KENNEDY, MARK (a Representative from Minnesota)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H3067 [12JN]
Aviation: permit carriers to meet and discuss their schedules in order to reduce flight delays (see H.R. 1407), H1482 (see H.R. 1407), H1492 [4AP]
———provide economic relief to general aviation small businesses that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3007), H6381 [4OC]
Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2680 [23MY]
Charities: distribution of donations collected to support relief efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 276), H8338 [16NO]
Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H4863 [30JY]
———protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H4429 [23JY]
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), H10055 [12DE]
———award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2917), H6919 [16OC]
Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 503), H877 [13MR]
———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H5736 [19SE]
Dept. of Defense: tribute to the U.S.S. Eisenhower Battle Group during its extended deployment for the war effort in Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 279), H10067 [13DE]
Dept. of State: increase rewards program payments in connection with the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2894), H5703 [14SE]
Dept. of the Interior: establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H1116 [22MR]
———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]
Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H2334 [17MY]
———prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 1008), H876 [13MR]
———require consideration of sulfur or carbon emissions reductions and make renewable fuel projects eligible under the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (see H.R. 2088), H2955 [6JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H3358 [20JN]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H2082 [9MY]
District of Columbia: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 2982), H6135 [2OC]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2316), H5456 [6SE]
EPA: conduct a feasibility study of developing regional vehicle fuel specifications and of implementing the use of a uniform blend of gasoline in the Midwest (see H.R. 2017), H2847 [25MY]
Families and domestic relations: recognize and support crisis pregnancy centers (see H. Res. 302), H8948 [5DE]
FCC: fulfill support requirements for universal service for high cost areas (see H.R. 1171), H3960 [11JY]
Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H4009 [12JY]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H1926 [3MY]
———prohibit any U.S. department or agency from transferring funds to any individual or entity that prohibits the display of the U.S. flag (see H.R. 3201), H8133 [13NO]
Food Security Act: expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 1082), H954 [15MR]
Foreign trade: extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements (see H.R. 2149), H3204 [14JN]
Hazardous substances: develop protocols for uniform national responses to public health emergencies involving dangerous biological or chemical agents (see H.R. 3176), H8133 [13NO]
Health: establish Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Veterans Affairs demonstration project on the integrated management of health care resources (see H.R. 2667), H5456 [6SE]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H9239 [11DE]
Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H8732 [29NO]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 214), H1410 [3AP]
Interstate commerce: renewal of interstate economic protectionism (see H. Res. 230), H5339 [2AU]
Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 1954), H2890 [5JN]
Iraq: U.N. mandated monitoring of weapons development (see H.J. Res. 75), H10055 [12DE]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H1486 (see H.R. 1475), H1496 [4AP]
McCarthy, Eugene J.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1199), H1661 [26AP]
Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H10055 [12DE]
Medicare: provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 868), H1925 [3MY]
———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (see H.R. 3046), H8181 [14NO]
———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H10055 [12DE]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H1658 [26AP]
National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H5928 [21SE]
National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see H.R. 3473), H10055 [12DE]
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), H6138 [2OC]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H7909 [7NO]
Peru: congratulate President-elect Alejandro Toledo on his election, congratulate the people for the return of democracy, and express sympathy for earthquake victims (see H. Res. 181), H3712 [27JN]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H1925 [3MY]
Power resources: ensure energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. and promote environmental quality through use of renewable fuels (see H.R. 2423), H5616 [13SE]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (see H.R. 3487), H10910 [19DE]
Radio Free Afghanistan: establish (see H.R. 2998), H6919 [16OC]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1558 [24AP]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 7), H166 [31JA]
Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 2157), H3149 [13JN]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H3068 [12JN]
Sports: encourage more revenue sharing among Major League Baseball teams as an alternative to team eliminations (see H. Res. 326), H10966 [20DE]
———make antitrust laws applicable to the elimination or relocation of Major League Baseball franchises (see H.R. 3288), H8181 [14NO]
Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H1605 [25AP]
———allow farmer-owned cooperatives access to small ethanol producer tax credit (see H.R. 1636), H1659 [26AP]
———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military Reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military Reserve participants (see H.R. 394), H6380 [4OC]
———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 951), H3806 [28JN]
———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 923), H740 [7MR]
———exclusion from gross income for family-to-family sale of farm businesses (see H.R. 1179), H1346 [29MR]
———exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 294), H2848 [25MY]
———expand child tax credit (see H.R. 539), H955 [15MR]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from biomass (see H.R. 1657), H1926 [3MY]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H2184 [15MY]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H3260 [19JN]
———prohibit treatment of certain games of chance as an unrelated trade or business expense (see H.R. 2237), H3259 [19JN]
———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited tax holiday (see H.R. 3301), H8248 [15NO]
———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2884), H5615 [13SE]
———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting the income tax rate brackets, standard deduction amounts, and earned income tax credit and allow nonrefundable credits against certain tax liability (see H.R. 6), H952 [15MR]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H2148 [14MY]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H6137 [2OC]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H2142 [10MY]
———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see H.R. 1769), H2081 [9MY]
Terrorism: encourage support of Armed Forces and civilian personnel engaged in the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 284), H7959 [8NO]
———tribute to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 232), H6138 [2OC]
University of Minnesota: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 140), H2570 [22MY]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1295 [28MR]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H3150 [13JN]
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8565 [28NO]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H4113 [17JY]
———prohibit use of Federal funds for any program that restricts the use of any privately owned water source (see H.R. 937), H3863 [10JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Hautman, Robert: Federal Duck Stamp Contest winner (see H. Con. Res. 218), H5455 [6SE]
Health: sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H1408 [3AP]
Minnesota: authorize payments to sugar beet producers for crop damage from a late season freeze that was not fully manifested until after delivery to the processor (see H.R. 2552), H4216 [18JY]
Remarks
Agriculture: conservation programs funding, H6318 [4OC]
———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6180 [3OC], H6318, H6335 [4OC]
———Federal farm policies, H3507 [25JN]
———price supports for sugar, H6335 [4OC]
———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (H.R. 2213), H3538 [26JN]
Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas, H5140 [1AU]
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), H5648 [14SE]
———tribute to National Guard and Reserve units activated in response to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Res. 287), H8321 [16NO]
Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7679 [1NO]
———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7679 [1NO]
———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, H8307 [16NO]
Clean Air Act: phase out the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in fuels or fuel additives and promote the use of ethnanol, H3042, H3043 [12JN]
EPA: rejection of waiver request on oxygenate requirements for gasoline in California, H3042, H3043 [12JN]
Hautman, Robert: Federal Duck Stamp Contest winner (H. Con. Res. 218), E1606
Minnesota: tribute to volunteers for flood disaster recovery efforts, H1608 [26AP]
National Agriculture Day: observance, H963 [20MR]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorization, H3609, H3610, H3611 [26JN]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5140 [1AU]
Radio Free Afghanistan: establish (H.R. 2998), H7881 [7NO]
Rather, James T.: American Ambulance Association Star of Life award recipient, H1938 [8MY]
Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 327), H943 [15MR]
Taxation: rates (H.R. 3), H744 [8MR]
Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (H.R. 496), H1033 [21MR]
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), H5498, H5566 [11SE]
Votes: position on missed, H1036
Tributes
Schulz, Charles M., H2986 [7JN]