THOMAS, WILLIAM M. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

IRS: protect taxpayers and ensure accountability (H.R. 1528), H5409 [16JN]

Analyses

Jobs and Growth Reconciliation Tax Act (H.R. 2), H3829-H3832 [8MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1, Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act, H6681 [14JY]

———H.R. 2, Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, H4542 [22MY]

———H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, H7954 [5SE]

———H.R. 1308, All-American Tax Relief Act, H5342 [12JN]

———H.R. 1588, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6907 [16JY]

———H.R. 2115, Aviation Investment and Revitalization Vision Act, H6826 [15JY]

Congressional advisers on trade policy and negotiations, H1778 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure regulatory equity among dairy farmers for milk sales in certain non-federally regulated marketing areas (see H.R. 1659), H3684 [6MY]

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 244), H134 [8JA]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H2514 [31MR]

Bob Hope Post Office Building, Burbank, CA: designate (see H.R. 3011), H8400 [18SE]

Briggs, Harry and Eliza: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Bush, President: renegotiate extradition treaty with Mexico so possibility of capital punishment or life imprisonment will not interfere with the extradition of criminal suspects (see H. Con. Res. 93), H4978 [4JN]

California: tribute to firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California (see H. Res. 425), H10341 [4NO]

California Missions Foundation: support efforts to restore and repair Spanish colonial and mission-era missions in California and to preserve artworks and artifacts of these missions (see H.R. 1446), H2400 [26MR]

Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center: establish (see H.J. Res. 57), H4737 [22MY]

De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Dept. of the Interior: implement water supply technology and infrastructure programs aimed at increasing and diversifying domestic water resources (see H.R. 2828), H7453 [23JY]

Education: establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics (see H.R. 1078), H5267 [11JN]

———increase student loan forgiveness to teachers in mathematics, science, and special education (see H.R. 438), H5174 [10JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to new animal drugs (see H.R. 2079), H4788 [2JN]

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), H3634 [1MY]

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

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (see H.R. 1415), H2310 [25MR] (see H.R. 1584), H2819 [3AP]

Francisco A. Martinez Flores Post Office, Duarte, CA: designate (see H.R. 2396), H5088 [9JN]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H317 [5FE]

J. Stephen Horn Post Office Building, Signal Hill, CA: designate (see H.R. 2309), H6265 [26JN]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H11651 [19NO]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H323 [5FE]

Medicare: provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (see H.R. 810), H701 [13FE]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 1), H5928 [25JN]

Norman D. Shumway Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 1368), H2131 [19MR]

Pearson, Levi: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Pensions: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (see H.R. 3108), H8380 [17SE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (see H.R. 6), H2863 [7AP]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4), H273 [4FE]

Reagan, Ronald: provide for dime coins to bear likeness (see H.R. 3633), H12309 [21NO]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H5815 [24JN]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H3683 [6MY]

Social Security: improve patient safety (see H.R. 877), H1331 [25FE]

U.S. Antidumping Act: repeal (see H.R. 1073), H1515 [4MR]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

California: establish additional permanent Federal judgeships for the eastern district (see H.R. 3486), H11149 [12NO]

———provide an additional bankruptcy judge for the eastern district (see H.R. 2158), H4367 [20MY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule revising payment policies under the Medicare physician fee schedule (see H.J. Res. 3), H60 [7JA]

Committee on Ways and Means (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 91), H1333 [25FE]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 2473), H5407 [16JN]

Mojave, CA: make East Kern Airport District eligible for airport security improvement assistance from the Transportation Security Administration (see H.R. 1312), H1953 [18MR]

Public welfare programs: extend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and certain tax and trade programs (see H.R. 3146), H8490 [23SE]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (see H.R. 1308), H1952 [18MR]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 3521), H11650 [19NO]

———make technical corrections to the Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 3654), H12918 [8DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (see H.R. 2), H1459 [27FE]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (see H.R. 2896), H7781 [25JY]

———treatment of amounts contributed to medical savings accounts and unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 2351), H5043 [5JN] (see H.R. 2596), H5928 [25JN]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (see H.R. 878), H1331 [25FE] (see H.R. 1307), H1952 [18MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by, and death gratuity payments to, a member of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1664), H2937 [8AP]

Conference reports

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (H.R. 2), H4625-H4706 [22MY]

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (H.R. 1), H11877-H12103 [20NO]

Letters

Committee on Ways and Means (House) recommendations for certain positions: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1778 [12MR]

Compact of Free Association approval and amendments: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H9886 [28OC]

Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H6086 [26JN]

———Representative Tom Davis, Committee on Government Reform (House), H6086 [26JN]

OPIC reauthorization: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H11557 [19NO]

———Peter S. Watson, OPIC, H11557 [19NO]

Pension Security Act, H4060 [14MY]

Motions

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), H5335 [12JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3954 [9MY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 18), motion to recommit, H310, H311 [5FE]

Budget: deficit, H4535, H4536, H4537 [22MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), motion to instruct conferees, H2548, H2549 [1AP]

California: establish additional permanent Federal judgeships for the eastern district (H.R. 3486), E2291 [12NO]

———provide an additional bankruptcy judge for the eastern district (H.R. 2158), E1005 [21MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: ensure elevators are accessible by Members during floor votes, H6382 [9JY]

China, People's Republic of: encourage fulfillment of commitments under international trade agreements, support the U.S. manufacturing sector, and establish monetary and financial market reforms (H. Res. 414), H10068 [29OC]

Committee on Ways and Means (House): treatment of minority membership during markup of H.R. 1776, Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act, H7351 [23JY]

Education: increase student loan forgiveness to teachers in mathematics, science, and special education (H.R. 438), H6390 [9JY]

Employment: enhance the workforce investment system (H.R. 1261), motion to recommit, H3818 [8MY]

European Union: condemn moratorium on approval of new agricultural biotechnology products (H. Res. 252), H5114 [10JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 4), H4836 [3JN]

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (H.R. 1584), H3332, H3333 [11AP]

Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas, H310, H311 [5FE]

———privatization, H8188 [10SE]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6007, H6078, H6080, H6081, H6082, H6084, H6085, H6086, H6087, H6088, H6090 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12247 [21NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H8188 [10SE], H9178 [2OC]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to recommit, H6255 [26JN]

Mojave, CA: make East Kern Airport District eligible for airport security improvement assistance from the Transportation Security Administration (H.R. 1312), E499 [18MR]

OPIC: reauthorize (S. 1824), H11556 [19NO]

Parliamentary inquiry, H2228 [20MR], H5336 [12JN], H9249 [7OC]

Point of order, H87 [8JA], H3953 [9MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3100, H3101 [10AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H11408 [18NO]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), H472 [13FE]

Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), H2662, H2663 [2AP]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), motion to recommit, H2667 [2AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, H2662, H2663, H2667 [2AP]

States: provide budget crisis relief and temporary fiscal relief through increased Medicaid payments, H4535, H4536, H4537 [22MY]

Taxation: clarify application of the excise tax imposed on bows and arrows, H1974, H1975 [19MR]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), H1970, H1974, H1975 [19MR]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H5336, H5337, H5338, H5340 [12JN], H6827, H6828, H6829, H6830 [15JY], H8181 [10SE]

———expand rules for involuntary conversions of livestock sold due to weather-related conditions, H1975 [19MR]

———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, H5336, H5337, H5338, H5340 [12JN], H6827, H6828, H6829, H6830 [15JY], H8181 [10SE], H8354 [17SE]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (H.R. 7), H8304, H8315, H8339, H8340 [17SE]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (H.R. 7), motion to recommit, H8354 [17SE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3913, H3914, H3915, H3916, H3917, H3918 [9MY], H4534 [22MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, H4716, H4717, H4718, H4720, H4722, H4723, H4724 [22MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), motion to instruct conferees, H4535, H4536, H4537, H4538, H4539, H4540, H4541 [22MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), motion to recommit, H3953, H3955 [9MY]

———reform Internal Revenue Code (H. Con. Res. 141), H3004 [9AP]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes on railroads and inland waterway transportation, H3101 [10AP]

———treatment of amounts contributed to medical savings accounts and unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, H9178 [2OC]

———treatment of amounts contributed to medical savings accounts and unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 2596), H5992, H5997 [26JN]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1307), H1964, H1966, H1967, H1968 [19MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by, and death gratuity payments to, a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1664), H3000, H3002 [9AP]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (S. 23), H75, H89 [8JA]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), H7459, H7470, H7475 [24JY]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2739), H7470, H7498 [24JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H3818 [8MY]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 2185), motion to recommit, H4623 [22MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H696 [13FE], H3854 [8MY]

Reports filed

Activities During the 107th Congress: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Rept. 107-801), H51 [7JA]

American Jobs Creation Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2896) (H. Rept. 108-393), H12306 [21NO]

Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 878) (H. Rept. 108-23), H1639 [5MR]

Charitable Giving Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 108-270), H8282 [16SE]

Energy Tax Policy Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1531) (H. Rept. 108-67), H3407 [12AP]

Health Savings Account Availability Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2351) (H. Rept. 108-177), H5927 [25JN]

Jobs and Growth Reconciliation Tax Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 108-94), H3855 [8MY]

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 108-126), H4733 [22MY]

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1) (H. Rept. 108-391), H11700 [20NO]

Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2473) (H. Rept. 108-178), H6867 [15JY]

Medicare Regulatory and Contracting Reform Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 810) (H. Rept. 108-74), H3350 [11AP]

Patient Safety Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 877) (H. Rept. 108-31), H1743 [11MR]

Rail Infrastructure Development and Expansion Act for the 21st Century: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2571) (H. Rept. 108-278), H10976 [6NO]

Social Security Protection Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 743) (H. Rept. 108-46), H2277 [24MR]

Taxpayer Protection and IRS Accountability Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1528) (H. Rept. 108-61), H2937 [8AP]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2738) (H. Rept. 108-224), H7224 [21JY]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2739) (H. Rept. 108-225), H7224 [21JY]

Rules

Committee on Ways and Means (House), H681-H684 [13FE]

Texts of

S. 23, Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act extension, H75 [8JA]

Tributes

Medders, Clarence, E1841 [17SE]