THOMAS, WILLIAM M. (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, H4136 [26MY]

———H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, H5809 [14JY]

Congressional advisers on trade policy and negotiations, H1374 [14MR]

Robert T. Matsui funeral attendees, H129 [6JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure regulatory equity between and among dairy farmers and handlers for sales of packaged fluid milk in federally regulated and non-federally regulated areas (see H.R. 4015), H8807 [7OC]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 2804), H4295 [8JN]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 390), H7566 [28JY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 52), H4142 [26MY]

California League of Food Processors: anniversary (see H. Res. 45), H196 [25JA]

Dalip Singh Saund Post Office Building, Temecula, CA: designate (see H.R. 120), H286 [1FE]

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: support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H8163 [20SE]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (see H.R. 3824), H8389 [27SE]

Ewa Beach, HI: tribute to West Oahu Little League Baseball team (see H. Res. 429), H7950 [14SE]

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

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H6651 [26JY] (see H.R. 534), H349 [2FE]

House Democracy Assistance Commission: establish (see H. Res. 135), H1417 [14MR]

Karl Malden Station, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 3667), H8163 [20SE]

Lillian Kinkella Keil Post Office, Covina, CA: designate (see H.R. 4053), H8809 [7OC]

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

National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (see H.R. 418), H235 [26JA]

Outer Continental Shelf: terminate effect of laws prohibiting spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities (see H.R. 4318), H11036 [18NO]

Pensions: reform funding rules (see H.R. 2830), H4354 [9JN]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (see H.R. 6), H2106 [18AP]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 240), H136 [6JA]

Ray Charles Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 504), H1896 [12AP]

Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacramento, CA: designate (see H.R. 787), H1896 [12AP]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S: designate (see H.R. 2112), H3556 [18MY]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H7564 [28JY]

Sergeant First Class John Marshall Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 289), H287 [1FE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H630 [15FE]

Southern California Association of Governments: anniversary (see H. Res. 247), H6329 [21JY]

Victor V. Veysey Dam: designate (see H.R. 1152), H1023 [8MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 4297), H10156 [10NO]

California: establish additional permanent Federal judgeships for the eastern district (see H.R. 1178), H1024 [8MR]

———provide an additional bankruptcy judge for the eastern district (see H.R. 684), H521 [9FE]

Committee on Ways and Means (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 102), H630 [15FE]

Roads and highways: extend certain highway-related taxes and trust funds (see H.R. 996), H845 [1MR]

Taxation: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see H.R. 241), H136 [6JA]

———enhance energy infrastructure properties and encourage the use of certain energy technologies (see H.R. 1541), H1893 [12AP]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4388), H11033 [18NO]

———extend Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate (see H.R. 1270), H1416 [14MR]

———make technical corrections to the Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 3376), H6326 [21JY]

———provide certain hurricane-related tax relief (see H.R. 4323), H10225 [15NO]

World War II: preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 360), H195 [25JA] (see H.R. 1492), H1844 [6AP]

Letters

Committee on Ways and Means (House) recommendations for certain positions: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1374 [14MR]

Condemn the People's Republic of China's system of forced labor prison camps used as a tool for supression: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H11628 [14DE]

Continuing appropriations: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H8534 [29SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3363 [17MY], H3463 [18MY], H3689 [19MY]

East Asia Security Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5764 [13JY]

Extend provisions requiring parity in the application of certain limits to mental health benefits: by, H12126 [17DE]

Federal Housing Finance Reform Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H9137 [26OC]

Gulf Opportunity Zone Public Finance Relief Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E2416 [18NO]

———Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), E2416 [18NO]

Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1893 [20SE]

———Representative Nussle, Committee on the Budget (House), E1893 [20SE]

Little Rock Central High School Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5186 [27JN]

NASA and JPL 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5654 [12JY]

National Flood Insurance Program payment exclusion from consideration as income: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5647 [12JY]

Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H6521 [26JY]

San Francisco Old Mint Commemorative Coin Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H9974 [8NO]

Small Business Bill of Rights: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H2582 [27AP]

Social Security reform proposals based on race and gender: Representatives Maloney and Pallone, H225, H226 [26JA]

———several Members of Congress, H264 [1FE]

Sportfishing and boating safety programs funding: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H7825 [13SE]

Tribute to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for demonstration project to assess quality of care of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E2115 [18OC]

Remarks

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H11234, H11237, H11238, H11239, H11240, H11263 [8DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), consideration (H. Res. 588), H11233 [8DE]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (H.J. Res. 52), H4816 [21JN]

California League of Food Processors: anniversary, E125 [1FE]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5422 [29JN]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6884, H6894, H6895, H6915 [27JY]

———ratification, H4308 [9JN]

Foreign trade: enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (H.R. 3283), H6440, H6444 [26JY]

Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), H50 [4JA]

Parliamentary inquiry, H8793 [7OC]

Pickle, J.J.: funeral attendees, H4840 [21JN]

Point of order, H5422 [29JN]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2204, H2205, H2206, H2207 [20AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H6952 [28JY]

Public welfare programs: provide assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3672), H7766, H7767, H7768, H7772 [8SE]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3021), H5373 [29JN]

Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacramento, CA: designate (H.R. 787), H1910 [13AP]

San Luis Obispo County, CA: anniversary of Economic Opportunity Commission, E2407 [18NO]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4587, H4588 [16JN]

Sinton, Steve: American Farmland Trust (organization) Steward of the Land Award recipient, E983 [16MY]

Taxation: extend alternative minimum tax relief, H11263 [8DE]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (H.R. 4096), H11233, H11238, H11240 [8DE]

———provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (H.R. 1134), H1393 [14MR]

———provide tax relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and provide incentives for charitable giving (H.R. 3768), H8019 [15SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), conference report, H7575 [29JY]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), motion to recommit, H1323 [10MR]

Treaties and agreements: prohibit inclusion of provisions increasing limit on number of certain aliens permitted to enter the U.S. into trade agreements, H4587, H4588 [16JN]

Votes in House: condemn practice of holding votes open beyond a reasonable period of time, H8793 [7OC]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. approval from the agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (H.J. Res. 27), H4308 [9JN]

World War II: preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (H.R. 1492), H10322 [16NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Social Security: reform proposals based on race and gender, H225 [26JA], H262-H270 [1FE]

Special order: granted, H408 [8FE]

Reports filed

Activities During the 108th Congress: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Rept. 108-810), H71 [4JA]

Dominican Republic-Central America-U.S. Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3045) (H. Rept. 109-182), H6431 [25JY]

Enhanced Energy Infrastructure and Technology Tax Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1541) (H. Rept. 109-45), H2106 [18AP]

Extend Certain Highway-Related Taxes and Trust Funds: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 996) (H. Rept. 109-13), H1022 [8MR]

Pension Protection Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2830) (H. Rept. 109-232), H11108 [6DE]

Request That President Bush Provide Certain Information Relative to a Claim Made That There Is Not a Social Security Trust: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Res. 170) (H. Rept. 109-58), H2645 [27AP]

Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4297) (H. Rept. 109-304), H10908 [17NO]

U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4340) (H. Rept. 109-318), H11108 [6DE]

Withdraw U.S. Approval From the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 27) (H. Rept. 109-100), H4138 [26MY]

Rules

Committee on Science (House), H571-H575 [10FE]

Committee on Ways and Means (House), H370-H373 [8FE]

Tributes

Clark, Thomas N., E123 [1FE]

Cox, Christopher, H8490 [28SE]

Lundquist, Gene A., E1095 [25MY]

Pickle, J.J., H5727 [12JY]

Stovall, John F., E394 [9MR]