KIND, RON (a Representative from Wisconsin)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 1032), H1187 [19MR]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H8265 [30SE]

———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H9502 [23OC]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H1611 [16AP]

Arches National Park: expand boundaries (see H.R. 2283), H6025 [29JY]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H1892 [24AP]

Budget: reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (see H.R. 2003), H5487 [17JY]

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6707 [31JY]

Children and youth: require initial intake screenings and the use of youth development specialists in Federal juvenile proceedings (see H.R. 879), H700 [27FE]

———support local reading programs for children (see H.R. 1516), H2155 [1MY]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), H1261 [20MR]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302), H1795 [23AP]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H4835 [26JN]

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 1174), H4647 [25JN]

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241), H7729 [23SE]

Computers: restore freedom of speech to the Internet and protect children from unsuitable online material (see H.R. 774), H1262 [20MR]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H3070 [20MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H1441 [10AP]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H1795 [23AP]

Courts: establish or expand existing community prosecution programs (see H.R. 863), H1988 [29AP]

———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H6918 [4SE]

Crime: permit Federal prisoners to engage in community service projects (see H.R. 925), H1612 [16AP]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H7601 [18SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate Market Access Program (see H.R. 972), H802 [6MR]

———establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see H. Res. 224), H7118 [9SE]

Dept. of Defense: repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H700 [27FE]

———treatment of Boeing Co. defense contracts relative to restructuring costs from its purchase of McDonnell Douglas Corp. (see H.R. 648), H1611 [16AP]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit payments to hospitals for reducing the number of residents in graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 2600), H8299 [1OC]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1219), H1288 [21MR]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H1456 [14AP]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9559 [24OC]

Ecology and environment: expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1636), H2784 [15MY]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H3659 [10JN]

Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 989), H2446 [8MY]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H6797 [3SE]

FCC: establish moratorium on increases in cable television rates and require study on rates and competition (see H.R. 2757), H10957 [13NO]

Federal employees: military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 2331), H6703 [31JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H5826 [25JY]

Financial institutions: clarify consumer liability for unauthorized transactions involving debit cards (see H.R. 2319), H6703 [31JY]

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1074), H1707 [17AP]

———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H1392 [9AP]

Flag—U.S.: designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 47), H949 [12MR]

Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the program (see H.R. 2139), H5778 [24JY]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H5177 [11JY]

Foreign trade: European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat and pork exporting facilities (see H.R. 723), H1262 [20MR]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H5826 [25JY]

Health: liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H700 [27FE]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H345 [5FE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H6706 [31JY]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H1793 [23AP]

Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (see H.R. 2377), H10956 [13NO]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H1340 [8AP]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H9502 [23OC]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H9614 [28OC]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H1289 [21MR]

International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 14), H670 [26FE]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9801 [30OC]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H2350 [7MY]

Iraq: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H2350 [7MY]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1439 [10AP]

Law enforcement: require better reporting of unidentified persons (see H.R. 2850), H10171 [6NO]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H4087 [19JN]

Libya: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H2350 [7MY]

Medal of Honor: issue commemorative postage stamp in recognition of recipients (see H. Con. Res. 200), H10955 [13NO]

Medicaid: coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 1354), H3568 [5JN]

———repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see H.R. 216), H5401 [16JY]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H7008 [8SE]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H1339 [8AP]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H1706 [17AP]

———reform (see H.R. 1165), H5177 [11JY]

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 893), H3203 [22MY]

———reimbursement for physician assistants in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 894), H3204 [22MY]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192), H1706 [17AP]

Members of Congress: prohibit Federal funding of official travel after elections for Members who fail to be reelected (see H.R. 2276), H8834 [9OC]

Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H1440 [10AP]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3274 [3JN]

National Cheese Exchange: CFTC regulation of cash markets relative to use as a reference price for commodities (see H.R. 645), H393 [6FE]

———reduce effect on the milk marketing orders' basic formula price (see H.R. 646), H393 [6FE]

Navy: eliminate the Extremely Low Frequency Communication System (see H.R. 1446), H1891 [24AP]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H1289 [21MR]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress (see H.R. 438), H153 [9JA]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H1891 [24AP]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 493, 2183, 2199), H244 [21JA], H5485, H5486 [17JY]

Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual records available through interactive computer services (see H.R. 1367), H1909 [28AP]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H1794 [23AP]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 856), H3070 [20MY]

Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52), H3204 [22MY]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H1795 [23AP]

Rural areas: improve health services (see H.R. 1189), H1260 [20MR]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1794 [23AP]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H670 [26FE]

Space policy: space station program funding (see H.R. 1423), H1794 [23AP]

States: participation in approval process of airport development projects in neighboring States (see H.R. 300), H8438 [6OC]

Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal law enforcement canines to their handlers (see H.R. 173), H949 [12MR]

———provide authority for the transfer of Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1043), H1542 [15AP]

Syria: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H2350 [7MY]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1904), H3864 [17JN]

Taxation: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 687), H5664 [23JY]

———exclude gain or loss from the sale of livestock from the computation of capital gains relative to the earned income credit (see H.R. 1800), H3566 [5JN]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18), H5021 [9JY]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553), H629 [25FE]

Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see H.R. 2120), H8633 [7OC]

Tobacco products: application of domestic laws on labeling, advertising, and marketing to international sales (see H.R. 2135), H5131 [10JY]

Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7261 [11SE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H1261 [20MR]

Remarks

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, H5763 [24JY]

Budget: deficit, H5582 [23JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H5582 [23JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, E1647 [3SE]

———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (H.R. 2003), consideration (H. Res. 192), H5594 [23JY]

Capps, Walter H.: tribute (H. Res. 286), H9621 [29OC]

Committee on House Oversight (House): funding to conduct investigation into labor unions and practices, H5308 [16JY]

Corps of Engineers: Environmental Management Program funding, H5753 [24JY]

Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2370 [8MY]

Education: vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5437 [17JY]

———vocational education programs for women, girls, and gender equity, H5437 [17JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), H5753, H5763 [24JY]

Green Bay Packers (football team): tribute, H249 [4FE]

Hershey, PA: bipartisan congressional conference, H931 [12MR]

National Youth Sports Program: tribute, H4892 [8JY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H1624 [17AP], H7123 [10SE], H7739 [24SE], E1645 [3SE], E1652 [4SE], E1667 [5SE], E1687 [8SE], E1704 [9SE], E1755 [16SE], E1771 [17SE], E1796 [18SE], E1826 [23SE], E1866 [25SE], E1874 [26SE], E1886 [29SE], E1904, E1920 [2OC], E1944 [7OC], E2001 [9OC], E2040 [21OC], E2065 [23OC], E2082 [24OC], E2105 [28OC], E2135, E2148 [30OC], E2162 [31OC], E2181 [4NO], E2192, E2211 [7NO], E2250 [8NO], E2287 [9NO], E2305 [10NO], E2389 [13NO]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H5987, H5989 [29JY], H7185 [10SE], E1733 [11SE]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), E1959 [7OC], E1972 [8OC]

Political ethics: campaign contributions by tobacco interests, E1904 [2OC]

Taxation: rates, H5582 [23JY]

Votes: position on missed, E1669 [5SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H886 [11MR], H946 [12MR], H4909 [8JY], H6025 [29JY]