Former U.S. Representative

Thomas M. ReynoldsNo longer serving

District NY‑26 Party Republican In office 1999–2009

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

128

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

622

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

6,149

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

183

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

128 bills introduced

Across 4 Congresses, most in the 107th at 46. In the 110th, 20 — 2 more than the median representative, who filed 18. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 107th to 110th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Representative from New York. Born in Belfonte, Centre County, Pa. , September 3, 1950. Graduated from Springville-Griffith Institute, Springville, N. Y. , 1968. Attended Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. New York National Guard, 1970-1976. Elected to Concord, N. Y. , town board, 1974-1982. Elected to Erie County, N. Y. , legislature, 1982-1988. Member of the New York state assembly, 1988-1998. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Sixth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1999-January 3, 2009). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress in 2008.

Focus

Drawn from the 128 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Subjects

Bills carry several subjects each, so these add up to more than 128.

Most frequent cosponsors

Phil English R-PA 28
John M. McHugh R-NY 20
Vito Fossella R-NY 18
Michael R. McNulty D-NY 17
James T. Walsh R-NY 15
Mark E. Souder R-IN 15

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Record

Every recorded vote, bill and floor speech, newest first.

Recorded votes tied to a bill, including procedural motions on it such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
HR 7321	On Passage	No	Dec 10, 2008
HR 7321	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Dec 10, 2008
HRES 1534	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Dec 10, 2008
HRES 1534	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	Dec 10, 2008
HRES 1533	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Dec 10, 2008
HRES 1533	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	Dec 10, 2008
HR 6867	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Oct 3, 2008
S 3197	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Oct 3, 2008

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 2766	National Dairy Equity Act of 2007	Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.	Apr 25, 2008
HR 5031	Stealth Tax Relief Extension Act of 2008	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Jan 17, 2008
HR 4844	To suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures containing n-butyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one (Butyl benzisothiazoline technical), 1-hydroxypyridine-2-thione, zinc salt (Zinc pyrithione) and application adjuvants.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.	Dec 20, 2007
HR 4843	To suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures containing n-butyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one (Butyl benzisothiazline) and application adjuvants.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.	Dec 20, 2007
HR 4787	To suspend temporarily the duty on Flonicamid.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.	Dec 20, 2007
HR 4786	To suspend temporarily the duty on Cyazofamid.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.	Dec 20, 2007
HR 4785	To suspend temporarily the duty on Clomazone.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.	Dec 20, 2007
HR 4784	To extend the reduction of duty on Bifenthrin.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.	Dec 20, 2007

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 275	Family Values Tax Relief Act of 2001	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Feb 14, 2001
HR 600	Dylan Lee James Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Feb 13, 2001
HR 503	Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2001	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 72.	Feb 13, 2001
HRES 34	Congratulating the Prime Minister-elect of Israel, Ariel Sharon, calling for an end to violence in the Middle East, reaffirming the friendship between the Governments of the United States and Israel, and for other purposes.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Feb 13, 2001
HR 2	Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act of 2001	Referred jointly to the Committee on the Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the orders of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged.	Feb 12, 2001
HR 39	Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act of 2001	Executive Comment Requested from Interior.	Feb 8, 2001
HRES 31	Commending the people of Israel for reaffirming, through their participation in the election of February 6, 2001, their dedication to democratic ideals, and for other purposes.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia.	Feb 7, 2001
HR 294	Farmland Capital Gains Equity Act of 2001	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Feb 6, 2001

Sections of the Congressional Record in which this member spoke or entered a written statement, as the Government Publishing Office tags them; floor business such as amendment texts is left out. Each links to the official Record.

Date	Record section	Where
Sep 24, 2008	Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008	House floor
Sep 24, 2008	Great Lakes--St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact	Written statement
Sep 18, 2008	Great Lakes Legacy Reauthorization Act of 2008	House floor
Jun 17, 2008	Honoring the Life of Timothy John Russert, Jr.	House floor
Jun 3, 2008	Honoring Retired Justice William Waible	Written statement
May 21, 2008	Honoring Father Michael Zuffoletto	Written statement
May 19, 2008	Honoring Pioneer Middle School	Written statement
May 8, 2008	Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008	House floor

Committees

Current committees first, each with its role and years, and the subcommittees held now beneath it. Full history opens every role with its date and official record, and earlier subcommittee seats.

Earlier committees

Ways and Means CommitteeMember2005–2009

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Ways and Means Committee	Member	Jan 6, 2005 to Jan 3, 2009	H.Res. 32 · End of the 110th Congress
Select Revenue Measures	Member	Listed Mar 2005 to Jun 2008	Congressional Directory, Sep 2006
Trade	Member	Listed May 2005 to Oct 2007	Hearing, May 2005
Oversight	Member	Listed Mar 2005 to Apr 2005	Congressional Directory, Sep 2006

Committee on House AdministrationMember2001–2007

Joint Committee on PrintingMember2005–2007

Rules CommitteeMember2001–2005

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Rules Committee	Member	Jan 3, 2001 to Jan 3, 2005	H.Res. 6 · End of the 108th Congress
Technology and the House	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

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Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term. Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none. Committee service is held from the 107th Congress onwards, dated from the House and Senate resolutions and Congressional Record notices that seat and remove members. Subcommittee assignments are made inside each committee and carry no official date, so a subcommittee seat is shown from the first to the last printed hearing, Congressional Directory edition or official roster that lists the member. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here. Office, telephone and website are not shown for a member who has left, because the ones on file were theirs while serving. Records come from Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.