THOMAS, WILLIAM M. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance of a statue of John L. (Jack) Swigert for placement in National Statuary Hall (H. Con. Res. 25), H2264 [7MY]

Analyses

Tax Treatment of Individual Retirement Accounts (H.R. 446), E92 [9JA]

Appointments

Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, H923 [12MR]

Committee on Taxation (Joint), H395 [10FE]

Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H5803 [25JY]

———H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act, H5048 [10JY]

———H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, H5040 [10JY]

Official Advisors for International Conference Meetings and Negotiation Sessions on Trade Agreements, H395 [10FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide under the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2609), H8437 [6OC]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H2169 [5MY]

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 630), H1187 [19MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H5487 [17JY]

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H10421 [8NO]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H2091 [30AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]

———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]

Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 681), H2590 [13MY]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H2785 [15MY]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H6407 [30JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile defense systems (see H.R. 2786), H9864 [31OC]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 230), H4221 [23JN]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9502 [23OC]

Drugs: provide a mandatory life penalty for certain offenses involving methamphetamine (see H.R. 2363), H6705 [31JY]

Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (see H.R. 108), H2680 [14MY]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H7119 [9SE]

Education: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203), H1289 [21MR]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H142 [9JA]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H7008 [8SE]

FDA: approval and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 1411), H7199 [10SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H7263 [11SE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]

Foreign trade: clarify the term ``normal trade relations'' (see H.R. 2316), H6703 [31JY]

———substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 2002), H4132 [20JN]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care provider networks (see H.R. 415), H152 [9JA]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]

Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (see H.R. 2377), H8055 [26SE]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9730 [29OC]

IRS: impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (see H.R. 1226), H1338 [8AP]

———restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8265 [30SE]

Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial (see H. Res. 144), H3204 [22MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see H.R. 1560), H3204 [22MY]

Medicaid: expand county-operated health insurance organizations authorized to enroll beneficiaries (see H.R. 3014), H10769 [12NO]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H7599 [18SE]

Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 2348), H10421 [8NO]

Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H2253 [6MY]

National forests: manage public domain lands in a manner to reduce carbon dioxide (see H. Con. Res. 151), H8265 [30SE]

Political campaigns: prohibit foreign contributions (see H.R. 34), H702 [27FE]

Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (see H. Res. 219), H6917 [4SE]

Public lands: uniform management of livestock grazing (see H.R. 2493), H8834 [9OC]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H4836 [26JN]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1289 [21MR]

Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H3274 [3JN]

Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal law enforcement canines to their handlers (see H.R. 173), H949 [12MR]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 70), H1439 [10AP]

———inflation adjustments for maximum benefits under special estate tax valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 64), H1892 [24AP]

———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see H.R. 1740), H3202 [22MY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2373), H6715 [1AU]

———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1150), H1258 [20MR]

———treatment of timeshare homeowner associations (see H.R. 1350), H1795 [23AP]

Taxpayer Relief Act: restore and modify provisions relative to tax relief for agricultural production facilities sold to farmer cooperatives (see H.R. 2513), H7728 [23SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Brennan, William J., Jr.: transfer the catafalque from the Capitol to the Supreme Court for memorial services (see H. Con. Res. 123), H5826 [25JY]

Committee on House Oversight (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 55), H524 [12FE]

Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 85), H804 [6MR]

Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 85), H804 [6MR]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 91, 102, 129), H889 [11MR], H1261 [20MR], H1891 [24AP]

Employment: prevent service performed by a person committed to a penal institution from being treated as employment for unemployment compensation purposes (see H.R. 562), H284 [4FE]

FEC: require national committees of political parties to file pre-general election reports (see H.R. 355), H150 [9JA]

Health care professionals: extend term of appointment of certain members of the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission and the Physician Payment Review Commission (see H.R. 1001), H812 [10MR]

Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization): filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (see H. Res. 244), H7911 [25SE]

Medicare: improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of long-term care services (see H.R. 1464), H1908 [28AP]

Political campaigns: prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S. citizens (see H.R. 354), H150 [9JA]

Southern Pacific Transportation Co.: validate certain conveyances made in Tulare, CA (see H.R. 960), H767 [5MR]

Taxation: double the maximum benefit under the special estate tax valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 495), H244 [21JA]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 1401), H1706 [17AP]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 1204), H1260 [20MR]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 494), H244 [21JA]

———treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships as qualifying income of regulated investment companies (see H.R. 1205), H1260 [20MR]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H153 [9JA]

———treatment of small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2258), H5777 [24JY]

Comparisons

Family taxable income under the Republican tax plan and the Democratic tax plan, H4685 [26JN]

Letters

Appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign: by, S8703 [3SE]

Library of Congress' acquisition of certain real property: Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H10639 [12NO]

Validate certain conveyances made by Southern Pacific Transportation Co. in Tulare, CA: Piet deWitt, Dept. of the Interior, H4856 [8JY]

Lists

Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization) subpoena timeline, H8254 [30SE]

Remarks

Anderson, Joseph, Jr.: Kern County, CA, African-American Network Humanitarian of the Year Award recipient, E2313 [10NO]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), conference report, H3535 [5JN]

Bakersfield, CA: anniversary of Temple Beth El, E632 [10AP]

Botanic Gardens: renovation funding, H3535 [5JN]

Brennan, William J., Jr.: transfer the catafalque from the Capitol to the Supreme Court for memorial services (H. Con. Res. 123), H5805, H5806 [25JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4684, H4803 [26JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4561, H4563, H4565 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6322 [30JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), motion to instruct conferees, H5032, H5033, H5034 [10JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), motion to recommit, H4601, H4604 [25JN]

———submission of budget proposal by the President without budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89), H921 [12MR]

California: agricultural exports, E2018 [21OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance of a statue of John L. (Jack) Swigert for placement in National Statuary Hall (H. Con. Res. 25), H2263 [7MY]

———restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the rotunda, H4231, H4232 [24JN]

———use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Mother Teresa (S. Con. Res. 26), H2937 [20MY]

———use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 11), H1280 [21MR]

Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H8234 [30SE]

Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children, H4604 [25JN]

Committee on House Oversight (House): funding to conduct investigation into labor unions and practices, H5791 [25JY]

———investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H5791 [25JY], H5875 [28JY], H10118 [6NO]

———investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. Res. 276), H9465, H9468, H9469 [23OC]

Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (H. Res. 85), H777 [6MR]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): require that outside complaints against Members be sponsored by Members, H7556 [18SE]

Committee on Taxation (Joint): staffing levels, H5887 [28JY]

Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (H. Res. 85), H777 [6MR]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 129), H2099, H2100, H2103, H2105 [1MY]

———authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), H1273, H1277 [21MR]

———authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), consideration (H. Res. 101), H1239 [20MR]

———authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), consideration (H. Res. 105), H1272 [21MR]

Courts: product liability reform, E2015, E2021 [21OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H8234 [30SE]

Eagen, James M., III: election as Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 207), H6670, H6671 [31JY]

Employment: prevent service performed by a person committed to a penal institution from being treated as employment for unemployment compensation purposes (H.R. 562), E157 [4FE]

———treatment of former welfare recipients relative to income and workplace protections, H5033 [10JY]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (H.R. 1984), E2122 [29OC]

Health: liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers, E2015 [21OC]

Health care professionals: extend term of appointment of certain members of the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission and the Physician Payment Review Commission (H.R. 1001), H1471 [15AP]

———reform medical malpractice laws, E2021 [21OC]

Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization): filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (H. Res. 244), H7869, H7870 [25SE], H8253, H8258, H8259, H8260, H8261 [30SE]

———filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (H. Res. 244), consideration (H. Res. 253), H8249, H8252 [30SE]

Herring, Gemilia H.: African-American Network (organization) Historical Award recipient, E2307 [10NO]

House Ethics Reform Task Force: implement recommendations (H. Res. 168), H7556 [18SE]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H2937 [20MY], H10640 [12NO]

House Rules: disclosure requirements for franked mail, H1156 [19MR]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 305), H10118, H10119 [6NO]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), H5875, H5887 [28JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2209), consideration (H. Res. 197), H5788, H5791 [25JY]

Library of Congress: authorize acquisition of certain real property (H.R. 2979), H10638, H10639, H10640 [12NO]

Medicare: age eligibility requirements, H5032, H5033, H5034 [10JY]

———improve preventive care benefits (H.R. 15), E68 [7JA]

———reform, H4561 [25JN], H6322 [30JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H8808 [9OC]

Point of order, H4601 [25JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H2100 [1MY]

Shafter, CA: tribute to Shafter Cotton Research Center, E1806 [18SE]

Social Security: treatment of long-term health care insurance (H.R. 1464), E760 [28AP]

Southern Pacific Transportation Co.: validate certain conveyances made in Tulare, CA (H.R. 960), H4855 [8JY], E379 [5MR]

Taxation: capital gains rates, H4803 [26JN]

———child tax credit, H4803 [26JN]

———rates, H4803 [26JN]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (H.R. 1204), E533 [20MR]

———treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships as qualifying income of regulated investment companies (H.R. 1205), E527 [20MR]

———treatment of higher education expenses, H4803 [26JN]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (H.R. 446), E92 [9JA]

Taxpayer Relief Act: restore and modify provisions relative to tax relief for agricultural production facilities sold to farmer cooperatives (H.R. 2513), H10398, H10402, H10403, H10405 [8NO]

Triplett, Josephine: Kern County, CA, African-American Network Frederick Douglas Leadership Award recipient, E2310 [10NO]

Votes: correction, H9655 [29OC]

Wilkerson, Ruth H.: African-American Network (organization) Historical Award recipient, E2307 [10NO]

Reports filed

Activities During the 104th Congress: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-885), H66 [7JA], H89 [9JA]

Committees of the House Expenditures: Committee on House Oversight (House) (H. Res. 129) (H. Rept. 105-79), H1908 [28AP]

———Committee on House Oversight (House) (H. Res. 91) (H. Rept. 105-30), H1039 [17MR]

Rules

Committee on House Oversight (House), H264-H267 [4FE]

Tributes

Cullen, Jonna L., H2867 [16MY]

Griffith, Ernest S., E530 [20MR]

Sheane, Tim, H2107 [1MY]