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
———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
———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H5987, H5989 [29JY], H7185 [10SE], E1733
———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 25), E1959
Political ethics: campaign contributions by tobacco interests, E1904
Taxation: rates, H5582 [23JY]
Votes: position on missed, E1669
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H886 [11MR], H946 [12MR], H4909 [8JY], H6025 [29JY]