203, H2204 [9MY], H3209, H3210 [24MY]

Border Patrol: assure adequate funding for additional agents, H3323 [25MY]

———increase detention bed space for illegal immigrants, H3324 [25MY]

Bureau of Reclamation: assess extent of invasion of salt cedar and Russian olive plants in the Western U.S. and carry out demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of such plants (H.R. 2720), H1937 [2MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2376 [10MY], H2525, H2526, H2527, H2536 [11MY]

———national missile defense system funding, H2536 [11MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (H.R. 5573), E1263 [23JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), H3323, H3324 [25MY]

Dept. of Justice: Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative funding, H4690 [28JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 5385), H2933 [19MY]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (H.R. 3858), H2987 [22MY]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 657), H178 [8FE]

Homeland Defense-Homeland Security Technology Transfer Consortium: establish to facilitate the transfer of technologies to enhance security capabilites of Federal, State, and local first responders, H2525, H2526 [11MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5020), H1788 [26AP]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H3905 [13JN]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (H. Res. 655), E105 [8FE]

Mexico: 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), H1947 [2MY]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (H. Res. 357), E312 [8MR]

Patriot Guard Riders (organization): commend the shielding of mourning military families from protesters and preserving the memory of fallen servicemembers at funerals (H. Res. 731), H4231 [20JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4690 [28JN]

Terrorism: commend those who have taken part, and declare that the U.S. will prevail, in the Global War on Terror and complete mission to create a sovereign and free Iraq (H. Res. 861), H4044, H4075 [15JN]

Texas Western University: commend anniversary and recognize historic impact of basketball title game victory on diversity in sports and civil rights (H. Res. 668), H401 [28FE]

United Service Organizations: recognize contribution to morale and welfare of our servicemen and women and their families (H. Con. Res. 322), H232 [14FE]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4843), E1283 [27JN]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: provide deadline for final approval of visitor center (H.R. 4882), E542 [6AP]

Votes: position on missed, E1279 [26JN]

World Health Day: observance, E540 [6AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H627 [7MR], H3014 [22MY], H3420 [6JN], H3493 [7JN], H3639 [8JN], H3721 [9JN]

Tributes

Barker, Luis E., E1360 [10JY]