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House of Representatives

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 Sportswriter

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Voting Record on Legislation Involving Federal, State, and Local Relations

(2008) HR 6842 Repealing Portions of the D.C. Firearm Ban

Outcome: Bill Passed (266/152)

Summary: - Specifies that the District of Columbia does not have the authority to enact laws or regulations that "discourage or eliminate" private ownership or use of firearms (Sec. 3). - Allows a lawful possessor of a firearm to carry a firearm in his or her home, place of business, or on other land owned by that person (Sec. 9). - Repeals the ban on semiautomatic weapons in Washington, D.C. (Sec. 4). - Repeals the requirements that residents of the District of Columbia must register their firearms and that a person who possesses ammunition must be registered to possess a firearm of the same gauge or caliber as that ammunition (Secs. 5-6). - Repeals the requirement that lawful possessors of firearms within the District of Columbia must keep their firearms unloaded and disassembled or bound by a device such as a trigger lock unless the firearm is in the possessor's place of business or is being used for lawful recreational purposes (Sec. 7). - Allows residents of Washington, D.C., to purchase firearms from licensed dealers in the states of Maryland or Virginia (Sec. 10).

Kucinich's Vote

N

(2008) HR 3999 National Highway Bridge Reconstruction and Inspection Act

Outcome: Bill Passed (367/55)

Summary: -Provides that all bridges on Federal-aid highways and all highway bridges on public roads must be inventoried in order to identify those bridges that are structurally deficient, determine the cost of replacement of the deficient bridges, and assign a risk-based priority list for replacement or rehabilitation of the deficient bridges (Sec. 2). -Provides that the Secretary of Transportation submit a report describing the process used to assign risk-based priorities to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Senate Committee on Environmental and Public Works no later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this act (Sec. 2). -Requires states to reevaluate bridges at least once every two years (Sec. 2). -Requires that within two years of the enactment of this bill states devise a five-year performance plan to inspect all bridges within the state, to replace or rehabilitate structurally deficient bridges, and to update the plan annually (Sec. 2). -Allows states that have demonstrated that there are no bridges within the state that are eligible for replacement to transfer the funds to other highway projects (Sec. 2). -Authorizes $1 billion for the 2009 fiscal year to carry out the replacement and rehabilitation of structurally deficient bridges on the National Highway System (Sec. 6).

Kucinich's Vote

Y

(2007) HR 505 Native Hawaiian Reorganization Act of 2007

Outcome: Bill Passed (261/153)

Summary: -Reaffirms that Native Hawaiians have the right to autonomy in their internal affairs, the right of self-determination and self-governance, the right to reorganize a governing entity, and the right to become economically self-sufficient (Sec. 4). -Defines "Native Hawaiian" as someone who is either a direct descendant of the indigenous people who exercised sovereignty and resided on the islands that currently comprise the State of Hawaii before Jan. 1, 1893, or who is, or is a direct descendant of, an indigenous person who was eligible for the programs authorized by the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act in 1921 (Sec. 3). -Establishes the United States Office for Native Hawaiian Relations within the Office of the Secretary of the Interior (Sec. 5). -Establishes the Native Hawaiian Interagency Coordinating Group to address issues between the Department of the Interior and other Federal agencies that affect Native Hawaiians, their lands, their rights, or their resources (Sec. 6). -Allows the Native Hawaiian Interim Governing Council to conduct a referendum among adult members of the Native Hawaiian community to determine the governing documents of a new Native Hawaiian governing body, including criteria for citizenship, powers and authorities, and civil rights and protection of rights (Sec. 7). -States that the U.S. government will give Federal recognition to the Native Hawaiian governing entity as the representative government of the Native Hawaiian people (Sec. 7). -Allows the United States and the State of Hawaii to enter into negotiations with the Native Hawaiian governing entity to address issues such as the transfer of lands and natural resources, the protection of existing natural resource rights, the exercise of governmental authority over transferred lands and natural resources, the exercise of civil and criminal jurisdiction, the delegation of governmental powers and authorities, and any grievances regarding assertions of historical wrongs committed against Native Hawaiians (Sec. 8). -Prohibits Native Hawaiians or their governing entity from conducting gaming or gambling activities (Sec. 9). -States that the Indian Trade and Intercourse Act (25 U.S.C. 177) does not apply in the State of Hawaii unless a court determines otherwise (Sec. 9). -States that this Act does not change the civil or criminal jurisdiction of the United States or State of Hawaii over lands and people within Hawaii unless further legislation is enacted (Sec. 9).

Kucinich's Vote

Y

(2007) H Amdt 674 State and Federal Medical Marijuana Law Enforcement and Implementation

Outcome: Amendment Rejected (165/262)

Summary:

Kucinich's Vote

Y

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