KENNEDY, MARK R. (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5384), H2642 [16MY], H3017 [22MY], H3058, H3061 [23MY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), H1062 [15MR], H1089 [16MR]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3789 [12JN], H3935 [14JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4656, H4657, H4681 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (see H.R. 5099), H1562 [5AP]

Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 4890), H644 [7MR]

Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1319 [29MR]

———support military recruiting (see H. Con. Res. 339), H273 [14FE]

ATF: modernize and reform (see H.R. 5092), H3724 [9JN]

Borlaug, Norman E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4924), H867 [9MR]

Cambodian-American Freedom Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 533), H5047 [11JY]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H2102 [3MY]

China, People's Republic of: condemn unauthorized, inappropriate, and coerced ordination of Catholic bishops (see H. Res. 804), H2338 [9MY]

———expand diplomatic infrastructure and economic competitiveness of U.S. interests (see H.R. 5199), H2175 [4MY]

Coast Guard: require a security plan for a maritime facility be resubmitted for approval upon transfer of ownership or operation of such facility (see H.R. 4880), H571 [6MR]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H3643 [8JN]

Congressional Teacher Award Task Force: establish (see H.R. 5140), H1678 [6AP]

Crime: expand and modernize prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 4777), H387 [16FE]

———prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see H.R. 4662), H1743 [25AP]

Dept. of Education: establish and maintain public website with a database of available scholarships, fellowships, and financial assistance programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (see H.R. 5139), H1678 [6AP]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H3909 [13JN]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (see H.R. 4200), H389 [16FE]

———prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H3643 [8JN]

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H3137 [23MY]

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), H2962 [19MY]

Ethiopia: encourage and facilitate the consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and economic freedom (see H.R. 4423), H2102 [3MY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 88), H3497 [7JN]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 3282), H4680 [27JN]

———prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 1642), H155 [1FE]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 697), H3642 [8JN]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H1391 [30MR]

Firefighters: recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (see H. Res. 764), H1682 [6AP]

Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. assistance to develop any rail connections or railway-related connections through certain cities in Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia, and Turkey that exclude cities in Armenia (see H.R. 3361), H1453 [4AP]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 1471), H1680 [6AP]

House Rules: require that general appropriations bills contain a separate list of all earmarks in the accompanying report and the name of the sponsoring Member of each earmark (see H. Res. 662), H333 [15FE]

Hugo, Chavez: condemn anti-democratic actions and support aspirations of the democratic forces in Venezuela (see H. Con. Res. 328), H1854 [26AP]

Hurricanes: commend efforts of faith-based and community organizations in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H. Res. 823), H4796 [28JN]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 4740), H272 [14FE]

Interstate Highway System: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H1389 [30MR]

Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 4751), H4917 [29JN]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 733), H1130 [16MR]

John Paul Hammerschmidt Post Office Building, Harrison, AR: designate (see H.R. 4811), H449 [28FE]

Law enforcement: provide meaningful civil remedies for victims of the sexual exploitation of children (see H.R. 4703), H2174 [4MY]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 354), H1390 [30MR]

LIHEAP: funding (see H.R. 4793), H869 [9MR]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H3016 [22MY]

Medicare: extend reasonable cost contracts to expand the area in which plans offered under such contracts may operate and to apply certain provisions of Medicare Advantage program to such plans (see H.R. 4050), H3643 [8JN]

———require Medicare Advantage organizations to pay for critical access hospital services and rural health clinic services at a greater percentage than regular Medicare payment rates (see H.R. 880), H450 [28FE]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5246), H4190 [16JN]

Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority unless the President certifies to Congress that the Palestinian Authority is not controlled by a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 4668), H160 [7FE]

———promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H274 [14FE]

National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Israeli academia (see H. Res. 858), H4328 [20JN]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 681), H510 [1MR]

National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see H. Res. 556), H156 [1FE]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 4597), H26 [31JA]

NIH: conduct and support research for the derivation and use of human pluripotent stem cells by means that will not create or harm human embryos (see H.R. 3144), H1453 [4AP]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5539), H3496 [7JN]

Patriot Guard Riders (organization): commend the shielding of mourning military families from protesters and preserving the memory of fallen servicemembers at funerals (see H. Res. 731), H1682 [6AP]

Patriotism: affirm that statements of national unity, including the National Anthem, should be recited or sung in English (see H. Res. 793), H2340 [9MY]

Power resources: support the ``25 x 25 Initiative'' which envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch lands will provide at least 25 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. by the year 2025 (see H. Con. Res. 424), H4918 [29JN]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (see H.R. 5250), H3016 [22MY]

Schools: prohibit from receiving Federal funds if the school prevents a student from displaying or wearing in a respectful manner a representation of the U.S. flag (see H.R. 5255), H3138 [23MY]

Senior citizens: prevent abuse and exploitation of older individuals (see H.R. 5722), H4915 [29JN]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H1742 [25AP]

Taxation: encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 450), H565 [2MR]

———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see H.R. 819), H3137 [23MY]

———increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 5638), H4521 [22JN]

———limit development or implementation of a return-free tax system (see H.R. 5114), H1676 [6AP]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 930), H790 [8MR]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 4862), H564 [2MR]

———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H389 [16FE]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 5590), H3907 [13JN]

———reduce recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (see H.R. 2239), H4680 [27JN]

Television: provide consumers information about the broadcast television transition from an analog to a digital format (see H.R. 5264), H2586 [11MY]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H25 [31JA]

University of Portland: tribute to women's soccer team (see H. Res. 682), H332 [15FE]

Venezuela: actively support strategies for ensuring secure airport facilities that meet international certifications to prevent trafficking of controlled substances, narcotics, and laundered money (see H. Con. Res. 400), H2833 (see H. Con. Res. 400), H2891 [18MY]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H4795 [28JN]

Voting: require prompt investigation of election crimes, establish standards for distribution of registration forms and absentee ballot handling, and require photo ID to register to vote or to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 2250), H1453 [4AP]

Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H2585 [11MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

China, People's Republic of: urge reinstatement of all licenses of Gao Zhisheng and his law firm, remove obstacles for lawyers attempting to defend criminal cases, and revise law and practice standards (see H. Con. Res. 365), H1196 [28MR]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 657), H24 [31JA]

Immigration: prohibit a convicted sex offender from obtaining approval of immigration petitions filed by the offender on behalf of family members (see H.R. 5767), H5127 [12JY]

Members of Congress: prohibit former Members from engaging in certain lobbying activities (see H.R. 4658), H23 [31JA]

Minnesota: anniversary of National Guard (see H. Con. Res. 371), H1389 [30MR]

Taxation: include in gross income the value of assets set aside under an employer nonqualified deferred compensation plan when the employer defined benefit plan has a certain funding target attainment percentage (see H.R. 4884), H644 [7MR]

———suspend highway fuels taxes and provide for suspension of royalty relief (see H.R. 5302), H2173 [4MY]

Remarks

Africa: resolve border dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea and end hostilities between the two countries, H4012 [15JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5384), H3058, H3059, H3061, H3062 [23MY]

al-Zarqawi, Abu Musab: killing of al-Qaeda (terrorist organization) leader by U.S. forces in Iraq, H3500 [8JN]

Anoka, MN: anniversary of City Hall building, E1139 [13JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), H1089 [16MR]

Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (H.R. 5037), H2202 [9MY]

———prohibit funding to approve demonstrations at Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs cemeteries during funeral services, H1089 [16MR]

———tribute to members serving in Iraq, H4333 [21JN]

Army: eliminate pay inequity in assignment incentive pay system, H2472 [10MY]

Children and youth: limit exposure of children to violent video games, H2763 [18MY]

China, People's Republic of: urge reinstatement of all licenses of Gao Zhisheng and his law firm, remove obstacles for lawyers attempting to defend criminal cases, and revise law and practice standards (H. Con. Res. 365), H1754 [26AP]

Clean Air Act: require all gasoline sold for use in motor vehicles to contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (H.R. 4357), H1956 [2MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service bovine tuberculosis eradication program funding, H3061, H3062 [23MY]

———loan repayment program regarding the provision of veterinary services in shortage situations funding, H3058, H3059 [23MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2472 [10MY]

Dept. of Justice: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) funding, H3646 [9JN], H4656 [27JN]

———Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) funding through reductions in Bureau of the Census funding, H4659, H4660 [27JN]

———Justice Assistance Grant Program funding, H421 [28FE]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding to apply Federal Transit Administration revised cost-effectiveness index rating system to Minnesota Northstar Corridor Rail project, H3935 [14JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3935 [14JN]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 657), H174 [8FE]

Ethiopia: encourage and facilitate the consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and economic freedom (H.R. 4423), H4012 [15JN]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (H.R. 4975), consideration (H. Res. 783), H1882, H1883 [27AP]

Health: provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (H.R. 2520), H2645 [17MY]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H1953 [2MY], H1987 [3MY]

Medicare: prescription drug benefit coverage, H1668 [6AP]

Members of Congress: prohibit former Members from engaging in certain lobbying activities (H.R. 4658), H1882 [27AP]

Minneapolis/St. Paul City Pages (publication): condemn for publishing article advocating methamphetamine use, H1830 [26AP]

Minnesota: anniversary of National Guard (H. Con. Res. 371), H1503 [5AP]

———tribute to National Guard 1st Brigade Combat Team, E391 [16MR]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1956 [2MY]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4656, H4659, H4660 [27JN]

St. Cloud, MN: anniversary, H4685 [28JN]

Taxation: repeal certain oil and gas subsidies and appropriate the proceeds to double certain alternative energy incentives (H.R. 4623), H1956 [2MY]

———suspend Federal gas tax throughout the summer driving season, H1956 [2MY]

Terrorism: commend those who have taken part, and declare that the U.S. will prevail, in the Global War on Terror and complete mission to create a sovereign and free Iraq (H. Res. 861), H4104 [15JN]

Votes: position on missed, E999 [26MY], E1056 [8JN], E1236 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3224 [24MY], H3420 [6JN]

Special order: granted, H446 [28FE], H1450 [4AP], H1737 [25AP], H1849 [26AP], H1977 [2MY], H2335 [9MY]

Tributes

Borlaug, Norman E., H1421 [4AP], E528 [6AP]