[Congressional Record Index (2012)]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]
MEXICO, UNITED STATES OF
Amendments
Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border
cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien
smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S.
borders (H.R. 915), S6664 [21SE], H6437 [27NO]
Bills and resolutions
Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of
aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment
and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the
Mexican border (see H.R. 3801), H113 [23JA]
Border Patrol: impose requirements on searches of laptop
computers and other digital electronic devices and storage
media (see H.R. 6651), H6765 [12DE]
Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 440), S2824 [26AP]
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove
of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing
criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney
General Holder (see H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN] (see H. Res.
718), H4684 [9JY]
------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce
certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (see H.
Res. 706), H4064 [26JN]
------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce
certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res.
706), consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for annual reports on the
status of operational control of international land and
maritime borders of the U.S. and unlawful entries (see H.R.
6025), H4064 [26JN]
------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling
across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use
of border tunnels (see H.R. 4119), H1133 [1MR]
Dept. of Justice: report and make recommendations to Congress on
ability to track, investigate, and quantify cross-border
violence along the Southwest border (see H.R. 6368), H5765
[10SE]
Dept. of State: designate as foreign terrorist organizations
certain Mexican drug cartels and submit a report on activities
assisting Mexico with drug cartel violence (see H.R. 4303),
H1803 [29MR]
Foreign policy: apply whole-of-government plan, in coordination
with Mexican Government, to combat Mexican-based transnational
criminal organizations (see H.R. 6280), H5704 [2AU]
Foreign trade: allow public-private partnerships to fund
additional staffing and alternative financing for
infrastructure improvements at land border ports of entry (see
S. 3279), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5964), H3806 [19JN]
House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in
contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas
issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
(House) (see H. Res. 711), H4604 [28JN]
------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for
refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711),
consideration (see H. Res. 708), H4155 [27JN]
------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in
contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas
issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
(House) (see H. Res. 712), H4604 [28JN]
Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate
operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S.
law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (see H.
Res. 532), H374 [1FE]
E-mails
U.S.-Mexico border security: Bill Bagi, H1217 [7MR]
Letters
Border Security Information Improvement Act: Representative
Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6119 [19SE]
------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland
Security (House), H6119 [19SE]
Border Tunnel Prevention Act: Representative Camp, Committee on
Ways and Means (House), H2671 [15MY]
------Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary
(House), H2672 [15MY]
------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland
Security (House), H2672 [15MY]
Investigation of Dept. of Justice operations transferring
firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law enforcement personnel
do not monitor such firearms: Representative Cummings, H4171,
H4172 [28JN]
------Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform (House), H4409-H4411 [28JN], E1188, E1189 [29JN]
Secure Border Act: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and
Means (House), E972 [5JN]
------Representative Peter T. King, Committee on Homeland
Security (House), E972 [5JN]
Siege at the Alamo: William B. Travis, S1173 [1MR]
Motions
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove
of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing
criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney
General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4615 [29JN]
------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce
certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res.
706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in
contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas
issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
(House) (H. Res. 711), H4412 [28JN]
------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for
refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711),
consideration (H. Res. 708), H4174 [28JN]
Press releases
NBPC Calls for the Resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder:
National Border Patrol Council, H4171 [28JN]
Remarks in House
Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of
aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment
and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the
Mexican border (H.R. 3801), H163-H166 [25JA]
Cinco de Mayo: observance, E714 [7MY]
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): disapprove
of Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain ongoing
criminal investigations and statements relative to Attorney
General Holder (H. Res. 718), H4614 [29JN]
------hold bipartisan public hearings with testimony from
persons having knowledge relative to operations transferring
firearms to drug cartels, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce
certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res.
706), H4418-H4421 [28JN], E1196 [29JN], E1405 [3AU]
------initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce
certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder (H. Res.
706), consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
------vote by Republican members to hold Attorney General Holder
in contempt of Congress relative to operations transferring
firearms to drug cartels, H3959 [21JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: cell phone communications in rural
border areas funding, H3534, H3535 [6JN]
------construct a reinforced fence along a certain length of the
U.S.-Mexico border and gain operational control over such
border, H1148 [5MR]
------establish Border Enforcement Security Task Force, H3244,
H3245 [30MY]
------provide for annual reports on the status of operational
control of international land and maritime borders of the U.S.
and unlawful entries (H.R. 6025), H6432-H6434 [27NO], E1843
[29NO]
------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling
across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use
of border tunnels (H.R. 4119), H2669-H2673 [15MY]
------tribute to U.S. Border Patrol Academy graduating class,
E589 [19AP]
Dept. of Justice: report and make recommendations to Congress on
ability to track, investigate, and quantify cross-border
violence along the Southwest border (H.R. 6368), H6118, H6119
[19SE]
------whistleblower allegations relative to operations
transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law
enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H2493-
H2496 [9MY], H3813 [20JN], H3918, H3947 [21JN], H6794 [13DE]
El Paso, TX: tribute to El Paso Youth Symphony Orchestra
Diplomatic International Cultural Exchange Tour, E1149 [27JN]
Foreign policy: call for the release of Jon Hammar, H6686
[11DE], H6836 [18DE], H7268 [19DE]
House of Representatives: find Attorney General Holder in
contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas
issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
(House) (H. Res. 711), H4069, H4072, H4073, H4074, H4076,
H4077 [27JN], H4161, H4162, H4163, H4402-H4418, H4425 [28JN],
E1157 [27JN], E1180 [28JN], E1184, E1191, E1193, E1196, E1199
[29JN], E1247 [12JY], E1405 [3AU]
------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for
refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711),
consideration (H. Res. 708), H4164-H4175 [28JN]
------find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for
refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 711), motion
to refer, H4412, H4413 [28JN]
------recommend against finding Attorney General Holder in
contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas
issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
(House) (H. Res. 712), H4177 [28JN]
Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border
cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien
smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S.
borders (H.R. 915), H3243-H3245 [30MY]
------coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border cities from drug
trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien smuggling, violence,
and kidnapping along and across U.S. borders (H.R. 915),
Senate amendment, H6437-H6439 [27NO], E1839 [29NO]
National security: improve border security, H1008-H1013 [28FE],
H1144 [5MR], H1217 [7MR], H1850 [17AP]
------improve border security (H.R. 1299), H3236-H3239 [30MY]
Obama, President: appoint special counsel to investigate
operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S.
law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, H380
[2FE]
------appoint special counsel to investigate operations
transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law
enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms (H. Res.
532), H382 [2FE]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: authorize
participation in information sharing with Canada and Mexico
for the purposes of border security and combating drug
trafficking, H3300 [31MY]
Power resources: national energy policy, H5749 [10SE]
Salinas, Ricardo: Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute
Trade and International Affairs Symposium honoree, E1686 [5OC]
San Antonio, TX: tribute to defenders of the Alamo, H1166 [6MR]
San Jacinto Day: observance, H2042 [24AP]
Texas Independence Day: observance, H1166 [6MR], H1219 [7MR],
E292, E300 [1MR]
U.S. policy, H1814 [16AP], H4825 [11JY]
Remarks in Senate
Aviation: include ultralight aircraft under the definition of
aircraft relative to aviation smuggling and identify equipment
and technology to track illegal use of such aircraft near the
Mexican border (H.R. 3801), S95, S136 [26JA]
Breuer, Lanny: call for resignation for allegations relative to
operations transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S.
law enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S411
[9FE]
Cinco de Mayo: observance (S. Res. 440), S2831 [26AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: allow community land grant-mercedes and
land grant councils access to rural development program
funding, S4391 [21JN]
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. 4119),
S3292 [17MY]
------reduce trafficking of drugs and prevent human smuggling
across the Southwest border by deterring construction and use
of border tunnels (S. 1236), S172 [30JA]
Dept. of Justice: release of report relative to operations
transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law
enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S6585
[21SE]
------whistleblower allegations relative to operations
transferring firearms to drug cartels where U.S. law
enforcement personnel do not monitor such firearms, S410-S412
[9FE], S1706 [15MR], S3954-S3956 [12JN]
Foreign policy: call for the release of Jon Hammar, S7722 [11DE]
Immigration: enforce existing immigration laws and improve
border security, S3067-S3069 [10MY]
Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border
cities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien
smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across U.S.
borders (H.R. 915), S6664, S6665 [21SE]
Texas Independence Day: observance, S1173 [1MR]
Reports
Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of
Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177-H4401 [28JN]
Reports filed
Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act: Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 915)
(S. Rept. 112-206), S6062 [10SE]
Consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform Initiation or Intervention in Proceedings To
Enforce Subpoenas Issued to Attorney General Holder: Committee
on Rules (House) (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155
[27JN]
Consideration of H. Res. 711, House of Representatives Finding
of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of Congress for Refusal
To Comply With Certain Subpoenas: Committee on Rules (House)
(H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 112-553), H4155 [27JN]
Private Property Rights Protection Act: Committee on the
Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4119) (H. Rept. 112-418), H1496 [21MR]
Recommend Finding of Attorney General Holder in Contempt of
Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoenas: Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 112-546),
H3981 [25JN]
Statements
Representative Dingell's Criticism of Attorney General Holder
Contempt of Congress Resolutions Vote in the House of
Representatives: Brian A. Terry Family, H4166, H4407 [28JN]
Texts of
H. Res. 706, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
(House) initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to
enforce certain subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder,
H4418 [28JN]
H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 706, Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform (House) initiation or
intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce certain
subpoenas issued to Attorney General Holder, H4164 [28JN]
H. Res. 708, consideration of H. Res. 711, House of
Representatives finding of Attorney General Holder in contempt
of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4164
[28JN]
H. Res. 711, House of Representatives finding of Attorney
General Holder in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply
with subpoenas issued by the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform (House), H4402 [28JN]
H. Res. 712, recommend against the House of Representatives
finding Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress for
refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4177 [28JN]
H. Res. 718, disapprove of Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform (House) Chairman Issa's actions relative to certain
ongoing criminal investigations and statements relative to
Attorney General Holder, H4614 [29JN]
H.R. 915, Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act, S6664
[21SE], H3243 [30MY]
H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act, H3237 [30MY]
H.R. 3801, Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act, H163
[25JA]
H.R. 4119, Border Tunnel Prevention Act, H2669 [15MY]
H.R. 6025, Mandatory Operational Control Reporting and
Performance Measures Act, H6432 [27NO]
H.R. 6368, Border Security Information Improvement Act, H6118
[19SE]
S. 1236, Border Tunnel Prevention Act, S172 [30JA]
S. Res. 440, Cinco de Mayo, S2831 [26AP]