MEXICO, UNITED STATES OF

Appointments

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S1296 [29JA], S2433 [28FE], S7269 [6JN], H3265 [28MR], H3718 [20AP]

Articles and editorials

Border Patrol Should Stop Tear-Gas Attacks, E2654 [19DE]

Crossroads of Conflict—World Trade Bridge Has Changed the U.S.-Mexico Border, for Good and Bad, H865-H867 [23JA]

U.S. Demands Probe of Slaying, H3441 [17AP]

Waning Hopes in Juarez, After Murders of Hundreds of Women, Statue of Limitations Takes Hold, H4934 [14MY]

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. 939), H1414 [8FE]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 132), H4204 [26AP] (see H. Res. 347), H4292 [1MY]

Civil rights: anniversary of Mendez v. Westminster decision which ended segregation of Mexican and Mexican American students in California schools (see H. Res. 721), H11394 [9OC]

Clean Air Act: delay effect of reclassifying certain nonattainment areas adjacent to an international border (see H.R. 3365), H9705 [3AU]

Crime: make technical corrections to the new border tunnels and passages offense (see S. 1844), S9773 (see S. 1856), S9774 [23JY] (see H.R. 4326), H14493 (see H.R. 4326), H15207 [6DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: assist in carrying out surveillance activities conducted at or near the international land borders of the U.S. to prevent illegal immigration (see H.R. 3469), H10017 [4AU]

———authorize grants to hire, train, and equip local law enforcement officials on and near the southern border of the U.S., and reimburse overtime costs for such officials (see H.R. 2542), H5925 [24MY]

———construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S. (see H. Res. 545), H7783 [13JY]

———implement Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and other registered traveler programs (see H.R. 1061), H1668 [14FE]

Dept. of State: repeal Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (see H.R. 4186), H13959 [14NO]

Dept. of Transportation: limit authority to grant authority to motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border (see H.R. 1773), H3357 [29MR] (see H. Con. Res. 146), H4752 [9MY]

Floods: express sympathy and pledge urgent support for the victims of flooding in southern Mexico (see H. Res. 812), H13412 [8NO]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance to improve security and promote economic development (see H.R. 502), H670 [17JA]

Health: establish grant programs to improve the health of residents and for bioterrorism and infectious disease preparedness in the U.S.-Mexico border area (see S. 1798), S9469 [17JY]

Hurricanes: express sympathy and support for the people and governments of the countries of Central America, the Caribbean, and Mexico which have suffered from Hurricanes Felix, Dean, and Henriette (see H. Res. 642), H10319 [7SE]

Immigration: 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. 3270), H9466 (see H.R. 3270), H9543 [1AU]

Martinez Moreno, Jose A., and family: relief (see S. 1536), S6953 [25MY]

NAFTA: assess impact, require further negotiation of certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal unless certain conditions are met (see H.R. 4329), H14493 (see H.R. 4329), H15207 [6DE]

———withdrawal (see H. Con. Res. 22), H343 [10JA]

National security: hire additional border and transportation security personnel and modernize border protection infrastructure and technology (see S. 575), S1902 [13FE] (see H.R. 2431), H5620 [22MY]

New Mexico: allow certain nationals entering New Mexico on a temporary basis to travel up to 100 miles from the international border between New Mexico and Mexico (see S. 1216), S5086 [25AP]

Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site: expand boundaries (see H.R. 4828), H16833 [18DE]

Seguin, Juan N.: tribute (see H. Res. 315), H3561 [18AP]

Social Security: disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Res. 18, 22), H120 [5JA]

Transportation: prohibit Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond the U.S.-Mexico border area until certain conditions are met to ensure the safety of such operations (see H.R. 1756), H3357 [29MR]

Treaties and agreements: express that the U.S. should not engage in the construction of a NAFTA Superhighway System or enter into a North American Union with Mexico and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 40), H835 [22JA]

Letters

Allow the secret ballot in all Mexican labor union recognition elections: several Representatives, H2044, H2061 [1MR]

Prohibit funding for implementation of project to grant authority to motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border: several food and agriculture organizations, S11363 [11SE]

Relief for Jose A. Martinez Moreno and family: Aaron Peskin, S6961 [25MY]

———Brendan McBride, S6962 [25MY]

———Celine Kennelly, Irish Immigration Pastoral Center (organization), S6961 [25MY]

———Claree Lash-Haynes, S6961 [25MY]

———Craig Stall, S6962 [25MY]

———Daniel H. Scherotter, S6961 [25MY]

———Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco, CA, S6960 [25MY]

———Kelly Forde, S6962 [25MY]

———Willie L. Brown, Jr., S6961 [25MY]

Request for arms during Texas' battle for independence: William B. Travis, S2476 [1MR]

Lists

Volunteers who have served orphans, public school children, college students, juvenile delinquents, and needy families in foreign countries, E828 [23AP]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances, H5063 [16MY]

Border Patrol: condemn physical attacks on agents by illegal aliens and drug smugglers, H2344 [9MR]

———condemn prosecution of agents charged with wounding an alleged drug smuggler, H311 [10JA], H578 [17JA], H1025 [30JA], H1277, H1336-H1340 [7FE], H1428 [12FE], H2035 [28FE], H2306 [8MR], H2421 [12MR], H2612-H2616 [15MR], H4283-H4288 [1MY], H6729 [19JN], H7053 [25JN], H7959 [17JY], H11696, H11697 [17OC], H14451 [6DE]

———condemnation of agent wounding of an illegal alien, H761 [19JA]

———require Federal prosecution of illegal aliens charged with wounding border agents, H1058 [31JA]

Chapman, Duane (Dog): efforts of the Mexican government to extradite, H3168 [27MR]

Chen Shui-Bian: travel restrictions in Mexico for the President of the Republic of China, E164 [19JA]

Cinco de Mayo: observance, E999 [9MY]

———observance (H. Res. 347), H4253-H4255 [1MY]

Civil liberties: persecution of journalists for articles exposing corruption among highly placed individuals, H12092 [25OC]

Civil rights: anniversary of Mendez v. Westminster decision which ended segregation of Mexican and Mexican American students in California schools (H. Res. 721), H11811-H11814 [22OC], E2233 [24OC]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): request hearing on prosecution of Border Patrol agents charged with wounding an alleged drug smuggler, H2641 [19MR], H3059 [26MR], H5019 [15MY], H5912 [24MY], H6633 [18JN], H10690 [20SE]

Courts: increase number of Federal judgeships in certain judicial districts with heavy caseloads of criminal immigration cases, H7303 [27JN]

———uphold conviction of Jose Ernesto Medellin, H4214 [1MY], H11373 [9OC]

Crime: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes, H4933 [14MY], H10048 [4SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S., H567 [16JA], H6244 [12JN], H6335, H6336, H6338 [13JN], H6409, H6410, H6434-H6436, H6469-H6471 [14JN], H6499, H6516 [15JN], H6648-H6653 [18JN], H7420 [28JN]

———create a Border Patrol pilot program to eliminate and eradicate noxious and invasive weed species along the Rio Grande, H6443 [14JN]

———make a permanent border security checkpoint in the Tucson, AZ, sector, E817 [20AP]

———restrictions on placement and construction of a fence along the southern border of the U.S., H16906, H16909 [19DE]

———role of Office of the Inspector General in prosecution of Border Patrol agents charged with wounding an alleged drug smuggler, H2640 [19MR]

———Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative implementation funding, H6260, H6262 [12JN]

Dept. of State: International Boundary and Water Commission funding for levee improvement along the Rio Grande in Texas, E1380 [22JN]

———International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement Programs funding through reductions in U.S. contributions to international organizations, H6845, H6846 [21JN]

———require a passport for all travel into and out of the U.S., H12746 [6NO]

Dept. of Transportation: limit authority to grant authority to motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border, H6243 [12JN]

———limit authority to grant authority to motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border (H.R. 1773), H4995-H5001 [15MY], H8347 [24JY], H11628-H11631 [16OC], E706 [30MR], E2182 [18OC]

———prohibit funding for implementation of project to grant authority to motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border, H8347 [24JY]

Disasters: relief efforts for areas of Mexico and the Caribbean impacted by Tropical Storm Noel, E2349 [7NO]

Drugs: condemn operation of marijuana plantations by drug cartels on public lands in the U.S., H7821 [16JY]

Edwards County, TX: release of Deputy Sheriff Gilmer Hernandez from prison for alleged civil rights violations against illegal alien injured during attempt to apprehend fleeing vehicle, H11619 [16OC], H11823 [22OC]

EPA: Mexican Border Program funding, H7106, H7107 [26JN]

Floods: express sympathy and pledge urgent support for the victims of flooding in southern Mexico (H. Res. 812), H13538, H13539 [13NO], E2426 [15NO]

Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, H5518 [21MY], H6832 [21JN], H10413, H10414 [17SE]

FRS: programs and services that facilitate the provision of banking and financial services to illegal aliens, H1900 [27FE], H2248 [7MR]

GAO: conduct study of wasterwater infrastructure along the U.S.-Mexico border, H8781 [27JY]

Hershey Co.: relocation of certain operations to Mexico, H1862 [16FE]

Immigration: enforce existing immigration laws and improve border security, H10312-H10316 [7SE]

———impact of remittance policies on levels of legal and illegal immigration into the U.S., H6581 [18JN]

———reform, H1959-H1965 [27FE], H2028-H2036 [28FE], H2159-H2163 [5MR], H2379 [9MR], H2574 [15MR], H2813-H2819 [21MR], H3440 [17AP], H7632 [11JY], E440 [1MR]

———render deportable all aliens convicted of a criminal offense resulting in a sentence of incarceration, H3189 [28MR]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security, H126 [9JA], H963 [29JA], H1216 [6FE], H2492 [14MR], H10128 [5SE]

Law enforcement officers: use of pepper spray by border patrol agents, E2654 [19DE]

Leon, Lucero H.: Mr. Amigo Association award recipient, E45 [9JA]

Miss Universe, L.P., LLLP: booing of Miss USA during the Miss Universe contest in Mexico City relative to U.S. immigration policy, H6632 [18JN]

NAFTA: impact on U.S. drug traffic, H865 [23JA]

National security: enhance border security, H1962 [27FE]

———enhance border security funding, H6357, H6359 [13JN], H6431, H6432 [14JN]

News media: condemn intimidation and murder of foreign journalists by drug cartels, H7787, H7821 [16JY]

Railroads: ensure trains entering and reentering the U.S. from Mexico are inspected according to U.S. standards and regulations, H11689, H11690 [17OC]

———prohibit companies and inspectors from performing mechanical inspections of U.S. trains, H11677 [17OC]

Rocksprings, TX: prosecution of deputy sheriff charged with shooting at vehicle containing alleged illegal aliens, H255 [10JA], H1398 [8FE], H2209 [6MR], H2800 [21MR]

Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America: prohibit funding for developing a transportation corridor between Mexico and Canada transiting the U.S., H8359, H8360 [24JY], E1623 [26JY]

Sipe, David: retrial of border agent convicted of using excessive force in arrest of Jose Guevarra, H992 [30JA], H6811 [20JN]

Social Security: disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (H. Res. 18), H1059 [31JA]

———prohibit funding for the U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement, H8108 [18JY]

Texas Independence Day: observance, H2211 [6MR]

Treaties and agreements: impact of agreement to allow Mexican trucking companies to send trucks into U.S., H1899 [27FE], H2267 [7MR]

U.S. policy, H10080 [5SE]

Volunteer workers: tribute to volunteers who have served orphans, public school children, college students, juvenile delinquents, and needy families in foreign countries, E828 [23AP]

Remarks in Senate

Binational Health Week: observance, S12861 [15OC]

Border Binational Health Week: observance, S12983 [17OC]

Border Patrol: increase detention bed space for illegal immigrants, provide for additional agents, and enhance physical and virtual border security measures, S6523-S6528 [23MY], S7128 [6JN]

Bush, President: visit to Latin America, S3087 [14MR]

Crime: make technical corrections to the new border tunnels and passages offense (S. 1856), S9792 [23JY]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure inspection and safety standards of all motor carriers domiciled in Mexico operating beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border, S11388-S11394 [11SE]

Foreign countries: safety of exported products, S11088-S11090 [5SE]

Health: establish grant programs to improve the health of residents and for bioterrorism and infectious disease preparedness in the U.S.-Mexico border area (S. 1798), S9473 [17JY]

Immigration: provide financial aid to local law enforcement officials along U.S. borders, S2347 [28FE], S9823 [24JY]

Independence: anniversary, S11321 [10SE]

Latin America: visit by President Bush, S2895-S2897 [8MR]

Martinez Moreno, Jose A., and family: relief (S. 1536), S6960 [25MY]

NAFTA: impact on job creation, illegal immigration, and trade deficit, S14716 [4DE]

———managed trade in sweeteners between U.S. and Mexico, S15892 [18DE]

National Guard: Operation Jump Start funding to maintain deployment of troops on the southern land border of the U.S., S12516-S12518 [3OC]

National security: hire additional border and transportation security personnel and modernize border protection infrastructure and technology, S11204 [6SE]

———hire additional border and transportation security personnel and modernize border protection infrastructure and technology (S. 575), S1916 [13FE]

New Mexico: allow certain nationals entering New Mexico on a temporary basis to travel up to 100 miles from the international border between New Mexico and Mexico (S. 1216), S5101 [25AP]

Social Security: prohibit funding for the U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement, S13043 [18OC], S13222, S13225 [23OC]

———require congressional approval of any totalization agreements and require SSA reports on the impact of such agreements, S7310 [7JN]

Reports filed

Safe American Roads Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1773) (H. Rept. 110-147), H4965 [14MY]

Statements

Prohibit Dept. of Transportation Funding for Implementation of Project To Grant Authority to Motor Carriers Domiciled in Mexico To Operate Beyond U.S. Municipalities and Commercial Zones on the U.S.-Mexico Border: Sheryl Jennings McGurk, S11391 [11SE]

Tables

Strong border barriers and surveillance, S6527 [23MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 347, Cinco de Mayo, H4253 [1MY]

H. Res. 642, express sympathy and support for the people and governments of the countries of Central America, the Caribbean, and Mexico which have suffered from Hurricanes Felix, Dean, and Henriette, H10781 [25SE]

H. Res. 721, anniversary of Mendez v. Westminster decision which ended segregation of Mexican and Mexican American students in California schools, H11812 [22OC]

H. Res. 812, express sympathy and pledge urgent support for the victims of flooding in southern Mexico, H13538 [13NO]

H.R. 1773, Safe American Roads Act, H4995 [15MY]

S. 575, Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act, S1916-S1918 [13FE]

S. 1216, Laser Visa Extension Act, S5101 [25AP]

S. 1536, relief for Jose A. Martinez Moreno and family, S6960 [25MY]

S. 1798, Border Health Security Act, S9474 [17JY]

S. 1856, make technical corrections to the new border tunnels and passages offense, S9792 [23JY]