THOMAS, WILLIAM M. (a Representative from California)

Analyses

American Jobs Creation Act Provisions on Deductions Relating to Domestic Production Activities Income: Dept. of the Treasury and IRS, E1872 [11OC]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1047, Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act, H3414 [20MY]

———H.R. 3550, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, H3747 [3JN]

———H.R. 4520, Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act, H7777 [29SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Adam G. Kinser Post Office Building, Rio Vista, CA: designate (see H.R. 4807), H6707 [22JY]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H393 [4FE]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 97), H3780 [3JN]

Dalip Singh Saund Post Office Building, Temecula, CA: designate (see H.R. 5374), H9962 [17NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding (see H.R. 4569), H4170 [15JN]

Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 1822), H700 [26FE]

Earl B. Gilliam/Imperial Avenue Post Office Building, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 5364), H9745 [16NO]

Education: increase student loan forgiveness to highly-qualified teachers in mathematics, science, and special education, and for reading specialists (see H.R. 4410), H3606 [1JN]

Elections: assert that terrorists will never cause the date of a Presidential election to be postponed and that no individual or agency will have the authority to postpone a Presidential election (see H. Res. 728), H6127 [20JY]

Evan Asa Ashcraft Post Office Building, West Hills, CA: designate (see H.R. 5147), H7736 [28SE]

Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 3734), H127 [27JA]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (see H.R. 10), H7579 [24SE]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H. Res. 664), H3821 [8JN]

Space policy: congratulate Mojave Aerospace Ventures, LLC, and the pilots of SpaceShipOne for winning the Ansari X Prize and commend the X Prize Foundation for spurring this achievement (see H. Res. 820), H8409 [6OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

California: authorize an additional district judgeship for the eastern district (see H.R. 5274), H8858 [7OC]

Courts: convert certain temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships, and authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Nebraska, and for the eastern district of California (see H.R. 5273), H8857 [7OC]

San Luis Obispo County, CA: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and tribute to aid efforts (see H. Res. 519), H392 [4FE]

Taxation: credit the Highway Trust Fund with the full amount of fuel taxes and combat fuel tax evasion (see H.R. 3967), H1074 [12MR] (see H.R. 3971), H1116 [16MR]

———make technical corrections to the Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 5395), H10078 [19NO]

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

Conference reports

Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act (H.R. 1047), H9627-H9683 [8OC]

Working Families Tax Relief Act (H.R. 1308), H7479-H7509 [23SE]

Letters

AGOA Acceleration Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3887 [14JN]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on International Relations (House), H3887 [14JN]

American Jobs Creation Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H4434, H4435 [17JN], E1921 [11OC]

———Mark W. Everson, IRS, E1872 [11OC]

———Representative Goodlatte, Committee on Agriculture (House), H4434 [17JN]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4435 [17JN]

Armed Forces acceptance of donated frequent traveler miles, credits, and tickets for use by deployed members and their families: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3450 [20MY]

Benjamin Franklin Commemorative Coin Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H9867 [17NO]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC appropriations: Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5682 [14JY]

———by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5682 [14JY]

Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H8396 [6OC], H10039 [19NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H4466 [17JN]

Dept. of Labor conveyance of certain real property in Ravenna, OH: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3659 [2JN]

Impose conditions on Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E906 [19MY]

Project BioShield Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5729 [14JY]

Research Review Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E2007 [16NO]

———Representative Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), E2007 [16NO]

Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H8379 [6OC]

Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1295 [7JY]

YMCA retirement fund tax status clarification: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H10044 [19NO]

Remarks

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend and modify certain trade benefits (H.R. 4103), H3887, H3890 [14JN]

Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (H.R. 3242), H8381 [6OC]

———price supports for tobacco, H4432 [17JN]

———prohibit funding to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, H4432 [17JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, E65 [28JA]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H10191 [20NO], E65 [28JA]

Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, E1012 [2JN]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4418), H5675, H5678, H5679, H5680, H5681, H5688 [14JY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (H.J. Res. 97), H3891, H3892 [14JN]

California: provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers who sustained losses in wildfires, E65 [28JA]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: withhold implementation of 75 percent rule relative to hospital inpatient rehabilitation care pending independent assessment by medical experts, H6977 [9SE]

Congress: access to IRS facilities and tax returns by certain Members or their designees, H10191 [20NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding (H.R. 4569), H8112 [5OC]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, H5429 [9JY]

———implement water supply technology and infrastructure programs aimed at increasing and diversifying domestic water resources (H.R. 2828), H5429 [9JY]

———implement water supply technology and infrastructure programs aimed at increasing and diversifying domestic water resources (H.R. 2828), Senate amendment, H8235 [6OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6977 [9SE]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H4393, H4394, H4395, H4396 [17JN]

ERISA: amortization hiatus for the 20 percent of multiemployer pension plans with the largest net investment losses, H2129 [2AP]

———provide for security of multiemployer pension plans, H2123, H2129 [2AP]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), conference report, H10191 [20NO]

Idaho: establish an additional permanent Federal judgeship (S. 878), H8051 [5OC]

Independent Oil Producers' Agency: anniversary, E621 [22AP]

NASA: retirement of B-52B launch aircraft, E2182 [7DE]

———tribute to X-43A research vehicle, E2069 [18NO]

Olympic games: tribute to Kern County, CA, participants, E1583 [10SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H7753 [29SE]

Pensions: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), conference report, H2123, H2129 [2AP]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3796 [8JN]

San Luis Obispo County, CA: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and tribute to aid efforts (H. Res. 519), H882 [9MR], E119 [4FE]

Space policy: congratulate Mojave Aerospace Ventures, LLC, and the pilots of SpaceShipOne for winning the Ansari X Prize and commend the X Prize Foundation for spurring this achievement (H. Res. 820), H8377 [6OC]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes, H4432 [17JN]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), conference report, H7531, H7532, H7533, H7535, H7536, H7538 [23SE]

———increase child tax credit (H.R. 4359), H3473 [20MY]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (H.R. 4181), motion to recommit, H2448 [28AP]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), H4305, H4393, H4394, H4395, H4396, H4399, H4403 [17JN], H7749 [29SE]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, H8711, H8712, H8713, H8714, H8715, H8716, H8718, H8719, H8722 [7OC]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), consideration (H. Res. 681), H4298 [17JN]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 830)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 828), H8656 [7OC]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), motion to instruct conferees, H7750, H7751, H7752, H7754, H7756, H7757 [29SE]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), motion to recommit, H4432 [17JN]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers, H4298, H4394, H4395, H4396, H4399, H4403 [17JN]

———simplify certain tax rules for individuals (H.R. 4841), H6487 [21JY]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 4279), motion to recommit, H2851 [12MY]

Tobacco products: terminate Federal tobacco quota and price support programs and compensate tobacco quota holders and active tobacco producers adversely affected by termination of such programs, H8716, H8719 [7OC]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), motion to recommit, H2120, H2121 [2AP]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4759), H5690, H5698, H5719 [14JY]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4842), H6621, H6647 [22JY]

Washington: impact of certain cargo regulations on fishing industry, H5680 [14JY]

Reports filed

AGOA Acceleration Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4103) (H. Rept. 108-501), H3390 [19MY]

American Jobs Creation Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4520) (H. Rept. 108-755), H8856 [7OC]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4520) (H. Rept. 108-548), H4286 [16JN]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC Appropriations: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4418) (H. Rept. 108-598), H5653 [13JY]

Highway Reauthorization Tax Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3971) (H. Rept. 108-444), H1369 [23MR]

Jamestown 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1914) (H. Rept. 108-472), H5194 [6JY]

John Marshall Commemorative Coin Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2768) (H. Rept. 108-473), H5194 [6JY]

Marine Corps 230th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3277) (H. Rept. 108-474), H5194 [6JY]

Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1047) (H. Rept. 108-771), H9047 [8OC]

Provide Documents to the House of Representatives Relative to Cost Estimates and Analyses of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Res. 776) (H. Rept. 108-754), H8856 [7OC]

Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2971) (H. Rept. 108-685), H7137 [14SE]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4759) (H. Rept. 108-597), H5536 [12JY]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4842) (H. Rept. 108-627), H6555 [21JY]

Working Families Tax Relief Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1308) (H. Rept. 108-696), H7574 [23SE]

Statements

American Jobs Creation Act: Executive Office of the President, H4403 [17JN]

Tributes

Bereuter, Representative, H5393 [8JY]