REYES, SILVESTRE (a Representative from Texas)
Amendments
Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H790 [14FE], H934 [15FE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1540, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8208 [7DE]
Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission, H527 [8FE]
Articles and editorials
Barrio Boys, Alexander Wolff, Sports Illustrated (publication), H6970-H6974 [14OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see H.R. 1161), H6010 [8SE]
American Legion: provide for an additional power under its Federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to individual departments and posts, but not control of activities of such entities (see H.R. 2369), H6415 [22SE]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H8728 [12DE]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H7069 [25OC]
———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H6626 [5OC]
———prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption (see H.R. 2966), H8728 [12DE]
Armed Forces: ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 181), H2667 [13AP]
———facilitate naturalization and removal of conditional immigration status of military personnel and their families (see H.R. 3761), H10015 [20DE]
———improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H10017 [20DE]
———improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (see H.R. 1941), H5087 [14JY]
———provide flexible spending accounts for military families (see H.R. 791), H4946 [12JY]
Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office Building, Crosby, TX: designate (see H.R. 3477), H7889 [18NO]
Army Specialist Matthew Troy Morris Post Office Building, Cedar Park, TX: designate (see H.R. 298), H4329 [16JN]
bin Laden, Osama: tribute to President Obama and military and intelligence agencies for successful completion of the operation that led to death in Pakistan (see H. Res. 240), H2999 [3MY]
Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: revise Federal charter to reflect a change in eligibility requirements (see H.R. 2815), H5901 [9AU]
Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station, Bisbee, AZ: designate (see H.R. 2668), H5660 [27JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5897 [5AU]
Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 61), H601 [9FE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H2664 [13AP]
———prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H2536 [7AP]
Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H7999 [30NO]
Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2005), H6273 [20SE]
Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): eliminate (see H.R. 3201), H7400 [4NO]
———express that any legislative language approved should not reduce benefits for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid recipients (see H. Con. Res. 72), H5936 [2SE]
Committee on Job Creation (Joint, Select): establish (see H.R. 2835), H5936 [2SE] (see H.R. 2835), H5938 [6SE]
Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transaction by Members and employees (see H.R. 1148), H7898 [22NO]
Courts: appoint additional Federal district judges (see H.R. 2365), H4574 [24JN]
———provide for deferred sentencing and the possibility of dismissal for drug offenders (see H.R. 2567), H5125 [15JY]
Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H6626 [5OC]
Dallas Mavericks (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 311), H4327 [16JN]
Dept. of Commerce: establish a competitive grant program to promote domestic regional tourism (see H.R. 3484), H7890 [18NO]
Dept. of Defense: amend Homeowners Assistance Program to allow flexibility setting homeowner assistance commencement date for Armed Forces members permanently reassigned during mortgage crisis (see H.R. 237), H1525 [2MR]
Dept. of Education: authorize State and local educational agencies to carry out teacher exchanges (see H.R. 863), H1797 [14MR]
———establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see H.R. 1966), H3409 [24MY]
———establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1704), H4529 [23JN]
———establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see H.R. 2247), H6344 [21SE]
———provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 3014), H6413 [22SE]
———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 472), H725 [11FE]
Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H7579 [14NO]
———establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2187), H7333 [3NO]
———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H7579 [14NO]
———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 751), H1176 (see H.R. 751), H1195 [17FE]
Dept. of Justice: establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 83), H1620 [8MR]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the national parks (see H.R. 1022), H1724 [10MR]
———take immediate action to streamline the shallow and deepwater oil and natural gas drilling permitting process (see H. Res. 140), H1575 [3MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for increased flexibility in payments for State veterans homes (see H.R. 2530), H5286 [20JY]
———deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1025), H2667 [13AP]
———designate one U.S. city each year as an ``American World War II City'' (see H.R. 2717), H8077 [1DE]
———exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans' pensions (see H.R. 923), H1574 [3MR]
———improve comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans (see H.R. 2559), H5125 [15JY]
———issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (see H.R. 2985), H6341 [21SE]
———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 178), H1666 [9MR]
Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those who have tested positive for HIV (see H.R. 3053), H8967 [14DE]
Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H7999 [30NO]
———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H3161 [10MY]
———promote increased awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of atrial fibrillation to address the high morbidity and mortality rates and to prevent avoidable associated hospitalizations (see H. Res. 295), H7831 [17NO]
———require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2746), H9946 [19DE]
———require reporting on the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and on the status of international progress on universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment (see H.R. 1880), H3279 [12MY]
Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H10014 [20DE]
Education: increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (see H.R. 2226), H4326 [16JN]
———increase diversity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and recognize Association for Women in Science (AWIS) for broadening participation of underrepresented groups in STEM (see H. Res. 91), H774 [14FE]
Egypt: express solidarity with Egyptian people, condemn use of violence against protesters, express gratitude toward Egyptian military for restraint, and support transition to a representative government (see H. Res. 88), H1253 (see H. Res. 88), H1364 [18FE]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H3301 [13MY]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5897 [5AU]
FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), H7627 [15NO]
Federal aid programs: ensure seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and certain governmental retirees receive a one-time payment to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2590), H5239 [19JY]
Federal employees: authorize presentation of a U.S. flag at the funeral of Federal civilian employees who are killed while performing official duties or because of their status as a Federal employee (see H.R. 2061), H3871 (see H.R. 2061), H3911 [1JN]
FEMA: suspend flood insurance rate map updates in geographic areas in which certain levees are being repaired (see H.R. 898), H1573 [3MR]
Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H6506 [3OC]
George H. O'Brien, Jr., Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Big Spring, TX: designate (see H.R. 558), H2917 [15AP]
George Thomas `Mickey' Leland Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 73), H1252 (see H.R. 73), H1364 [18FE]
Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (see H.R. 1250), H2268 [1AP]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H7627 [15NO]
Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes (see H.R. 1755), H5905 [12AU]
Immigration: enforce employment restrictions on unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database (see H.R. 98), H36 [5JA]
———provide for naturalization of certain high school graduates (see H.R. 218), H553 [8FE]
Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H7898 [22NO]
Korean War: call for repatriation of POW/MIA and abductees (see H. Res. 376), H7135 [26OC]
Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H6676 [7OC]
Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act: authorize additional projects and activities (see H.R. 550), H550 [8FE]
Medicare: provide coverage of custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy (see H.R. 2233), H5240 [19JY]
Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 214), H3112 [5MY]
Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (see H. Res. 268), H4367 [21JN]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 2954), H6231 [15SE]
Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H7927 [29NO]
NAFTA: promote infrastructure projects financed by the North American Development Bank in the border region to promote growth in trade and commerce between the U.S. and Mexico (see H.R. 2216), H4326 [16JN]
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 339), H4748 [7JY]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 89), H8728 [12DE]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 336), H6345 [21SE]
National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 69), H726 [11FE]
Native Americans: improve education (see H.R. 3569), H8967 [14DE]
———provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H1252 (see H.R. 27), H1364 [18FE]
Northern Mariana Islands: resolve the status of certain legally residing persons under U.S. immigration laws (see H.R. 1466), H5286 [20JY]
Peace Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 11), H554 [8FE]
Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H1621 [8MR]
Peace Corps Month: designate (see H. Res. 11), H554 [8FE]
Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1404), H7069 [25OC]
Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1351), H3646 (see H.R. 1351), H3684 [25MY]
———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H3344 [23MY]
Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), H5660 [27JY]
Puerto Rico: construct a specialty hospital and toxins research center on the island of Vieques (see H.R. 1645), H4330 [16JN]
———increase number of military service academy appointees (see H.R. 1000), H1844 [15MR]
Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 427), H6782 [11OC]
Roads and highways: amend laws relative to identification of high priority corridors and inclusion of certain route segments in the Interstate Highway System (see H.R. 1535), H2854 [14AP]
Schertz Veterans Post Office, Schertz, TX: designate (see H.R. 771), H1525 [2MR]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H3759 [26MY]
———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H3000 [3MY]
———improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see H.R. 778), H1177 (see H.R. 778), H1196 [17FE]
———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H7333 [3NO]
Sergeant Chris Davis Post Office, Lubbock, TX: designate (see H.R. 1632), H2912 [15AP]
Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 584), H598 [9FE]
Social Security: improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 539), H4075 [13JN]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H2266 [1AP]
States: extend authority to make supplemental grants for population increases in certain States under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families (see H.R. 2277), H4456 [22JN]
Taxation: encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2605 [12AP]
———encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 289), H202 [12JA]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5897 [5AU]
———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 865), H2667 [13AP]
———impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 3313), H8881 [13DE]
———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H4946 [12JY]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3408 [24MY]
———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H3344 [23MY]
———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H7928 [29NO]
Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1002), H3758 [26MY]
Tomball Veterans Post Office, Tomball, TX: designate (see H.R. 2660), H5579 [26JY]
Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H9946 [19DE]
U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H6921 [13OC]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 589), H4673 [6JY] (see H.R. 3346), H7330 [3NO]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H353 [19JA]
———provide for reemployment of certain persons following absences from a position to obtain medical treatment for certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 2875), H6042 [9SE]
Veterans Day: encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence (see H.R. 2498), H4944 [12JY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H4457 [22JN]
———promote potential of women in academic science and engineering (see H.R. 889), H1524 [2MR]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H5901 [9AU]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Crime: subject vehicles, other conveyances, and instruments of international traffic to seizure and forfeiture for smuggling (see H.R. 3033), H6413 [22SE]
Dept. of HHS: establish grant programs to improve the health of border area residents and for hazards preparedness in border areas including bioterrorism and infectious disease (see H.R. 2298), H4456 [22JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use of border tunnels (see H.R. 2264), H4364 [21JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify that caregivers for veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support services (see H.R. 3279), H7160 [27OC]
National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 1561), H2855 [14AP]
Native Americans: determine blood quantum requirement for membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe (see H.R. 1560), H2855 [14AP]
Constitutional authority statements
Crime: subject vehicles, other conveyances, and instruments of international traffic to seizure and forfeiture for smuggling (H.R. 3033), H6414 [22SE]
Dept. of HHS: establish grant programs to improve the health of border area residents and for hazards preparedness in border areas including bioterrorism and infectious disease (H.R. 2298), H4458 [22JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use of border tunnels (H.R. 2264), H4365 [21JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify that caregivers for veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support services (H.R. 3279), H7160 [27OC]
National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (H.R. 1561), H2857 [14AP]
Native Americans: determine blood quantum requirement for membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe (H.R. 1560), H2856 [14AP]
Letters
V-22 Osprey funding: James F. Amos, Marine Corps, H3597 [25MY]
Lists
El Paso, TX, Female Texas Teachers of the Year, E593
El Paso, TX, student participants in Red Ribbon Poster Contest, E1953
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4128
Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1347 [18FE], E247
Armed Forces: limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force, H8928 [14DE]
———prohibit funding for deployment of ground troops in Libya (H. Res. 292), H4007
———tribute to Latino members and veterans, E1880
———withdrawal of troops from Iraq, H8981 [15DE]
Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5224
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), E990
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (H. Res. 364), H7949
Committees of the House: instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (H. Res. 9), consideration (H. Res. 26), H116
Dept. of Agriculture: WIC funding, H4128
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3390 [24MY], H3597 [25MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), conference report, H8928 [14DE]
———V-22 Osprey funding, H3597 [25MY]
Dept. of HHS: community health centers funding, E249
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3841
Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H8245 [7DE], H8981 [15DE]
Education: Pell Grants funding, E247
———repeal certain conditions for receipt of funding from the Education Jobs Fund by Texas, H1347 [18FE]
El Paso, TX: anniversary of Water Conservation Day, E1884
———Coldwell Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1876
———Silva Health Magnet High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1889
———tribute to 1949 Bowie High School baseball team, H6970 [14OC]
———tribute to Americas High School mock trial team, E742
———tribute to women teachers, E592
FEMA: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, H3841
———Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and State and local programs emergency funding, H3880
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H304 [19JA]
———repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 26), H116
Heydemann, Jacob: Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center (organization) Border Heroes Award recipient, E1995
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E1717
Medicare: reform, E990
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E1930
National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry, H116
Native Americans: determine blood quantum requirement for membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe (H.R. 1560), H8132 [5DE]
Nolan, Phyllis: Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center (organization) Extraordinary Volunteer award recipient, E1995
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H304 [19JA]
———repeal (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 26), H116
Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals, E1953
Rio Grande Safe Communities Coalition: anniversary, E756
Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: extend termination date (H.R. 1308), H2582
Social Security: prohibit reduction in benefits as part of any legislation to reduce the Federal deficit, H8266 [8DE]
Socorro, TX: Escontrias Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1894
Staudt, Kathleen: Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center (organization) Border Heroes Award recipient, E1995
Tucson, AZ: condemn shootings at ``Congress on Your Corner'' event, express condolences to friends and families of victims, commend first responders, and honor service of Representative Giffords (H. Res. 32), H175 [12JA]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3346), H8245 [7DE]
University of Texas, El Paso: tribute to Women's Resource Center campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month, E746
Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 894), H7234
YWCA: tribute to ``Walk a Mile in Her Shoes'' initiative, E1930
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1721 [10MR], H5963 [7SE], H6138 [13SE]
Tributes
Hayden, James (Buster), E1119
Luna, Jose, E200
Pedregon, Eduardo, E1732
Reyna, Dan, E1505