HOUGHTON, AMO (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4562 [18JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend and modify certain trade benefits (see H.R. 4103), H2018 [1AP]

Agriculture: establish regional dairy marketing areas to stabilize the price of milk and support the income of dairy producers (see H.R. 4597), H4286 [16JN]

Anthony I. Lombardi Memorial Post Office Building, Nanuet, NY: designate (see H.R. 4618), H4579 [18JN]

Archie Spigner Post Office Building, St. Albans, NY: designate (see H.R. 4632), H4646 [21JN]

Armed Forces: improve the readiness of State defense forces and increase military coordination for homeland security between States and the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 2797), H244 [28JA]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H7945 [30SE]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H304 [3FE]

Barber Conable Post Office Building, Batavia, NY: designate (see H.R. 3690), H128 [27JA]

Birds: mint coins celebrating recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle and noting the importance of the designation of the American bald eagle as an endangered species (see H.R. 4116), H3720 [2JN]

Budget: reform procedures, provide budget discipline, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 3925), H1010 [10MR]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (see H.R. 3598), H1643 [29MR]

———require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H128 [27JA]

Center for Scientific and Technical Assessment: establish (see H.R. 4670), H4893 [23JN]

Children and youth: provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2200 [20AP]

———recognize importance of distribution of food in schools to hungry or malnourished children around the world (see H. Con. Res. 422), H3015 [13MY]

Climate: conduct scientific research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits to consumers from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 4067), H1739 [30MR]

Coins: improve circulation of the $1 coin and create a new bullion coin (see H.R. 3916), H2549 [4MY]

Courts: ensure Federal Tort Claims Act protections for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 4347), H2917 [12MY]

Crime: expand protections against the misuse of public safety officer uniforms (see H.R. 3815), H515 [11FE]

C-SPAN: anniversary (see H. Res. 551), H1117 [16MR]

Dept. of Justice: authorize export of certain narcotic drugs and nonnarcotic controlled substances to a country for subsequent export from that country to another country, if certain conditions are met (see H.R. 4882), H6556 [21JY]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 2068), H927 [9MR]

Eastman, George: tribute (see H. Res. 673), H3963 [14JN]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H7735 [28SE]

———uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H2019 [1AP]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by a complex humanitarian emergency a priority (see H.R. 2536), H1116 [16MR]

Health: modify the rules for redistribution and extended availability of funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4936), H7138 [14SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 4628), H7138 [14SE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H4926 (see H.R. 4682), H5070 [24JN]

International Olympic Committee: encourage selection of New York, NY, as the site for the 2012 Olympic games (see H. Con. Res. 475), H6707 [22JY]

Japan: anniversary of Treaty of Kanagawa opening relations with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 418), H4766 [22JN]

Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (see H. Res. 596), H3964 [14JN]

Lamb, Brian: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4014), H1369 [23MR]

Laos: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3943), H1071 [11MR]

Lieutenant John F. Finn Post Office, Albany, NY: designate (see H.R. 5053), H7443 [22SE]

Marshall Islands: recognize anniversary of adoption of Constitution and as an ally of the U.S. committed to democracy (see H. Con. Res. 410), H2491 [30AP]

Maxine S. Postal U.S. Post Office, Copiague, NY: designate (see H.R. 3917), H1011 [10MR]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H699 [26FE]

Medicare: repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H9051 [8OC]

Millennium Challenge Act: extend authority to provide assistance to countries (see H.R. 4660), H4893 [23JN]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 3860), H699 [26FE]

National World War II Memorial: celebrate completion and recognize veterans who served during World War II and persons who supported the war effort on the homefront (see H. Con. Res. 409), H2483 [28AP]

New York, NY: reauthorize the New York City Watershed Protection Program (see H.R. 2771), H1116 [16MR]

Perry B. Duryea, Jr., Post Office, Montauk, NY: designate (see H.R. 4427), H3438 (see H.R. 4427), H3537 [20MY]

Political parties: express gratitude to Boston, MA, and New York, NY, for hosting national political conventions (see H. Res. 765), H7073 [13SE]

Rural areas: improve safety of rural roads (see H.R. 3743), H831 [3MR]

Safety: establish a permanent grant program to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment (see H.R. 3370), H830 [3MR]

Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda Post Office, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 4046), H5793 [14JY]

Simon, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 489), H35 [20JA]

Small business: improve results and accountability of microenterprise development assistance programs (see H.R. 3818), H753 [2MR]

South Africa: anniversary of first democratic elections (see H. Con. Res. 436), H4647 [21JN]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 4881), H6555 [21JY]

SSI: extend for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see H.R. 4035), H1592 [25MR]

Tax Reform Action Commission: establish (see H.R. 3215), H5331 [7JY]

Taxation: allow withdrawals from individual retirement plans without penalty by individuals within natural disaster areas determined by the President occurring in 2004 (see H.R. 5094), H7233 [15SE]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (see H.R. 4227), H2549 [4MY]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 5378), H9962 [17NO]

———provide for employer liability for Social Security taxes on unreported tips paid to an employee after the IRS establishes the amount of tips received (see H.R. 2034), H5908 [15JY]

———provide incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications businesses (see H.R. 4707), H4927 (see H.R. 4707), H5071 [24JN]

———provide that interests in certain domestically controlled investment partnerships are not treated as U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 3829), H2484 [28AP]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (see H.R. 4520), H3784 [4JN]

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 973), H700 [26FE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H575 [24FE]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4654), H4892 [23JN]

U.S. Postal Service Henry Johnson Annex, Albany, NY: designate (see H.R. 480), H6128 [20JY]

World Trade Organization: resolve disparate treatment of direct and indirect taxes (see H. Res. 705), H5655 [13JY]

World War II: commemorate anniversary of Battle of Peleliu, protect Peleliu Battlefield National Historic Landmark sites, and establish commemorative programs honoring Americans who fought there (see H.J. Res. 102), H7575 [23SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

House Rules: prevent consideration of any tax measure unless it contains a title simplifying the Internal Revenue Code (see H. Res. 595), H2153 [2AP]

Immigration: permit representatives of the foreign press to enter the U.S. under the visa waiver program (see H.R. 4832), H5793 [14JY]

Jasinowski, Jerry J.: tribute (see H. Res. 783), H7329 [21SE]

Tariff: wool products (see H.R. 4287), H2657 [5MY]

Taxation: change the name of the head of household filing status to single parent or guardian (see H.R. 4133), H2152 [2AP]

———combine the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits and provide a uniform definition of qualifying higher education expenses (see H.R. 4136), H2152 [2AP]

———limit deduction for charitable contributions of patents and similar property (see H.R. 3837), H632 [25FE]

———limit increase in the number of individuals affected by, and call for future repeal of, the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 4131), H2152 [2AP]

———provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see H.R. 5249), H8857 [7OC]

———provide a uniform definition of a qualifying child (see H.R. 4132), H2152 [2AP]

———provide for unified income taxation with respect to pass-thru entities (see H.R. 4137), H2152 [2AP]

———repeal personal holding company tax (see H.R. 4138), H2152 [2AP]

———simplify taxation of partnerships (see H.R. 4139), H2152 [2AP]

———simplify the deduction for points paid relative to home mortgages (see H.R. 4134), H2152 [2AP]

———simplify the taxation of minor children (see H.R. 4135), H2152 [2AP]

Trust in the Lives of Older Women Program: tribute (see H. Res. 855), H9745 [16NO]

U.N.: provide for tax-exempt financing of facilities (see H.R. 3766), H392 [4FE]

Remarks

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), H6601 [22JY]

ERISA: amortization hiatus for the 20 percent of multiemployer pension plans with the largest net investment losses, H2125 [2AP]

———provide for security of multiemployer pension plans, H2125 [2AP]

House Rules: prevent consideration of any tax measure unless it contains a title simplifying the Internal Revenue Code (H. Res. 595), E515, E518 [2AP]

Pensions: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), conference report, H2125 [2AP]

Social Security: improve the administration of unemployment taxes and benefits (H.R. 3463), H5671 [14JY]

Taxation: change the name of the head of household filing status to single head of household, H6486 [21JY]

———change the name of the head of household filing status to single parent or guardian (H.R. 4133), E518 [2AP]

———combine the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits and provide a uniform definition of qualifying higher education expenses (H.R. 4136), E518 [2AP]

———expand areas designated as renewal communities based on new census data and treat certain census tracts with low population as low-income communities for purposes of new markets tax credit (H.R. 4193), H3030, H3031 [17MY]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (H.R. 4227), H2565 [5MY]

———limit deduction for charitable contributions of patents and similar property (H.R. 3837), E232 [25FE]

———limit increase in the number of individuals affected by, and call for future repeal of, the alternative minimum tax (H.R. 4131), E518 [2AP]

———provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (H.R. 5249), E1878 [11OC]

———provide a uniform definition of a qualifying child (H.R. 4132), E518 [2AP]

———provide for unified income taxation with respect to pass-thru entities (H.R. 4137), E518 [2AP]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), motion to instruct conferees, H7755 [29SE]

———repeal personal holding company tax (H.R. 4138), E518 [2AP]

———simplify certain tax rules for individuals (H.R. 4841), H6486 [21JY]

———simplify taxation of partnerships (H.R. 4139), E518 [2AP]

———simplify the deduction for points paid relative to home mortgages (H.R. 4134), E518 [2AP]

———simplify the taxation of minor children (H.R. 4135), E518 [2AP]

Textile industry and fabrics: impact of duty-free imports on domestic industry, E748 [5MY]

U.N.: provide for tax-exempt financing of facilities (H.R. 3766), E118 [4FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H10058 [19NO], E2018 [18NO], E2104 [20NO], E2155, E2164 [6DE], E2167, E2169, E2177, E2191 [7DE]

Tributes

Bryce, Samuel G., E1124 [15JN]