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
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
———Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), E2416
Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1893
———Representative Nussle, Committee on the Budget (House), E1893
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
California League of Food Processors: anniversary, E125
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
San Luis Obispo County, CA: anniversary of Economic Opportunity Commission, E2407
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
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
———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
Cox, Christopher, H8490
Lundquist, Gene A., E1095
Pickle, J.J., H5727
Stovall, John F., E394