KENNEDY, MARK (a Representative from Minnesota)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H3775 [20JN]
American Road and Transportation Builders Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 442), H5195 [23JY]
Animals: establish a national research program on chronic wasting disease (see H.R. 4795), H6130 [9SE]
———provide for testing of chronic wasting disease and other infectious diseases in deer and elk and establish the Interagency Task Force on Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (see H.R. 5608), H8023 [16OC]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 23), H3721 [19JN]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 86), H1283 [11AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to District of Columbia National Guard, National Guard Bureau, and Dept. of Defense for assistance to Capitol Police and Congress after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1533 [23AP]
———tribute to District of Columbia National Guard and Capitol Police for increased security after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 371), H1200 [10AP]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 4793), H6061 [4SE]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5317), H6059 [4SE]
Choctaw Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3439), H1533 [23AP]
Comanche Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3512), H1484 [18AP]
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), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 539), H6418 [19SE]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 91), H2100 [2MY]
———make grants to train sexual assault nurse examiners and other personnel handling sexual assault cases, establish minimum standards for forensic evidence collection, and carry out crime scene DNA analysis (see H.R. 2874), H2471 [14MY]
———prevent trafficking in child pornography, condemn activities relating to sexually explicit visual depictions of minors, and prevent the use of child pornography to facilitate crimes against children (see H.R. 4623), H2945 [22MY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: allow tax relief to continue as scheduled (see H. Con. Res. 312), H141 [5FE]
———make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 4019), H1156 [9AP]
Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1982), H5195 [23JY]
Families and domestic relations: require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 3006), H3721 [19JN]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: improve regulation of medical devices (see H.R. 3580), H4605 [15JY]
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service: exert best efforts to avert Major League Baseball strike, lockout, or any coercive conduct that interferes with playing of games (see H. Con. Res. 444), H4872 [17JY]
Flags: require display of the POW/MIA flag at the World War II memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see H.R. 3177), H833 [12MR]
Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H227 [7FE]
Government National Mortgage Association: authorize the guarantee of conventional mortgage-backed securities (see H.R. 3206), H3161 [4JN]
Government regulations: require agencies to take into consideration the impact of newly promulgated rules on the privacy of individuals (see H.R. 4561), H4575 [12JY]
Health: expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (see H.R. 4691), H4931 [18JY]
———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4600), H4498 [10JY]
Home Investment Partnerships Act: support certain housing proposals including the downpayment assistance initiative (see H.R. 4446), H1337 [16AP]
Housing: amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community opportunity (see H.R. 3995), H1769 [30AP]
Immigration: limit validity of driver's licenses and State identification cards issued to nonimmigrant aliens to expiration date of nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 5322), H6926 [1OC]
———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting State identification documents issued to nonimmigrant aliens that expire after the expiration of the aliens' nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 4043), H5998 [26JY]
Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to loss of nationality for treason or terrorism against the U.S. (see H.R. 5440), H6558 [24SE]
INS: replace with the Agency for Immigration Affairs (see H.R. 3231), H1155 [9AP]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H1675 [25AP]
James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]
Law enforcement: conduct study on effectiveness of ballistic imaging technology and evaluate its effectiveness as a law enforcement tool (see H.R. 3491), H4425 [9JY]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 4954), H3721 [19JN]
———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4515), H3562 [13JN]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H1410 [17AP]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1911), H833 [12MR]
Minnesota: encourage the use of medical savings accounts by certain current and retired public employees (see H.R. 5415), H6417 [19SE]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H4872 [17JY]
———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H1674 [25AP]
National Farmers Union: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 462), H6130 [9SE]
Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 540), H6419 [19SE]
Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (see H. Res. 368), H907 [13MR]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4326 [27JN]
Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 445), H7738 [9OC]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 525), H6303 [17SE]
Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 5573), H7303 [8OC]
Sioux Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3250), H2356 [9MY]
Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1774), H3825 [21JN]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H201 [6FE]
———extend abstinence education funding under maternal and child health programs (see H.R. 4585), H2235 [8MY]
Surface Transportation Board: direct the continued operation of certain commuter rail passenger operations in emergency situations (see H.R. 5020), H4068 [26JN]
Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 4483), H1675 [25AP]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 1331), H7894 [10OC]
———clarify that church employees are eligible for the exclusion for qualified tuition reduction programs of charitable educational organizations (see H.R. 4950), H3601 [17JN]
———clarify that the parsonage allowance exclusion is limited to the fair rental value of the property (see H.R. 4156), H1200 [10AP]
———empower employees to control their retirement accounts through new diversification rights, disclosure requirements, and tax incentives for retirement education (see H.R. 3669), H834 [12MR]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 524), H6303 [17SE]
———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H6926 [1OC]
———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H3036 [23MY]
———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 5130), H6559 [24SE]
———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 3105), H833 [12MR]
Thomas E. Burnett, Jr. Post Office Building, Bloomington, MN: designate (see H.R. 5207), H5998 [26JY]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H226 [7FE]
Veterans: honor and commend the Lao Veterans of America, Inc., Laotian and Hmong veterans of the Vietnam War, and their families, for their historic contributions to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 406), H7304 [8OC]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H2944 [22MY]
———request that television and radio stations provide a moment of silence or a public service announcement each year (see H. Con. Res. 266), H201 [6FE]
Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H2356 [9MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Buffalo, MN: conveyance of the former Army Reserve Training Center to the Buffalo Independent School District 877 (see H.R. 3712), H230 [8FE]
General Education Provisions Act: clarify definition of a student relative to family educational and privacy rights (see H.R. 5331), H6059 [4SE]
University of Minnesota: tribute to men's hockey team (see H. Con. Res. 389), H1688 [29AP] (see H. Con. Res. 391), H1769 [30AP]
———tribute to wrestling team (see H. Con. Res. 389), H1688 [29AP] (see H. Con. Res. 391), H1769 [30AP]
University of Minnesota Duluth: tribute to women's hockey team (see H. Con. Res. 389), H1688 [29AP] (see H. Con. Res. 391), H1769 [30AP]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 403), H2025 [2MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7775 [10OC]
Business and industry: protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), H4877 [18JY]
Crime: life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (H.R. 2146), H915 [14MR]
Dept. of Transportation: use of Airport Improvement Program grants to retroactively reimburse certain airports for installation of air traffic control towers, H3746 [20JN]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (H.R. 4019), H3497 [12JN], H3537 [13JN]
Families and domestic relations: support responsible fatherhood and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (H. Res. 442), H3491 [12JN]
General Education Provisions Act: clarify definition of a student relative to family educational and privacy rights (H.R. 5331), H7143 [7OC]
Health: reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establish Healthy Communities Access Program to coordinate services for uninsured and underinsured (S. 1533), H7946 [16OC]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H3610 [18JN], H3725 [20JN]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), H4178 [27JN]
Minnesota Twins (baseball team): tribute, H6962 [2OC]
National 4-H Youth Development Program Week: observance (H. Con. Res. 472), E1659
National Military Appreciation Month: observance, H2838 [22MY]
Power resources: encourage use of renewable energy, H2025 [2MY]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), consideration (H. Res. 422), H2493 [15MY]
St. John's University (Minnesota): tribute to men's golf team, E844
Taxation: prohibit use of Social Security trust funds to make repeal of marriage taxes permanent, H3537 [13JN]
3M (company): anniversary, H6962 [2OC]
Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (H.R. 1979), H3746 [20JN]
University of Minnesota: tribute to men's hockey team (H. Con. Res. 391), H1744 [30AP]
———tribute to wrestling team (H. Con. Res. 391), H1744 [30AP]
University of Minnesota Duluth: tribute to women's hockey team (H. Con. Res. 391), H1744 [30AP]
Votes: position on missed, H1036
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