House of Representatives
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Dennis Kucinich
U.S. House: Representative
Democratic
Next Election Year: 2010
Education:
MA, Speech Communications, Case Western Reserve University, 1974
BA, Speech Communications, Case Western Reserve University, 1973
Profession:
Consultant, Publicly Owned Electric Systems, 1979-present
President, Marketing and Communications Firm, 1985-1995
Instructor, Communications and Political Science, Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland State University, 1991-1994
Professor, Political Science, Case Western Reserve University, 1982-1992
Communications Entrepreneur, Software and Public Relations, 1982-1992
Clerk of Courts, Cleveland Municipal Court, 1976-1977
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(2009) HR 1913 Hate Crimes Expansion
Outcome: Bill Passed (249/175)
Summary: -Expands definition of a hate crime to include felonies motivated by prejudice based on national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity of the victim (Secs. 3, 6).
-Allows federal law enforcement to assist state, local, or tribal governments in the investigation or prosecution of any hate crime (Sec. 3).
-Establishes grants for state, local, or tribal enforcement of hate crime laws (Secs. 3, 4). |
Kucinich's Vote
Y |
(2009) S 181 Employment Discrimination Law Amendments
Outcome: Bill Passed (250/177)
Summary: -Changes the current unlawful employment discrimination laws to include the adoption of discriminatory compensation decisions or practices, including each time wages, benefits, or other compensation is paid, and when an individual is subjected to or affected by such practices (Sec. 3, 4, 5).
-Allows the recovery of back pay for up to two years prior to the complaint in addition to existing penalties (Sec. 3).
-Takes effect as if enacted on May 28, 2007 and applies to all claims made on or after that date (Sec. 6). |
Kucinich's Vote
Y |
(2009) HR 11 Employment Discrimination Law Amendments
Outcome: Bill Passed (247/171)
Summary: -Changes the current unlawful employment discrimination laws to include the adoption of discriminatory compensation decisions or practices, including each time wages, benefits, or other compensation is paid, and when an individual is subjected to or affected by such practices (Sec. 3, 4, 5).
-Allows the recovery of back pay for up to two years prior to the complaint in addition to existing penalties (Sec. 3).
-Prohibits employer retaliation against employees who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their own wage or that of another employee (Sec. 203).
-Increases penalties against a discriminatory employer including compensation of legal fees and liability for punitive damages against an employee (Sec. 203).
-Issues grant money for salary negotiation skills training for girls and women (Sec. 205).
-HR 11 was passed and then amended into SB 181 for further action |
Kucinich's Vote
Y |
(2009) HR 12 Employment Discrimination Law Amendments
Outcome: Bill Passed (256/163)
Summary: -Requires that employers be able to prove that any disparities in pay between male and female employees are job-related (Sec. 3).
-Prohibits employer retaliation against employees who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their own wage or that of another employee (Sec. 3).
-Increases penalties against a discriminatory employer including compensation of legal fees and liability for punitive damages against an employee (Sec. 3).
-Issues grant money for salary negotiation skills training for girls and women (Sec. 5).
-Requires the Department of Labor to conduct and publicize ongoing research into the elimination of pay disparities (Sec. 6).
-Directs the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to issue business regulations for the enforcement of anti-discrimination laws (Sec. 8).
-HR 12 was passed and then amended into HR 11 for further action |
Kucinich's Vote
Y |
(2008) HR 1338 Employment Discrimination Law Amendments
Outcome: Bill Passed (247/178)
Summary: - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employers from discriminating against employees who have filed complaints about pay discrepancies and subjects employers who exercise pay discrimination to be liable for compensatory damages and in some cases punitive damages (Sec. 3).
- Requires the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to train EEOC employees and affected individuals and entities on matters involving wage discrimination (Sec. 4).
- Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to make grants to governmental agencies, nonprofit groups, and community based organizations for negotiation skills training programs for girls and women (Sec. 5).
- Establishes the Secretary of Labor's National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace to be awarded to an employer that has made substantial efforts to eliminate pay disparities between men and women (Sec. 7).
- Directs the Secretary of Labor to make accurate information on compensation discrimination readily available to the public (Sec. 9).
- Authorizes the appropriation of $15 million to carry out this act, none of which maybe used for congressional earmarks (Sec. 10). |
Kucinich's Vote
Y |
(2008) HR 1108 FDA Regulation of Tobacco
Outcome: Bill Passed (326/102)
Summary: -Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reduce or eliminate additives, constituents, or other components of tobacco products if he or she finds that those ingredients are harmful to the public health (Sec. 101).
-Prohibits the FDA from banning all tobacco-related products or requiring the elimination of nicotine yields in tobacco products (Sec. 101).
-Prohibits the FDA from raising the minimum legal age of tobacco use to an age higher than 18 (Sec. 101).
-Mandates that 3 months after the enactment of this bill, a cigarette or any of its components may not contain herbs, spices, or artificial or natural flavors other than tobacco or menthol (Sec. 101).
-Requires that all tobacco packages and advertisements of tobacco products contain one of the following warning labels:
-WARNING: Cigarettes are addictive.
-WARNING: Tobacco smoke can harm your children.
-WARNING: Cigarettes cause fatal lung disease.
-WARNING: Cigarettes cause cancer.
-WARNING: Cigarettes cause strokes and heart disease.
-WARNING: Smoking during pregnancy can harm your baby.
-WARNING: Smoking can kill you.
-WARNING: Tobacco smoke causes fatal lung disease in nonsmokers.
-WARNING: Quitting smoking now greatly reduces serious risks to your health (Sec. 201).
-Requires warning labels on tobacco packages to be composed of at least 30 percent of the front and back sides of the package and warning labels on tobacco advertisements to be at least 20 percent of the advertisement (Sec. 201).
-Authorizes the Secretary to require the warning label area to be up to 50 percent of the front and back sides of the tobacco packages (Sec. 202).
-Requires that all smokeless tobacco packages and advertisements contain one of the following warning labels:
-WARNING: This product can cause mouth cancer.
-WARNING: This product can cause gum disease and tooth loss.
-WARNING: This product is not a safe alternative to cigarettes.
-WARNING: Smokeless tobacco is addictive (Sec. 204).
-Prohibits the sale of tobacco products labeled as "light," "mild," or "low," or products featuring a similar description, unless the Secretary of Health and Human Services issues an order allowing such sale because the product has been demonstrated to significantly reduce the risk of tobacco-related disease and benefit the health of the population as a whole (Sec. 101).
-Mandates the issuance of a report and recommendation on the impact of the menthol cigarettes on public health (Sec. 101).
-Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to require tobacco product manufacturers to disclose to the public the tar and nicotine yields of a tobacco product via packages and advertising and other ingredient levels via means other than labeling on advertising or packages (Sec. 206).
-Establishes user fees on each manufacturer and importer of tobacco products to be used for paying the costs of the FDA for regulating tobacco products (Sec. 101). |
Kucinich's Vote
Y |
(2008) H Amdt 1114 Allowing the Use of Certain Terms in Within the Intelligence Community
Outcome: Amendment Adopted (249/180)
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Kucinich's Vote
N |
(2008) HR 5811 Electronic Communications Preservation Act
Outcome: Bill Passed (286/137)
Summary: -Requires that the Archivist of the United States develop regulations governing the preservation of Presidential and federal agency electronic messages, including regulations that require the electronic capture, management, and preservation of electronic messages, regulations that require electronic messages to be made accessible through electronic searches, and regulations that establish a process to certify that electronic records management systems used by the President and federal agencies meet functional requirements (Secs. 2,3).
-Requires the Archivist of the United States to annually certify whether the records management controls established by the President meet applicable requirements (Sec. 3).
-Requires that, "to the extent practicable", the Archivist of the United States establish requirements for the capture, management, and preservation of electronic records other than standard electronic messages (Sec. 2). |
Kucinich's Vote
Y |
(2008) HR 6304 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments
Outcome: Bill Passed (293/129)
Summary: -Prohibits the targeting of any United States persons who are reasonably believed to be located outside of the United States without the approval of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (Sec. 101).
-Prohibits the targeting of any person located outside of the United States with the intention of gaining information about a person located within the United States (Sec. 101).
-Prohibits the acquisition of any communications in which the sender and all recipients are reasonably believed to be within the United States (Sec. 101).
-Requires the Attorney General and the Director of National Security to provide the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court with a written certification and any supporting affidavit prior to the employment of electronic surveillance (Sec. 101).
-Allows the authorization of foreign surveillance under "emergency" or time-limited circumstances without preliminary Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court approval provided that relevant applications or certifications are presented to the Court no later than 7 days after the authorization of such surveillance (Sec 101).
-Releases electronic communication providers from liability with regards to civil action that may be brought up in any court due to assistance provided to the government in obtaining electronic surveillance if such assistance was authorized by the President before January 17, 2007 or if such assistance was the subject of written directions from the Attorney General or heads of the intelligence community indicating that the activity was lawful (Sec. 201).
-Mandates that the certification for reauthorization of surveillance orders already in effect must be submitted to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the previous authorization (Sec. 101).
-Requires the Inspectors General of the Department of Justice, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the National Security Agency, the Department of Defense, and the Inspector General of any intelligence agency that participated in the President's Surveillance Program to submit a comprehensive report to congress within one year of the enactment of this legislation regarding oversight authority, the responsibility of each such Inspector General, and information regarding the implementation and use of the program (Sec. 301). |
Kucinich's Vote
N |
(2008) HR 3773 Electronic Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Review Act
Outcome: Concurrence Vote Passed (213/197)
Summary: -Requires that the guidelines adopted by the Attorney General in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence related to compliance with the limitations on intelligence targeting authorizations shall be submitted to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, as well as the Congressional intelligence and judiciary committees (Sec. 101).
-Allows the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence to direct electronic communication service providers to provide the government with assistance in acquiring intelligence as authorized in accordance with the provisions of this bill and releases electronic communication service providers from any liability resulting from compliance with a such a directive (Sec. 101).
-Mandates that the Attorney General provide semiannual reports to the Congressional intelligence and judiciary committees regarding the implementation of provisions of this bill (Sec. 101).
-Specifies that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court shall have authority to review and approve applications and enter orders to target "United States persons" who are reasonably believed to be located outside of the United States for intelligence acquisition (Sec. 101).
-Requires the Inspectors General of the Department of Justice, the Office of the National Director of Intelligence, the National Security Agency, and other elements of the intelligence community to review the intelligence activities involving communications that were authorized at any time between September 11, 2001 and January 17, 2007 (Sec. 110).
-Mandates that the Attorney General provide any relevant request or directive to the court in any civil case alleging that a person aided an element of the intelligence community as a result of such a directive or request during the time period from September 11, 2001, to January 17, 2007 (Sec. 201).
-Establishes the Commission on Warrantless Electronic Surveillance Activities within the legislative branch, to be composed of five members appointed jointly by the Senate Majority Leader and the Speaker of the House of Representatives and four members appointed jointly by the Minority Leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives, and which will be charged with evaluating the legal justification for activities related to intelligence collection that occurred between September 11, 2001, and January 17, 2007 (Sec. 301).
-Note: Under United States Code (50 U.S.C. 1801) a "United States person" is defined as "a citizen of the United States, an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as defined in section 1101 (a)(20) of title 8), an unincorporated association a substantial number of members of which are citizens of the United States or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or a corporation which is incorporated in the United States, but does not include a corporation or an association which is a foreign power, as defined in subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3) of this section." |
Kucinich's Vote
N |
(2008) HR 2082 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
Outcome: Veto Override Failed (225/188)
Summary: - Authorizes classified dollar amounts to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of Defense, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, the Department of the Air Force, the Coast Guard, the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Energy, the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the National Reconnaissance Office, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and the Department of Homeland Security (Sec. 101).
- Requires $39.00 million to be transferred from the Director of National Intelligence to the Attorney General for the National Drug Intelligence Center (Sec. 104).
- Authorizes $262.50 million for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund (Sec. 201).
- Directs the Director of National Intelligence to implement a multi-level security clearance system for persons proficient in foreign languages or with cultural, linguistic, or other subject matter expertise "critical to national security," and to annually report to Congress regarding the foreign language proficiency of the intelligence community (Sec. 303, Sec. 414).
- Requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report to Congress no later than March 31, 2008, regarding the use and impact of private contractors in the intelligence community, as well as the accountability mechanisms that govern their performance (Sec. 307).
- Requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report to Congress no later than March 31, 2008, outlining plans to increase the recruiting, hiring, and retaining of diverse candidates (Sec. 309).
- Directs the Director of National Intelligence to conduct vulnerability assessments for major systems, which are defined as significant programs of the intelligence community with projected total development and procurement costs exceeding $500.00 million (Sec. 311).
- Directs the Director of National Intelligence to present annual reports to Congress regarding the acquisition of any major systems and to notify Congress within 60 days if development costs for any programs significantly exceed the baseline costs (Sec. 313, Sec. 314).
- Increases the time of potential imprisonment for disclosing the identity of undercover intelligence officers and agents from 10 to 15 years (Sec. 324).
- Requires the Director of National Intelligence to report to Congress within 45 days after the date of the enactment of this bill regarding the detention and interrogation methods used by the intelligence community (Sec. 326).
- Mandates that no person in the custody or within the control of an element of the intelligence community, regardless of that individual's physical location or nationality, shall be "subject to any treatment or technique of interrogation not authorized by the United States Army Field Manual on Human Intelligence Collector Operations" (Sec. 327).
- Requires all members of the Congressional intelligence committees to be fully updated on intelligence regarding the Israeli military action in Syria on September 6, 2007, before more than 30 percent of authorized appropriations may be expended (Sec. 328).
- Requires the Director of National Intelligence to report to Congress regarding the nuclear intentions and capabilities of Iran and North Korea (Sec. 407).
- Establishes an Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community to objectively investigate and audit the conduct of the intelligence community (Sec. 413). |
Kucinich's Vote
N |
(2007) HR 2764 Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations
Outcome: Concurrence Vote Passed (253/154)
Summary: - Prohibits funds made available in this Act from being used to enter into a "permanent basing rights agreement" between the United States and Iraq (Division J, Sec. 680).
- Prohibits funds made available in this Act from being used "in any way whatsoever to support or justify the use of torture, cruel or inhumane treatment by any official or contract employee of the United States Government" (Division B, Sec. 521; Division J, Sec. 681).
- Extends the implementation deadline for the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, which requires a passport for travel by land or sea to Canada or the United States, to after June 1, 2009 (Division E, Sec. 545).
- Allows individuals to import prescription drugs from Canada, so long as the drugs are not controlled substances and the amount does not exceed a 90-day supply (Division E, Sec. 558).
- Sets the maximum Pell Grant award for students at $4,241 during the 2008-2009 award year (Division G, Title III).
- Expresses the support of Congress for a nationwide program of "mandatory, market-based limits and incentives on emissions of greenhouse gases" to abate the growth of such emissions, in a manner that will not "significantly harm the United States economy" (Division E, Sec. 430).
- Prohibits the Department of the Interior from conducting oil or natural gas offshore pre-leasing, leasing, or related activities in certain coastal areas of California, Oregon, Washington, the North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico (Division F, Sec. 104-105).
- Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to construct at least 700 miles of reinforced fencing along the U.S. southwest border, including 370 miles to be completed by December 31, 2008 (Division E, Section 564).
- Prohibits funds made available in this Act from being used to establish a cross-border motor carrier program that would allow Mexico-based motor carriers to operate beyond the commercial zones along the border between the United States and Mexico (Division K, Sec. 136).
- Grants certain Iraqi and Afghan refugees access to resettlement assistance, entitlement programs, and other benefits for up to six months (Division G, Sec. 525).
- Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Arab League boycott of Israel is an "impediment to peace in the region," that the boycott should be immediately terminated, and that all Arab League states should normalize relations with Israel (Division J, Sec. 635).
- Directs the President to submit a report to Congress that outlines in classified and unclassified terms a comprehensive nuclear threat reduction plan for ensuring that all nuclear weapons and weapons-usable material at vulnerable sites are secure by 2012 (Division J, Sec. 699M).
- Allows a woman to breastfeed her child on federal property if she and her child are authorized to be at the location (Division D, Sec. 727).
- Prohibits funds from being used for "research, development, or demonstration activities related exclusively to the human exploration of Mars" (Division B, Title III).
- Appropriates $90.9 billion for the Departments of Agriculture, Rural Development, and the Food and Drug Administration, with $1.3 billion in rescissions and offsetting, for a net cost of $89.6 billion (Division A).
- Appropriates $57.0 billion for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and Science, with $3.2 billion in rescissions and offsetting, for a net cost of $53.8 billion (Division B).
- Appropriates $32.9 billion for the Departments of Energy and Interior and water development projects, with $2.0 billion in rescissions and offsetting, for a net cost of $30.9 billion (Division C).
- Appropriates $34.5 billion for the Department of the Treasury, the Judiciary, the Executive Office of the President, and the District of Columbia, with $1.4 billion in rescissions and offsetting, for a net cost of $33.1 billion (Division D).
- Appropriates $41.2 billion for the Department of Homeland Security, with $2.6 billion in rescissions and offsetting, for a net cost of $38.6 billion (Division E).
- Appropriates $27.2 billion for the Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency, with $81.6 million in rescissions and offsetting, for a net cost of $27.1 billion (Division F).
- Appropriates $410.3 billion for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, with $1.6 billion in rescissions and offsetting, for a net cost of $408.7 billion (Division G).
- Appropriates $4.2 billion for the legislative branch, with $3.8 million in rescissions and offsetting, for a net cost of $4.2 billion (Division H).
- Appropriates $108.6 billion for military construction and veterans' affairs, with $128.5 million in rescissions and offsetting, for a net cost of $108.5 billion (Division I).
- Appropriates $35.8 billion for the Department of State and foreign operations, with $158.0 million in rescissions and offsetting, for a net cost of $35.7 billion (Division J).
- Appropriates $311.3 billion for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, with $6.3 billion in rescissions and offsetting, for a net cost of $305.0 billion (Division K). |
Kucinich's Vote
N |
(2007) HR 2082 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
Outcome: Conference Report Adopted (222/199)
Summary: - Authorizes classified dollar amounts to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of Defense, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, the Department of the Air Force, the Coast Guard, the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Energy, the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the National Reconnaissance Office, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and the Department of Homeland Security (Sec. 101).
- Requires $39.00 million to be transferred from the Director of National Intelligence to the Attorney General for the National Drug Intelligence Center (Sec. 104).
- Authorizes $262.50 million for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund (Sec. 201).
- Directs the Director of National Intelligence to implement a multi-level security clearance system for persons proficient in foreign languages or with cultural, linguistic, or other subject matter expertise "critical to national security," and to annually report to Congress regarding the foreign language proficiency of the intelligence community (Sec. 303, Sec. 414).
- Requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report to Congress no later than March 31, 2008, regarding the use and impact of private contractors in the intelligence community, as well as the accountability mechanisms that govern their performance (Sec. 307).
- Requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report to Congress no later than March 31, 2008, outlining plans to increase the recruiting, hiring, and retaining of diverse candidates (Sec. 309).
- Directs the Director of National Intelligence to conduct vulnerability assessments for major systems, which are defined as significant programs of the intelligence community with projected total development and procurement costs exceeding $500.00 million (Sec. 311).
- Directs the Director of National Intelligence to present annual reports to Congress regarding the acquisition of any major systems and to notify Congress within 60 days if development costs for any programs significantly exceed the baseline costs (Sec. 313, Sec. 314).
- Increases the time of potential imprisonment for disclosing the identity of undercover intelligence officers and agents from 10 to 15 years (Sec. 324).
- Requires the Director of National Intelligence to report to Congress within 45 days after the date of the enactment of this bill regarding the detention and interrogation methods used by the intelligence community (Sec. 326).
- Mandates that no person in the custody or within the control of an element of the intelligence community, regardless of that individual's physical location or nationality, shall be "subject to any treatment or technique of interrogation not authorized by the United States Army Field Manual on Human Intelligence Collector Operations" (Sec. 327).
- Requires all members of the Congressional intelligence committees to be fully updated on intelligence regarding the Israeli military action in Syria on September 6, 2007, before more than 30 percent of authorized appropriations may be expended (Sec. 328).
- Requires the Director of National Intelligence to report to Congress regarding the nuclear intentions and capabilities of Iran and North Korea (Sec. 407).
- Establishes an Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community to objectively investigate and audit the conduct of the intelligence community (Sec. 413). |
Kucinich's Vote
N |
(2007) H Res 847 Recognition of the Importance of Christmas and Christianity
Outcome: Resolution Passed (372/9)
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Kucinich's Vote
Y |
(2007) HR 3773 Electronic Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Review Act
Outcome: Bill Passed (227/189)
Summary: -States that a court order is not necessary for electronic surveillance of any communications between persons who are not known to be United States persons and who are reasonably believed to be outside of the United States (Sec. 2).
-Requires the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence to apply to the court established under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) for a court order to conduct surveillance for up to a year on the communications of a non-United States person who is reasonably believed to be outside the of United States and who may be communicating with persons inside the United States (Sec. 3).
-States that the application for a court order from the court established under FISA is not required to identify specific places of surveillance (Sec. 3).
-Allows that in emergency situations, the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence to authorize surveillance for up to 45 days of non-United States persons who are reasonably believed to be outside of the United States and who may be communicating with someone inside the United States, but that within seven days, an application must be filed for approval from the court established under FISA (Sec. 4).
-Requires that within seven days of an application to the court established under FISA, the Director of National Intelligence and the Attorney General must submit to Congress a copy of the application and a copy of the court order if one is granted (Sec. 5).
-Prohibits the disclosure of information obtained from surveillance that would identify a United States person unless such information is necessary to understand the foreign intelligence collected or to protect the national security of the United States or members of the Armed Forces (Sec. 6).
-States that FISA is the only means by which foreign electronic surveillance may be conducted (Sec. 9).
-States that the Attorney General may authorize surveillance without a court order for up to 15 days following a declaration of war by Congress if Congress specifically authorizes such surveillance without an order or if Congress is unable to convene because of an attack against the United States (Sec. 10).
-States that the government must inform the communications service providers used to conduct surveillance that the requirements of this law have been met (Sec. 19).
-Note: Under United States Code (50 U.S.C. 1801) a "United States Person" is defined as "a citizen of the United States, an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as defined in section 1101 (a)(20) of title 8), an unincorporated association a substantial number of members of which are citizens of the United States or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or a corporation which is incorporated in the United States, but does not include a corporation or an association which is a foreign power, as defined in subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3) of this section." |
Kucinich's Vote
- |
(2007) HR 2102 Reporter's Source Confidentiality Guidelines
Outcome: Bill Passed (398/21)
Summary: -Defines a communications service provider as an entity "that transmits information of the customer's choosing by electronic means," including telecommunications carriers, interactive computer service providers, and information service providers (Sec. 4).
-Prohibits any federal entity or communications service provider from requiring a reporter to disclose information or testimony in a criminal investigation unless a court determines that the entity has exhausted other alternative sources and that reasonable grounds exist to believe a crime has been committed (Sec. 2[a], Sec. 3[a]).
-Prohibits any federal entity or communications service provider from requiring a reporter to disclose the identity of a source unless all alternative sources have been exhausted and such identification is needed to prevent a terror attack or other significant and specified harm to national security, to prevent death or bodily harm, to determine the identity of someone who has leaked a trade secret, to determine the identity of someone who has leaked individually identifiable health information or other nonpublic personal information, or to determine in a criminal investigation the identity of a person who has leaked classified information that will cause significant harm to national security (Sec. 2[a(3)], Sec. 3[a]).
-Requires that any information or testimony a reporter is required to disclose shall be limited to prevent the disclosure of nonessential information (Sec. 2[c], Sec. 3[a]).
-States that a reporter's personal witnessing of an alleged crime and audio or visual recording of an alleged crime are not covered by these protections (Sec. 2[e], Sec. 3[a]).
-Provides journalists the opportunity to appear before the court before writings, recordings, or photographs sought by a communications service provider are compelled to be disclosed (Sec. 3[b]).
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Kucinich's Vote
Y |
(2007) H Res 734 Sense of the House on Classification of Information on Corruption in Iraq
Outcome: Resolution Passed (395/21)
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Kucinich's Vote
Y |
(2007) S 1927 Foreign Intelligence Acquisition
Outcome: Bill Passed (227/183)
Summary: -Permits the Director of National Intelligence and the Attorney General to authorize, for periods up to a year, foreign intelligence acquisition concerning those reasonably believed to be outside of the U.S., provided that written certification is presented that the procedure does not constitute electronic surveillance under existing law, the surveillance is made with the assistance of a communications provider, and the significant purpose of the acquisition is to obtain foreign intelligence information [Sec. 2].
-Requires procedures to be developed to verify the location of those reasonably believed to be located outside the U.S. [Sec. 2].
-Does not require the written certification to identify the specific premises in which the intelligence acquisition will be directed [Sec. 2].
-Requires the Attorney General to submit for review the location verification procedures established in this act to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court within 120 days of passage, and requires the court to approve of the procedures within 180 days of passage [Sec. 3].
-Allows the court, if it deems the verification procedures erroneous, to issue an order directing the Government to submit new procedures within 30 days [Sec. 3].
-Expires 180 days after passage [Sec. 6 (c)] |
Kucinich's Vote
N |
(2007) HR 2831 Equal Pay Bill
Outcome: Bill Passed (225/199)
Summary: |
Kucinich's Vote
Y |
(2007) HR 1 Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act
Outcome: Conference Report Adopted (371/40)
Summary: -Establishes the Urban Area Security Initiative to provide grants to assist high-risk urban areas in "preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and responding to acts of terrorism," and authorizes $5.3 billion to be appropriated through fiscal year 2012 [Title I (Sec. 101)].
-Establishes the State Homeland Security Grant Program to assist state, local, and tribal governments in "preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and responding to acts of terrorism," authorizes $950 million to be appropriated each fiscal year through 2012, and gradually decreases the minimum grant level per state from 0.375 percent of the total appropriated grant funds in fiscal year 2008 to 0.35 percent in fiscal year 2012 [Title I (Sec. 101)].
-Establishes the Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program to assist states in carrying out initiatives to improve international emergency communications and authorizes $400 million to be appropriated each fiscal year from 2009-2012 [Title III (Sec. 301)].
-Establishes the International Border Community Interoperable Communications Demonstration Project in no fewer than six border communities, three on each border, to help identify and implement solutions to cross-border communications and cooperation [Title III (Sec. 302)].
-Requires the secretary of homeland security to establish department-wide procedures by which to receive and analyze intelligence from state, local, and tribal governments and the private sector [Title V (Sec. 501)].
-Establishes the Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group (ITACG) to improve interagency communications, creates an ITACG Advisory Council composed of representatives from federal agencies to set policies to improve communication within the information sharing environment, and establishes an ITACG Detail comprised of State, local, and tribal homeland security and law enforcement officers and intelligence analysts to work in the National Counterterrorism Center [Title V (Sec. 521)].
-Requires the director of national intelligence to disclose the aggregate amount of appropriated funds for the National Intelligence Program within thirty days of the end of each fiscal year [Title VI (Sec. 601)].
-Requires that the secretary of homeland security, in consultation with the secretary of state, determine that a country's participation in the visa waiver program will not compromise the security and law enforcement interests of the United States, the country has cooperated with the U.S. Government in counter-terrorism initiatives, the country has demonstrated a continuing sustained reduction in the rate of visa refusals, and there is demonstrated a low visa overstay rate, before allowing its participation in the visa waiver program [Title VII (Sec. 711 [c])].
-Exempts any passenger on a bus, train, plane, or ship who, in good faith, reports terrorist or suspicious activity, from civil liability [Title XII (Sec. 1206)].
-Authorizes funding levels for various efforts of Transportation Security Administration, including $1.99 billion for railroad security, $95 million for over-the-road bus and trucking security, and $36 million for hazardous material and pipeline security through fiscal year 2011 [Title XV (Sec. 1503[a])].
-Requires that, within three years of passage, the secretary of homeland security establish a system that screens 100 percent of cargo transported on passenger aircraft [Title XVI (Sec. 1602 [a])].
-Requires all maritime cargo to be scanned by non-obtrusive imaging equipment by July 1, 2012, and allows the secretary of homeland security to extend the deadline by two year increments if certain benchmarks are not met [Title XVII (Sec. 1701 [a])]. |
Kucinich's Vote
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(2007) HR 3093 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008
Outcome: Bill Passed (281/142)
Summary: - Prohibits the use of funds in this bill by the FBI to issue national security letters which violate The Right to Financial Privacy Act; The Electronic Communications Privacy Act; The Fair Credit Reporting Act; The National Security Act of 1947; and the laws amended by these Acts. (Title V (Sec. 523.))
- $8.97 billion to the Department of Commerce
- $3.95 billion to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Operations, Research and Facilities, of which $6 million is to be used to create the Climate Change Study Committee
- $17.62 billion to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), with $5.7 billion for science research and development
- $24.2 billion to the Department of Justice, including $1.84 billion for the drug Enforcement Administration, $1.38 billion for State and Local Enforcement Assistance, and $6.53 billion for the F.B.I.
- $509.15 million for interagency crime and drug enforcement |
Kucinich's Vote
Y |
(2007) H Amdt 197 Guantanamo Transfer Plan
Outcome: Amendment Adopted (220/208)
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Kucinich's Vote
Y |
(2007) HR 1905 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007
Outcome: Bill Passed (241/177)
Summary: -Allows the District of Columbia to be considered a congressional district for the purpose of voting representation in the House of Representatives (Sec. 2).
-Determines that the House of Representatives will consist of 437 members, starting with the 110th Congress (Sec. 3).
-Calls for the president to revise the statement of apportionment and submit it to Congress within 30 days (Sec. 3).
-Requires the clerk of the House of Representatives to use the revised statement of apportionment in order to notify the executive of each state of the number of Representatives the state is entitled to receive, within 15 days of receiving the report from the president, and must report which state receives an additional seat to Congress (Sec. 3).
-Determines that the state receiving the additional Representative must elect this member from the state at large, while electing its other Representatives based on the congressional districts already in effect (Sec. 3). |
Kucinich's Vote
Y |
(2007) HR 1 Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act
Outcome: Bill Passed (299/128)
Summary: -Provides that the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security will supply grants to states, urban areas, regions, or directly eligible tribes to be used to improve the ability for first responders to react to and prevent terrorist attacks.
-Appropriates funds to the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program and the Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration for the purpose of opposing terrorism.
-States that all cargo transported on passenger aircraft must be inspected.
-Establishes the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.
-Establishes the State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative and the Homeland Security Information Sharing Fellows Program.
-Requires reports on the implementation of the 9/11 Commission's recommendations in regard to the detention and treatment of captured terrorists. |
Kucinich's Vote
Y |
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