REYNOLDS, THOMAS M. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3267 [10AP], H3321 [11AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service (see H.R. 1714), H4368 [20MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 975), H1461 [27FE]

Ben R. Gerow Post Office Building, Liberty, NY: designate (see H.R. 3234), H9213 [2OC]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H2823 [3AP]

Brian C. Hickey Post Office Building, Bethpage, NY: designate (see H.R. 2452), H7949 [4SE]

Children and youth: issue commemorative postage stamp to recognize U.S. efforts to reunite missing children with their families and to honor the victims of abduction and murder (see H. Con. Res. 185), H4529 [21MY] (see H. Con. Res. 192), H4737 [22MY]

———prevent child abduction (see H.R. 1104), H1955 [18MR]

China, People's Republic of: require Dept. of the Treasury report on exchange rate policies and impose additional tariffs on products based on the rate of currency exchange manipulation (see H.R. 3058), H8174 [10SE]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 203), H172 [27JA]

Congress: establish a joint committee to review House, Senate, and joint rules and other matters assuring continuing representation and congressional operations (see H. Con. Res. 190), H4979 [4JN]

Courts: modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2028), H3856 [8MY]

Credit: prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (see H.R. 2622), H7840 [3SE]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 1997), H3760 [7MY]

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H11702 [20NO]

Cuba: condemn human rights violations and call for removal from U.N. Commission on Human Rights (see H. Res. 208), H3571 [30AP]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan Global Affairs Institute: support (see H.R. 3032), H8016 [5SE]

Dept. of Energy: transfer title and full responsibility for possession, transportation, and disposal of radioactive waste associated with the West Valley Demonstration Project (see H.R. 576), H319 [5FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a pilot national public service multimedia campaign to enhance the state of financial literacy in the U.S. (see H.R. 3294), H10130 [29OC]

Diseases: enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see H.R. 1002), H3305 [10AP]

———expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 2986), H9982 [28OC]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H8491 [23SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H10237 [30OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN] (see H.R. 57), H53 [7JA]

Edward O'Grady, Waverly Brown, Peter Paige Post Office Building, Nyack, NY: designate (see H.R. 3167), H9131 [1OC]

Employment: provide compensatory time for private sector employees (see H.R. 1119), H1678 [6MR]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: include certain additional former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort compensation program (see H.R. 3689), H12919 [8DE]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (see H.R. 1904), H4131 [14MY]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1036), H1464 [27FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H4132 [14MY]

Foreign policy: recognize importance of transatlantic relationship and promote stronger relations with Europe by reaffirming the need for a continued and meaningful dialogue between the U.S. and Europe (see H. Res. 390), H10458 [5NO]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H12311 [21NO]

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site: provide funding to protect integrity (see H. Res. 224), H3857 [8MY]

Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (see H.R. 2720), H6706 [14JY]

———recognize and affirm efforts of Great Lakes Governors and Premiers to standardize decisions on water withdrawal and urge that management authority remain vested with the Governors and Premiers (see H. Con. Res. 199), H4738 [22MY]

Hirschfeld, Al: tribute (see H. Res. 46), H463 [12FE]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 3142), H9615 [16OC]

Iraq: tribute to Iraqis who provided U.S. forces information essential for the rescue of Jessica Lynch (see H. Con. Res. 151), H3572 [30AP]

James E. Davis Post Office Building, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 3012), H9215 [2OC]

James J. Peters Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY: designate (see H.R. 2786), H7085 [17JY] (see H.R. 3383), H9981 [28OC]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H11392 (see H.R. 1914), H11515 [18NO]

John G. Dow Post Office Building, Tappan, NY: designate (see H.R. 3166), H9131 [1OC]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11652 [19NO]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H12921 [8DE]

Medicaid: increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 816), H701 [13FE]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H3353 [11AP]

Medicare: consolidate and restate Federal laws relative to social health maintenance organization projects, make such projects permanent, and require a study on ways to expand such projects (see H.R. 983), H2515 [31MR]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H3305 [10AP]

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 569), H5814 [24JN]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 1902), H5175 [10JN]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 1301), H1908 [17MR]

———restore the full market basket percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1710), H5175 [10JN]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1580), H2819 [3AP]

Messiah College: tribute to men's soccer team (see H. Res. 85), H705 [13FE]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8082 [9SE]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 265), H10341 [4NO]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1746), H5367 [12JN]

New England Fishery Management Council: include New York as a member (see H.R. 2679), H7788 [25JY]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (see H.R. 1000), H1462 [27FE]

———reform (see H.R. 1776), H5367 [12JN]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 132), H1956 [18MR]

Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 919), H7020 [16JY]

Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H10130 [29OC]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8905 [24SE]

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 1372), H7618 [24JY]

Senior citizens: promote elder justice (see H.R. 2490), H5467 [17JN]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2971), H7784 [25JY]

———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 531), H1467 [27FE]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 722), H1467 [27FE]

Syracuse University: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Con. Res. 142), H3053 [9AP]

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 1828), H3407 [12AP]

Taxation: allow a recovery period for depreciation of motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 2900), H8017 [5SE]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 583), H2822 [3AP]

———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 791), H7020 [16JY]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1231), H7169 [18JY]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 584), H320 [5FE]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 284), H1954 [18MR]

———expand areas designated as renewal communities based on new census data (see H.R. 840), H703 [13FE]

———expand bonus depreciation to expensing (see H.R. 771), H2822 [3AP]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H3683 [6MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H463 [12FE]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H1955 [18MR]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 7), H3760 (see H.R. 7), H3762 [7MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (see H.R. 2), H1681 [6MR]

———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 786), H700 [13FE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 434), H1466 [27FE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1952 [18MR]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 3043), H8081 [9SE]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2950), H7783 [25JY]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (see H.R. 878), H1467 [27FE]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1177), H2271 [20MR]

Terrorism: increase criminal penalties relative to terrorist murders and deny Federal benefits to terrorists (see H.R. 2934), H8284 [16SE]

Thomas P. Noonan, Jr., Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Queens, NY: designate (see H.R. 1318), H1953 [18MR]

U.N. Conference on Disarmament: election of Iraq as chairman (see H. Con. Res. 29), H392 [11FE]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 62), H391 [11FE]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1787), H3351 [11AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Barber Conable Post Office Building, Batavia, NY: designate (see H.R. 3690), H12919 [8DE]

Business and industry: permit biomedical research corporations to engage in certain equity financings without incurring limitations on net operating loss carryforwards and certain built-in losses (see H.R. 2968), H7784 [25JY]

Cemeteries and funerals: allow State placement of supplemental guide signs for veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 168), H57 [7JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit use of surplus funds to make any investment in securities, other than Government and municipal securities (see H.R. 165), H57 [7JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept sworn affidavit of veterans who served in combat during Korean War or earlier conflict as proof of service connection for certain diseases and injuries (see H.R. 169), H57 [7JA]

———determine the effectiveness of contracting for the use of private memory care facilities for veterans with Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 2337), H4977 [4JN]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), consideration (see H. Res. 351), H7838 [3SE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), consideration (see H. Res. 281), H5467 [17JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 444), H11358 [17NO]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 139), H1810 [12MR]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: repeal limitations on the funding percentages of the operating budgets of organizations receiving assistance (see H.R. 166), H57 [7JA]

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 167), H57 [7JA]

Social Security: disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 172), H57 [7JA]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H57 [7JA]

Taxation: allow a deduction for start-up and organizational expenditures in order to spur entrepreneurship (see H.R. 1808), H3353 [11AP]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), consideration of Senate amendments with an amendment (see H. Res. 270), H5265 [11JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 227), H3855 [8MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 253), H4733 [22MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 249), H4527 [21MY]

———reduce capital gains rates and allow exclusion of dividends for individuals (see H.R. 170), H57 [7JA]

———repeal provisions that limit the interest deduction on refinanced home mortgage indebtedness to the amount of the indebtedness being refinanced (see H.R. 171), H57 [7JA]

Trade Act: amend trade adjustment assistance program to establish a demonstration project to provide self-employment training and assistance to eligible adversely affected workers (see H.R. 1807), H3353 [11AP]

Motions

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), consideration (H. Res. 351), H7850 [4SE]

Remarks

Amherst, NY: tribute to Smallwood Drive School, E1166 [5JN]

Dept. of Energy: transfer title and full responsibility for possession, transportation, and disposal of radioactive waste associated with the West Valley Demonstration Project, H3267 [10AP]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), consideration (H. Res. 351), H7845, H7847, H7849 [4SE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 281), H5475, H5477, H5478, H5479, H5480, H5481, H5482 [18JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 444), H11370 [18NO]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling, H3321, H3322 [11AP]

Greece, NY: anniversary of Greece Little League, E1167 [5JN]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 139), H1817, H1819, H1820, H1821, H1826 [13MR]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463), H12241 [21NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3267 [10AP], H3321, H3322 [11AP]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), H5479, H5480, H5481 [18JN]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), consideration of Senate amendments with an amendment (H. Res. 270), H5317, H5318, H5322, H5323, H5324, H5325, H5326 [12JN]

———increase refundability of child tax credit, clarify eligibility of Armed Forces pay for such credit, and accelerate marriage penalty relief in earned income tax credit, H5317, H5318, H5322, H5323, H5324, H5325, H5326 [12JN], H5479, H5480, H5481 [18JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 227), H3865, H3880, H3881, H3885, H3887 [9MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 253), H4706, H4707, H4709, H4712, H4713, H4714 [22MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2, Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 253) (H. Rept. 108-129), H4733 [22MY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2754, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 444) (H. Rept. 108-377), H11358 [17NO]

Consideration of H.R. 2, Jobs and Growth Reconciliation Tax Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 227) (H. Rept. 108-95), H3855 [8MY]

Consideration of H.R. 5, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 139) (H. Rept. 108-34), H1810 [12MR]

Consideration of H.R. 8, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 281) (H. Rept. 108-157), H5467 [17JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2989, Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 351) (H. Rept. 108-258), H7838 [3SE]

Consideration of Senate Amendments With an Amendment to H.R. 1308, All-American Tax Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 270) (H. Rept. 108-149), H5265 [11JN]

Same-Day Consideration of Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2, Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 249) (H. Rept. 108-124), H4527 [21MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 139, consideration of H.R. 5, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act, H1817 [13MR]

Tributes

Bruni, Vincent A., E1724 [5SE]

Conable, Barber B., Jr., E2519 [8DE]

Grace, George P., E984 [15MY]

Palmer, Edith, E614 [27MR]

Snashall, Robert R., E805 [30AP]