KIND, RON (a Representative from Wisconsin)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3122 [18MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Growth and Opportunity Act: add South Sudan to list of eligible countries and extend third country fabric program (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]

Agriculture: repeal sugar price support program and marketing allotments (see H.R. 1385), H6234 [20SE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H3481 [5JN]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide a site for a memorial marker to honor the memory of Army 24th Infantry Division members who have received the Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 111), H1542 [22MR]

Armed Forces: improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H2647 [10MY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]

Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals and make technical corrections to Federal energy efficiency laws (see H.R. 6582), H6578 [30NO]

Corps of Engineers: provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways (see H.R. 4342), H6469 [27NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 3236), H727 [14FE]

——— improve energy programs (see H.R. 5955), H3732 [18JN]

——— stop sale of products fraudulently labeled as organic, require organic producers and certifiers to maintain and provide records, and impose penalties on violators of organic food laws (see H.R. 5962), H4065 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H2647 [10MY]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (see H.R. 3826), H2072 [24AP] (see H.R. 4816), H2329 [7MY]

Dept. of HUD: establish program to create jobs and increase economic development in underserved areas by promoting cooperative development (see H.R. 3677), H6280 [21SE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior express approval (see H.R. 205), H903 [16FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow certain Armed Forces members who have served 20 years on active duty to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to dependents (see H.R. 1130), H27 [17JA]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 4287), H3662 [7JN]

Discrimination: condemn discrimination, hate crimes, racism, bigotry, bullying and brutal violence perpetrated against Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh Gurdwaras in the U.S. (see H. Res. 785), H6060 [14SE]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): modify textile and apparel rules of origin (see H.R. 5986), H3974 [21JN]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H5860 [11SE]

Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 5817), H6280 [21SE]

Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 4105), H1099 [29FE]

Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H1977 [18AP]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H1154 [5MR]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H6061 [14SE]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 6412), H6318 [26OC]

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H1642 [27MR]

——— increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see H.R. 115), H27 [17JA]

Investments: repeal certain indemnification requirements for regulatory authorities to obtain access to swap data required to be provided by swaps entities (see H.R. 4235), H5331 [30JY]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H2034 [19AP]

IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see H.R. 4123), H1133 [1MR]

Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 4133), H1363 [13MR]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 1093), H3915 [20JN]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H1807 [29MR]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center (see H.R. 1621), H4907 [17JY]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 3364), H3171 [25MY]

Medicare: create incentives for innovative diagnostics by improving process for determining payment rates for new tests (see H.R. 6446), H7264 [18DE]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H966 [27FE]

——— establish a program to provide incentive payments to participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and maintain better health (see H.R. 6232), H5524 [31JY]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 5943), H5712 [2AU]

——— promote medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H1306 [8MR]

——— protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (see H.R. 3859), H373 [1FE]

——— provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1044), H2715 [15MY]

——— repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 5942), H3699 [8JN]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), H5009 [18JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 4066), H901 [16FE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 3858), H376 [1FE]

——— prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), H5860 [11SE]

National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see H.R. 2418), H79 [18JA]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 420), H3976 [21JN]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 6441), H6280 [21SE]

National Park Service: authorize studies of certain areas for possible inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 6175), H5200 [24JY]

——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H4656 [29JN]

National Women’s History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 573), H1209 [6MR]

National Women’s Rights History Project Act: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 6150), H6001 [13SE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H945 [17FE]

NIH: expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (see H.R. 2239), H4864 [12JY]

Oak Creek, WI: condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and express condolences to victims’ families and friends and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 775), H5765 [10SE]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H1153 [5MR]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see H.R. 2672), H5292 [25JY]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H2569 [9MY]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend relative to grants for economic adjustment (see H.R. 6099), H5712 [2AU]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 689), H4606 [28JN]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H4828 [11JY]

Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 1509), H5630 [1AU]

SSA: ensure continuation of services under the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 6061), H4654 [29JN]

Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H6152 [19SE]

Taxation: allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 3046), H945 [17FE]

——— clarify domestic production activities deduction rules relating to allowance deduction by U.S. contract manufacturers (see H.R. 2780), H2033 [19AP]

——— clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, makes available for consumer use a machine capable of producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco products (see H.R. 4134), H1428 [20MR]

——— encourage domestic insourcing and discourage foreign outsourcing (see H.R. 5542), H2441 [8MY] (see H.R. 6152), H5077 [19JY]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2989), H2663 [11MY]

——— expand availability of saver’s credit, make credit refundable, and provide Federal matching contributions into the retirement savings of the taxpayer (see H.R. 6472), H6231 [20SE]

——— expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H5630 [1AU]

——— extend and expand the credit for qualifying advanced energy projects (see H.R. 6182), H5290 [25JY]

——— extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 2353), H966 [27FE]

——— extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 5974), H3914 [20JN]

——— extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H1154 [5MR]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 4202), H1390 [19MR]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness and provide exclusions from income for certain payments under the National Mortgage Settlement (see H.R. 4290), H1740 [28MR]

——— extend rule disregarding tax refunds in the administration of Federal or federally-assisted programs (see H.R. 6179), H5201 [24JY]

——— extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit (see H.R. 6179), H5201 [24JY]

——— extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H5202 [24JY]

——— extend the production and investment tax credits for wind facilities and modify the foreign tax credit rules applicable to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity taxpayers (see H.R. 6031), H4156 [27JN]

——— extend the qualifying therapeutic discovery project credit (see H.R. 1988), H182 [25JA]

——— extend the research and development tax credit, limit treaty benefits relative to certain deductible related-party payments, and treat general aviation aircraft as 7-year property (see H.R. 6109), H4862 [12JY]

——— extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H5711 [2AU]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H1543 [22MR]

——— modify and extend the nonbusiness energy property credit (see H.R. 6398), H6280 [21SE]

——— modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 5746), H2713 [15MY]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 3729), H5202 [24JY]

——— permanently extend the tax treatment for certain Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 6206), H5326 [26JY]

——— permanently modify limitations on deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 5705), H3405 [1JN]

——— provide a temporary tax credit for increased payroll and eliminate certain tax benefits for major integrated oil companies (see H.R. 6030), H4156 [27JN]

——— provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 4137), H6280 [21SE]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), H6234 [20SE]

——— provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see H.R. 2382), H5328 [26JY]

——— provide relief for small businesses (see H.R. 6102), H4827 [11JY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 5906), H3660 [7JN]

——— support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]

Udall, Stewart L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6494), H6274 [21SE]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see H.R. 5799), H3102 [17MY]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H1017 [28FE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1273 [7MR]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 3767), H641 [8FE]

Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H1154 [5MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

CCC: prohibit Brazil Cotton Institute funding (see H.R. 5143), H2270 [27AP]

Cushing, Alonzo H.: award the Medal of Honor for acts of valor during the Civil War (see H.R. 4933), H2206 [26AP]

Dept. of Defense: provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of non-participation due to Government error (see H.R. 3863), H374 [1FE]

——— provide funding assistance to State training centers certified by FEMA as capable of providing emergency response training (see H.R. 5620), H2443 [8MY]

Dept. of HHS: provide a comprehensive approach to preventing and treating obesity (see H.R. 6666), H6806 [13DE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrients in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4458), H2030 [19AP]

Taxation: expand credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see H.R. 4324), H1804 [29MR]

——— make qualified biogas property eligible for the energy credit and permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance qualified biogas property (see H.R. 6212), H5326 [26JY]

——— reduce the tax rate on domestic manufacturing income (see H.R. 5795), H3102 [17MY]

Constitutional authority statements

CCC: prohibit Brazil Cotton Institute funding (H.R. 5143), H2281 [27AP]

Cushing, Alonzo H.: award the Medal of Honor for acts of valor during the Civil War (H.R. 4933), H2210 [26AP]

Dept. of Defense: provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of non-participation due to Government error (H.R. 3863), H375 [1FE]

——— provide funding assistance to State training centers certified by FEMA as capable of providing emergency response training (H.R. 5620), H2446 [8MY]

Dept. of HHS: provide a comprehensive approach to preventing and treating obesity (H.R. 6666), H6807 [13DE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrients in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (H.R. 4458), H2032 [19AP]

Taxation: expand credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (H.R. 4324), H1806 [29MR]

——— make qualified biogas property eligible for the energy credit and permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance qualified biogas property (H.R. 6212), H5327 [26JY]

——— reduce the tax rate on domestic manufacturing income (H.R. 5795), H3104 [17MY]

Remarks

Conservation of energy: allow for innovations and alternative technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals and make technical corrections to Federal energy efficiency laws (H.R. 6582), E1880• [5DE]

Cushing, Alonzo H.: award the Medal of Honor for acts of valor during the Civil War, E954• [1JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), E948•, E954•, E957• [1JN]

——— modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the program took effect, E957• [1JN]

——— provide assistance to State training centers to provide emergency response training to the National Guard and Federal agencies performing homeland defense activities, E948• [1JN]

Dept. of Energy: provide a uniform efficiency descriptor for water heaters, E1880• [5DE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values (S. 1134), H1082, H1083 [29FE]

Ellsworth, WI: anniversary, E1267• [18JY]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1472 [21MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4739 [10JY]

Hines, Dale: Wisconsin Agriculturist (publication) Master Agriculturist award recipient, E655• [25AP]

Immigration: provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 6429), E1557• [19SE]

Lancaster, WI: anniversary, E738• [9MY]

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules, H7304, H7305 [19DE]

——— study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer IVIG in the home (H.R. 1845), H7304, H7305 [19DE]

Moldova: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), H6413 [16NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on small business hiring and tax credit, H4739 [10JY]

——— repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H330 [1FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4739 [10JY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1472 [21MR]

——— require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be repaid in full, H3610, H3611 [7JN]

Russia: extend normal trade relations status (H.R. 6156), H6413 [16NO]

Taxation: provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (H.R. 9), H2006 [19AP]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 436), H3610, H3611 [7JN]

Votes: position on missed, E64• [24JA]

Tributes

Chesser, David, E247• [27FE]