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

Appointments

North Atlantic Assembly, H575 [10FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Jewish History Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 315), H11654 [14DE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 378), H6431 [25JY]

Amo Houghton Bypass: designate a segment of Interstate 86 near Corning, NY (see H.R. 795), H586 [14FE]

Archbishop Iakovos: tribute (see H. Res. 325), H7674 [6SE]

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H353 [2FE]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 923), H9044 [20OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 685), H521 [9FE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 3373), H8847 [17OC]

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. 3004), H4895 [21JN]

Commission on Terrorism Risk Insurance: establish (see H.R. 4619), H12167 [17DE]

Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 147), H1371 [10MR]

Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 147), H1371 [10MR]

Corporal Jason L. Dunham Post Office, Scio, NY: designate (see H.R. 4515), H11503 [13DE]

Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H3434 [17MY]

Curtiss, Glenn H.: tribute (see H. Res. 374), H6328 [21JY]

Dept. of Energy: remediation and disposal of nuclear waste at the Western New York Nuclear Service Center, Ashford, NY (see H.R. 3101), H5434 (see H.R. 3101), H5478 [29JN]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (see H.R. 4200), H9554 [2NO]

Diseases: enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see H.R. 944), H2150 [19AP]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 42), H849 [1MR]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H7815 [8SE]

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H8342 [22SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H2395 [20AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H790 [17FE]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 305), H942 [2MR]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H11504 [13DE]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H5915 [14JY]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H627 [15FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H524 [9FE]

Foreign policy: clarify conditions for U.S. to become a signatory to any multilateral trade agreement resulting from World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round (see H. Res. 577), H11035 [18NO]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 1216), H1368 [10MR]

———enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (see H.R. 3283), H6108 [19JY]

Gerard A. Fiorenza Post Office Building, Massapequa, NY: designate (see H.R. 3934), H8513 [28SE]

Great Lakes: authorize appropriations for State restoration programs and activities (see H.R. 792), H586 [14FE]

———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. 140), H5362 [28JN]

Heinz Ahlmeyer, Jr., Post Office Building, Pearl River, NY: designate (see H.R. 3548), H7558 [28JY]

Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 4516), H11503 [13DE]

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. 884), H791 [17FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 288), H9555 [2NO]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H1778 [5AP]

James T. Molloy Post Office Building, Buffalo, NY: designate (see H.R. 3339), H6106 [19JY]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3132), H6652 [26JY]

Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy Post Office Building, Patchogue, NY: designate (see H.R. 4101), H9042 [20OC]

Medicare: coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (see H.R. 827), H8919 [18OC]

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H10910 [17NO]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H8919 [18OC]

Mongolia: commend democracy efforts and express support for U.S. efforts to continue to strengthen partnership (see H. Con. Res. 256), H8643 [29SE]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H8847 [17OC]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H6381 [22JY]

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. 2231), H7673 [6SE]

New York, NY: recognize importance of establishing a national memorial at the World Trade Center site to commemorate and mourn terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 175), H1695 [17MR]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see H. Res. 357), H6108 [19JY]

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11111 [6DE]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3135), H8089 [15SE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H413 [8FE]

Russia: protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 230), H9642 [3NO]

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 913), H984 [3MR]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 1745), H2394 [20AP]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H353 [2FE]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 765), H984 [3MR]

———allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 1397), H2551 [26AP]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H848 [1MR]

———allow certain modifications to be made to qualified mortgages held by a real estate mortgage investement company or a grantor trust (see H.R. 1010), H7743 [7SE]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2121), H10910 [17NO]

———allow new investment in, or mergers of biomedical research corporations without limiting tax benefits of net operating losses (see H.R. 4082), H8985 [19OC]

———allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040S without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1581), H1895 [12AP]

———clarify that certain CERCLA settlement funds are beneficially owned by the U.S. and are not subject to tax (see H.R. 2940), H4655 [16JN]

———extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2868), H4400 [13JN]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H628 [15FE]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 930), H4486 [14JN]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H2393 [20AP]

———permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see H.R. 1417), H8162 [20SE]

———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 3019), H4896 [21JN]

———permit tax-free distribution from governmental retirement plans for payment of health and long-term care insurance premiums for public safety officers (see H.R. 2177), H3054 [5MY]

———provide a checkoff for a World Trade Center Memorial Fund (see H.R. 1095), H1897 [12AP]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 3908), H8386 [27SE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H8248 [21SE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H8248 [21SE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H2150 [19AP]

Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H8163 [20SE]

Vincent Palladino Post Office, Staten Island, NY: designate (see H.R. 2183), H3054 [5MY]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1088), H981 [3MR]

World War II: recognize contributions of the Marine Corps and other units of the Armed Forces on the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima (see H. Res. 119), H797 [17FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Cemeteries and funerals: allow State placement of supplemental guide signs for veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 589), H352 [2FE]

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. 591), H352 [2FE]

———determine the effectiveness of contracting for the use of private memory care facilities for veterans with Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 590), H352 [2FE]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the compensation program (see H.R. 3481), H6933 [27JY]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (see H.R. 1260), H1370 [10MR]

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 588), H352 [2FE]

Medicare: pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 2014), H2737 [28AP]

Social Security: disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 592), H352 [2FE]

Tariff: bifenthrin (see H.R. 1937), H2647 [27AP]

———chloropivaloyl chloride (see H.R. 1938), H2647 [27AP]

———clomazone (see H.R. 1935), H2647 [27AP]

———flonicamid (see H.R. 1936), H2647 [27AP]

Taxation: adjust capital gains treatment of art and collectibles and provide a deduction for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 2786), H4187 [7JN]

———exclude from gross income the proceeds from certain company-owned life insurance (see H.R. 2251), H3196 [11MY]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (see H.R. 4096), H9042 [20OC]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H1893 [12AP]

Remarks

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H11256 [8DE]

Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, H108 [6JA]

———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, H108 [6JA]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H1929 [13AP]

Foreign trade: enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (H.R. 3283), H6448 [26JY]

Springville, NY: anniversary of Springville-Griffith Institute and Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District, E980 [16MY]

Taxation: extend alternative minimum tax relief, H11256 [8DE]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (H.R. 4096), H11141, H11142, H11143, H11144, H11146 [7DE]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: extend applicability (S. 467), H11139 [7DE]

Tonawanda (NY) News: anniversary, E507 [17MR]

Votes: position on missed, H5593 [30JN], H11988 [16DE]

Tributes

Brownell, Katie, E1049 [20MY]

Fauth, Edward, Jr., E42 [6JA]

Fowler, Tillie K., H1015 [8MR]

McGuire, William, E2482 [8DE]

Smith, Warren (Clip), E1037 [20MY]

Tills, Ronald H., E2485 [8DE]