KIND, RON (a Representative from Wisconsin)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 2702), H5125 [1AU]

———provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1490 [4AP]

Adams Memorial Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia to honor John Adams and family (see H.R. 1668), H1715 [1MY]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H5407 [5SE]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: amend relative to voluntary early retirement benefits and medical benefits (see H.R. 2558), H4216 [18JY]

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 1016), H927 [14MR]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H112 [30JA]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1810), H7960 [8NO]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H1558 [24AP]

``Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 43), H442 [27FE]

Budget: make process more transparent (see H.R. 1257), H1661 [26AP]

———use of a legislative trigger or safety mechanism to link long-term Federal budget surplus reductions with actual budgetary outcomes (see H. Con. Res. 55), H741 [7MR]

Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H1558 [24AP]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 912), H739 [7MR]

Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 250), H7910 [7NO]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 1831), H2182 [15MY]

Children and youth: improve access to books (see H.R. 116), H112 [30JA]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H1489 [4AP]

———protect first amendment rights relative to abortion and reproductive services (see H.R. 185), H1115 [22MR]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3054), H9239 [11DE]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H1296 [28MR]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H1347 [29MR]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see H.R. 1764), H2022 [8MY]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 2688), H4948 [31JY]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1343), H1407 [3AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: use of distance or transportation costs as a basis for pricing milk (see H.R. 1505), H1497 [4AP]

Dept. of Defense: develop inventory of sites within former military ranges containing unexploded ordnance or other abandoned munitions that pose health or safety threats and improve public awareness of such sites (see H.R. 2605), H4539 [24JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H1115 [22MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 1929), H2571 [22MY]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 1435), H1484 (see H.R. 1435), H1493 [4AP]

Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 1230), H3466 [21JN]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 227), H5704 [14SE]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1489 [4AP]

———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 25), H1013 [20MR]

Education: encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1536), H1499 [4AP]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 611), H877 [13MR]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H163 [31JA]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (see H.R. 1096), H1010 [20MR]

———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 1703), H5339 [2AU]

———reauthorize and improve the rural education development initiative (see H.R. 692), H1489 [4AP]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 1036), H928 [14MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 345), H164 [31JA]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2692), H4948 [31JY]

EPA: make grants for remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern and authorize assistance for research and development of innovative technologies for such purposes (see H.R. 1070), H4541 [24JY]

———reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic (see H.R. 1413), H1482 (see H.R. 1413), H1492 [4AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (see H.R. 2639), H4634 [25JY]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H1010 [20MR]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H3519 [25JN]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H2183 [15MY]

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. 2248), H3357 [20JN]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 755), H1116 [22MR]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 1110), H1011 [20MR]

Gardner, Ava: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 34), H828 [8MR]

Government: enhance citizen access to information and services through use of Internet-based information technology (see H.R. 2458), H3959 [11JY]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 1032), H928 [14MR]

———prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling (see H.R. 2167), H3150 [13JN]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge all contracting States to recommend the production of practice guides (see H. Con. Res. 69), H1012 [20MR]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H4352 [19JY]

———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H9077 [6DE]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H8181 [14NO]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by inproving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H1484 (see H.R. 1436), H1493 [4AP]

Higher Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1162), H1112 [22MR]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend the deadlines for application and payment of fees (see H.R. 2690), H5407 [5SE]

Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate the Richard J. Guadagno Headquarters and Visitors Center (see H.R. 3334), H8337 [16NO]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 1542), H1554 [24AP]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H1346 [29MR]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H1060 [21MR]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1194), H1661 [26AP]

Interstate commerce: renewal of interstate economic protectionism (see H. Res. 230), H5339 [2AU]

Israel: end violence in West Bank and Gaza and endorse recommendations of the Mitchell Committee Report (see H. Con. Res. 253), H7333 [25OC]

LIHEAP: encourage the release of funds to individuals affected by the terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 300), H8732 [29NO]

Medicaid: clarify that Native American women eligible for coverage under Indian health plans are eligible for optional breast and cervical cancer coverage (see H.R. 1383), H8248 [15NO]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H323 [13FE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 1604), H2998 [7JN]

Medicare: eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 599), H1061 [21MR]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H6779 [12OC]

———provide adequate coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for certain kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 1839), H4113 [17JY]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H10173 [17DE]

National Guard: provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 513), H223 [7FE]

National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (see H.R. 3161), H7217 [23OC]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 834), H622 [1MR]

Native Americans: establish programs to improve energy development on Indian lands (see H.R. 2412), H4010 [12JY]

———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 1662), H1715 [1MY]

Navy: eliminate the Extremely Low Frequency Communication System (see H.R. 1160), H1112 [22MR]

New York, NY: tribute to Rudolph Giuliani, rescue workers, and residents for efforts in responding to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H. Res. 243), H5927 [21SE]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 72), H4353 [19JY]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H3864 [10JY]

OMB: establish a Federal Chief Information Officer (see H.R. 2458), H3959 [11JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H3358 [20JN]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Pharmaceuticals: improve safety and efficacy for children (see H.R. 2887), H7960 [8NO]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 380), H165 [31JA] (see H.R. 1637), H1659 [26AP]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H507 [28FE]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 257), H7853 [6NO]

Public Health Service: promote organ donation (see H.R. 624), H444 [27FE]

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor: award to officers killed, injured, or involved in rescue efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 243), H6421 [5OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1489 [4AP]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2815), H5337 [2AU]

Rural areas: improve access to telecommunications and Internet services (see H.R. 2669), H4779 [27JY]

———promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 2157), H3149 [13JN]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 970), H827 [8MR]

Schools: encourage teaching of the role of Native Americans in U.S. history and culture and leading of community service projects that further such education (see H. Res. 101), H1189 [27MR]

———honor Native Americans for their contributions to U.S. history, culture, and education (see H. Res. 168), H3207 [18JN]

September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: expand to include individuals diagnosed with anthrax (see H.R. 3194), H7719 [1NO]

Shriver, Sargent: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2949), H7910 [7NO]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H3260 [19JN]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H395 [14FE]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H222 [7FE]

———improve benefit computation formula for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 80), H412 [26FE]

———improve benefit computation formula for workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 870), H648 [6MR]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1213), H2998 [7JN]

Sports: make antitrust laws applicable to the elimination or relocation of Major League Baseball franchises (see H.R. 3288), H8421 [27NO]

St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 143), H325 [13FE]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H3807 [28JN]

———allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH biomedical research programs (see H.R. 1340), H2712 [24MY]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 923), H740 [7MR]

———exempt transfers of family-owned businesses from estate taxes (see H.R. 1210), H2023 [8MY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H2889 [5JN]

———expand the enhanced deduction for corporate donations of computer technology to senior centers and community centers (see H.R. 2259), H3357 [20JN]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H3068 [12JN]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 154), H167 [31JA]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H111 [30JA]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H2712 [24MY]

———provide retirement security and pension reform (see H.R. 3445), H9238 (see H.R. 3446), H9239 [11DE]

———repeal limit on the allowance of a deduction of interest on higher education loans (see H.R. 686), H1410 [3AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H4352 [19JY]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see H.R. 3255), H7959 [8NO]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1013 [20MR]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 20), H3204 [14JN]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H10066 [13DE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H1114 [22MR]

———promote research and disseminate information on the health effects of breast implants and encourage FDA review of implant manufacturers (see H.R. 1961), H8248 [15NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Corps of Engineers: reform (see H.R. 1310), H1344 [29MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide supplemental payments to dairy producers based on milk marketings and prices (see H.R. 1878), H2280 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior: promote efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 3480), H10065 [13DE]

Education: establish or expand prekindergarten early learning programs (see H.R. 1476), H1486 (see H.R. 1476), H1496 [4AP]

———provide grants for training of realtime court reporters and closed captioners to meet the requirements for closed captioning set forth in the Telecommunications Act (see H.R. 2527), H4112 [17JY]

Floods: reduce losses (see H.R. 2021), H2847 [25MY]

Medicare: modify calculation of wage index adjustment for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1901), H2333 [17MY]

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H3802 [28JN]

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 1800), H2140 [10MY]

Taxation: provide a credit to public elementary and secondary school teachers for teaching expenses (see H.R. 1477), H1486 (see H.R. 1477), H1496 [4AP]

Letters

Response to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers: by, S8413 [31JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: conservation programs funding, H6264, H6301, H6309, H6321 [4OC]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6175, H6233 [3OC], H6264, H6301, H6309, H6321 [4OC]

———limit price support payments to producers, H6233 [3OC]

———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (H.R. 2213), H3536 [26JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3759 [28JN], H3901 [11JY]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, H3901 [11JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H2550 [22MY]

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 64), H5650 [14SE]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7642 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7642 [1NO]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), H5914 [21SE]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures, H5914 [21SE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), H528 [1MR]

``Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (H. Con. Res. 43), H1020 [21MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H754 [8MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1179, H1181, H1182, H1183, H1184, H1185, H1186 [27MR]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H5383, H5384, H5385, H5386 [5SE]

Buswell, Debra: Outstanding Environmental Educator of the Year award recipient, E545 [5AP]

China, People's Republic of: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 50), H4321 [19JY]

Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (H.R. 7), H4262 [19JY]

Dept. of Education: pilot program to establish performance agreements with school districts to consolidate certain Federal funds and to allow flexibility in the use of such funds, H2538 [22MY]

Dept. of the Interior: weatherization assistance, energy conservation, and payment in lieu of taxes programs funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program, H3397 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3397, H3415 [21JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report, H10438 [19DE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H5383, H5384, H5385, H5386 [5SE]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2410, H2538 [22MY], H2586 [23MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 143), H2306 [17MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 315), H10085 [13DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), motion to go to conference, H4124 [18JY]

———establish or expand prekindergarten early learning programs (H.R. 1476), E561 [5AP]

———national policy to improve system, H141 [31JA], H646 [6MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 345), H141 [31JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3654 [27JN]

FDA: delay approval of transgenic or genetically engineered fish, H3901 [11JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H4059 [17JY]

4-H Youth Development Program: centennial (H. Res. 112), H1691 [1MY]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5213 [2AU]

Higher Education Act: remove limits on Internet course offerings, modify treatment of non-standard term programs, and clarify incentive compensation requirements (H.R. 1992), H6479 [10OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, H2586 [23MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 659), H906 [14MR]

———funding, H2306 [17MY], H4124 [18JY]

La Crosse, WI: Longfellow Middle School's School on the River Program recipient of the Seaworld/Busch Gardens Environmental Excellence Award, E545 [5AP]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H5383 [5SE]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (H. Con. Res. 95), H1687 [1MY]

National Lao-Hmong Recognition Day: designate (H. Con. Res. 88), H8043 [13NO]

National monuments: prohibit new oil, gas, and coal leasing, H3415 [21JN]

National security: national missile defense system, H3049, H3050, H3051 [12JN]

Native American Heritage Month: observance (H. Con. Res. 270), H8390 [27NO]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), H1782 [2MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5108 [1AU]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 216), H5002 [1AU]

———fuel cell power system development funding, H2551, H2552 [22MY]

———national energy policy, H2011 [8MY], H2550, H2551, H2552, H2553, H2554, H2555, H2556 [22MY]

Public Health Service: promote organ donation (H.R. 624), H677 [7MR]

Santee, CA: shooting of students at Santana High School (H. Con. Res. 57), H844 [13MR]

Schools: honor Native Americans for their contributions to U.S. history, culture, and education (H. Res. 168), H3276 [20JN]

Taxation: phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 111), H1420 [4AP]

———provide a credit to public elementary and secondary school teachers for teaching expenses (H.R. 1477), E563 [5AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7260 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10865 [19DE]

———rates (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 83), H754 [8MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), H2213 [16MY]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1316 [29MR]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), H2295 [17MY]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5561 [11SE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), H6772 [12OC]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H8998 [6DE]

University of Wisconsin-Stout: Malcolm Baldrige Award recipient, H9324 [12DE]

Votes: position on missed, E1680 [20SE]

Wisconsin: tribute to flood relief volunteers and organizations, H2658 [23MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5865 [20SE]

Special order: granted, H925 [14MR], H2672 [23MY], H10053 [12DE]

Tributes

Colwell, Steven, H113 [31JA]

Galuska, Rebecca, E2239 [7DE]

Van der Heide, Margaret, E2239 [7DE]