OK, Kucinich supporters, what has he accomplished

[cali]

in Congress that makes you think he'd be a good president? I ask this because of a comparison that I brought up between Bernie Sanders and Dennis Kucinich on the thread linked below. I think there are different kinds of progressivism. I said that I preferred Bernie's brand to Kucinich's. (yeh, yeh, I know Bernie's not running for Prez, that's not my chief point)

That got me to thinking; what has Kucinich accomplished in Congress? I know he proposed legislation to form a Department of Peace, and legislation to ban all nukes, but what legislation or amendments has he proposed beyond that, and equally importantly, what has he actually gotten passed?

Beyond what he says in speeches that you like, what has he accomplished? Or if that doesn't matter to you, what is it about him that inspires your devotion?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3022036&mesg_id=3022036

[Drum]

1. Hooray for a rationally-put question.

:thumbsup:

[cali]

4. Thank you very much.

I have a feeling, howeve, that I won't get too many responses. Hope I'm wrong. I'd really like to know.

[QuestionAll...]

2. I'd have to ask what Has been accomplished by anyone...

that was at all positive for americans as a whole, over the last 6 years.

or...
who Supported or did not support things like the
bankruptcy bill and
'it's okay to torture'.
.etc.

should Kucinich only have something to prove?
let's see everyone's records. I'm up for that.

[cali]

3. I'd be glad to answer that.

Here's my post from the other thread about what Bernie's accomplished. Also, how long has Kucinich been in Congress? What were his Congressional accomplishments prior to 2000?

Bernie's been my rep for 15 years or so. I'm glad to tell you what I like about his politics. Bernie is grounded in the nitty gritty. He offered few, (if any) lofty bills, and many practical amendments. In the era of repuke control, some have passed, many have not.

Here's a bit from a RS article about Bernie and his meticulous work on offering amendments to bad legislation:

I had no way of knowing that Sanders would be a perfect subject for another, more compelling reason. In the first few weeks of my stay in Washington, Sanders introduced and passed, against very long odds, three important amendments. A fourth very nearly made it and would have passed had it gone to a vote. During this time, Sanders took on powerful adversaries, including Lockheed Martin, Westinghouse, the Export-Import Bank and the Bush administration. And by using the basic tools of democracy -- floor votes on clearly posed questions, with the aid of painstakingly built coalitions of allies from both sides of the aisle -- he, a lone Independent, beat them all.


Now if you follow the link, you'll see that the repukes managed to roll back the amendments, but that's not my point. Another snippet from the article:

Sanders is the amendment king of the current House of Representatives. Since the Republicans took over Congress in 1995, no other lawmaker -- not Tom DeLay, not Nancy Pelosi -- has passed more roll-call amendments (amendments that actually went to a vote on the floor) than Bernie Sanders. He accomplishes this on the one hand by being relentlessly active, and on the other by using his status as an Independent to form left-right coalition.

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7539869/four_ame...

An example of Sander's activism is that he was the first legislator to take a bus load of seniors across the border to Canada to purchase prescription drugs, as a way of bringing to public attention the obscene way big pharma conducts business in the U.S.

I don't know as much about Kucinich's legislative history, but it seems to be much more about big ideas- like a department of Peace, that I see as more symbolic than realistic. Bernie doesn't make a lot of those kinds of proposals or speeches- he's too busy working on things that effect the daily lives of his constituents and all Americans, right now.

Part of it's style, too, I confess. I like Bernie's down to earth blunt style better than Kucinich's tinged with new ageism style.

[QuestionAll...]

5. then convince him to run. sounds like a good sort.

I guess I wasn't clear in my last post.

I would like to see a voting record and accomplishment list on all the democrats that have, or most likely will, be throwing their hat in the ring.

[cali]

8. Here's the link to

Project Vote Smart. You can find voting records there, and more on most of the dems running or thinking of running. There's another site, that I'm blanking on at the moment that I like even better. I'll see if I can find it. As for Bernie, he's never gonna run for Pres; he was just elected to the Senate and he's 65 years old.

http://www.vote-smart.org/index.htm

[QuestionAll...]

9. thanks for that info/link for vote smart.

will take me a bit to navigate my way about but I'll get my sealegs.

so far what I did see of Kucinich and his NPAT, I like a lot. I already knew that but it's good to see such a comprehensive list.
Hope there are more of his kind running.

[QuestionAll...]

11. ! I didn't know that Hillary Clinton refuses...

SENATOR HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON REPEATEDLY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY
RESPONSES TO CITIZENS ON ISSUES THROUGH THE 2006
NATIONAL POLITICAL AWARENESS TEST WHEN ASKED TO DO SO BY

Key national leaders of both major parties including:
John McCain, Republican Senator
Geraldine Ferraro, Former Democratic Congresswoman
Michael Dukakis, Former Democratic Governor
Bill Frenzel, Former Republican Congressman
Richard Kimball, Project Vote Smart President

Over 100 news organizations throughout the nation also urged their candidates to supply their issue positions through the National Political Awareness Test.

==

!!!

I'll have to see if there are many others that refuse, but kneejerk reaction is Not Good.




Urge Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to pass the National Political Awareness Test.

[WilliamPitt]

6. A few things

This:

http://www.mousemusings.com/DennisKucinichWasRight.html

...was written during his presidential campaign, in between Iowa and New Hampshire. I know because I wrote it. :) That's 2003 for anyone playing along at home.

Voting history:

http://www.vote-smart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=BC032003

(snip)

Agriculture Issues

Date Bill Title Vote
05/02/2002 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 N
10/05/2001 Agricultural Act of 2001 N
06/08/1999 FY 2000 Agriculture Appropriations bill N
06/04/1998 Agricultural Research bill Y

Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues

Date Bill Title Vote
09/07/2006 Horse Slaughter Prohibition bill Y
09/29/2005 Endangered Species Amendment Y
09/29/2005 Endangered Species Reauthorization bill N

Appropriations
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Date Bill Title Vote
09/29/2006 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act 2007 Y
09/26/2006 Department Defense Appropriations Act, FY 2007 N
06/29/2006 Commerce Department Appropriations Bill FY 2006 Y
06/20/2006 Defense Department FY2007 Appropriations Bill N
06/14/2006 Transportation, Treasury, Housing Appropriations Act Y
06/13/2006 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 N
06/09/2006 Foreign Operations and Export Finance Appropriation Act N
06/07/2006 Legislative Branch FY 2007 Appropriations Bill Y
06/06/2006 Department of Homeland Security Appropriation Act, 2007 Y
05/23/2006 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Appropriations Act Y
05/19/2006 Military Construction FY2007 Authorization bill Y
05/18/2006 Interior Department FY2007 Appropriations bill N
03/17/2006 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 N
12/19/2005 Defense Department FY2006 Appropriations bill N
12/14/2005 Labor, HHS, Education, FY 2006 Appropriations bill N
11/17/2005 Labor, HHS, Education, FY 2006 Appropriations bill N
11/09/2005 Commerce, Justice, Science, Appropriations Bill FY 2006 Y
11/09/2005 Energy and Water Appropriations bill FY 2006 N
11/04/2005 Foreign Operations FY 2006 Appropriations Bill Y
10/28/2005 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Appropriations Act N
07/28/2005 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2006 N
07/28/2005 Interior Department FY 2006 Appropriations Bill Y
06/30/2005 Transportation, Treasury, HUD, Judiciary, Appropriation Y
06/28/2005 Foreign Operations FY 2006 Appropriations Bill Y
06/24/2005 Labor, HHS, Education, FY 2006 Appropriations bill N
06/23/2005 Restoring Funds For The CPB Y
06/23/2005 Allows the Use of Funds for Annual Fit Test Amendment Y
06/22/2005 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2006 NV
06/20/2005 Defense Department FY2006 Appropriations bill N
06/16/2005 Commerce, Justice, Science, Appropriations Bill FY 2006 Y
06/08/2005 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Appropriations Act N
05/25/2005 Defense Department FY2006 Authorization bill N
05/24/2005 Energy and Water Appropriations bill FY 2006 N
05/19/2005 Interior Department FY 2006 Appropriations Bill N
05/17/2005 Homeland Security Department FY 2006 Appropriations Act Y
05/05/2005 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005 N
03/16/2005 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005 N
09/22/2004 Transportation Department FY2005 Appropriations bill N
09/09/2004 Appropriations bill FY2005, Labor, HHS, Education Y
07/22/2004 Defense Department FY2005 Appropriations bill N
07/15/2004 Omnibus FY2005 Appropriations bill N
07/13/2004 Agriculture and Rural Development Appropriations bill N
07/12/2004 Legislative Branch FY2005 Appropriations Bill Y
07/08/2004 Commerce Department FY2005 Appropriations Bill Y
06/25/2004 Appropriations bill 2005, Energy and Water Development N
06/23/2004 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 N
06/22/2004 Defense Department FY2005 Appropriations bill N
06/18/2004 Homeland Security Department FY2005 Appropriations bill Y
06/17/2004 Interior Department FY2005 Appropriations bill N
03/25/2004 Budget Appropriations, FY2005 resolution N
11/20/2003 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 N
11/18/2003 Energy and Water Appropriations, FY 2004 bill N
11/05/2003 Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2004 NV
10/30/2003 Interior Department Appropriations, FY 2004 bill N
10/30/2003 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense N
09/24/2003 Homeland Security Appropriations, FY 2004 bill Y
09/24/2003 Emergency Supplemental Appropriation, FY 2003 bill N
09/24/2003 Terrorism Information Awareness bill N
09/09/2003 Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appr NV
07/25/2003 Veterans Affairs and HUD Appropriations Act, 2004 N
07/25/2003 Emergency Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act,2003 N
07/24/2003 Foreign Operations Appropriations, FY 2004 bill Y
07/23/2003 Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judici Y
07/18/2003 Energy and Water Appropriations, FY 2004 bill N
07/17/2003 Interior Department Appropriations, FY 2004 bill N
07/14/2003 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA N
07/10/2003 Department of Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations N
07/09/2003 Emergency Supplemental Appropriation, FY 2003 bill Y
07/08/2003 Terrorism Information Awareness bill N
06/26/2003 Fiscal 04 Military Construction Appropriation Y
06/24/2003 Homeland Security Appropriations, FY 2004 bill Y
02/13/2003 Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 N
10/10/2002 Department of Defense Appropriations, FY2003 bill N
07/24/2002 Treasury & General Government Appropriations Act, 2002 N
07/23/2002 Supplemental Appropriations, FY2002 bill N
07/18/2002 Legislative Branch Appropriation, FY2003 bill Y
07/17/2002 Department of the Interior Appropriations Act, 2003 Y
06/27/2002 Military Construction Appropriations Act FY2003 Y
06/27/2002 Department of Defense Appropriations, FY2003 bill N
05/24/2002 Supplemental Appropriations, FY2002 bill N
12/19/2001 Foreign Operations FY2002 Appropriations bill Y
12/06/2001 District of Columbia FY2002 Appropriations bill Y
11/30/2001 Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2002 Y
11/14/2001 Appropriations bill FY2002, Commerce, Justice, State Y
11/13/2001 Agriculture FY2002 Appropriations bill Y
11/08/2001 Veterans Affairs and HUD Appropriations Act of 2002 Y
11/01/2001 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2002 N
11/01/2001 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002 N
10/31/2001 Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act 2002 N
10/17/2001 Military Construction FY2002 Appropriations bill Y
10/17/2001 Interior Department Appropriations for FY 2002 Y
10/11/2001 Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Act, 2002 Y
09/21/2001 Military Construction FY2002 Appropriations bill Y
09/14/2001 2001 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill Y
07/25/2001 Amendment to Treasury Appropriations Act, FY 2002 Y
07/25/2001 Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act 2002 N
07/20/2001 2001 Supplemental Appropriations Act N
07/18/2001 Appropriations bill FY2002, Commerce, Justice, State Y
06/26/2001 Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2002 Y
10/25/2000 Foreign Operations FY 2001 Appropriations bill N
07/20/2000 Treasury and General Goverment Appropriations Act, 2001 N
07/13/2000 Foreign Operations FY 2001 Appropriations bill N
03/30/2000 2000 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act N
11/18/1999 District of Columbia FY2000 Appropriations bill N
11/05/1999 Foreign Operations FY2000 Appropriations bill Y
11/03/1999 District of Columbia FY2000 Appropriations bill N
10/28/1999 DC/Labor/HHS/Education FY 2000 Appropriations bill N
10/21/1999 Interior Department FY2000 Appropriations bill N
10/20/1999 Appropriations bill FY2000, Commerce, Justice, State N
10/14/1999 District of Columbia Appropriations Act, FY 2000 N
10/14/1999 Veterans Affairs and HUD Appropriations bill, FY 2000 Y
10/13/1999 Defense Department Appropriations bill, FY2000 N
10/05/1999 Foreign Operations FY2000 Appropriations bill N
10/01/1999 FY 2000 Agriculture Appropriations bill N
10/01/1999 Transportation Department FY2000 Appropriations bill N
09/27/1999 Energy FY2000 Appropriations bill Y
09/16/1999 Appropriations bill FY2000, Treasury, Postal Service N
09/09/1999 District of Columbia FY2000 Appropriations bill N
09/09/1999 Veterans Affairs and HUD Appropriations bill, FY 2000 N
08/05/1999 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2000 Y
08/05/1999 Appropriations bill FY2000, Commerce, Justice, State N
08/03/1999 Foreign Operations FY2000 Appropriations bill Y
07/29/1999 District of Columbia FY2000 Appropriations bill N
07/29/1999 Adoption Restriction Amendment N
07/29/1999 Military Construction FY2000 Appropriations bill Y
07/27/1999 Energy FY2000 Appropriations bill Y
07/22/1999 Defense Department Appropriations bill, FY2000 N
07/15/1999 Appropriations bill FY2000, Treasury, Postal Service N
07/14/1999 Interior Department FY2000 Appropriations bill Y
07/13/1999 Military Construction FY2000 Appropriations bill Y
06/23/1999 Transportation Department FY2000 Appropriations bill Y
05/18/1999 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations-Conference Report N
05/06/1999 Kosovo Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill N
03/24/1999 Rescissions Removal Amendment Y
03/24/1999 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations--Passage N
03/03/1999 Peace Corps Authorization Bill Y
10/20/1998 Appropriations bill FY99, Omnibus Y
10/07/1998 Intelligence FY99 Authorization bill N
10/07/1998 Appropriations bill FY99, Treasury, Postal Service Y
10/06/1998 FY 1999 VA-HUD Appropriations Y
10/02/1998 Agriculture FY99 Appropriations bill N
09/28/1998 Defense Department FY99 Appropriations bill N
09/28/1998 FY1999 Energy Appropriations bill Y
09/24/1998 Legislative Branch FY99 Appropriations bill Y
09/24/1998 Defense Department FY99 Authorization bill N
09/17/1998 Appropriations Bill FY99, Foreign Operations Y
08/07/1998 District of Columbia FY99 Appropriations bill N
07/29/1998 Appropriations bill FY99, Veterans Affairs, HUD N
07/23/1998 Interior Department FY99 Appropriations bill N
07/16/1998 Appropriations bill FY99, Treasury, Postal Service N
06/25/1998 Legislative Branch FY99 Appropriations bill N
06/24/1998 Agriculture FY99 Appropriations bill N
06/24/1998 Defense Department FY99 Appropriations bill N
06/22/1998 Energy FY99 Appropriations bill Y
06/22/1998 Military Construction FY99 Appropriations bill Y
03/31/1998 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill N
11/13/1997 Appropriations bill FY98, Commerce, Justice, and State N
11/13/1997 Foreign Operations FY98 Appropriations bill N
11/07/1997 Intelligence FY98 Authorization bill Y
11/07/1997 Appropriations bill FY98, Labor, HHS, Education Y
10/24/1997 Interior Department FY98 Appropriations bill N
10/09/1997 District of Columbia FY98 Appropriations bill N
10/06/1997 Agriculture FY98 Appropriations bill N
09/30/1997 Appropriations bill FY98, Commerce, Justice, and State N
09/30/1997 Appropriations bill FY98, Treasury, Postal Service N
09/25/1997 Defense Department FY98 Appropriations bill N
09/24/1997 FY 1998 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill N
09/17/1997 Appropriations bill FY98, Treasury, Postal Service N
09/04/1997 Foreign Operations FY98 Appropriations bill Y
07/29/1997 Defense Department FY98 Appropriations bill N
07/28/1997 FY 1998 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill N
07/24/1997 Agriculture FY98 Appropriations bill N
07/24/1997 Tobacco Crops Amendment Y
07/15/1997 Interior Department FY98 Appropriations bill N
06/12/1997 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill Y
06/05/1997 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill N
05/15/1997 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill N

Arts and Humanities
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Date Bill Title Vote
07/21/1998 National Endowment for the Arts Amendment Y

Budget, Spending and Taxes
(Back to top)

Date Bill Title Vote
07/29/2006 Death/Estate and Minimum Wage Bill of 2006 N
06/22/2006 Line Item Veto bill N
06/22/2006 Death/Estate Tax Amendment N
05/10/2006 Tax Reconciliation bill N
02/01/2006 Budget Reconciliation Adoption N
12/19/2005 Budget Reconciliation bill N
12/08/2005 Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005 N
11/18/2005 Budget Reconciliation Bill N
04/28/2005 Budget FY2006 Appropriations Resolution N
04/13/2005 Death/Estate Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005 N
03/17/2005 Budget FY2006 Appropriations Resolution N
10/07/2004 JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Strength) N
09/23/2004 Increased Child Tax Credit bill Y
05/20/2004 Child Credit Preservation and Expansion Act of 2004 N
05/05/2004 Middle-Class Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2004 N
04/28/2004 Marriage Penalty Tax bill N
01/28/2004 Farmer Bankruptcy bill NV
10/16/2003 Iraqi Debt Forgiveness Y
09/17/2003 Charitable Contributions bill N
07/16/2003 State Department FY2004-2005 Authorizations bill Y
06/27/2003 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 N
06/19/2003 Taxpayer Protection and IRS Accountability Act of 2003 N
05/23/2003 Jobs and Economic Growth bill N
05/09/2003 Jobs and Economic Growth bill N
04/11/2003 Congressional Budget for fiscal year 2004 N
03/20/2002 Budget Resolution, FY 2003 N
05/26/2001 Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, 2001 N
05/16/2001 Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, 2001 N
05/09/2001 Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Resolution N
09/13/2000 Marriage Tax Relief Bill N
09/07/2000 Death/Estate Tax Elimination Act of 2000 N
07/20/2000 Marriage Tax Relief Bill N
06/09/2000 Death/Estate Tax Substitute Amendment Y
06/09/2000 Death/Estate Tax Elimination Act of 2000 N
05/10/2000 Internet Nondiscrimination Act N
04/13/2000 Congressional Budget resolution FY 2001 N
03/23/2000 Congressional Budget resolution FY 2001 N
03/09/2000 Small Business Tax Fairness Act of 2000 N
02/10/2000 Marriage Penalty Tax bill N
08/05/1999 Financial Freedom Act of 1999 N
07/22/1999 Financial Freedom Act of 1999 N
06/10/1999 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2000 N
05/05/1999 Bankruptcy Reform bill N
04/14/1999 Congressional Budget Resolution, FY 2000 N
03/25/1999 Congressional Budget Resolution, FY 2000 N
10/09/1998 Bankruptcy Reform bill N
09/26/1998 Tax Cut bill N
06/17/1998 Tax Code Termination bill N
06/05/1998 Budget Resolution FY98 N
05/13/1998 Enhance Banking Flexibility Amendment N
05/13/1998 Financial Services Act of 1998 N
04/30/1998 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill N
04/22/1998 Tax Limitation Amendment N
07/31/1997 Budget Reconciliation Bill N
07/30/1997 Budget Reconciliation bill N
06/26/1997 Budget Reconciliation Bill N
06/25/1997 Budget Reconciliation bill N
06/05/1997 Budget Resolution FY1999-2000 N
05/21/1997 Budget Resolution FY1999-2000 N
03/12/1997 Balanced Budget Request resolution N

Business and Consumers
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Date Bill Title Vote
09/21/2006 Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2006 N
07/12/2006 Credit Rating Agency Duopoly Relief Act N
03/08/2006 National Uniformity for Food Act N
07/26/2005 Small Employer Health Benefits Plan Amendment Y
04/14/2005 Bankruptcy Reform Bill N
04/02/2004 Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004 N
03/18/2004 Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2004 NV
06/19/2003 Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003 N
09/26/2000 Small Business Superfund Exemption-Passage N
02/16/2000 Small Business Liability Reform bill N
07/01/1999 Financial Modernization bill N

Campaign Finance and Election Issues
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Date Bill Title Vote
09/20/2006 Federal Election Integrity Act of 2006 N
07/13/2006 Voting Rights Act Reauthorization Y
04/05/2006 527 Reform Act of 2005 N
10/10/2002 Help America Vote Act of 2002 Y
02/14/2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2001 Y
06/28/2000 527 Organization Disclosure bill Y
09/14/1999 Campaign Finance Reform bill Y
08/06/1998 Federal Campaign Finance Amendment NV
08/06/1998 Campaign Finance Reform bill Y
08/03/1998 Shays Amendment Y
07/30/1998 Voter Registration Amendment N
07/20/1998 Noncitizen Campaign Contribution Amendment Y
07/20/1998 Labor Political Activity Amendment N
07/16/1998 FY 1999 Treasury-Postal Approp - Increase FEC Funding Y
07/14/1998 Express Advocacy Amendment N
06/17/1998 Campaign Finance Reform Commission Amendment NV
03/30/1998 Campaign Finance Reform bill N
03/30/1998 Campaign Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1998 Y

Civil Liberties
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Date Bill Title Vote
06/22/2005 Flag Desecration Resolution N
06/03/2003 Desecration of Flag resolution Y
07/17/2001 Flag Desecration resolution Y
06/24/1999 Flag Desecration Amendment Y
06/12/1997 Flag Desecration Constitutional Amendment Y

Civil Rights
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Date Bill Title Vote
09/26/2006 Public Expression of Religion Act of 2006 N

Congressional Affairs
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Date Bill Title Vote
09/26/2006 Motion to Resolve Into Secret Session Y
05/03/2006 527 Reform Act of 2006 N
04/06/2006 Jack Abramoff Investigation Resolution N
09/15/2005 Bipartisan Committee to Investigate Hurricane Katrina N
06/02/2004 Special Elections/Appointments Provisions bill N
04/22/2004 Continuity in Representation Act of 2003 N
07/24/2002 Expulsion of Rep. James A. Traficant, Jr., D-Ohio Y
06/04/1998 Religious Freedom Amendment bill N
11/13/1997 Broadcast of Committee Witness bill N
09/18/1997 House Ethics Reform Task Force N
02/12/1997 Term Limits resolution N

Crime Issues
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Date Bill Title Vote
11/06/2003 Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Ac Y
04/26/2001 Motherhood Protection Act (Substitue Amendendment) N
04/26/2001 Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2001 Y
09/30/1999 Substitute Amendment to Unborn Victims of Violence Act N
09/30/1999 Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 1999 Y
06/17/1999 Juvenile Justice bill N
09/15/1998 Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention Act Y
02/25/1998 Death Sentence Amendment Y
02/24/1998 Minimum Sentences for Gun Crimes bill Y
05/08/1997 Juvenile Crime bill Y

Defense
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Date Bill Title Vote
12/19/2005 Defense Department FY2006 Authorization bill N
05/20/2004 Defense Department FY2005 Authorization bill N
11/07/2003 Defense Department FY2004 Authorization bill NV
07/16/2003 Project BioShield Act of 2003 Y
05/22/2003 Defense Department FY2004 Authorization bill N
04/03/2003 Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act,2003 N
05/10/2002 National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2003 N
12/13/2001 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 N
05/18/2000 School of the Americas Amendment Y
06/10/1999 FY2000-2001 Defense Authorization bill N
03/18/1999 National Missile Defense bill N
09/17/1998 US Army School of the Americas Amendment Y
05/21/1998 Defense Department FY99 Authorization bill N
02/05/1998 Line Item Veto Cancellation bill Y
11/08/1997 Line Item Veto Cancellation bill Y
10/28/1997 Defense Department FY98-99 Authorization bill N
09/04/1997 Army School of the Americas amendment Y
06/25/1997 Defense Department FY98-99 Authorization bill N
06/24/1997 Bosnia Deployment Termination Amendment N
06/23/1997 Border Defense Personnel Amendment Y
06/23/1997 B-2 Bomber Program Termination Amendment Y
06/23/1997 Bosnia Deployment Extension Substitute Amendment N
06/19/1997 Overseas Military Facilities Abortion Amendment N

Drug Issues
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Date Bill Title Vote
09/16/1998 Illegal Drug Amendment Y
08/06/1998 Illegal Drug Amendment N
04/29/1998 Needle Exchange Funding Ban N
09/11/1997 Needle Exchange Amendment N

Education
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Date Bill Title Vote
03/30/2006 College Access and Opportunity Act of 2005 N
03/30/2006 Reverse the Raid on Student Aid Amendment Y
07/25/2003 Head Start bill N
07/09/2003 Ready to Teach Act of 2003 Y
07/09/2003 Student Loan Forgiveness for Teachers - Passage Y
04/30/2003 Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act N
12/13/2001 No Child Left Behind Act Y
05/23/2001 No Child Left Behind Act Y
06/13/2000 Higher Education Funding Amendment N
10/21/1999 Academic Achievement for All Act N
10/21/1999 Education Funding for Disadvantaged Students-Passage Y
07/20/1999 Teacher Empowerment Act N
04/21/1999 Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999 N
03/11/1999 High Needs District Amendment Y
03/10/1999 Student Performance Amendment Y
03/10/1999 Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999 N
08/06/1998 Low Income Educational Scholarship Amendment N
06/18/1998 Education Savings Accounts bill N
05/06/1998 Higher Education Programs Authorization Extension bill Y
04/30/1998 Washington, D.C. School Vouchers bill N
02/05/1998 National Student Testing bill N
11/07/1997 Charter School Expansion Act of 1998 N
11/04/1997 HELP Scholarships bill N
10/23/1997 Education Savings Accounts bill N
05/16/1997 Training Programs bill Y

Employment and Affirmative Action
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Date Bill Title Vote
01/08/2003 Unemployment Benefits bill Y

Energy Issues
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Date Bill Title Vote
05/18/2006 Outer Continental Shelf for Gas and Oil Amendment N
05/18/2006 Outer Continental Shelf Amendment Y
10/07/2005 Gasoline for America's Security Act of 2005 N
07/28/2005 Energy Policy Act of 2005 N
04/21/2005 Energy Policy Act of 2005 N
04/20/2005 Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Drilling Amendment Y
04/20/2005 Liability Shield Language Amendment Y
06/15/2004 Energy Omnibus bill N
11/18/2003 Energy Omnibus bill N
04/11/2003 Energy Omnibus bill N
08/02/2001 Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act of 2001 N

Environmental Issues
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Date Bill Title Vote
09/25/2006 New Hampshire Wilderness Act N
06/29/2006 Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006 N
11/21/2003 Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 NV
11/20/2003 Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2003 Y
09/23/2003 Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Land Exchange Act '02 N
05/20/2003 Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 N
08/01/2001 Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act of 2001 Y
08/01/2001 Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act of 2001 Y
06/21/2000 EPA Amendment Y
06/07/2000 San Rafael Legacy District Motor Vehicle Amendment N
06/07/2000 San Rafael Swell Area Amendment N
05/11/2000 Conservation and Reinvestment Act of 1999 Y
05/10/2000 Social Security and Medicare solvency amendment N
05/10/2000 Local government participation amendment N
05/10/2000 Land Conservation-Land Acquisition Funding N
03/22/2000 Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act N
06/08/1999 Lethal Predator Funding Amendment Y
03/27/1998 Forest Recovery and Protection bill N
03/27/1998 Road Construction Amendment Y
10/30/1997 Nuclear Waste Disposal bill N
10/22/1997 Private Property Rights bill N
05/07/1997 Endangered Species Act Exemption Amendment Y

Executive Branch
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Date Bill Title Vote
12/19/1998 Impeachment Resolution: Article One N
12/19/1998 Impeachment Resolution: Article Two N
12/19/1998 Impeachment Resolution: Article Three N
12/19/1998 Impeachment Resolution: Article Four N
01/21/1997 In the matter of Representative Newt Gingrich Y

Family and Children Issues
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Date Bill Title Vote
09/26/2006 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act N
04/10/2003 Enhance AMBER Alert bill N
08/06/1998 Adoption Amendment N
09/09/1997 Family Planning Parental Notification Amendment Y

Foreign Aid and Policy Issues
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Date Bill Title Vote
07/26/2006 U.S.and India Nuclear Cooperation Act of 2006 N
06/16/2006 Global War on Terror N
07/20/2005 State Department FY 2006/2007 Authorization Bill N
07/14/2005 East Asia Security Act of 2005 Y
06/17/2005 United Nations Reform Act of 2005 N
06/15/2005 Bans Use of Funds to Enforce Cuba Regulations Amendment Y
03/17/2004 War in Iraq Anniversary resolution NV
10/16/2003 Iraq's Reconstruction Resolution Y
07/13/2000 Debt Relief Funding amendment N
07/13/2000 HIV/AIDS Funding amendment Y
05/17/2000 Continued Deployment of Forces in Kosovo Amendment Y
02/01/2000 Taiwan Security Enhancement Act N
04/28/1999 Military Operations in Yugoslavia Limitation Act Y
04/28/1999 Withdrawal of U.S. Troops from the Balkans resolution Y
04/28/1999 Kosovo Resolution N
03/11/1999 Kosovo Peacekeeping Operations resolution Y
10/05/1998 Iraqi Liberation Act of 1998 Y
06/04/1998 Tiananmen Square Resolution Y
05/14/1998 Religious Persecution Freedom bill Y
03/18/1998 Bosnia and Herzegovina U.S. Troop Removal bill N
03/17/1998 Human Rights in China Y
11/13/1997 Iraq War Crimes Tribunal - Passage Y
11/07/1997 PLA Monitoring bill Y
11/06/1997 U.S.-Taiwan Missile Defense Cooperation bill N
11/05/1997 China Political Freedom bill Y
07/22/1997 Resolution Regarding the Republic of Congo Y
06/04/1997 U.S. Withdrawal from the U.N. Amendment N

Government Reform
(Back to top)

Date Bill Title Vote
02/25/2004 GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004 NV
07/26/2002 Homeland Security Act of 2002 N
10/05/1998 Indian Federal Recognition Administrative Procedures N

Gun Issues
(Back to top)

Date Bill Title Vote
06/28/2006 Trigger Lock Amendment N
01/16/2006 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives N
10/20/2005 Firearms Manufacturers Protection bill N
04/09/2003 Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act N
06/18/1999 72 Hour Background Check Amendment Y
06/18/1999 Mandatory Gun Show Background Check Act N
06/18/1999 24 Hour Background Check Amendment N

Health Issues
(Back to top)

Date Bill Title Vote
07/28/2005 Malpractice Liability Reform Bill N
07/19/2005 Obstetric Fistula Amendment N
07/12/2005 Independent Review of OSHA Act of 2005 N
05/12/2004 Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2004 N
03/25/2004 Medical Malpractice Liability Limitation bill N
03/24/2004 Child Nutrition Improvement and Integrity Act Y
07/25/2003 Imports of Prescription Drugs bill Y
07/16/2003 Vaccine Compensation bill Y
06/27/2003 Medicare Prescription Drug bill N
05/01/2003 AIDS Assistance bill Y
03/31/2003 Vaccine Compensation bill N
06/28/2002 Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act N
08/02/2001 Amendment to the Bipartisan Patient Protection Act N
08/02/2001 Bipartisan Patient Protection Act N
06/28/2000 Medicare Rx bill N
10/27/1999 Pain Relief Promotion Act of 1999 Y
10/07/1999 Patient Protection Substitute Amendment N
10/07/1999 Patient Protection bill Y
10/06/1999 Patients' Bill of Rights bill N
07/24/1998 Patients' Bill of Rights Act Amendment Y
07/24/1998 Patient Protection bill N
07/16/1998 Federal Health Plan Contraceptive Coverage Amendment N
04/10/1997 Assisted Suicide Bill Y

Housing and Property Issues
(Back to top)

Date Bill Title Vote
09/29/2006 Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2006 N
06/30/2005 Eminent Domain Amdendment N
05/14/1997 Public Housing bill N

Immigration
(Back to top)

Date Bill Title Vote
09/21/2006 Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 2006 N
09/14/2006 Secure Fence Act of 2006 N
12/16/2005 Border Security bill N
02/10/2005 Real ID Act of 2005 N
05/18/2004 Undocumented Immigrant Emergency Medical Assistance N
09/24/1998 Nonimmigrant Specialty Workers bill N
09/29/1997 Continuing Appropriations Y

Labor
(Back to top)

Date Bill Title Vote
07/28/2006 Pension Reform Bill N
03/07/2001 Ergonomics Regulations Resolution N
06/08/2000 OSHA Ergonomic Protection Amendment Y
03/09/2000 Minimum Wage Increase bill Y
03/09/2000 Minimum Wage Increase-Two Year Raise Y
03/26/1998 Small Business and Employee Fairness bill N
03/19/1997 Comp Time bill N

Legal Issues
(Back to top)

Date Bill Title Vote
09/26/2006 Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2005 N
07/19/2006 Pledge Protection Act of 2006 N
10/27/2005 Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2005 N
10/19/2005 Cheeseburger bill N
03/21/2005 Terri Schiavo Incapacitated Persons Protection Bill NV
02/17/2005 Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 N
09/23/2004 Pledge of Allegiance Protection bill N
09/14/2004 Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2004 N
03/10/2004 Obesity Lawsuits bill NV
02/26/2004 Unborn Victims of Violence Act 2004 NV
03/13/2003 Malpractice Liability bill N
10/13/1998 Securities Litigation bill N
03/04/1998 Puerto Rico Political Status bill Y

Military Issues
(Back to top)

Date Bill Title Vote
09/29/2006 Military Commissions Act of 2006 N
09/27/2006 Military Commissions Act of 2006 N
05/06/2004 Condemning Iraq Abuse of Prisoners resolution N
10/10/2002 Use of Military Force Against Iraq N

National Security Issues
(Back to top)

Date Bill Title Vote
09/28/2006 Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act N
06/29/2006 Intelligence and Law Enforcement Resolution N
03/07/2006 PATRIOT Act Reauthorization bill N
12/14/2005 USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Ac N
07/21/2005 USA PATRIOT & Terrorism Prevention Act- Motion Y
07/21/2005 USA PATRIOT & Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act N
06/15/2005 Patriot Act Amendment - Library Records Y
05/18/2005 Homeland Security Department Authorization Act FY06 Y
10/08/2004 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act N
10/24/2001 USA Patriot Act of 2001 N
10/12/2001 Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001 N
09/14/2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force Y

Regulatory Issues
(Back to top)

Date Bill Title Vote
09/13/2006 Restricting Indian Gaming to Homelands of Tribes Act N
03/03/2004 US Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act, 2004 NV

Science and Medical Research
(Back to top)

Date Bill Title Vote
07/27/2006 Better Health Information Systems Act of 2006 N
07/19/2006 Stem Cell Research Bill Y
07/18/2006 Alternative Stem Cell Therapies Act N
07/22/2005 Advanced Research Opportunities Amendment Y
05/24/2005 Stem Cell Research Bill of 2005 Y
03/03/2003 Prohibition on Human Cloning - Passage Y
02/27/2003 Cloning of Humans bill Y

Senior and Social Security Issues
(Back to top)

Date Bill Title Vote
04/02/2003 Social Security Protection Act of 2003 Y
07/27/2000 Social Security Benefits Tax Relief - Substitute Amdt. Y
07/27/2000 Social Security Benefits Tax Relief bill Y
03/01/2000 Social Security Earnings Cap Y
05/26/1999 Social Security Lock Box bill Y
09/25/1998 Save Social Security Act Amendment Y
09/25/1998 Social Security Account Protection bill N

Social Issues
(Back to top)

Date Bill Title Vote
07/18/2006 Same Sex Marriage Resolution N
09/23/2003 Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Land Exchange Act N
07/31/2001 Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001 Substitute Amend. N
07/31/2001 Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001 Y
07/19/2001 Community Solutions Act of 2001 N
07/19/2001 Community Solutions Act of 2001 Y
09/09/1999 Puerto Rican Nationals resolution N
07/15/1999 Religious Liberty Protection Act of 1999 N
06/29/1999 National Day of Prayer Resolution N
06/17/1999 Ten Commandments Amendment N
03/05/1997 Display of the Ten Commandments N

Technology and Communication
(Back to top)

Date Bill Title Vote
07/11/2006 Online Gambling Ban Amendment Y
06/11/2006 Internet Gambling Bill N
06/08/2006 COPE Bill of 2006 N
11/02/2005 Online Freedom of Speech Act N
03/11/2004 FCC Indecency Penalties bill N
11/22/2003 Reduction of SPAM bill N
09/25/2003 Do-Not-Call-Registry bill NV
06/10/2003 Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act N
09/08/1999 International Space Station Funding Amendment N
05/19/1999 NASA Authorization bill Y

Trade Issues
(Back to top)

Date Bill Title Vote
07/20/2006 U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement N
07/28/2005 CAFTA Implementation Bill N
06/09/2005 Withdrawing Approval from the WTO Agreement Y
06/27/2003 U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act N
06/27/2003 U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act N
07/27/2002 Trade Act of 2002 N
12/06/2001 Fast Track Trade Authority bill N
07/19/2001 China Trade Relations bill Y
07/20/2000 Cuban Economic Embargo Amendment Y
07/20/2000 Cuban Travel Embargo Amendment Y
06/21/2000 WTO Withdrawal resolution Y
05/24/2000 U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 N
05/04/2000 Africa Free Trade bill N
08/03/1999 Economic Assistance to Vietnam N
07/27/1999 China Trade resolution Y
03/17/1999 Steel Import Limitation bill Y
09/25/1998 Reciprocal Trade Agreement Bill N
07/30/1998 Vietnam Trade Waiver Disapproval resolution Y
07/22/1998 Disapproval of 'Normal Trade Relations' Status w/ China Y
03/11/1998 African Growth bill N
11/04/1997 United States-Caribbean Trade Partnership Act N
06/24/1997 China Most-Favored-Nation resolution Y

Transportation Issues
(Back to top)

Date Bill Title Vote
07/29/2005 Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users Y
03/10/2005 Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users Y
04/28/2004 Highway Trust Fund Programs Extension bill Y
04/02/2004 Highway Trust Fund bill Y
10/30/2003 Aviation Administration FY2004-2006 Authorization bill N
07/10/2002 Arming Pilots Against Terrorism Act N
11/16/2001 Federalize Aviation Security bill Y
09/21/2001 Airline Industry Financial Assistance bill N
06/15/1999 FAA Reauthorization bill Y
05/22/1998 Transportation Reauthorization bill Y
04/01/1998 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Amendment N
04/01/1998 Transportation Reauthorization bill Y

Veterans Issues
(Back to top)

Date Bill Title Vote
11/21/2003 Department of Veterans Affairs Improvement Act of 2003 NV
10/08/2003 Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 Y
09/21/1999 Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act N

Welfare and Poverty
(Back to top)

Date Bill Title Vote
06/11/2003 Welfare Reform bill Y
02/13/2003 Welfare Reform bill N
05/16/2002 Personal Responsibility, Work and Family Protection Act N

[cali]

7. Thanks, Will.

The long list, I gather, is simply a compilation of his votes on varying legislation. Do you happen to know what legislation or amendments, he's introduced, beyond such proposals as the creation of a Dept. of Peace or banning all nukes? Perhaps you could steer me in the right direction so I can find some info on that.

[WilliamPitt]

10. Here you go

Searched out vial library of congress:

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/thomas

These are just from the last congress, the 109th.

1. <109th> H.CON.RES.321 : Providing that the new permanent Council of Representatives of Iraq is encouraged to debate and vote on whether or not a continued United States military presence in Iraq is desired by the Government of Iraq.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 12/16/2005) Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 12/16/2005 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
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2. <109th> H.CON.RES.364 : Supporting the goals and ideals of St. Patrick's Day.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 3/16/2006) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2006 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.


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3. <109th> H.CON.RES.450 : Calling upon the President to appeal to all sides in the current crisis in the Middle East for an immediate cessation of violence and to commit United States diplomats to multi-party negotiations with no preconditions.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 7/19/2006) Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 7/19/2006 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.


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4. <109th> H.RES.170 : Of inquiry requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives respecting a claim made by the President on February 16, 2005, at a meeting Portsmouth, New Hampshire, that there is not a Social Security trust.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (39)
Committees: House Ways and Means
House Reports: 109-58
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2005 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 29.


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5. <109th> H.RES.505 : Requesting the President of the United States and directing the Secretary of State to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in their possession relating to the White House Iraq Group.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 10/20/2005) Cosponsors (109)
Committees: House International Relations
House Reports: 109-291
Latest Major Action: 11/10/2005 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 117.


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6. <109th> H.RES.515 : Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in his possession relating to the anticipated effects of climate change on the coastal regions of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 10/26/2005) Cosponsors (150)
Committees: House Science
House Reports: 109-296
Latest Major Action: 11/15/2005 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 119.


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7. <109th> H.RES.685 : Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in their possession relating to any entity with which the United States has contracted for public relations purposes concerning Iraq.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 2/15/2006) Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Armed Services
House Reports: 109-397
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2006 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 156.


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8. <109th> H.RES.718 : Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in their possession relating to the Dubai Ports World acquisition of 6 United States commercial ports leases.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 3/9/2006) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Financial Services
House Reports: 109-414
Latest Major Action: 4/7/2006 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 163.


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9. <109th> H.RES.950 : Calling for the abolition of all nuclear weapons.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 7/26/2006) Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 7/26/2006 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.


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10. <109th> H.RES.1066 : Requesting the President to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in his possession relating to United States policy toward Iran.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 9/29/2006) Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Armed Services; House International Relations; House Intelligence (Permanent Select)
Latest Major Action: 9/29/2006 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on International Relations, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


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11. <109th> H.J.RES.54 : Proclaiming Casimir Pulaski to be an honorary citizen of the United States posthumously.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 6/14/2005) Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/1/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.


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12. <109th> H.R.2070 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas (and products thereof) and to allow an income tax credit for purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and to allow grants for mass transit.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 5/4/2005) Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.


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13. <109th> H.R.2420 : To preserve the cooperative, peaceful uses of space for the benefit of all humankind by prohibiting the basing of weapons in space and the use of weapons to destroy or damage objects in space that are in orbit, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 5/18/2005) Cosponsors (35)
Committees: House Science; House Armed Services; House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/21/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.


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14. <109th> H.R.2969 : To amend title 9 of the United States Code to exclude all employment contracts from the arbitration provisions of chapter 1 of such title; and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 6/17/2005) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 7/25/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.


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15. <109th> H.R.3760 : To establish a Department of Peace and Nonviolence.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 9/14/2005) Cosponsors (74)
Committees: House Government Reform; House International Relations; House Judiciary; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 11/7/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.


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16. <109th> H.R.3800 : To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend for 1 year the qualified individual (QI) program of Medicare cost-sharing assistance to low-income Medicare beneficiaries.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 9/15/2005) Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 11/4/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


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17. <109th> H.R.4923 : To abolish the death penalty under Federal law.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 3/9/2006) Cosponsors (45)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2006 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


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18. <109th> H.R.5266 : To provide additional protections for farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals, to ensure fairness for farmers and ranchers in their dealings with biotech companies that sell genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 5/2/2006) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 5/11/2006 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research.


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19. <109th> H.R.5267 : To prohibit the open-air cultivation of genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops, to prohibit the use of common human food or animal feed as the host plant for a genetically engineered pharmaceutical or industrial chemical, to establish a tracking system to regulate the growing, handling, transportation, and disposal of pharmaceutical and industrial crops and their byproducts to prevent human, animal, and general environmental exposure to genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops and their byproducts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 5/2/2006) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 5/9/2006 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research.


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20. <109th> H.R.5268 : To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of genetically engineered foods, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 5/2/2006) Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/15/2006 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


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21. <109th> H.R.5269 : To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to require that food that contains a genetically engineered material, or that is produced with a genetically engineered material, be labeled accordingly.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 5/2/2006) Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Agriculture; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/25/2006 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture .


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22. <109th> H.R.5270 : To ensure that efforts to address world hunger through the use of genetically engineered animals and crops actually help developing countries and peoples while protecting human health and the environment, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 5/2/2006) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House International Relations; House Ways and Means; House Financial Services; House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 5/16/2006 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.


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23. <109th> H.R.5271 : To assign liability for injury caused by genetically engineered organisms.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 5/2/2006) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/15/2006 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman .


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24. <109th> H.R.5754 : -- Private Bill; For the relief of Theresa and Stefan Sajac.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 7/10/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/10/2006 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


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25. <109th> H.R.6114 : To assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program to ensure that all children 3, 4, and 5 years old have access to a high-quality full-day, full-calendar-year prekindergarten education.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 9/20/2006) Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 11/2/2006 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.


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26. <109th> H.R.6200 : To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to conduct Presidential elections using paper ballots and to count those ballots by hand, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 9/27/2006) Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Administration; House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2006 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

[cali]

12. Thank you so much.

That is really helpful. This thread would be very useful to Kucinich supporters. Hopefully some of them will have the opportunity to see it.

[mike_c]

13. thanks, Will-- an excellent compilation!

w00t!

[WilliamPitt]

16. The last one is my favorite

for obvious reasons.

[H2O Man]

18. But:

what is his position on smoking?

[WilliamPitt]

22. Don't make me kill you

;)

[H2O Man]

28. Are you offering

me a cigarette? No, thanks. Don't smoke. Been thinking about starting a thread to see how other DUers feel about the topic. But with all the important things going on, I am not sure if a smoking thread would get any attention.

[xultar]

14. I think hedid a great job of opening peoples eyes in the last Prez Election.

I loved hearing him speak. I think some people really liked what he had to say.

[nosmokes]

15. heproposed the dept of peace and opposed the iraq war from the beginning.

that's for starters. and that's enough to show guts and integrity that are sorely lacking in agreat many other Democratic leaders that are *acceptable.* except they're totally unacceptable corporate toadies to me.

[cali]

19. I'm actually not that

enamored with the proposal for a Department of Peace- sounds vaguely Orwellian, and its one of those grand sweeping proposals that I don't think mean very much, but I do appreciate his introducing legislation regarding GMOs and paper ballots for Presidential elections. The thing is, I just don't see a lot in his legislative record, so far, that impresses me. It may or may not show guts to introduce legislation that doesn't stand a chance of passing, but it doesn't accomplish anything for anyone. That's why I think the comparison between what Bernie has accomplished and what Kucinich has accomplished is so stark.

[Kelly Rupert]

23. Actually, I think the idea of a Department of Peace is misguided.

I'm not sure what its mandate would be. Would the SecPax simply show up to every cabinet meeting and say, "you know, I think peace is a good option here?" Or would it simply be a Department of Foreign Policy With An Emphasis On Peace? Because we already have one, and we call its head the Secretary of State.

Under a hawkish administration, the SecStat would be a hawk, and the SecPax would be marginalized and ignored. Under a dovish administration, the SecStat and SecPax would be redundant. I just don't get the need.

[cali]

25. This is what his campaign web page says

Kucinich has advocated the creation of a cabinet-level Department of Peace, to make non-violence an organizing principle within our society. He believes that peace, not war, is inevitable, if we are willing to work for peace. He sees the world as being interconnected and interdependent. This vision always strives to find the commonalities, the points where unity can be formed

Just FYI.

[Kelly Rupert]

26. Yeah, I've seen that, but I still can't think of any mandate it would hold.

What would its unique jurisdiction be? What tasks would it perform that are not already performed by other governmental agencies? Or is this a DHS-style overhaul of the federal bureaucracy, streamlining things a bit but otherwise more for show than effect?

[SaveElmer]

17. Record as Mayor of Cleveland more relevent...

He has been in the minority in Congress his whole time there...wouldn't expect much there so far

[cali]

21. Not so.

Sanders is the amendment king of the current House of Representatives. Since the Republicans took over Congress in 1995, no other lawmaker -- not Tom DeLay, not Nancy Pelosi -- has passed more roll-call amendments (amendments that actually went to a vote on the floor) than Bernie Sanders. He accomplishes this on the one hand by being relentlessly active, and on the other by using his status as an Independent to form left-right coalition.

-From Rolling Stone

But then, as I recall, you don't have any use for Sanders either.

[left is right]

20. When there was a field of 9 candidates for Dem04

He consistently answered every question just the right way. take the question which one of you can beat *. Everybody else said that only that candidate could beat Bush, But K castigated the press for such a stupid question and said that in reality any of them could beat him becasue he had accomplished nothing. it was soon after this that the press started hammering him. When it came down to it the press beat K with all of their "he can't win". And besides he was consistently anti-war even before besing so was consisered cool.

[cali]

24. The press never

took Dennis Kucinich seriously, and Dean was also anti Iraq war before it was in vogue. But I do remember, and did appreciate, his comment about any othe candidates being able to beat Bush.

[fed-up]

27. I applaud his stance and legislation on GE seeds/crops

18. <109th> H.R.5266 : To provide additional protections for farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals, to ensure fairness for farmers and ranchers in their dealings with biotech companies that sell genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 5/2/2006) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 5/11/2006 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research.


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19. <109th> H.R.5267 : To prohibit the open-air cultivation of genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops, to prohibit the use of common human food or animal feed as the host plant for a genetically engineered pharmaceutical or industrial chemical, to establish a tracking system to regulate the growing, handling, transportation, and disposal of pharmaceutical and industrial crops and their byproducts to prevent human, animal, and general environmental exposure to genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops and their byproducts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 5/2/2006) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 5/9/2006 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research.


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20. <109th> H.R.5268 : To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of genetically engineered foods, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 5/2/2006) Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/15/2006 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


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21. <109th> H.R.5269 : To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to require that food that contains a genetically engineered material, or that is produced with a genetically engineered material, be labeled accordingly.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 5/2/2006) Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Agriculture; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/25/2006 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture .


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22. <109th> H.R.5270 : To ensure that efforts to address world hunger through the use of genetically engineered animals and crops actually help developing countries and peoples while protecting human health and the environment, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 5/2/2006) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House International Relations; House Ways and Means; House Financial Services; House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 5/16/2006 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.


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23. <109th> H.R.5271 : To assign liability for injury caused by genetically engineered organisms.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. (introduced 5/2/2006) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/15/2006 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman .

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29. Honesty

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