I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 795
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to work with the State of New 
York to ensure that a segment of Interstate Route 86 in the vicinity 
of Corning, New York, is designated as the ‘‘Amo Houghton Bypass’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2005
Mr. KUHL of New York (for himself, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. ACK-
ERMAN, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. 
CANTOR, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. 
DELAHUNT, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. FARR, Mr. 
FOLEY, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. GALLEGLY, 
Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. HIN-
CHEY, Mr. HYDE, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. ISRAEL, Mrs. JOHNSON of Con-
necticut, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. KIND, Mr. 
KING of New York, Mr. KIRK, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. 
LAHOOD, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. LEACH, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mrs. 
LOWEY, Mrs. MALONEY, Mrs. MCCARTHY, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. MCNULTY, Ms. 
MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. 
NADLER, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. OXLEY, 
Mr. PAUL, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. PETRI, Mr. 
POMEROY, Mr. PORTMAN, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. REY-
NOLDS, Mr. SABO, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SHAW, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. SIMMONS, 
Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. SWEENEY, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. 
TANNER, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, 
Mr. WALSH, and Mr. WHITFIELD) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to work with the 
State of New York to ensure that a segment of Interstate
Route 86 in the vicinity of Corning, New York, is des-
ignated as the ‘‘Amo Houghton Bypass’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Amo Houghton first served his country 
when he volunteered for military service during 
World War II and served as a Private First Class 
in the United States Marine Corps; 
(2) Amo Houghton earned a bachelor’s degree 
from Harvard University and a master’s degree 
from the Harvard School of Business; 
(3) Amo Houghton was Chief Executive Officer 
of Corning, Incorporated, before running for Con-
gress and is remembered fondly for his tremendous 
efforts to rebuild the city of Corning, New York, and 
the Chemung Valley in the aftermath of Hurricane 
Agnes and the devastating flood of 1972; 
(4) Amo Houghton spent his energy and time 
at Corning, Incorporated, Congress, and even after 
Congress working to build up the economy of the 
Southern Tier, Finger Lakes, and Rochester region 
of New York; 
(5) Amo Houghton worked tirelessly with oth-
ers to fund the building projects that brought New
York State Route 17 to the necessary standards to 
be designated as Interstate Route 86; 
(6) one of the major projects required to up-
grade New York State Route 17 to Interstate stand-
ards and at the same time eliminate a glaring prob-
lem and safety hazard was the construction of the 
bypass route around the city of Corning, New York; 
(7) Amo Houghton was a champion of many 
economic, trade, and health issues during his service 
on the Ways and Means Committee of the House of 
Representatives, including numerous tax simplifica-
tion measures and successful House and Senate pas-
sage of the Clean Diamond Trade Act (Public Law 
108–19) which was signed into law by President 
George W. Bush; 
(8) Amo Houghton was an active player on the 
world stage as a member of the International Rela-
tions Committee of the House of Representatives 
through his Chairmanships of the Canada-United 
States Interparliamentary Group, the Asia-Pacific 
Parliamentary Forum, the Oxford Forum, and the 
United States-Japan Economic Agenda Forum and 
Vice Chairmanship of the Africa Subcommittee of 
the International Relations Committee;
(9) Amo Houghton served in many other capac-
ities for the good of Congress, including his work as 
a founding member of the Bipartisan Retreat Com-
mittee of the House of Representatives, the Mem-
bers and Family Room Committee of the House of 
Representatives, and as Co-Chairman of the Faith 
and Politics Institute; and 
(10) among his colleagues in Congress, Amo 
Houghton will always be remembered as a man of 
principle, statesmanship, moderation, bipartisanship, 
and civility. 
SEC. 2. AMO HOUGHTON BYPASS. 
The Secretary of Transportation shall work with the 
State of New York to ensure that the segment of Inter-
state Route 86 between its interchange with New York 
State Route 15 in the vicinity of Painted Post, New York, 
and its interchange with New York State Route 352 in 
the vicinity of Corning, New York, is known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Amo Houghton Bypass’’.
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