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 2346 2008-2009 Supplemental Appropriations
Outcome: Conference Report Adopted (226/202)
Summary: -Supplements and rescinds appropriations for the Department of Defense (includes Department of Defense-Civil), totaling $80.93 billion in supplemental funding, including, but not limited to, the following (Titles III, IV & X):-$29.51 billion for operation and maintenance (includes rescissions of appropriations under prior defense appropriation Acts), including, but not limited to:-$3.61 billion for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund; and
-$400 million for the Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund; -$25.3 billion for Procurement (includes rescissions of appropriations under prior defense appropriation Acts);
-$18.73 billion for military personnel;
-$2.87 billion for military construction;
-$1.12 billion for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund;
-$1.06 billion for the Defense Health Program; and
-$534.4 million for payments to members of the Armed Forces who, at any time during the period of September 11, 2001 through September 30, 2009, served on active duty while the members' enlistment or period of obligated service was extended. -Appropriates $9.7 billion for the Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, and other agencies for costs associated with international assistance, including, but not limited to, the following (Title XI):-$4.65 billion for bilateral economic assistance, including, but not limited to, $2.97 billion for the Economic Support Fund;
-$2.18 billion for international security assistance, including, but not limited to, $1.29 billion for the Foreign Military Financing Program;
-$1.94 billion for Diplomatic and Consular Programs; and
-$721 million for international peacekeeping activities. -Appropriates $7.73 billion in supplemental funding for the Department of Health and Human Services, including, but not limited to, $7.65 billion for costs associated with preparation for and response to the influenza pandemic (Title VIII).
-Appropriates $4.97 billion to increase the U.S. quota in the International Monetary Fund (Title XIV).
-Appropriates $1 billion for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program ("Cash for Clunkers"), of which $50 million is available for administration (Title XIII).
-Prohibits funds from being used to transfer a prisoner detained at the Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to the U.S., unless the prisoner is being transferred for the purposes of prosecution or detainment during legal proceedings and the President has submitted a plan to Congress that includes the following (Sec. 14103):-Findings of an analysis regarding any risk to the national security of the U.S. that is posed by the transfer of the prisoner and a plan for the mitigation of such risk;
-Costs associated with transferring the prisoner;
-Legal rationale and associated court demands for transfer; and
-Copy of a notification sent to the Governor of the State to which the individual will be transferred or, in the case of the District of Columbia, a copy of a notification sent to the the Mayor. -Prohibits funds from being used to establish permanent military bases in Iraq or Afghanistan or exercise U.S. control over the oil resources of Iraq (Secs. 314-315).
-Requires the President to submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees no later than the date of submission of the fiscal year 2010-2011 budget assessing the extent to which the Governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan are demonstrating the necessary commitment, capability, conduct and unity of purpose to warrant the continuation of the President's policy. The report must include the following (Sec. 1116):-Level of political consensus and unity of purpose across ethnic, tribal, religious and political party affiliations;
-Level of government corruption;
-Actions taken by security forces and appropriate government entities in developing a counterinsurgency capability;
-Actions taken by intelligence agencies in cooperating with the U.S. on counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations;
-Ability of the Governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan to effectively control and govern territory within their respective borders; and
-Ways in which U.S. assistance has contributed, or failed to contribute, to achieving the stated goals. -Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress no later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter through September 30, 2010 on the current reduction and eventual withdrawal of U.S. troops in Iraq by August 31, 2010. The report must include the following (Sec. 316):-Troop draw down status and goals;
-Month-by-month description of the transition of U.S. military forces and contractors out of Iraq;
-How the Government of Iraq is assuming the responsibility for reconciliation initiatives;
-How the draw down plan complies with the President's planned withdrawal of combat brigades; and
-The roles and responsibilities of remaining contractors in Iraq. |
Kucinich's Vote
N |
(2008) HR 7081 United States - India Nuclear Agreement
Outcome: Bill Passed (298/117)
Summary: -Provides for the transfer of nuclear technology and materials to India for non-military use (Sec 101).
-Opens civilian nuclear facilities for inspection by the International Atomic Energy Agency (Sec 101, 104).
-Requires the president to certify to Congress that this agreement does not violate the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty by assisting India to produce or acquire nuclear weapons (Sec. 102).
-Text of the Agreement can be found at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2007/aug/90050.htm |
Kucinich's Vote
N |
(2008) S 3001 Defense Authorizations Bill
Outcome: Bill Passed (392/39)
Summary: - Authorizes $67.54 million for the construction of the Ballistic Missile Defense, European Mid-Course Radar site (sec. 2401).
- Provides for a 3.9 percent raise in base pay for all military personnel instead of the annual pay raise based on the Employment Cost Index (sec. 601).
- Increases the mandatory retirement age of reserve commissioned officers from 60 to 62 (sec. 514).
- Increases the maximum period of reenlistment for members of the armed forces from six years to eight years, with the exception of members who have served at least ten years and reenlist for an unspecified period (sec. 531).
- Prohibits any officer or employee of the Department of Defense from interfering with the ability of the Legal Counsel to give independent legal advice to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (sec. 591).
- Requires the president to report to Congress on the status of forces agreements between the United States and Iraq (sec. 1212).
- Requires the president to establish and implement a strategy for United States-led Provincial Reconstruction Teams to develop the capacity of the Iraqi government and civilian institutions to assume increasing responsibility for reconstruction (sec. 1213). |
Kucinich's Vote
N |
(2008) HR 5501 Funding to Combat AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis
Outcome: Concurrence Vote Passed (303/115)
Summary: -Establishes a plan to prevent 12 million new HIV infections worldwide, provide support care for 12 million who are already infected with HIV/AIDS including 5 million orphans and children, and help countries reach 80 percent of the targeted group with counseling, testing, and treatment (Sec. 101).
-Allows individuals with AIDS to receive a visa to travel into the United States (Sec. 305).
-Provides assistance for counseling, testing, and treatment to prevent the transmission of HIV among men who have sex with men and by providing male and female condoms (Sec. 301).
-Requires "balanced funding" for sexual transmission of HIV/AIDS prevention (Sec. 403).
-Requires the HIV/AIDS Response Coordinator in the U.S. Department of State to work with host countries to link HIV/AIDS programs with programs to deter prostitution and human trafficking (Sec. 102).
-Adds Vietnam to the list of countries that are guaranteed funding under the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Sec. 102).
-States that if host countries use less than 50 percent of their AIDS targeted funding for behavioral change programs (such as abstinence, monogamy, and partner reduction), the Coordinator of U.S. Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally must file a report justifying this decision (Sec. 403).
-Provides additional nutritional support, health care, and safe drinking water assistance to individuals with HIV/AIDS (Sec. 301).
-Provides that $5 billion of the funding authorized in this bill shall be for combating malaria and $4 billion shall be for combating tuberculosis (Sec. 302, 303).
-Provides that assistance shall be given to postsecondary institutions in host countries to improve their health infrastructure, with collaboration from historically black colleges and universities in the United States (Sec. 204).
-Provides that organizations receiving assistance to combat HIV/AIDS are not required to engage in programs or methods that they find religiously or morally objectionable (Sec. 301).
-Establishes the Emergency Fund for Indian Safety and Health and allocates $2 billion to it for the 5-year period beginning in 2008 (Sec. 601). |
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 2642 Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
Outcome: Concurrence Vote Passed (268/155)
Summary: - Requires the Secretary of Defense to send a report to Congress detailing performance standards and goals with a timetable for the achievement of security, economic, and security force training objectives in Iraq, starting with an initial report to be submitted by December 5, 2008, and updating the report every 90 days thereafter through the end of fiscal year 2009.
- Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on the individual transition readiness assessments of security forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, starting with an initial report no later than 30 days after enactment of this bill and updating the report every 90 days after the initial submission until October 1, 2009. |
Kucinich's Vote
N |
(2008) HR 2642 GI Bill, Funding for Midwest Flood Cleanup, Extension of Unemployment Benefits, and Other Provisions
Outcome: Concurrence Vote Passed (416/12)
Summary: -Appropriates $8.48 billion for natural disaster relief and recovery, including $5.76 billion for construction of flood prevention and protection structures in Louisiana.
-Allows an individual with an emergency unemployment compensation to receive either 50 percent of the total regular compensation of an individual's benefit year or 13 times the individual's average weekly benefit amount for that year (Sec. 4002).
-Allows a veteran who has served an aggregate of 36 months or 30 continuous days of active duty after September 11, 2001 to receive a full scholarship for in-state tuition at a public university, a monthly housing stipend, and a lump sum each term for books and supplies (Sec. 5003).
-Provides that members of the Armed Forces who have served at least six years and agree to serve four more may transfer 18 to 36 months of their educational assistance entitlements to their spouse or children (Sec. 5003).
-Allows the President to waive sanctions against economic or military assistance to North Korea (Sec. 1405).
-Provides $400 million for Mexico and $65 million for Central America to combat drug trafficking (Sec. 1406-1407). |
Kucinich's Vote
Y |
(2008) HR 6028 Assistance for Mexico and Central America for Anti-Drug Programs (Merida Program)
Outcome: Bill Passed (311/106)
Summary: - Assists Mexico in their anti-drug operations by providing equipment and/or training in counternarcotics and countertrafficking; port, airport, and related security; operational technology; and public security and law enforcement (Sec. 113).
- Assists Central America in their anti-drug operations by providing equipment and/or training in counternarcotics, countertrafficking and related security, public security and law enforcement (Sec. 213).
- Assists Mexico in institution building, rule of law, anti-corruption, increasing transparency in the judicial system, human rights and development (Sec. 123).
- Assists Central America in improving police academies, courts management, witness and victim protection programs, prosecutor and judge protection programs, regional juvenile justice reform, prison management, gang member rehabilitation programs, community policing, and the short-term lending of U.S. government personnel to the CICIG (United Nations International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala) (Sec. 222).
- Authorizes $1.11 billion for Mexico over a three-year period to help combat drug trafficking and to strengthen Mexican law enforcement (Sec. 115, 124).
- Authorizes $405 million for countries in Central America over a three-year period to help combat drug trafficking and to help strengthen law enforcement (Sec. 215, 223). |
Kucinich's Vote
N |
(2008) HR 6074 Prohibiting Foreign States or Associations from Forming a Group to Control Oil
Outcome: Bill Passed (324/84)
Summary: -Amends the Sherman Act to make it illegal for foreign states to enter into agreements with any group or person that would limit the production, set prices, or restrict the trade of oil, natural gas, or any other petroleum product (Sec. 102).
-Declares that any foreign state violating this act is not immune under the doctrine of sovereign immunity from being tried or convicted in a US court of law (Sec. 102, 103).
-Establishes a Petroleum Industry Antitrust Task Force within the Department of Justice to investigate and enforce petroleum industry issues such as price gouging, restricting refinery capacity, anticompetitive market control, and unilateral actions to withhold the supply of petroleum products to inflate prices (Sec. 201). |
Kucinich's Vote
Y |
(2008) HR 2642 Funding for Military Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
Outcome: Concurrence Vote Failed (141/149)
Summary: -Requires the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State to send a report to Congress detailing performance standards and goals with a timetable for the achievement of security, economic, and security force training objectives in Iraq, starting with an initial report to be submitted by December 5, 2008 and updating the report every 90 days thereafter through the end of fiscal year 2009 (Sec. 9204).
-Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on the individual transition readiness assessments of security forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, starting with an initial report 30 days after enactment of this bill and updating the report every 90 days after the initial submission until October 1, 2009 (Sec. 9205). |
Kucinich's Vote
N |
(2008) HR 2642 G.I. Bill Expansion and Other Domestic Provisions
Outcome: Concurrence Vote Passed (256/166)
Summary: -Designates differing amounts of payments to be made to fund the higher education of individuals who have served on active duty in the Armed Forces beginning on or after September 11, 2001 based on factors such as length of active duty service and disabilities accrued, and specifies that these payments shall not exceed the cost of in-state tuition at the most expensive public university in the state in which the individual is enrolled (Sec. 3003).
-Requires the Secretary of Defense to match assistance given to members of the Armed Forces by institutions of higher learning to cover fees and expenses beyond what other provisions of this amendment provide (Sec. 3003).
-Finances payments to Armed Forces members receiving educational benefits under this amendment by levying a tax equal to 0.47 percent of income exceeding $500,000 for a single taxpayer other than a corporation or $1 million for a joint return (Sec. 7001).
-Qualifies unemployed individuals in participating states for emergency unemployment compensation if the individuals have exhausted all rights to regular compensation, have no rights to regular or extended compensation, or are not receiving compensation under the unemployment compensation law of Canada (Sec. 4001).
-Extends and expands moratoria relating to Medicaid through April 1, 2009, including cutting Medicaid reimbursements to health care providers, removing Medicaid reimbursements for graduate medical education programs, excluding certain social services related to families and children from being included in the Medicaid program, and restricting optional case management services, outpatient hospital services, or allowable provider taxes (Sec. 5001).
-Appropriates $25 million in 2009 and the same amount in each subsequent year for the purpose of reducing Medicaid fraud and abuse (Sec. 5001).
-Appropriates funds for military construction, veterans affairs, international affairs and other security-related matters, including $8.7 billion for the Department of State and foreign operations, $4.76 billion for military construction and veterans affairs, $1.25 billion for agriculture, and $229.3 million for commerce, justice, and science.
-Appropriates funds for domestic matters, including $5.76 billion for hurricane-related expenses for the greater New Orleans area, $210 million for periodic censuses and programs, $178 million for the federal prison system, and $110 million for state unemployment insurance and employment service operations. |
Kucinich's Vote
Y |
(2008) HR 2642 Iraq Related Provisions such as a Troop Withdrawal, a Permanent Base Ban, and Limiting Interrogation Techniques
Outcome: Concurrence Vote Passed (227/196)
Summary: -Prohibits the use of funds to deploy Armed Forces units to Iraq without certification by the President that such units are 'fully mission capable' unless the President waives the prohibition citing national security interests (Sec. 10002).
-Prohibits the deployment of any unit of the Army, Army Reserve, or Army National Guard beyond 365 days and the deployment of any unit of the Marine Corps or Marine Corps Reserve beyond 210 days without a Presidential waiver featuring an explanation of the extension of deployment (Sec. 10003).
-Increases from 3 years to 5 years the amount of time in which the statute of limitations is suspended for offenses related to contracts, subcontracts, or purchase orders which are related to the prosecution of the war or to U.S. property, or for offenses related to any disposition of termination inventory by any war contractor or government agency (Sec. 11101).
-Establishes the Investigative Units for Contractor Oversight to investigate allegations of criminal violations committed by contractors employed by the United States in a foreign country where the U.S. Armed Forces are conducting military operations (Sec. 11303).
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Kucinich's Vote
N |
(2008) HR 2634 Expanding the List of Countries Eligible for Debt Forgiveness
Outcome: Bill Passed (285/132)
Summary: Vote to pass a bill that expands the number of countries eligible for debt relief programs with international financial institutions and the U.S. |
Kucinich's Vote
Y |
(2008) HR 5501 Funding to Combat AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis
Outcome: Bill Passed (308/116)
Summary: -Amends a provision in U.S. law that required one-third of assistance to be used for abstinence education programs so that it now reads "balanced funding for prevention activities for sexual transmission of HIV/AIDS" are required (Sec. 403).
-Requires the HIV/AIDS Response Coordinator in the U.S. Department of State to work with host countries to link HIV/AIDS programs with programs to deter prostitution (Sec. 102).
-Adds Vietnam, Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, the Dominican Republic, Malawi, Swaziland, and Lesotho to the list of countries that will receive funding under this program (Sec. 102).
-Provides that that strategy to prevent HIV/AIDS infection among women and youth shall include the ABC model: "Abstain, Be faithful, use Condoms" (Sec. 313).
-States that if host countries use less than 50 percent of their AIDS targeted funding for behavioral change programs (such as programs promoting abstinence, monogamy, and partner reduction), then the Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally must file a report with Congress justifying this decision (Sec. 403).
-Provides that the plan to combat HIV/AIDS will make family planning clinics available for testing and education (Sec. 101).
-Authorizes $2 billion for assistance to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria (Sec. 202).
-Provides that treatment and care of individuals with HIV/AIDS includes providing safe drinking water and nutrition (Sec. 301).
-Provides that $5 billion of the funding authorized in this bill shall be for combating malaria and $4 billion shall be for combating tuberculosis (Sec. 302, Sec. 303)
-Provides that assistance shall be given to post-secondary institutions in host countries to improve their health infrastructure, with collaboration from historically black colleges and universities in the United States (Sec. 205).
-Provides that organizations receiving assistance to combat HIV/AIDS are not required to engage in programs or methods that they find morally objectionable (Sec. 301). |
Kucinich's Vote
Y |
(2008) HR 4986 Defense Authorizations Bill
Outcome: Bill Passed (369/46)
Summary: -Allows the President to grant immunity to Iraq for certain cases brought in U.S. courts for money damages due to state sponsored terrorism if the immunity is deemed to be in the national security interest of the U.S. and it will promote the reconstruction of Iraq (Sec. 1083).
-Increases the basic monthly pay for members of the uniformed services by 3.5 percent starting January 1, 2008 (Sec. 601).
-Permits veterans who are 100 percent disabled to receive all of both their retirement pay and their disability pay (Sec. 642).
-Provides that drugs prescribed under the TRICARE pharmaceutical program will be treated as a part of the Department of Defense procurement, and that these drugs are then subject to the pricing restrictions applicable to the procurement of drugs by federal agencies (Sec. 703).
-Establishes the National Security Personnel System as a human resources management system for the Department of Defense, and requires that this system allows employees to practice collective bargaining through labor organizations of their own choosing (Sec. 1106).
-Provides that the Inspector General of the Department of Defense and Inspectors General for Iraq Reconstruction and Afghanistan Reconstruction shall develop plans for auditing contracts made by the Department of Defense and other federal agencies (Sec. 842).
-Authorizes $187.14 billion for Iraq and Afghanistan operations. |
Kucinich's Vote
N |
(2007) HR 2764 Inclusion of Iraq and Afghanistan Military Operations Funding with the Consolidated Appropriations
Outcome: Concurrence Vote Passed (272/142)
Summary: - Prohibits these funds from being used to enter into an agreement with the government of Iraq that would subject members of the Armed Forces of the United States to the jurisdiction of Iraq criminal courts or punishment under Iraq law (Division L, Title VI, Sec. 612).
- Requires the Department of Defense to provide Congress with periodic reports regarding the political, security, economic, and security force training objectives in Iraq, as well as a notional timetable for achieving these goals (Division L, Title VI, Sec. 609). |
Kucinich's Vote
- |
(2007) HR 2764 Appropriations for Operations in Afghanistan
Outcome: Concurrence Vote Passed (206/201)
Summary: -Prohibits money in this bill from being used for operations in Iraq (Division L, Title I, Sec. 104).
-Prohibits money in this bill from being used to conduct torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment, as defined by the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Division L, Title I, Sec. 102). |
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 1585 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
Outcome: Conference Report Adopted (370/49)
Summary: -Increases the basic monthly pay for members of the uniformed services by 3.5 percent (Sec. 601).
-Permits veterans who are 100 percent disabled to receive all of both their retirement pay and their disability pay (Sec. 642).
-Requires the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish an electronic system through which the two departments can share and coordinate the use of personal health care information (Sec. 1635).
-Provides that drugs prescribed under the TRICARE pharmaceutical program will be treated as a part of the Department of Defense procurement, and that these drugs are then subject to the pricing restrictions applicable to the procurement of drugs by federal agencies (Sec. 703).
-Establishes the National Security Personnel System as a human resources management system for the Department of Defense, and requires that this system allows employees to practice collective bargaining through labor organizations of their own choosing (Sec. 1106).
-Establishes additional Congressional oversight at various stages of major defense acquisitions (Sec. 813).
-Prohibits the Department of Defense from awarding most lead systems integrator contracts after the start of the 2010 fiscal year (Sec. 802).
-Provides that the Inspector General of the Department of Defense and Inspectors General for Iraq Reconstruction and Afghanistan Reconstruction shall develop plans for auditing contracts made by the Department of Defense and other federal agencies (Sec. 842).
-Authorizes $187.14 billion for Iraq and Afghanistan operations. |
Kucinich's Vote
N |
(2007) HR 4156 Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense and Timeline for Withdrawal from Iraq
Outcome: Bill Passed (218/203)
Summary: -States that no person in the custody of the U.S. Government can be subject to any interrogation methods not listed in the U.S. Army Field Manual FM2-22.3 Human Intelligence Collector Operations (Sec. 102).
-Sets a goal for the President to begin redeploying U.S. Armed Forces from Iraq within 30 days after enactment of this act, starting with units that have been deployed over 365 days, to be completed no later than December 15, 2008 (Sec. 105).
-Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report by February 1, 2008 to Congressional defense committees that describes the current plan and status for the reduction of U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq, and delays any additional funding until this report is submitted to Congress (Sec. 105, 106).
-Requires that none of the appropriated funds may be used to establish a permanent military installation in Iraq or to control any oil resources in Iraq (Sec. 210). |
Kucinich's Vote
N |
(2007) HR 3222 Department of Defense Appropriations, Fiscal Year 2008
Outcome: Conference Report Adopted (400/15)
Summary: -Appropriates $155.57 million for the Arrow missile defense program, including $37.38 million for Arrow missile components and missile defense in Israel, $20.00 million for preliminary design of the Israeli Missile Defense Architecture, and $37.00 million for the Short Range Ballistic Missile Defense program (Sec. 8080).
-Prohibits funds from this act from being used to establish permanent military installations or bases in Iraq or for controlling oil resources in Iraq (Sec. 8113).
-States that appropriations in this act cannot be used for publicity or propaganda that has not been authorized by Congress (Sec. 8001).
-$105.29 billion for U.S. military personnel
-$139.52 billion for U.S. military operation and maintenance
-$97.50 billion for procurement for the armed forces
-$76.56 billion for research, development, testing, and evaluation by the armed forces
-$23.46 billion for the Defense Health Program
-$46.69 billion to extend for another year various appropriations set to expire at the end of 2007 |
Kucinich's Vote
N |
(2007) HR 3688 United States-Peru Trade Agreement
Outcome: Bill Passed (285/132)
Summary: -Permits the trade agreement entered into with Peru to be initiated on or after January 1, 2008, provided that Peru complies with the provisions of the trade agreement (Sec. 101).
-Provides that the President may make changes to tariff rates as specified by the trade agreement in order to maintain a mutually beneficial cooperation between the United States and Peru and to meet the requirements of the trade agreement (Sec. 201). |
Kucinich's Vote
N |
(2007) HR 3087 Requiring Reports from the Defense Department to Congress Regarding Withdrawal from Iraq
Outcome: Bill Passed (377/46)
Summary: -Expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense should perform "robust and comprehensive" planning for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq (Sec. 2).
-Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report about the plans for withdrawal within 60 days of the enactment of this bill, as well as every 90 days thereafter until U.S. forces in Iraq are no longer primarily engaged in a combat mission, and requires the Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other senior Defense Department officials to meet with Congress to discuss the reports (Sec. 3). |
Kucinich's Vote
N |
(2007) HR 1400 Iran Counter-Proliferation Act of 2007
Outcome: Bill Passed (397/16)
Summary: -Determines that it is the sense of the Congress that:
-Iran's President Ahmadinejad is violating the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide by his denials of the Holocaust and calls to have Israel "wiped off the map"
-Iran should be prevented from joining the World Trade Organization until all nuclear program issues are resolved
-The UN Security Council should enact a sanction to prevent investment in Iran's energy sector
-United States concerns regarding Iran are strictly the result of actions of the Government of Iran(Sec. 2)
-States that this Act cannot be interpreted to authorize the use of force against Iran (Sec. 102).
-Requires parent companies to pay penalties for any of its subsidiaries that engage in business with Iran (Sec. 201).
-Bans the import of all goods originating from Iran, effective 120 days after enactment (Sec. 202).
-Requires the President to determine whether the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) should be designated as a foreign terrorist organization, placed on the list of specially designated global terrorists and on the list of weapons of mass destruction proliferators and supporters, and requires the President to report any justifications for not placing the IRGC on either list (Sec. 401).
-Authorizes $59.47 million for the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and $85.84 million for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, for the fiscal year 2008 (Sec. 402).
-Authorizes $10.00 million for fiscal year 2008 to fund cultural exchange programs with Iran under the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act (Sec. 403).
-Prohibits agreements for exporting goods or services that can be used for nuclear programs between the US and the government of the Russian Federation or any other country determined by the President to be assisting the nuclear program of Iran or transferring advanced conventional weapons to Iran (Sec. 405). |
Kucinich's Vote
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(2007) HR 2929 Ban on Permanent Bases in Iraq
Outcome: Bill Passed (399/24)
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Kucinich's Vote
Y |
(2007) HR 2956 Redeployment from Iraq Act
Outcome: Bill Passed (223/201)
Summary: - Requires the Secretary of Defense to begin reducing the number of armed forces in Iraq 120 days after the enactment of this act and to have only a limited presence in Iraq by April 1, 2008 (Sec. 3[a]).
- Requires the reduction of armed forces to be conducted in a safe and orderly manner, taking into primary consideration the safety of the armed forces (Sec. 3[b]).
- Requires the President to present before Congress a comprehensive plan for the United States and Iraq no later than January 1, 2008 (Sec. 4[a]).
- Establishes that the comprehensive plan for Iraq must include justification for the plan, including a broader explanation of United States security interests in the Middle East, a justification for the troop levels for the basic security presence that will remain in Iraq, and explanations of the number of troops it requires to accomplish missions, the cost of the missions, and the duration of missions (Sec. 4[b]).
- Requires the following four missions to be a part of the comprehensive plan, as well as an explanation of whether or not armed forces will be required to achieve the following missions: protecting United States diplomatic facilities and armed forces engaged in missions, service in customary diplomatic positions, eliminating Al-Qaeda and its affliates in Iraq, and training and equipping the members of the Iraqi Security Forces (Sec. 4[b(3)]).
- Requires the comprehensive plan to specify plans for diplomatic actions to engage U.S. allies and others in the region to help with Iraq (Sec. 4[b(4)]).
- Requires the President to submit an update to the appropriate congressional committees every 90 days beginning July 1, 2008 (Sec. 4[c]).
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Kucinich's Vote
N |
(2007) HR 556 Foreign Investment Oversight
Outcome: Concurrence Vote Passed (370/45)
Summary: - Establishes the multi-agency Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), composed of the Secretaries of the Treasury, Homeland Security, Commerce, Defense, State, Energy, Labor, and National Intelligence, as well as the Attorney General and heads of the other executive agencies as the President deems appropriate (sec. 3).
- Requires the President acting through CFIUS to review all covered transactions to determine the potential effects the transaction will have on national security (sec. 2).
- Defines covered transactions as any merger, acquisition, or takeover that is proposed or pending after August 23, 1988, by or with any foreign person which could result in foreign control of any person engaged in interstate commerce in the United States (sec. 2).
- Requires CFIUS to conduct an investigation on the effect of the transaction on national security if the covered transaction is a foreign government-controlled transaction, threatens to impair national security, or results in the control of a critical piece of U.S. infrastructure by a foreign person (sec. 2).
- Requires that investigations be completed within 45 days of being started (sec. 2).
- Requires CFIUS to submit a report of all investigations to Congress (sec. 2).
- Allows CFIUS or the lead agency (on behalf of CFIUS) to "negotiate, enter into or impose, and enforce any agreement or condition with any party to the covered transaction in order to mitigate any threat to the national security of the United States that arises as a result of the covered transaction" (sec. 5).
- Requires the President to determine a course of action regarding a covered transaction within 15 days after the investigation is completed (sec. 6).
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Kucinich's Vote
Y |
(2007) HR 1830 Andean Trade Preference Act Extension
Outcome: Bill Passed (365/59)
Summary: |
Kucinich's Vote
N |
(2007) H Amdt 378 Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (formerly School of the Americas) Funding Amendment
Outcome: Amendment Rejected (203/214)
Summary: |
Kucinich's Vote
Y |
(2007) H Amdt 2 Replacing Titles I and II of House Amdt 1 to HR 2206
Outcome: Amendment Adopted (280/142)
Summary: -Appropriates $350 million to the Department of Agriculture.
-Appropriates $162.56 million to the Department of Justice.
-Appropriates $88.69 billion to the Department of Defense.
-Appropriates $63 million for the Department of Energy, Atomic Energy Defense Activities.
-Appropriates $5.18 billion for the Department of State and Related Agency.
-Appropriates $3.40 billion for the Department of Homeland Security, Hurricane Katrina Recovery.
-States that the US Strategy in Iraq will be determined by the Iraqi Government's ability to meet specified benchmarks (Sec. 1314). |
Kucinich's Vote
N |
(2007) H Amdt 1 Departmental Appropriations for Defense, Security, and Hurricane Recovery
Outcome: Amendment Adopted (348/73)
Summary: -Appropriates $12.42 billion for the Department of Defense, including $10.81 billion for non-civil operations, and $1.61 billion for civil operations.
-Appropriates $1.79 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs, including $1.34 billion for medical related expenses.
-Appropriates $1.76 billion for the Department of Homeland Security.
-Appropriates $906.02 million for the Department of Transportation.
-Appropriates $713 million for the Department of Health and Human Services.
-Appropriates $422.40 million for the Department of State.
-Appropriates $257.50 million for the Department of Agriculture.
-Appropriates $193.44 million for the Department of Justice.
-Appropriates $136.19 million for the Department of the Interior.
-Appropriates $170.40 million for the Department of Commerce.
-Increases the federal minimum wage to $5.85 per hour on the 60th day after the enactment of HR 2206, $6.55 12 months after that 60th day, and $7.25 24 months after that 60th day (Sec. 8102).
-Enacts business tax modifications, including such adjustments as extending the work opportunity tax credit to 2011, extending and increasing expensing for small business, waiving alternative minimum tax limits on work opportunity credit and credit for taxes paid on employee tips, and other adjustments (Secs. 8211, 8212, 8214). |
Kucinich's Vote
N |
(2007) HR 2264 Preventing the Organization of Petroleum Export Groups
Outcome: Bill Passed (345/72)
Summary: -Amends the Sherman Act to make it illegal for foreign states to enter into agreements with any group or person that would limit the production, set prices, or restrict the trade of oil, natural gas, or any other petroleum product.
-Declares that any foreign state violating this act is not immune under the doctrine of sovereign immunity from being tried or convicted in a US court of law. |
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 2206 Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007
Outcome: Bill Passed (221/205)
Summary: -Appropriates $101.93 billion for the Department of Defense.
-Appropriates $6.86 billion for the Department of Homeland Security.
-Appropriates $5.24 billion for the Department of State.
-Appropriates $1.79 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
-Appropriates $1.56 billion for the Department of Health and Human Services.
-Appropriates $909.5 million for the Department of Agriculture.
-Appropriates $717.94 million for the Department of Transportation.
-Expresses the sense of the Congress that U.S. troops should be redeployed from Iraq as battalions of Iraqi security forces become able to conduct security operations on their own (Sec. 1326).
-Increases the federal minimum wage to $5.85 per hour 60 days after the enactment of this bill, $6.55 per hour 12 months after that 60th day, and $7.25 per hour 24 months after that 60th day (Sec. 7102).
-Addresses business tax modifications, including such adjustments as extending the work opportunity tax credit, extending and increasing expensing for small business, extending and expanding the low-income housing credit rules under the Gulf Opportunity Zone Tax for buildings in the GO zones, and other adjustments (Secs. 7211, 7212, 7222). |
Kucinich's Vote
N |
(2007) H Con Res 63 Iraq War Policy Resolution
Outcome: Resolution Passed (246/182)
Summary: -Expresses support of the United States Armed Forces who are serving or have served in Iraq.
-Expresses disapproval of the decision made by President George W. Bush and announced on January 10, 2007, to deploy more than 20,000 additional United States combat troops to Iraq. |
Kucinich's Vote
Y |
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