KIND, RON (a Representative from Wisconsin)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
African Americans: honor inventors, past and present, for their leadership, courage, and significant contributions to our national competitiveness (see H. Res. 966), H813 [7FE]
American Heart Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 972), H870 [12FE]
American Pharmacists Month: designate (see H. Res. 1437), H8478 [18SE]
Apple Crunch: support goals and ideals of healthy food choice event (see H. Res. 1143), H3110 [6MY]
Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H2150 [9AP]
———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), H10132 [26SE]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H943 [13FE]
Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 3609), H25 [15JA]
Boy Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 5872), H2552 [22AP]
Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H2012 [3AP]
Children and youth: provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental disorders as they transition to adulthood (see H.R. 6375), H7854 [8SE]
———recognize importance of the School Breakfast Program and its overall positive effect on low-income children and encourage States to strengthen school breakfast programs (see H. Res. 1013), H1220 [4MR]
Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H1074 [26FE]
Continental Congress: anniversary of meeting in Nassau Hall, Princeton, NJ (see H. Con. Res. 351), H6728 [17JY]
Crime: ensure sex offenders who travel between States must register with appropriate State and local authorities (see H.R. 5475), H1002 [19FE]
Dept. of Education: establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see H.R. 642), H8578 [22SE]
———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 3021), H3109 [6MY]
Dept. of Energy: exchange light crude oil in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for heavy crude oil and use proceeds to fund renewable energy and carbon capture and storage research (see H.R. 6067), H4059 [15MY]
———suspend acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 6022), H3778 [13MY]
———suspend filling of Strategic Petroleum Reserve for one year or until price of oil drops below a certain level in order to increase supply and reduce costs (see H.R. 5473), H2760 [24AP]
Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3334), H6407 [10JY]
———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H3109 [6MY]
Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 6045), H6089 [25JN]
———reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 6503), H7308 [29JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program emblematic of prominent civil rights leaders and important events advancing civil rights (see H.R. 6701), H7809 [1AU]
Diseases: improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see H.R. 1881), H349 [17JA]
———increase housing, awareness, and navigation demonstration services (HANDS) for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 6282), H7854 [8SE]
———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H5482 [17JN]
Economy: encourage recipients of rebate checks from the economic stimulus package to invest in renewable energy and energy-efficient products and services (see H. Res. 987), H1188 [3MR]
Education: establish task force to identify and disseminate evidence-based educational strategies and best practices to improve the quality of learning for individuals with autism in grades K-12 (see H.R. 2609), H25 [15JA]
———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1228), H1417 [6MR]
———recognize roles and contributions of teachers to building and enhancing civic, cultural, and economic well being (see H. Res. 1130), H2552 [22AP]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H7956 [9SE]
EPA: accept, as part of a settlement, diesel emission reduction supplemental environmental projects (see H.R. 3754), H871 [12FE]
Favre, Brett: tribute (see H. Res. 1032), H1445 [10MR]
FCC: provide a short term extension of analog television broadcasting authority to ensure continuation of essential public safety announcements and digital television transition information (see H.R. 7013), H10132 [26SE]
Food: acknowledge existence of global food crisis (see H. Con. Res. 344), H3186 [7MY]
Georgia, Republic of: condemn statements and actions of Russia that undermine territorial integrity (see H. Res. 1166), H2853 [29AP]
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact: grant congressional consent and approval (see H.R. 6577), H7308 [29JY]
Health: address the costly obesity epidemic by identifying opportunities to increase access to and promotion of nutrition, physical activity, and health care in legislation (see H. Res. 1244), H5044 [5JN]
Health care professionals: establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members (see H.R. 6652), H7627 [30JY]
Heston, Charlton: tribute (see H. Res. 1091), H2267 [14AP]
House Ethics Commission: establish (see H. Res. 1018), H1418 [6MR]
Human rights: express concern relative to human rights crisis of Laotian and Hmong people in Laos and Thailand (see H. Res. 1273), H5865 [23JN]
Iowa State University: anniversary (see H. Res. 924), H1222 [4MR]
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]
Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2444 [16AP]
Johnson, Lyndon B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 354), H4150 [19MY]
Jordan, Louis: tribute (see H. Res. 1242), H5043 [5JN]
Lloyd, Earl: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 286), H995 [14FE]
Louisa Swain Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 378), H8128 [15SE]
Medicaid: ensure beneficiary access to generic drugs by setting pharmacy reimbursement based on retail acquisition cost and to promote use of generic drugs (see H.R. 3140), H814 [7FE]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H7956 [9SE]
———provide a demonstration project for chronic disease management (see H.R. 2043), H6342 [9JY]
———provide a screening and treatment program for prostate cancer in the same manner as is provided for breast and cervical cancer (see H.R. 2131), H4975 [4JN]
———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1279), H8128 [15SE]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H8019 [10SE]
Medicare: delay and reform the competitive acquisition program for purchase of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see H.R. 6252), H5406 [12JN]
———establish budget neutral demonstration projects to study and improve the quality and cost effectiveness of cancer care services provided to beneficiaries (see H.R. 6725), H8478 [18SE]
———provide coverage for consultations regarding orders for life sustaining treatment and provide grants for development and expansion of programs for such orders (see H.R. 7181), H10299 [27SE]
———reform physician payment and modernize quality improvement organization (QIO) program (see H.R. 1046), H3186 [7MY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H4832 [22MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: promote use of advance directives (see H.R. 5702), H3404 [8MY]
Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 5087), H995 [14FE]
Middle East: require the President to seek to institute a regional diplomatic plan (see H.R. 3797), H2356 [15AP]
Mondavi, Robert G.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 365), H5216 [10JN]
Motor vehicles: encourage increased production of natural gas vehicles and provide tax incentives for natural gas vehicle infrastructure (see H.R. 6570), H8050 [11SE]
———mint coins in commemoration of the Model T Ford and the anniversary of the birthplace of the assembly line in Highland Park, MI (see H.R. 1619), H7058 [23JY]
National Apple Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1143), H3110 [6MY]
National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 5611), H1889 [1AP]
National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1288), H6728 [17JY]
National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 917), H350 [17JA]
National Guard Youth Challenge Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1202), H6826 [22JY]
National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 367), H4976 [4JN]
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 369), H3187 [7MY]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 672), H5045 [5JN]
National Public Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 1081), H2016 [4AP]
National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 393), H8478 [18SE]
National Teacher Day: establish (see H. Res. 952), H557 [29JA]
National Wear Red Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 972), H870 [12FE]
Native Americans: acknowledge history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the U.S. regarding Indian Tribes and offer apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 68), H1155 [27FE]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H1074 [26FE]
New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 960), H815 [7FE]
Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (see H.R. 6950), H8475 [18SE]
Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H1032 [25FE]
Palmer, Arnold: tribute (see H. Res. 1152), H3187 [7MY]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H1771 [14MR]
Postal Service: modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 6217), H9974 [25SE]
———provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H4975 [4JN]
Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 5235), H6342 [9JY]
Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 6064), H4975 [4JN]
———ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 1783), H3020 [1MY]
Ships and vessels: recognize role played by Landing Ship Tanks (LST) in conflicts since World War II and the Navy and Coast Guard veterans who served on such ships (see H. Res. 1316), H6408 [10JY]
Social Security: exempt certain employment as a member of a local governing board from coverage (see H.R. 6603), H10700 [2OC]
———prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 6600), H7163 [24JY]
Standing Bear (Ponca Native American Chief): tribute (see H. Res. 1043), H1618 [12MR]
Surface Transportation Board: consider impact of certain railroad transactions on local communities (see H.R. 6707), H7785 [31JY]
Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 6172), H4877 [3JN]
———allow bonds guaranteed by Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds (see H.R. 2091), H2070 [8AP]
———allow long-term care insurance to be offered under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements and provide additional consumer protections for long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3363), H558 [29JA]
———conform return preparer penalty standards, delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors, enhance taxpayer protections, and assist low-income taxpayers (see H.R. 5719), H2069 [8AP]
———enhance charitable giving and improve disclosure and tax administration (see H.R. 7083), H9972 [25SE]
———expand and modernize agricultural bond programs to assist young farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 3817), H3020 [1MY]
———increase alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 6755), H8478 [18SE]
———modify penalty on the understatement of taxpayer's liability by tax return preparers (see H.R. 4318), H1889 [1AP]
———prohibit loans from qualified employer plans using revolving credit arrangements and limit number of loans to a participant or beneficiary (see H.R. 6708), H8578 [22SE]
———provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 6407), H6175 [26JN]
———provide benefits for military personnel (see H.R. 6081), H4064 [16MY]
———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (see H.R. 5351), H869 [12FE]
———provide relief in the case of federally declared disasters (see H.R. 7006), H9083 [23SE]
———require employers to notify their employees of availability of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 6371), H6089 [25JN]
———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H813 [7FE]
———treat certain amounts paid for exercise equipment and physical fitness programs as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 245), H2266 [14AP]
Territories: honor contributions of individuals from the territories of the U.S. by including such contributions in the teaching of U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 2), H3404 [8MY]
Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 5689), H2010 [3AP]
Transportation Security Administration: provide certain personnel management requirements (see H.R. 3212), H8477 [18SE]
Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (see H.R. 5749), H2267 [14AP]
Veterans: encourage model programs to support veteran student success in postsecondary education by coordinating services to address the academic, financial, physical, and social needs of veteran students (see H.R. 5143), H1973 [2AP]
———health care funding (see H.R. 2514), H871 [12FE]
———honor sacrifices and contributions made by disabled American veterans (see H. Con. Res. 336), H3187 [7MY]
Vietnam Veterans Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1231), H5730 [19JN]
Water pollution: address certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel (see H.R. 5949), H4833 [22MY]
Wildlife: prevent introducton and establishment of nonnative invasive wildlife species that negatively impact the economy, environment, or human or animal health (see H.R. 6311), H5728 [19JN]
Winona State University: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 1133), H2553 [22AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: 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. 6580), H7057 [23JY]
Bipartisan Earmark Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 5755), H2223 [10AP]
Dept. of the Interior: develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 5532), H1341 [5MR]
Fish and fishing: conserve U.S. fish and aquatic communities through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation and improve the quality of life for the people of the U.S. (see H.R. 7150), H10131 [26SE]
Health: establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible (see H.R. 6210), H5110 [9JN]
Medicare: amend special needs plans and the alignment of Medicare and Medicaid for dually eligible individuals (see H.R. 6365), H6088 [25JN]
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5756), H2223 [10AP]
SSA: reestablish experiment and demonstration project authority regarding the Social Security Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 6745), H7786 [31JY]
Tariff: digital-to-analog converter boxes (see H.R. 5635), H1701 [13MR]
Taxation: encourage retirement savings by modifying requirements of employer-established individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 5160), H555 [29JA]
———modify rate of excise tax on certain wooden arrows designed for use by children (see H.R. 6564), H6824 [22JY]
———provide relief in the case of federally declared disasters (see H.R. 6640), H7307 [29JY]
———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see H.R. 6310), H5728 [19JN]
Wildlife: sustain on public lands (see H.R. 7151), H10131 [26SE]
Letters
Suspend acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: by, E984 [21MY]
Motions
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), H2922 [30AP], H2995 [1MY]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), conference report, H3802, H3803, H3804, H3809 [14MY]
———continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1189), H3785, H3797 [14MY]
———continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), motion to instruct conferees, H2119 [9AP], H2922, H2926, H2928 [30AP], H2994, H2995, H2996, H2997, H2998 [1MY]
———continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), veto, H4403, H4404, H4410 [21MY]
———remove unfunded mandates contained within certain agriculture programs, H3785 [14MY]
Armed Forces: 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 (H.R. 6580), H7276, H7278, H7279 [29JY]
BLM: establish the National Landscape Conservation System (H.R. 2016), H2110
———maintain access to hunting, fishing, trapping, and recreational shooting on National Landscape Conservation System lands, H2110
Children and youth: recognize importance of the School Breakfast Program and its overall positive effect on low-income children and encourage States to strengthen school breakfast programs (H. Res. 1013), H1259
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2830), E745
Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 2857), H1353 [6MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: conservation programs funding, H2995, H2996, H2997, H2998 [1MY]
———modify Federal direct payment rates, H2926, H2928 [30AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4656
Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10406
Education: ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families (H.R. 5715), H2460
Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act: prohibit any provision which may result in an increase in taxes, H2119 [9AP]
———require use of most recent CBO baseline estimates when determining compliance with pay-as-you-go requirement, H2994 [1MY]
Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H649 [7FE]
———amend and extend (H.R. 4137), conference report, H7669 [31JY]
Honor Flight, Inc.: tribute, E2246
La Crosse, WI: anniversary of Board of Park Commissioners, E945
Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), H1305
———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), Senate amendments, H10760 [3OC]
Nurses: fund comprehensive programs to ensure an adequate supply of nurses, E430
Prevent Blindness Wisconsin (organization): anniversary, E2236
Richland County, WI: anniversary of Neighborhood Housing Services, E719
Ships and vessels: establish vessel ballast water management requirements, E745
Taxation: provide benefits for military personnel (H.R. 6081), H4171
———provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, H10406
———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), H4394
———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 7060), H10005
———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 7060), consideration (H. Res. 1501), H9903 [25SE]
———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (H.R. 6275), H6041
———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (H.R. 7005), H9307 [24SE]
———provide relief in the case of federally declared disasters (H.R. 7006), H9316, H9318 [24SE]
Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming, H7669 [31JY]
Votes: correction, E66
———position on missed, E1248
Wisconsin: anniversary of addition of Mindoro Cut to National Register of Historic Places, E1339
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1810 [31MR], H5405 [12JN], H5478 [17JN], H5862 [23JN], H6470 [14JY], H8122 [15SE]
Tributes
Myhra, Larry, E1206