TEXAS

Bills and resolutions

Bentsen, Lloyd: tribute (see S. Res. 489), S4967 [23MY] (see H. Con. Res. 413), H3137 [23MY]

Columbia (space shuttle): establish four memorials to the crew (see H.R. 5692), H4680 [27JN]

Delta/Black Belt Regional Authority: establish to provide community and economic development in the distressed Southern Black Belt and Mississippi Delta region (see H.R. 5082), H1452 [4AP]

Dept. of Education: extend period during which a State or local educational agency may obligate temporary emergency impact aid for elementary and secondary school students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 5354), H2584 [11MY]

Hurricanes: authorize bridge loan programs funding, increase small business access to export assistance in certain areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, or Wilma, and authorize additional disaster loans (see S. 2482), S2603 [30MR]

———commend efforts of faith-based and community organizations in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H. Res. 823), H2961 [19MY]

———ensure efficiency and fairness in awarding of Federal contracts in connection with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita reconstruction efforts (see S. 2774), S4339 [10MY]

———express condolences to victims of Hurricane Rita and commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana and Texas (see S. Res. 416), S2689 [31MR]

NOAA: report to Congress on the effects of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma on fisheries and fish habitat (see H.R. 5446), H3016 [22MY]

Letters

Call for reinforcements at the Alamo (1836): William B. Travis, S1598 [2MR]

Election Assistance Commission grants to States to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita: several organizations, S3872 [2MY]

Resignation from the Committee on Appropriations (House): Representative DeLay, H3548 [8JN]

Resignation from the House of Representatives: Representative DeLay, H3645 [9JN]

Restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita: Al Ater, Eric Clark, and Nancy Worley, National Association of Secretaries of State, H1082 [16MR]

Support Financial Literacy Month goals and ideals: Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, E659 [27AP]

Lists

Plano, TX, Senior High School boys' basketball team, H1056 [15MR]

Texas 3d Congressional District military academy nominees, E1151 [14JN]

Proclamations

Tribute to Ursuline Sisters' Service to Laredo, TX: Representative Cuellar, E1111 [9JN]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: require hurricane relief and recovery funding be considered in separate legislation from supplemental defense appropriations, H1079-H1082 [16MR]

Argyle, TX: tribute to Argyle High School girls' basketball team, E372 [15MR]

Atascosa County, TX: anniversary, E32 [31JA], E182 [17FE]

Bahia Grande Restoration Project: Dept. of the Interior Cooperative Conservation Award recipient, E722 [4MY]

Ben Wheeler, TX: tribute to Martins Mill High School girls' basketball team, E566 [7AP]

Brownsville, TX: tribute to Porter High School boys' soccer team, E605 [26AP], E727 [4MY]

Brownwood, TX: anniversary of Brownwood Chamber of Commerce, H1890 [27AP]

Childress, TX: Childress Regional Center designation as one of Solucient Top 100 Hospitals in America, E542 [6AP]

Citizenship Day: observance, E1293 [27JN]

Colleges and universities: tribute to military academy nominees from the 3d Congressional District, E1151 [14JN]

Congressional Youth Advisory Council: tribute to 3d Congressional District participants, E519 [5AP], E560 [7AP]

Container Store (company): tribute, E60 [1FE]

Corps of Engineers: flood control projects funding, H3164 [24MY]

Corpus Christi, TX: tribute to Flour Bluff High School Navy Junior ROTC, E604 [26AP]

Dallas, TX: tribute to Southwest Housing and Villas of Remond volunteers, E583 [25AP]

———tribute to UT Southwestern Hospital and Baylor Health Care System, E154 [14FE]

———Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center inclusion in Newsweek (publication) list of nation's top high schools, H1926 [2MY]

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport: Air Cargo World (publication) World's Best Cargo Airport Award recipient, E329 [9MR]

Denton, TX: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, E947 [24MY]

———tribute to Girl Scouts Cross Timbers District, E756 [9MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: privatization of Food Stamp Program eligibility determination process, H3103, H3104 [23MY]

Dept. of Education: extend period during which a State or local educational agency may obligate temporary emergency impact aid for elementary and secondary school students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (H.R. 5354), H2967-H2969 [22MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: investigate denial of claims by insurance companies for homeowners affected by Hurrican Katrina, shifting liability to the National Flood Insurance Program, H2945 [19MY]

———investigate denial of claims by insurance companies for homeowners affected by Hurricane Katrina, shifting liability to the National Flood Insurance Program, H4502 [22JN], H4567, H4590-H4594, H4602, H4603 [27JN]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H1035, H1036 [15MR]

———Community Development Block Grant Program funding through reduction in FEMA funding, H1034, H1035 [15MR]

———give priority to States affected by Hurricane Katrina when distributing unobligated funds from the Child Care and Development Fund, H1075 [16MR]

———provide Community Development Block Grant Program assistance to long-term recovery areas housing victims of Hurricane Katrina, H1037, H1038 [15MR]

———require use of the most accurate data to determine allocation of assistance relative to damages from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H1036 [15MR]

DeSoto, TX: National Civic League All-America City Award recipient, E1139 [13JN]

Disabled: tribute to Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program services for the blind and disabled, E1131 [13JN]

Disasters: establish special rules relative to certain disaster assistance provided for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (H.R. 4438), H520 [2MR]

———hurricane and wildfire disaster assistance funding, H1009, H1010 [15MR]

Drought: assessment of drought status for several States, H4376 [21JN]

Dyess AFB, TX: tribute, E309 [8MR]

Edgewood, TX: tribute to efforts of Edgewood Independent School District to increase interest in science, mathematics, technology, and engineering, E1366 [11JY]

FEMA: extend transitional housing assistance to victims of Gulf Coast hurricanes, H2762, H2763, H2874 [18MY], E993 [26MY]

———GAO report on fraud in the receipt of disaster assistance relative to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita relief efforts, H3911 [14JN], H4012 [15JN]

———make grants to States to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, H1010 [15MR], H1082-H1084 [16MR]

Flood control projects: funding, H3162 [24MY]

Flower Mound, TX: Flower Mound Public Library recipient of the Alibris Collection Award, E183 [17FE]

Fort Worth, TX: anniversary of John Peter Smith Hospital, E414 [28MR]

———tribute to Forth Worth Police Dept., East Division, E1113 [12JN]

Fort Worth and Tarrant County, TX: anniversary of YWCA, E1278 [26JN]

Francisco `Pancho' Medrano Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (H.R. 4561), H1492-H1494 [5AP]

Gainesville, TX: tribute to Gainesville Future Farmers of America (organization), E97 [8FE]

Gladewater, TX: anniversary, H1541 [5AP]

Greenblum, Irving: Junior Achievement of Laredo (organization) Business Hall of Fame award recipient, E680 [2MY]

Hatley, Michael P.: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E40 [1FE]

Hedrick, Chad: tribute for participation in Olympic games, H228 [14FE]

Houston, TX: transportation projects funding, H3827 [13JN]

Hurricanes: impact of Hurricane Rita on Texas rice farmers, H2625 [16MY]

———provide assistance to commercial fisherman whose operations were severely damaged by hurricanes, H1000 [15MR]

———recovery assistance funding, H1076 [16MR], E1153 [14JN]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, H2624-H2626 [16MY]

———repair, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of rental properties in States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita funding, H1043, H1044 [15MR]

Immigration: health care costs related to hospital treatment of illegal immigrants, H4192 [19JN]

———improve border security, H2106 [4MY], H2505, H2554 [11MY], H3432 [7JN], H3499 [8JN]

———improve border security (S. 2391), H4012 [15JN]

———reform, H2083 [3MY], H2106 [4MY], H2554 [11MY]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security, H760 [8MR]

Jackson, Timothy L.: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E29 [31JA]

Johnson, Avery: National Basketball Association Coach of the Year award recipient, E668 [27AP]

Jones, Eric R.: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E32 [31JA]

Keep Waco Beautiful (organization): anniversary, E528 [6AP]

Kingwood, TX: tribute to Deerwood Elementary School students, E402 [16MR]

Law enforcement: removal of carrizo cane along the Rio Grande to eliminate the concealing of illegal activities, H3288 [25MY]

Lewisville, TX: Lewisville Community Relations and Tourism Dept., recipient of Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers Best Marketing Plan and Best Special Event awards, E1286 [27JN]

Lower Rio Grande Flood Control Project: funding, H1002, H1023, H1024 [15MR], H1066 [16MR], H4635 [27JN]

Lubbock, TX: anniversary of Maedgen Elementary School, E184 [17FE]

———tribute to African-American Chamber of Commerce Educators Hall of Fame, E177 [17FE]

Marion, TX: anniversary of Marion State Bank, E576 [25AP]

Marshall, TX: convey U.S. Army Reserve Center to Marshall-Harrison County Veterans Association for construction of veterans memorial, park, and museum, H2529 [11MY]

McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr region: inclusion in INC.com (publication) list of nation's hottest mid-sized cities, H2506 [11MY]

Mercedes, TX: Science Academy of South Texas inclusion in Newsweek (publication) list of nation's top high schools, H2156 [4MY]

———South Texas High School for Health Professions inclusion in Newsweek (publication) list of nation's top high schools, H2156 [4MY]

Meyer, Samuel A.: Junior Achievement of Laredo (organization) Business Hall of Fame award recipient, E682 [2MY]

Mohelnitzky, Jerry: Boy Scouts Longhorn Council Distinguished Citizen Award recipient, E42 [1FE]

Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (organization): tribute to Texas State chapter, E694 [3MY]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: tribute to efforts to reunite families after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H3800 [13JN], E1170 [16JN]

Nelson, Erika M.: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E31 [31JA]

Nixon, Dennis E.: Texas Business Hall of Fame inductee, E977 [26MY]

North Texas: tribute to firefighters, E502 [4AP]

Paisano (University of Texas at San Antonio publication): anniversary, E184 [17FE]

Pandit, Rahul and Lavannya: tribute to birth of child, E109 [8FE]

Plains Cotton Growers, Inc.: anniversary, E545 [6AP]

Plano, TX: tribute to Plano Senior High School boys' basketball team, H1055 [15MR]

———tribute to Plano West Senior High School girls' basketball team, H1293 [29MR]

Sadoff, Jennifer A.: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E44 [1FE]

San Antonio, TX: San Antonio Channel Improvements Project funding, H3165 [24MY]

San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo: Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Large Indoor Rodeo of the Year and Top Rough Stock Remuda of the Year award recipient, E51 [1FE]

Sapp, Christopher D.: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E39 [1FE]

SBA: disaster loan programs response to Hurricane Katrina, H279 [15FE]

———improve approval rate for disaster loans to victims of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, H1046 [15MR]

Seloff, Katelyn: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Texas, E286 [7MR]

Sherman, Bette: Longhorn Boy Scouts of America Distinguished Citizen Award recipient, E45 [1FE]

Sherman, Bob: Longhorn Boy Scouts of America Distinguished Citizen Award recipient, E43 [1FE]

Shortridge, Kirsten: Gatorade National Girls Softball Player of the Year award recipient, E1075 [8JN]

Texas Independence Day: observance, H472 [1MR], H539 [2MR], E273 [2MR]

Texas Institute of Applied Environmental Research: funding, H2791 [18MY]

Texas Press Association: tribute to Better Newspapers Contest Award recipients, E1327 [29JN]

Texas Women's University: tribute to gymnastics team, E575 [25AP]

Trammell, Judy: Women in Service and Enterprise (WISE) award recipient, E612 [26AP]

Trimble, Mike: American Society of Newspaper Editors Distinguished Writing Award for Editorials recipient, E328 [9MR]

University of Texas: tribute to football team, E59 [1FE]

University of the Incarnate Word: anniversary, E401 [16MR]

University of Toledo: tribute to students and professors for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H1124 [16MR]

Victoria, TX: tribute to Victoria Memorial High School cheerleading squad, E832 [15MY]

Voting: prohibit funding to prevent displaced residents of the Gulf Coast States who were victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita from voting, H1046 [15MR]

Woodville, TX: tribute to Woodville High School baseball team, E140 [14FE]

Zapata County, TX: designate as a Border Commercial Zone, H3826 [13JN]

Remarks in Senate

Bentsen, Lloyd: tribute (S. Res. 489), S5027-S5029 [23MY], S5325, S5326 [26MY]

Coastal zones: hurricane protection and conservation programs funding, S2242 [16MR]

DeGabrielle, Donald J., Jr.: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, S2048 [13MR]

Dept. of HUD: provide Community Development Block Grant Program assistance to long-term recovery areas housing victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, S3689 [27AP], S3797 [1MY]

Dept. of Labor: give priority for national emergency grants to States that assist those individuals displaced by hurricanes in Gulf Coast Region, S3689 [27AP], S3797 [1MY]

Election Assistance Commission: make grants to States to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, S3871, S3872 [2MY]

———make grants to States to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (S. 2166), S1044 [9FE]

Galveston, TX: National Biocontainment Laboratory at the University of Texas funding, S6364 [22JN]

Hurricanes: authorize bridge loan programs funding, increase small business access to export assistance in certain areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, or Wilma, and authorize additional disaster loans (S. 2482), S2604-S2606 [30MR], S4518 [12MY]

———express condolences to victims of Hurricane Rita and commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana and Texas (S. Res. 416), S2696 [31MR]

———New Orleans, LA, levee improvement and gulf coast restoration funding, S3772, S3775 [1MY], S3956, S3957 [3MY], S4958-S4960 [23MY]

———provide relief for the victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, S5832-S5834 [14JN]

———require Federal hurricane relief and recovery contracts exceeding a certain amount to be awarded only after an open and fair bidding process, S3879 [2MY]

Lillian McKay Post Office Building, Humble, TX: designate (H.R. 2413), S1756 [3MR]

Miller, Gray H.: nomination to be district judge, S3442, S3443 [25AP]

———nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S3427 [24AP]

NOAA: gulf coast fishing industry restoration programs funding, S3670, S3671 [27AP]

Ships and vessels: provide assistance to fishery vessels damaged in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, S3568 [26AP]

Small business: designate areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita as HUBZones and waive Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program Act for such areas, S3567 [26AP], S3873 [2MY], S4028 [4MY], S4518 [12MY]

Texas Independence Day: observance, S1598 [2MR]

Reports

Coast Guard Air Station Houston Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Anthony Marcos, Coast Guard, E958 [24MY]

Reports filed

Francisco `Pancho' Medrano Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 4561), S6419 [22JN]

GSA Requirements Relative to Authority To Make Repairs and Lease Space Required as a Result of Damages From Hurricanes Katrina or Rita: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4125) (H. Rept. 109-532), H4679 [27JN]

Nomination of Donald J. DeGabrielle, Jr., To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1964 [9MR]

Nomination of Gray H. Miller To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2602 [30MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita: National Association of Secretaries of State, H1083 [16MR]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement: University of Texas Student Government, S1602 [2MR]

Summaries

Texas 3d Congressional District Congressional Youth Advisory Council Preserving History Project Participants' Interviews With Veterans, E519-E521 [5AP], E560 [7AP]

Texts of

H.R. 4561, Francisco 'Pancho' Medrano Post Office Building, Dallas, TX, H1492 [5AP]

H.R. 5354, Hurricane Relief Extension Act, H2967 [22MY]

S. 2166, Hurricane Election Relief Act, S1044 [9FE]

S. Res. 416, express condolences to victims of Hurricane Rita and commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana and Texas, S2691, S2696 [31MR]

S. Res. 489, tribute to Lloyd Bentsen, S4971, S5029 [23MY]

Tributes

Bentsen, Lloyd, S4936 [23MY], S5111, S5112 [24MY], H3230 [25MY], E960 [24MY], E1051 [8JN]

DeLay, Representative, E1107 [9JN]

Hall, Representative, H2078 [3MY]

Houston, Samuel, H513 [2MR]