SOUTH AMERICA

Addresses

Transatlantic Alliance: Rupert Murdoch, S3434 [28AP]

Amendments

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend (H.R. 7222), S10491 [2OC], H10710 [3OC]

Articles and editorials

Captive Calls for Surrender, H4156 [20MY]

Chavez Democrats, S1790 [10MR]

Colombia Is Moving Closer To Breaking the FARC—Unless Venezuela Stops It, H1436 [10MR]

FARC's Guardian Angel, S1791 [10MR]

Free Colombia—A Trade Pact Everyone Can Love, H1874 [1AP], H1945 [2AP]

Free Trade in Thugs—Getting Tougher With Right-Wing Warlords, H4156 [20MY]

Killing a Trade Pact, H1874 [1AP], H1945 [2AP]

Latin America Wants Free Trade, S8158 [9SE]

Tackling Ecuador's Refugee Buildup, H10947 [10DE]

Time for the Colombia Trade Pact, H2338 [15AP]

Bills and resolutions

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend (see H.R. 7220, 7222), H10641 [29SE]

Colombia: congratulate on successful rescue mission that freed 15 hostages held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) (see H. Con. Res. 389), H6342 [9JY]

———welcome home Keith Stansell, Thomas Howes, and Marc Gonsalves after being held hostage for over five years by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) (see S. Res. 627), S7479 [25JY]

Foreign trade: extend certain trade preference programs (see H.R. 5264), H811 [7FE]

Joint Action Plan Between Brazil and the U.S. To Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality: support values and goals (see H. Res. 1254), H5110 [9JN]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification (see S. 2830), S2743 [8AP] (see H.R. 5724; H. Con. Res. 324), H2069 [8AP]

———ratification (H.R. 5724), consideration (see H. Res. 1252), H5110 [9JN]

———ratification (H.R. 5724), waiver of fast-track authority (see H. Res. 1092), H2149 [9AP]

Venezuela: condemn actions and statements of President Hugo Chavez supporting terrorism and terrorists organizations (see H. Res. 965), H813 [7FE]

———designate as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. Res. 1049), H1702 [13MR]

Letters

Andean Trade Preference Extension Act: several Representatives, H1134 [27FE]

Commend successful rescue mission that freed 15 hostages held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC): Senator Lugar, H6584 [16JY]

Designate Venezuela as a state sponsor of terrorism: Representative Mack, H1448 [11MR]

Trade policy and legislation: Thomas G. Wenski, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, H1132 [27FE]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: Representative Weller, H1436 [10MR]

———several former commanders of the U.S. Southern Command, S3007 [15AP]

Messages

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: President Bush, S2740 [8AP], H2019 [8AP]

Motions

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification (H.R. 5724), waiver of fast-track authority (H. Res. 1092), H2189 [10AP]

Press releases

Ecuador Opens First Refugee Office Along Border With Colombia: U.N. Refugee Agency, H10947 [10DE]

Remarks in House

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend (H.R. 7222), H10629 [29SE]

———extend (H.R. 7222), Senate amendment, H10710 [3OC]

Army: require public disclosure of names of students and instructors at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, H4798-H4800 [22MY]

———Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation funding, H4427 [21MY]

Asociacion de Madres Venezolanas en el Exilio: tribute to the ``Bring Chavez to Justice'' campaign, E1807 [16SE]

CIA: require report on past human rights violations by Argentina and include compilation of declassified and classified materials, H6623, H6624 [16JY]

Colombia: congratulate on successful rescue mission that freed 15 hostages held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), H6236 [9JY], H6346 [10JY]

———continue support in fight against Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), H6584, H6618, H6619 [16JY]

———drug cartels use of submarines to smuggle drugs into U.S., H2534 [22AP]

———increased prosecution of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and other paramilitaries, H4155 [20MY]

———reaction by neighboring countries to recent anti-terrorist operations along its borders, H1400 [6MR], H1448 [11MR], E403 [13MR]

———report on congressional delegation trip, H2334-H2341 [15AP]

Ecuador: report on congressional delegation trip, H10946 [10DE]

Foreign trade: extend certain trade preference programs (H.R. 5264), H1017 [25FE], H1131-H1137 [27FE], H1169 [28FE], E165 [12FE], E288 [4MR], E330 [6MR]

Joint Action Plan Between Brazil and the U.S. To Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality: support values and goals (H. Res. 1254), H7876-H7878 [9SE]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, H1017 [25FE], H1132-H1137 [27FE], H1169 [28FE], H1316 [5MR], H1400 [6MR], H1435 [10MR], H1447 [11MR], H1825, H1830, H1831, H1874, H1875 [1AP], H1893, H1945, H1947, H1948 [2AP], H7861 [9SE], H9224, H9225 [24SE], H10871, H10872 [10DE]

———ratification (H.R. 5724), H2018 [8AP], H2123-H2126 [9AP], H2249 [14AP], H2328, H2336-H2341 [15AP], H2424 [16AP], H3058 [6MY], H3311 [8MY], H4155 [20MY], H5546 [18JN], E656 [17AP]

———ratification (H.R. 5724), waiver of fast-track authority (H. Res. 1092), H2168, H2169, H2170, H2171, H2173, H2177-H2190 [10AP], H2334-H2336 [15AP], E599, E602 [14AP]

U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation (H.R. 3688), H1132-H1137 [27FE]

Venezuela: designate as a state sponsor of terrorism, H1448 [11MR]

Remarks in Senate

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend (H.R. 7222), S10503 [2OC]

Colombia: condemn hostage-taking of 3 U.S. citizens by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and demand their immediate and unconditional release (S. Con. Res. 53), S1047 [14FE]

———continue support in fight against terrorist and paramilitary groups and efforts to eliminate drug trafficking, S8156 [9SE]

———reaction by neighboring countries to recent anti-terrorist operations along its borders, S1558-S1560 [5MR], S2734 [8AP]

———welcome home Keith Stansell, Thomas Howes, and Marc Gonsalves after being held hostage for over five years by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) (S. Res. 627), S7482 [25JY], S8015 [1AU]

Foreign trade: extend certain trade preference programs (H.R. 5264), S1388-S1390 [28FE], S1441 [3MR], S1814 [10MR]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, S1390 [28FE], S1441 [3MR], S1789 [10MR], S2627 [7AP], S6516 [10JY], S8145, S8156-S8158 [9SE], S10206 [1OC]

———ratification (S. 2830), S2712-S2715, S2719, S2730, S2734, S2745 [8AP], S2958 [14AP], S3007-S3009, S3019 [15AP], S3067 [16AP], S3840-S3844 [7MY], S4124 [14MY], S5732 [18JN]

Reports filed

Andean Trade Preference Extension Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5264) (H. Rept. 110-529), H1030 [25FE]

Social Investment and Economic Development for the Americas Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2120) (S. Rept. 110-419), S6722 [15JY]

Waiver of Fast-Track Authority for H.R. 5724, U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1092) (H. Rept. 110-574), H2149 [9AP]

Statements

Cooperative Relationship Between U.S. and Colombian Navies: Carolina Barco, E57 [22JA]

Texts of

H. Res. 1092, waiver of fast-track authority for H.R. 5724, U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, H2177 [10AP]

H. Res. 1254, support values and goals of Joint Action Plan Between Brazil and the U.S. To Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality, H7876 [9SE]

H.R. 5264, Andean Trade Preference Extension Act, H1131 [27FE]

H.R. 7222, Andean Trade Preference Act extension, H10630 [29SE], H10710-H10712 [3OC]

S. 2830, U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, S2745-S2754 [8AP]

S. Res. 627, welcome home Keith Stansell, Thomas Howes, and Marc Gonsalves after being held hostage for over five years by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), S7482 [25JY], S8015 [1AU]