KLINE, JOHN (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4574 [22MY]

Employment: enhance the workforce investment system (H.R. 1261), H3811 [8MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1588, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6907 [16JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 760), H698 [13FE]

Agriculture: enhance ability of oilseed producers to use oilseed base acres for the production of fruits and vegetables (see H.R. 2181), H6604 [10JY]

Armed Forces: exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H9282 [7OC]

———express appreciation to members engaging in military action in Iraq and against terrorism and recognize communities, businesses, and organizations for their support (see H. Con. Res. 177), H4011 [13MY]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (see H.R. 3365), H10130 [29OC]

———issue commemorative postage stamp in remembrance of victims of peacekeeping mission in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 45), H245 [29JA]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H3974 [9MY] (see H.R. 3474), H12312 [21NO]

———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 693), H391 [11FE]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 27), H1515 [4MR]

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H8082 [9SE]

Aviation: allow the arming of pilots of cargo aircraft (see H.R. 1049), H2586 [1AP]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H9819 [24OC]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H3763 [7MY]

Budget: require a balanced Federal budget, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, establish biennial budgets, and impose spending safeguards on the growth of entitlements and discretionary spending (see H.R. 3358), H9982 [28OC]

Cemeteries and funerals: allow State placement of supplemental guide signs for veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 168), H1466 [27FE]

Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 2444), H5364 [12JN]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see H.R. 3191), H9215 [2OC]

Computers: establish a program to transfer surplus computers of Federal agencies to schools and nonprofit community-based educational organizations (see H.R. 2694), H8017 [5SE]

Courts: modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2028), H3856 [8MY]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 339), H7169 [18JY]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1755), H4205 [15MY]

———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 1997), H3760 [7MY]

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H11359 [17NO]

Davis, Raymond G., Sr.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Res. 215), H3636 [1MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: organic food standards relative to livestock and dairy production (see H.R. 955), H2473 [27MR]

Diseases: prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H9982 [28OC]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H9378 [8OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN] (see H.R. 57), H323 [5FE]

———make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 1612), H2820 [3AP]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H1514 [4MR]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 2732), H7020 [16JY]

———establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics (see H.R. 1078), H5815 [24JN]

———establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1078), H8951 [25SE]

Employment: provide compensatory time for private sector employees (see H.R. 1119), H1678 [6MR]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1812 [12MR]

Families and domestic relations: require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 1229), H5267 [11JN]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H7329 [22JY]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 1227), H12311 [21NO]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1829), H3407 [12AP]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (see H.R. 1904), H4131 [14MY]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1036), H1464 [27FE]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3125), H12321 [25NO]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 527), H12921 [8DE]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H12921 [8DE]

Gagliardi, John: tribute (see H. Res. 438), H11146 [10NO]

Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (see H.R. 2720), H9282 [7OC]

Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1856), H7225 [21JY]

Health: increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts on transplantation, make transplantation a standard therapy, and provide Medicare coverage of certain transplantations (see H.R. 1068), H2939 [8AP]

Immigration: prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H5267 [11JN]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H3303 [10AP]

Iraq: provide for recovery, restitution, and protection of cultural heritage (see H.R. 2009), H3975 [9MY]

———treatment of U.S. POW relative to violations of Geneva Convention (see H. Con. Res. 118), H2401 [26MR]

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 167), H392 [11FE]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H5268 [11JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H3354 [11AP]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H4788 [2JN]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H5366 [12JN]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: enhance the notification of democratic rights of union members (see H.R. 992, 994), H9377 [8OC]

———provide for civil monetary penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 993), H9377 [8OC]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H9376 [8OC]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H11359 [17NO]

Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug discount and security program (see H.R. 2578), H5813 [24JN]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 1301), H4012 [13MY]

Mental health: protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school (see H.R. 1170), H1743 [11MR]

Minnesota: encourage the use of medical savings accounts by certain current and retired public employees (see H.R. 1670), H2938 [8AP]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H7329 [22JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: provide adjudicative improvement (see H.R. 1583), H2819 [3AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (see H.R. 2729), H8906 [24SE]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (see H.R. 2728), H8906 [24SE]

OSHA: provide for an independent review of citations (see H.R. 2730), H8906 [24SE]

———provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (see H.R. 2731), H8906 [24SE]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (see H.R. 1000), H1462 [27FE]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H12922 [8DE]

POW: provide special compensation for former POWs (see H.R. 850), H1903 [13MR]

Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 919), H5408 [16JN]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 19), H392 [11FE]

Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 2045), H3973 [9MY]

Roads and highways: empower State and local authorities with tools to eliminate congestion on the Interstate System (see H.R. 1767), H3858 [8MY]

Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H10130 [29OC]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8382 [17SE]

Schools: prohibit funding to any State or local educational agency that distributes or provides postcoital emergency contraception (see H.R. 926), H1394 [26FE]

Sec. of the Navy: redesignate as the Sec. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 1741), H3302 [10AP]

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. 1828), H4368 [20MY]

Tariff: natural cork (see H.R. 1833), H3408 [12AP]

Taxation: accelerate elimination of the marriage penalty (see H.R. 759), H698 [13FE]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H11651 [19NO]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 583), H2822 [3AP]

———allow farmer-owned cooperatives access to small ethanol producer tax credit (see H.R. 465), H8222 [15SE]

———allow tax credit for contributions to charitable organizations which provide scholarships for children to attend elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2347), H6349 [8JY]

———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. 284), H11159 [14NO]

———exclusion from gross income for family-to-family sale of farm businesses (see H.R. 457), H3453 [29AP]

———expand bonus depreciation to expensing (see H.R. 771), H1517 [4MR]

———increase expensing limits of small businesses for new business investment and equipment (see H.R. 224), H323 [5FE]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H6707 [14JY]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1873), H12921 [8DE]

———prohibit treatment of certain games of chance as an unrelated trade or business expense (see H.R. 3073), H8175 [10SE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 434), H3762 [7MY]

———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. 262), H4978 [4JN]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1177), H4876 [3JN]

Telecommunications: equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (see H.R. 1582), H2819 [3AP]

Terrorism: increase criminal penalties relative to terrorist murders and deny Federal benefits to terrorists (see H.R. 2934), H8284 [16SE]

University of Minnesota: tribute to men's ice hockey team (see H. Res. 217), H3636 [1MY]

University of Minnesota Duluth: tribute to women's hockey team (see H. Res. 171), H2703 [2AP]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H318 [5FE]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 62), H391 [11FE]

Women: tribute to pregnancy resource centers (see H. Res. 233), H4011 [13MY]

Workforce Investment Act: establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (see H.R. 444), H242 [29JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: extend and protect student financial aid for postsecondary education (see H. Res. 158), H2311 [25MR]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to a war or other military operation or national emergency (see H.R. 1412), H2310 [25MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2520 [1AP]

Remarks

Armed Forces: extend and protect student financial aid for postsecondary education (H. Res. 158), E560 [25MR]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (H. Con. Res. 104), H2236 [20MR]

———tribute to members who were deployed in Operation Restore Hope to provide humanitarian assistance to Somalia in 1993 (H. Con. Res. 291), H9840 [28OC]

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, H10448, H10450 [5NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4587 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to a war or other military operation or national emergency, H4587 [22MY]

———provide specific waiver authority to respond to a war or other military operation or national emergency (H.R. 1412), H2522, H2523, H2526 [1AP], E561 [25MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H5507 [18JN]

Employment: clarify that administrative overhead costs for one-stop career development centers will be shared proportionately by all providers, H3812 [8MY]

———enhance the workforce investment system (H.R. 1261), H3812 [8MY]

Gagliardi, John: tribute (H. Res. 438), H11187, H11188 [17NO]

Journal: question of approval, H5417 [17JN]

Rice University: tribute to baseball team (H. Res. 379), H11188, H11189, H11190 [17NO]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, H10448, H10450 [5NO]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2739), H7237 [22JY]

University of Minnesota: tribute to men's ice hockey team (H. Res. 217), H4270, H4271, H4272 [20MY]

University of Minnesota Duluth: tribute to women's hockey team (H. Res. 171), H5418, H5419 [17JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (H. Res. 62), H402 [12FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H7326 [22JY]

Tributes

Johnson, Representative Sam, H402 [12FE]

Reagan, Ronald, E209 [13FE]

Weaver, John, H4221 [19MY]

Ziegenhagen, Verna, H3862 [9MY]