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Voting Record on Legislation that Involves Trade Issues

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 Trade Issues

(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) H Res 1092 Postponing the Consideration of the Trade Agreement with Colombia

Outcome: Resolution Passed (224/195)

Summary:

Kucinich's Vote

Y

(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) H Amdt 734 Prescription Drug Imports

Outcome: Amendment Rejected (146/283)

Summary:

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).

Kucinich's Vote

Y

(2007) HR 1830 Andean Trade Preference Act Extension

Outcome: Bill Passed (365/59)

Summary:

Kucinich's Vote

N

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