Awards
Selected list of awards presented to Congressman Silvestre Reyes during his tenure in Congress

112th Congress

• Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) “Special Recognition” Award (2011)
• Small Business Association “Veterans Small Business Champion of the Year” Award (2011)
• Operation H.O.P.E (Helping Other People Endure) “Beacon of Hope” Award (2011)
• Founders Medal, Border Patrol Foundation (2012)
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) Hall of Fame (2012)
• Lifetime Achievements Award, National Latina Symposium (2012)
Government Hispanic Advocate of the Year Award, Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce (2012)
Legacy Award for Lifetime Achievement, El Paso Hispanic Chamber Minority Enterprise Development (2012)
Humane Champion, The Humane Society (2012)
Government Advocate of the Year Award, Minority Enterprise Development (2012)

111th Congress

• League of United Latin American Citizens “Lucy G. Acosta Humanitarian Award” (2009)
• National AbilityOne Program "AbilityOne Champion” Award (2009)
• National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC) Award (2009)
• Boy Scouts of America "National Public Service Award" (2009)
• Frontera Land Alliance of El Paso "Rock Award" (2010)
• National Association of Public Hospitals "Safety Net Award" (2010)
• Director of National Intelligence "Distinguished Public Service Medal" (2010)
• Sergeant Audie Murphy Club (SAMC) “Honorary Induction” (2010)

110th Congress
• The National GEM Consortium "Congressional Leadership Award" (2008)
• Association of the United States Army (AUSA) "Outstanding Legislator Award" (2008)
• American Farm Bureau Federation "Friend of Farm Bureau Award" (2008)
• Society of Mexican-American Engineers and Scientists "MAES Politico Award" (2008)
• Vietnam Veterans of America Texas State Council “Legislator of the Year Award”
• U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce “President’s Lifetime Achievement Award” (2007)

109th Congress

• El Paso Inc. newspaper’s “El Pasoan of the Year Award” (2006)
• U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce “Good Neighbor Award” for leadership, support, and  contributions to the Annual U.S.-Mexico Border Issues Conference. (2006)
• American GI Forum of the United States “National Commander’s Medal” (2006)
• Rio Grande Council of Governments “Elected Official of the Year Award” (2005)
• International Relief and Development, Inc’s award for his work in the relief and  reconstruction efforts on behalf of tsunami victims in Indonesia. IRD traveled with  Congressman Reyes to Indonesia in January 2005 to distribute supplies from El Paso  and other communities to tsunami survivors. (2005)
• The Century Council’s Congressional Award for his work launching a bilingual public  awareness campaign designed to prevent underage drinking and discourage adults from  providing alcohol to minors. (2005)
• Air Force Sergeants Association’s L. Mendel Rivers Award of Legislative Excellence,  which is presented annually to a member of the House or Senate who has worked to  protect the quality of the lives of current and past military enlisted  servicemembers.(2005)

108th Congress
• The Alliance for Public Technology’s “Susan G. Hadden Pioneer Award” for Congressman  Reyes’s pioneering efforts in telecommunications and consumer access. (2003)

107th Congress

• National Parks Conservation Association’s National Congressional Award. (2002)
• Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) “Border Health Hero Award,” which was  awarded during PAHO’s centennial celebration. (2002)
• United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s (USHCC) “Government Business Advocate  of the Year Award” (Congressman Reyes received two awards - regional and national).  (2002)
• Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce’s (TAMACC) “Government  Hispanic Business Advocate of the Year Award” (2002)
• League of United Latin American Citizens’ (LULAC) “President’s Award” (2002)
• United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s (USHCC) “Chairman’s Award” (2002)
• National Association of Community Health Center’s “Distinguished Community Health  Defender Award” (2002)
• Border Environmental Cooperation Commission’s (BECC) award honoring Congressman  Reyes for his work addressing the environmental infrastructure needs of the border  region. (2001)

106th Congress

• Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) “Outstanding Leadership  Award” (2000)

105th Congress
• Mexican American Bar Association’s “Presidential Award for Outstanding Service”  (also known as their “Legislator of the Year Award”) (1998)
• El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s “Moving Forward Award” (1997)