MEXICO, UNITED STATES OF

Appointments

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S1551 [16MR], H3501 [20MY]

Bills and resolutions

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: submit a report on cross-border rail security (see H.R. 2786), H4382 [15JN]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 158), S2568 [30AP]

Courts: making emergency appropriations to address needs of the Federal judiciary serving the border region between the U.S. and Mexico (see H.R. 3612), H6259 [25SE]

Crime: deploy Border Patrol agents and increase number of DEA and ATF agents along U.S. border to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by drug traffickers (see H.R. 43), H37 [6JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish grant programs to improve health of border area residents and for hazards preparedness in border areas including bioterrorism, infectious disease, and noncommunicable emerging threats (see S. 1537), S4021 [10JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: achieve border security on certain Federal lands in Arizona (see S. 750), S1585 [17MR] (see H.R. 1412), H1721 [17MR]

——— commend success of Operation Streamline in improving border security and call for continued prosecution of first-time illegal border crossers (see S. Res. 104), S1629 [18MR] (see H. Res. 281), H3561 [21MY]

——— establish humane practices for repatriation of aliens at the border and effective standards for the treatment of certain detained aliens (see H.R. 3605), H6227 [24SE]

——— provide emergency funding for port of entry personnel and infrastructure (see S. 458), S926 [11FE] (see H.R. 883), H981 [11FE]

Drugs: combat heroin and methamphetamine trafficking across the Southern border of the U.S. (see S. 392), S832 [5FE]

Foreign aid: reduce amount of financial assistance in response to illegal border crossings into the U.S. (see S. 46), S57 [7JA]

——— reduce foreign assistance to Mexico and certain Central American countries based on the number of unaccompanied alien children who are placed in Federal custody due to their immigration status (see H.R. 530), H581 [26JA]

——— suspend foreign assistance to Mexico and certain Central American countries until sufficient action is taken to mitigate unlawful migration by their citizens (see H.R. 439), H479 [21JA]

Foreign policy: promote economic partnership and cooperation with the U.S., particularly in areas of academic exchange, entrepreneurship, and infrastructure integration (see H.R. 2060), H2497 [28AP]

Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund additional staffing and alternative financing for infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry (see S. 461), S926 [11FE] (see H.R. 875), H980 [11FE]

——— recognize importance of completing trade agreements with Pacific Rim countries and the European Union to the U.S. economy (see H. Res. 73), H703 [2FE]

Freedom of the press: support in Latin America and the Caribbean and condemn violations and violence against journalists (see H. Res. 536), H8412 [19NO]

History: express that Mexico should repatriate remains of those American soldiers who fought in the battle of Monterrey in 1846 (see H. Res. 323), H4491 [17JN]

Immigration: expedite processing of unaccompanied alien children illegally entering the U.S. (see S. 44), S57 [7JA]

——— expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children, implement tough ‘‘credible fear’’ standards, reduce asylum fraud, protect communities from gangs, and provide Border Patrol access to Federal lands (see H.R. 1153), H1498 [27FE]

——— expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children who are not victims of a severe form of human trafficking and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last residence (see H.R. 1149), H1498 [27FE]

——— prohibit funding for granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 29), H36 [6JA]

——— provide for appointment of additional immigration judges (see H.R. 77), H38 [6JA]

——— provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (see S. 208), S347 [21JA] (see H.R. 300), H357 [13JA] (see H.R. 399), H412 [16JA]

——— require consultation with State and local elected officials and a public hearing before awarding grants or contracts for housing facilities for unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 2491), H3557 [21MY]

——— require fencing along, and operational control of, the southwest border (see H.R. 4034), H8279 [17NO]

International Boundary and Water Commission: recognize recent efforts to address trash, sediment, and water quality issues with Mexican counterparts (see H. Res. 90), H812 [4FE]

Law enforcement: prohibit intentional hindering of immigration, border, and customs control (see S. 847), S1781 [24MR] (see H.R. 1588), H1899 [24MR]

Power resources: require approval of construction, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at U.S. borders for import or export (see S. 1228), S2688 [6MY]

Rio Grande City, TX: provide for the authority for the successors and assigns of the Starr-Camargo Bridge Co., to maintain and operate a toll bridge across the Rio Grande river (see S. 2143), S7160 [6OC] (see H.R. 3688), H6835 [6OC]

Excerpts

‘‘Adversity Is My Angel,’’ Raul H. Castro, H2482 [28AP]

Letters

Characterization of Donald Trump’s remarks relative to immigration and appropriateness of hosting Saturday Night Live (television show): Representative Gutierrez, H7035 [21OC]

Siege at the Alamo: William B. Travis, S1221 [2MR], H1108 [24FE], H1505 [2MR]

Lists

Defenders of the Alamo, H1109 [24FE]

Remarks in House

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: submit a report on cross-border rail security (H.R. 2786), H6284 [28SE]

Cinco de Mayo: observance, E639 [1MY], E657 [5MY]

Crime: impact of corruption and violence, H5336 [22JY]

Cuba: increase of illegal Cuban immigrants coming into U.S. through Mexico since U.S. establishment of diplomatic relations, H8285 [18NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Deferred Action for Parental Accountability program implementation, H3320, H3321 [19MY], H7266 [28OC]

——— failure to enforce laws relative to immigration and aliens not lawfully present in the U.S., H2302–H2304 [16AP]

——— increase State and major urban area fusion centers funding and prohibit limitations on funding to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce Executive orders to implement immigration reform, H391, H392 [14JA]

Firearms: impact of sale of guns to drug cartels in Mexico, H9689 [17DE]

Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on economy and job creation, H2159 [14AP]

Fort Worth, TX: anniversary of Diez y Seis Parade, H5880 [10SE]

Freedom of the press: support in Latin America and the Caribbean and condemn violations and violence against journalists (H. Res. 536), H9318–H9321 [15DE]

House of Representatives: national objectives priority assignments, H615 [27JA]

Immigration: expedite removal of unaccompanied alien children, implement tough ‘‘credible fear’’ standards, reduce asylum fraud, protect communities from gangs, and provide Border Patrol access to Federal lands (H.R. 1153), H9061 [8DE]

——— prohibit funding for granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 29), H95 [7JA]

——— provide for appointment of additional immigration judges, H3670 [2JN]

——— provide for operational control of the international border of the U.S. (H.R. 399), H511–H513 [22JA], H587, H622 [27JA], H789–H796 [4FE]

——— reform, H4960 [9JY]

——— secure the border between the U.S. and Mexico, H539 [26JA], H5186 [15JY], H8869 [2DE]

NAFTA: economic impact, H2884 [13MY]

National Guard: southwest border protection funding, H4060 [10JN]

National security: improve border security, H976–H979 [11FE], H3248 [15MY], H9046 [8DE]

Power resources: create regulatory process at Dept. of Energy, FERC, and Dept. of State to permit cross-border infrastructure projects, H8933, H8934 [2DE]

Religion: persecution of Christians and other religious minorities around the world, H5454–H5458 [23JY]

San Jacinto Day: observance, H2346, H2349–H2352 [21AP], E552 [22AP]

Texas Independence Day: observance, H1109–H1111 [24FE], H1505, H1511, H1512 [2MR]

Trump, Donald: characterization of remarks relative to immigration, H4960 [9JY], H5175 [15JY]

——— characterization of remarks relative to immigration and appropriateness of hosting Saturday Night Live (television show), H7035 [21OC], H7747 [5NO]

——— characterization of remarks relative to immigration and deportation, H7193 [27OC]

Remarks in Senate

Cinco de Mayo: observance, S2612 [5MY]

——— observance (S. Res. 158), S2589 [30AP]

Dept. of Defense: establish an anti-tunneling defense to protect Israel and southern border of the U.S., S3911 [9JN], S4088 [11JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: anniversary of Deferred Action for Parental Accountability program, S8028 [17NO], S8150 [19NO]

Immigration: address the increase in unaccompanied alien children attempting to cross illegally into the U.S., S893 [10FE]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to deter migration of unaccompanied alien children from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to the U.S., S2007 [26MR]

——— expedite processing of unaccompanied alien children illegally entering the U.S., S2235 [16AP]

——— extend Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program for those individuals who qualify under the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, S7854 [9NO]

——— provide for enhanced protections of unaccompanied alien children illegally entering the U.S., S8122 [19NO]

——— treat all unaccompanied alien children crossing the U.S. Southern border equally, allow for voluntary reunification with family, and expedite due process for claims to remain in the U.S., S8123 [19NO], S8201 [1DE]

Jacobson, Roberta S.: nomination to be Ambassador to Mexico, S6995 [29SE], S8656 [15DE]

NAFTA: economic impact, S2096 [13AP]

National security: improve border security, S893–S896 [10FE]

OAS: support revitalization, S1489 [12MR]

Power resources: require approval of construction, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at U.S. borders for import or export, S506 [27JA]

San Jacinto Day: observance, S2287 [21AP]

Texas Independence Day: observance, S1220 [2MR]

Trump, Donald: characterization of remarks relative to immigration, S5179 [21JY]

Reports filed

Arizona Borderlands Protection and Preservation Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 750) (S. Rept. 114–150), S7101 [1OC]

Cross-Border Rail Security Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2786) (H. Rept. 114–233), H5587 [28JY]

Nomination of Roberta S. Jacobson To Be Ambassador to Mexico: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8019 [17NO]

Secure Our Borders First Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 399) (H. Rept. 114–10), H637 [27JA]

Songs

‘‘Ballad of the Alamo,’’ Marty Robbins, H1111 [24FE]

Statements

Consequences to Border Security Without a Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill: Jeh C. Johnson, Sec. of Homeland Security, H941 [11FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 536, support freedom of the press in Latin America and the Caribbean and condemn violations and violence against journalists, H9318 [15DE]

H.R. 2786, Cross-Border Rail Security Act, H6284 [28SE]

S. 458, Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act, S929–S931 [11FE]

S. 461, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act, S931 [11FE]

S. 2143, provide for the authority for the successors and assigns of the Starr-Camargo Bridge Co., to maintain and operate a toll bridge across the Rio Grande river, S7161 [6OC]

S. Res. 104, commend success of Dept. of Homeland Security Operation Streamline in improving border security and call for continued prosecution of first-time illegal border crossers, S1633 [18MR]

S. Res. 158, Cinco de Mayo, S2579 [30AP]