KLINE, JOHN (a Representative from Minnesota)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Adopt-a-Platoon Soldier Support Effort (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 959), H944 [13FE]

Alaska: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 127), H871 [12FE]

———tribute to Army National Guard 3d Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment (see H. Res. 961), H621 [6FE]

American Battle Monuments Commission: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor World War I veterans (see H.R. 6696), H8019 [10SE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 3479), H25 [15JA]

Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (see H.R. 1650), H8276 [16SE]

Appropriations: impose moratorium on earmarks (see H.R. 5995), H3778 [13MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for war on terror, international affairs, and national defense matters (see H.R. 6026), H4454 [21MY]

Armed Forces: deny Federal funds to any State, city, county, or other political subdivision that prohibits or unduly restricts the establishment or operation of a military recruiting office (see H.R. 5462), H993 [14FE]

———ensure fair treatment of members discharged early due to being the only surviving child in a family in which an immediate family member was killed, MIA, or disabled in the line of duty (see H.R. 5825), H2442 [16AP]

———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit in determining eligibility for early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 4930), H1342 [5MR]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H2659 [23AP]

———extend special survivor indemnity allowance to survivors of certain members who die on active duty (see H.R. 5441), H992 [14FE]

———guarantee residency of spouses of military personnel (see H.R. 6070), H4060 [15MY]

———improve educational assistance for members and veterans to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5944), H3018 [1MY]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of remembrance of the victims and in honor of the veterans of the peacekeeping mission in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 887), H996 [14FE]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the U.S. Army and direct proceeds from sales of such coins to the establishment of the National Museum of the U.S. Army (see H.R. 5714), H7854 [8SE]

———protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members deployed in support of a contingency operation (see H.R. 6048), H4061 [15MY]

———recognize heroism and sacrifice of Medal of Honor recipients and commend efforts of Medal of Honor Host City Program in Gainesville, TX, to celebrate recipients and encourage expansion of program (see H. Res. 271), H7809 [1AU]

———retain certain active members otherwise retired or separated for a combat-related disability, but still medically able to perform noncombat-related specialties or duties (see H.R. 5868), H5581 [18JN]

———take certain additional and timely measures to ensure that members and their dependents are provided with reasonable information on how to register to vote and vote in the 2008 general elections (see H. Con. Res. 388), H8128 [15SE]

Armed Forces Day: observance (see H. Res. 1122), H2761 [24AP]

Berkeley, CA: rescind funds appropriated for certain local entities and transfer such funds to the Marine Corps (see H.R. 5222), H620 [6FE]

Boy Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 5872), H2552 [22AP]

Buckley, William F., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1016), H1220 [4MR]

Budget: commit 4 percent of gross domestic product to a base defense budget (see H.J. Res. 67), H871 [12FE]

———constitutional amendment to control spending (see H.J. Res. 81), H7308 [29JY]

Bulgaria: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 1383), H7630 [30JY]

Cape Hatteras National Seashore: reinstate Interim Management Strategy governing off-road vehicle use pending issuance of a final rule by the National Park Service (see H.R. 6233), H8276 [16SE]

———reinstate Interim Management Strategy governing off-road vehicle use pending issuance of a final rule by the National Park Service, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 6233), H10133 [26SE]

Capital punishment: ensure the death penalty for terrorists (see H.R. 1914), H390 [22JA]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H871 [12FE]

Colorado: express condolences to victims and community impacted by church shootings (see H. Res. 886), H457 [23JA]

Committee on Earmark Reform (Joint, Select): establish (see H.R. 5995), H3778 [13MY]

Committee on Financial Bailouts (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 1452), H8478 [18SE]

Congress: condition adjournment on enactment of comprehensive energy legislation (see H. Con. Res. 417), H8275 [16SE]

Constitution—U.S.: anniversary of signing (see H. Res. 1356), H6727 [17JY]

Crime: combat, deter, and punish individuals and enterprises engaged in organized crime involving theft and interstate fencing of stolen retail merchandise (see H.R. 6491), H8019 [10SE]

———prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting (see H.R. 6023), H3408 [12MY]

———provide penalties for sex offenders who access social networking websites (see H.R. 3144), H5482 [17JN]

Declaration of Independence: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 386), H6577 [15JY]

Dept. of Defense: collect absentee ballots of overseas uniformed services voters for Federal elections and deliver ballots to State election officials prior to the closing of the polls (see H.R. 5673), H6577 [15JY]

———provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for certain periods before the implementation of the program (see H.R. 6723), H7786 [31JY]

Dept. of Justice: develop a national strategy to eliminate illegal operations of certain international drug gangs (see H.R. 367), H5580 [18JN]

Dept. of the Interior: establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 6107), H5329 [11JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: enter into agreement with the Free File Alliance to provide free electronic filing of individual income tax returns (see H.R. 3457), H4151 [19MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans in highly rural areas to receive covered health services through outside providers (see H.R. 1527), H5580 [18JN]

———change method for determining the mileage reimbursement rate, eliminate all deductibles, and ensure full participation for veterans under the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 6695), H7784 [31JY]

———improve basic educational assistance program (see H.R. 5684), H2659 [23AP]

———recodify certain educational assistance programs for members of the Reserve components (see H.R. 1102), H2947 [30AP]

———require forgiveness of certain debts of veterans who die from service-connected disabilities incurred on active duty in a combat zone (see H.R. 5148), H3020 [1MY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 6691), H7854 [8SE]

Education: ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families (H.R. 5715), technical corrections (see H.R. 7072), H9972 [25SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: allow private sector employers to provide compensatory time in lieu of overtime pay (see H.R. 6025), H3776 [13MY]

Families and domestic relations: call upon the courts to uphold the fundamental and constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children (see H. Res. 1076), H2011 [3AP]

———constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 89), H5865 [23JN]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 5794), H2659 [23AP]

———prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 631), H1539 [11MR]

———repeal requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see H.R. 5656), H2012 [3AP]

———require the President to submit recommendations and propose legislation to modernize, consolidate, and when necessary, terminate programs, agencies, and activities (see H.R. 6638), H7790 [31JY]

Flag Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1219), H5046 [5JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (see H.R. 5440), H1184 [28FE]

Foreign trade: prohibit importation of plastinated human remains (see H.R. 5677), H3109 [6MY]

George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: designate (see H.R. 5903), H2759 [24AP]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 5955), H3018 [1MY]

———prohibit Federal funding or other assistance for mandatory human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programs (see H.R. 1153), H6674 [16JY]

———support further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus (see H. Con. Res. 163), H25 [15JA]

Helms, Jesse: tribute (see H. Res. 1325), H6408 [10JY]

Honore, Russell L.: tribute (see H. Res. 944), H815 [7FE]

House of Representatives: prohibit adjournment until approval of a bill to establish a comprehensive national energy plan addressing energy conservation and expansion of renewable and conventional energy sources (see H. Res. 1391), H7629 [30JY]

Housing: provide needed housing reform (see H.R. 5857), H2659 [23AP]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4460), H814 [7FE]

International Religious Freedom Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1140), H2658 [23AP]

Iran: respond to threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the U.S. by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony (see H. Con. Res. 362), H6010 [24JN]

Iraq: support idea that coalition victory is possible (see H. Con. Res. 315), H1538 [11MR]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2554 [22AP]

James Madison University: anniversary (see H. Res. 1051), H5045 [5JN]

Keith, Toby: tribute to commitment to Armed Forces members (see H. Res. 1255), H5581 [18JN]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: provide for specified civil penalties for violations (see H.R. 5775), H2224 [10AP]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H1539 [11MR]

Law enforcement officers: provide exception to mandatory minimum sentences for officers who use or possess firearms during a crime committed during pursuit or apprehension of a suspect (see H.R. 6367), H7629 [30JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: prohibit offices from entering into certain contracts with any contractor who does not participate in the employment eligibility verification program (see H.R. 5731), H6577 [15JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 244), H1539 [11MR]

Mayor William `Bill' Sandberg Post Office Building, North St. Paul, MN: designate (see H.R. 6229), H5214 [10JN]

Medicaid: extend the MinnesotaCare Medicaid demonstration project (see H.R. 6848), H8397 [17SE]

———temporarily delay application of proposed changes to payment rules for case management and targeted case management services (see H.R. 5173), H871 [12FE]

Medicare: increase payments for physicians' services (see H.R. 5445), H2356 [15AP]

———repeal limiting charges for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing (see H.R. 4736), H5044 [5JN]

Members of Congress: prohibit the use of Federal funds for a project or program named for an individual currently serving (see H.R. 5771), H2224 [10AP]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 5854), H6825 [22JY]

Minnesota: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 923), H295 [16JA]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H2853 [29AP]

National Airborne Day: designate (see H. Res. 1364), H8020 [10SE]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1106), H2761 [24AP]

National Health Care Decisions Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 323), H2444 [16AP]

National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 393), H8578 [22SE]

National Workplace Wellness Week: recognize (see H. Con. Res. 405), H9085 [23SE]

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H8019 [10SE]

NATO: support Membership Action Plan with Georgia and Ukraine (see H. Con. Res. 409), H8397 [17SE]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 6108), H5215 [10JN]

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H815 [7FE]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H2443 [16AP]

Pensions: allow employees of a commercial passenger airline carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan (see H.R. 4061), H1539 [11MR]

———provide for a qualified Roth contribution program under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 5797), H6577 [15JY]

Petraeus, David H.: tribute (see H. Res. 1427), H8277 [16SE]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity on closed military installations (see H.R. 2279), H5215 [10JN]

Political campaigns: protect uncompensated Internet activity by individuals from treatment as a contribution or expenditure (see H.R. 5699), H2010 [3AP]

Power resources: expedite exploration and development of oil and gas from Federal lands (see H.R. 6379), H7629 [30JY]

———promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, and increase energy independence (see H.R. 6566), H6824 [22JY]

———provide a comprehensive plan for greater energy independence (see H.R. 6384), H6728 [17JY] (see H.R. 6709), H7785 [31JY]

———provide for a standby loan program for certain coal-to-liquid projects (see H.R. 2208), H5797 [20JN]

———rebalance U.S. energy portfolio, increase and utilize domestic energy resources and supply, and strengthen energy security and independence (see H.R. 6001), H3402 [8MY]

———secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission (see H.R. 3089), H5215 [10JN]

POW/MIA: recognize courage and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces held as POW and call for a full accounting of Americans unaccounted for as a result of the Vietnamese Conflict (see H. Res. 986), H994 [14FE]

Privacy: prohibit the sale, purchase, and display to the general public of Social Security account numbers (see H.R. 2455), H6010 [24JN]

Public lands: protect right of individuals to carry firearms in units of the National Park System and National Wildlife Refuges and require hunting activities be a land use in all management plans (see H.R. 5646), H6674 [16JY]

Reagan, Ronald: anniversary of Strategic Defense Initiative speech (see H. Res. 1057), H1771 [14MR]

Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 5235), H6342 [9JY]

Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception (see H.R. 6453), H6405 [10JY]

Social Security: extend funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 6788), H7806 [1AU]

———prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward certain pension benefits, improve provisions governing totalization agreements, and prevent unauthorized employment (see H.R. 5515), H2659 [23AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H6407 [10JY]

States: authorize transfer or consolidation of funds made available under certain transportation, education, and job training programs after certain periods of slow economic growth (see H.R. 6400), H6174 [26JN]

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 648), H4976 [4JN]

Tariff: digital-to-analog converter boxes (see H.R. 5635), H2152 [9AP]

———footwear (see H.R. 3934), H6230 [8JY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria and flexible spending plans, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs (see H.R. 5559), H5730 [19JN]

———allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 6172), H4877 [3JN]

———allow nontaxable employer matching contributions to 529 college savings plans (see H.R. 5591), H5730 [19JN]

———allow taxpayers to make contributions to the Federal Government on their income tax returns (see H.R. 5783), H2265 [14AP]

———allow veterans a deduction for certain travel expenses to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical centers for examinations or treatments relating to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 5737), H6577 [15JY]

———eliminate limitation on the foreign earned income exclusion (see H.R. 6614), H7164 [24JY]

———encourage businesses to improve math and science education at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 37), H621 [6FE]

———exclude from gross income gain from the conversion of property by reason of eminent domain (see H.R. 6348), H5864 [23JN]

———exclude overtime pay from gross income (see H.R. 4845), H1418 [6MR]

———extend relief from the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 5031), H348 [17JA]

———improve and expand education savings accounts (see H.R. 87), H5797 [20JN]

———increase the annual contribution limit to Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 2588), H5797 [20JN]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2682), H7058 [23JY]

———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 3622), H1155 [27FE]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases (see H.R. 5974), H4454 [21MY]

———provide a deduction for fuel costs used for commuting to and from work whether or not the taxpayer itemizes other deductions (see H.R. 6667), H7628 [30JY]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 5134), H2151 [9AP]

———provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency (see H.R. 5984), H5730 [19JN]

———provide permanent incentives for economic growth (see H.R. 5109), H455 [23JA]

———provide tax incentives for the remediation of contaminated sites (see H.R. 3080), H480 [28JA]

———reduce corporate marginal income tax rates (see H.R. 4995), H457 [23JA]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 5450), H1032 [25FE]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H2658 [23AP]

———S corporation reform (see H.R. 4840), H6010 [24JN]

———suspend employment and income taxes for a certain period (see H.R. 7309), H10976 [10DE]

———temporarily suspend excise tax on highway motor fuels (see H.R. 5995), H3778 [13MY]

Terrorism: anniversary of bombing of Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 1421), H8579 [22SE]

———prohibit the rewarding of suicide bombings and allow adequate punishments for terrorist murders, kidnappings, and sexual assaults (see H.R. 2376), H5729 [19JN]

———restrict diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism (see H.R. 5886), H2758 [24AP]

University of Nebraska at Omaha: anniversary (see H. Res. 1372), H7309 [29JY]

Veterans: facilitate emergency medical services personnel training and certification curriculums (see H.R. 6011), H7629 [30JY]

Voting: encourage States to enact laws requiring photo identification to vote in elections (see H. Con. Res. 357), H4976 [4JN]

Winona State University: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 1133), H2553 [22AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Berkeley, CA: condemn resolution impugning integrity of the Marine Corps, rescind funds appropriated for certain local entities, and commend the service and efforts of Marine Corps members (see H. Res. 958), H621 [6FE]

Workforce Investment Act: make non-union training programs eligible for Federal funding under the ``Green Jobs'' program (see H.R. 6220), H5213 [10JN]

Motions

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), H1309 [5MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H930 [13FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H930 [13FE]

Children and youth: connect foster youth to the workforce through internship programs and encourage employers to increase employment opportunities for foster youth (H. Res. 1332), H7272 [29JY]

Colleges and universities: prohibit funding for schools that discriminate against the military by denying equal public access to recruiters, H634 [7FE]

Dept. of Labor: issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust (H.R. 5522), H2911 [30AP]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), H947 [14FE]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), Senate amendment, H1622 [13MR]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), consideration (H. Res. 956), H634 [7FE]

House of Representatives: reform earmark process, H930 [13FE]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), motion to recommit, H1312, H1314 [5MR]

Mining and mineral resources: establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies (H.R. 2768), H47, H68 [16JA]

Minneapolis, MN: anniversary of the I-35 bridge collapse, E1698 [1AU]

Power resources: national energy policy, H7333 [30JY]

———promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, and increase energy independence (H.R. 6566), H8144 [16SE]

———reduce oil dependency, expand access to Federal resources, revise relationship between energy industry and consumers, end tax subsidies, and facilitate energy efficiency (H.R. 6899), H8144 [16SE]

Religion: preservation of religious values, H6803 [22JY]

University of Tennessee: tribute to women's basketball team (H. Res. 1151), H7271 [29JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3183 [7MY], H6822 [22JY]