KLINE, JOHN (a Representative from Minnesota)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4310, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H6782 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 3805), H114 [23JA]

——— prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see H.R. 5731), H3662 [7JN]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H376 [1FE]

Animals: designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the U.S. (see H.R. 6304), H6280 [21SE]

Armed Forces: ensure repeal of ‘‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’’ does not infringe upon the free exercise of religion and rights of conscience of members, including chaplains (see H.R. 3828), H903 [16FE]

——— ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 181), H5711 [2AU]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of retired pay and veterans’ disability compensation to all members retired for disability regardless of disability rating percentage (see H.R. 186), H5711 [2AU]

——— limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3676), H903 [16FE]

——— limit end strength reductions for regular component of the Army and Marine Corps and ensure provision of adequate resources to meet the National Security Strategy (see H.R. 4294), H2134 [25AP]

——— protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members (see H.R. 4201), H2212 [26AP]

——— tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), H181 [25JA]

Budget: establish joint resolutions on the budget (see H.R. 3575), H159 [24JA]

——— increase transparency in Federal budgeting (see H.R. 3581), H159 [24JA]

——— reform the budget baseline to remove automatic increases in discretionary accounts and to require a comparison to the previous year’s spending levels (see H.R. 3578), H159 [24JA]

——— require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5872), H3578 [6JN]

Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot Program (see H.R. 1175), H2033 [19AP]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (see H.R. 3582), H159 [24JA]

Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs relative to sex offender management and registration (see H.R. 3796), H376 [1FE]

Conservation of energy: exempt decorative hearth products from certain energy efficiency regulations (see H.R. 6578), H6314 [23OC]

Credit: provide exception from definition of loan originator for certain loans made relative to manufactured homes and amend Truth in Lending Act to modify definition of high-cost mortgage (see H.R. 3849), H2447 [8MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 5646), H4158 [27JN]

——— prohibit from granting deferred action or otherwise suspending effectiveness or enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 5957), H4908 [17JY]

——— provide for annual reports on the status of operational control of international land and maritime borders of the U.S. and unlawful entries (see H.R. 6025), H5010 [18JY]

Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1808 [29MR]

Dept. of State: designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 3698), H376 [1FE]

——— designate the Qods Force, a unit of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 4228), H1916 [17AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 2051), H1428 [20MR]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (see H.R. 4297), H1916 [17AP]

EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 5911), H3808 [19JN]

——— provide that certain rules on emission standards for reciprocating internal combustion engines have no force or effect on certain engines used to generate electricity for emergency or demand purposes (see H.R. 3616), H1274 [7MR]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 110), H3808 [19JN]

FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures (see H.R. 3309), H27 [17JA]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H950 [24FE]

——— limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H4158 [27JN]

Firearms: more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 4269), H2570 [9MY]

Freedom of religion: reaffirm importance of religion and freedom to exercise beliefs peacefully (see H. Res. 789), H6344 [13NO]

Georgia (country): support enhanced security, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership, NATO membership, democratic reforms, and peaceful resolution of conflict (see H. Res. 526), H1428 [20MR]

Government: require procurement from the private sector the goods and services necessary for operations and management of certain Government agencies (see H.R. 1474), H1915 [17AP]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]

Holder, Attorney General: express no confidence due to lack of monitoring and actions during investigation into whistleblower allegations relative to operations transferring firearms to drug cartels (see H. Res. 490), H115 [23JA]

Immigration: prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specific State laws that support enforcement of Federal immigration laws (see H.R. 3842), H376 [1FE]

——— require verification of the immigration status of recipients of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 6000), H4908 [17JY]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H5860 [11SE]

Iran: condemn continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy (see H. Res. 556), H1018 [28FE]

——— express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1274 [7MR]

Israel: authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 4229), H1978 [18AP]

——— independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1805 [29MR]

——— 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), H1978 [18AP]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 1307), H3807 [19JN]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H220 [31JA]

Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest (see H.R. 5544), H2648 [10MY]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H1210 [6MR]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1112), H3700 [8JN]

National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 [28JN]

Native Americans: grant Indian tribes jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence that occur in the Indian country of that tribe (see H.R. 6625), H6623 [4DE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1101 [29FE]

NLRB: disapprove rule relative to representation election procedures (see H.J. Res. 103), H901 [16FE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see H.R. 3523), H903 [16FE]

Officer Tommy Decker Memorial Post Office, Cold Spring, MN: designate (see H.R. 6661), H6806 [13DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]

——— repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H6302 [5OC]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 452), H966 [27FE]

Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.J. Res. 118), H5859 [11SE]

——— prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 6140), H5008 [18JY]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.: designate (see H.R. 6147), H5293 [25JY]

Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see H.R. 1339), H1497 [21MR]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 4089), H1306 [8MR]

Taxation: exclude from gross income any discharge of indebtedness income on education loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 5044), H2268 [27AP]

——— extend allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets (see H.R. 4196), H1978 [18AP]

——— extend Bush administration tax cuts, provide alternative minimum tax relief, and extend increased expensing limitations (see H.R. 8), H5328 [26JY]

——— increase alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), H3577 [6JN]

——— make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends (see H.R. 3091), H5009 [18JY]

——— modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H3808 [19JN]

——— prohibit requirement that taxpayers reconcile amounts relative to reportable payment transactions to amounts related to gross receipts and sales (see H.R. 3877), H1210 [6MR]

——— prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions and return previously distributed funds for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5912), H3808 [19JN]

——— promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H3481 [5JN]

——— provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses (see H.R. 9), H1571 [26MR]

——— provide an increased penalty in certain cases of fraudulent understatement of a taxpayer’s liability by a tax return preparer (see H.R. 5630), H3578 [6JN]

——— reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 1675), H2134 [25AP]

——— require certain nonresident aliens to provide valid immigration documents to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 6165), H5712 [2AU]

Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO) (see H.R. 2179), H1807 [29MR]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H79 [18JA]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: oppose (see H. Res. 814), H6807 [13DE]

——— prohibit funding to negotiate if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 5846), H3808 [19JN]

Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3578 [6JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H2134 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to certain eligible organizations for funeral and other ceremonial purposes (see H.R. 3981), H640 [8FE]

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), H801 [15FE]

Dept. of Education: encourage effective teachers and innovative education programs in schools (see H.R. 3990), H691 [9FE]

——— support State and local accountability for public education and inform parents of their schools’ performance (see H.R. 3989), H691 [9FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Army: expand authority to loan or donate excess small arms to certain eligible organizations for funeral and other ceremonial purposes (H.R. 3981), H640 [8FE]

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 (H.R. 4045), H802 [15FE]

Dept. of Education: encourage effective teachers and innovative education programs in schools (H.R. 3990), H693 [9FE]

——— support State and local accountability for public education and inform parents of their schools’ performance (H.R. 3989), H693 [9FE]

Letters

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: by, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), E868 [18MY]

EB–5 Regional Center Program, E-Verify Program, Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and Conrad State 30 J–1 Visa Waiver Program: by, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H5816 [11SE]

Insular Areas Act: by, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H4889 [17JY]

Remarks

Armed Forces: anniversary of Marine Corps Aviation, E814• [16MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3020 [17MY]

——— F–35B Joint Strike Fighter program funding, H3020 [17MY]

——— 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 (H.R. 4045), H2695, H2696, H2698 [15MY]

Dept. of Education: extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans (H.R. 4628), H2231 [27AP]

——— prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs financial aid program eligibility (H.R. 2117), H980 [28FE]

Dept. of HHS: Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, H2231 [27AP]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4741, H4747, H4750 [10JY]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of the Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center (H.R. 1621), E814• [16MY]

Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, express condolences for victims, and commend school personnel and first responders who responded to shootings (H. Res. 833), H6815 [17DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), H4741, H4747, H4750 [10JY]

Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.J. Res. 118), H6180, H6183 [20SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6678 [7DE]

Reports filed

Activities During the 112th Congress: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H. Rept. 112–569), H4654 [29JN]

——— Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H. Rept. 112–714), H7423 [20DE]

Disapprove Rule Relative to Waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Work Requirements: Committee on Education and Workforce (House) (H.J. Res. 118) (H. Rept. 112–677), H6068 [18SE]

Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3990) (H. Rept. 112–459), H2266 [27AP]

Student Success Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3989) (H. Rept. 112–458), H2266 [27AP]

Workforce Investment Improvement Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4297) (H. Rept. 112–699), H6675 [5DE]