Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]

An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 110-261 to reform the farmer safety net to work better for small farmers at lower cost, reallocate funding to nutrition, conservation, specialty crops and healthy foods, rural development, and programs that benefit socially disadvantaged farmers.

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An amendment numbered 18 printed in House Report 106-612 to call for the establishment of a sediment and nutrient monitoring network in the Upper Mississippi River Basin for the purpose of reducing sediment and nutrient losses from the surrounding landscape.

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An amendment in nature of a substitute to require the Department of Labor to establish a Small Employer Health Benefits Plan similar to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan. Requires the Secretary to widely disseminate information about SEHB through the media, internet, public service announcements, and other employer and employee directed communications. Employers with fewer than 100 employees during the previous calendar year shall be eligible to apply for coverage under SEHB.

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An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in Part B of House Report 108-484.

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Amendment sought to limit premium subsidies to those producers wth an AGI under $250,000, limit per person premium subsidies to $50,000 and cap crop insurance providers' reimbursement of administrative and operating at $900 million and reduce their rate of return to 12%.

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An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 12 printed in House Report 112-54 to codify the Environmental Protection Agency's Tailoring Rule in order to protect farms, small businesses, and small- and medium-sized stationary sources from greenhouse gas regulation.

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Amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 108-282.

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An amendment numbered 25 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds made available by this Act to be used to provide payments to the Brazil Cotton Institute.

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An amendment to prohibit funds made available in the Act from being used to enforce the portion of the proprosed rule (published in the Federal Register on May 4, 2005, at page 23466) insofar as proposed section 485.610(d)(1)of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, requires, for new construction of a critical access hospital (CAH) to be considered a replacement facility, that "the construction is undertaken within 250 yards of the current building or contiguous to the current CAH on land owned by the CAH prior to December 8, 2003".

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Amendment no. 5 printed in part B of H.Rept. 106-324 to establish a national pooling of receipts from Class I or fluid milk.

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An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 109-229 to suspend further implementation of the National Reporting System while the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) conducts a review and provides guidance on appropriate child outcomes and assessments for young children, as authorized in H.R. 2123.

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An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 109-160 to add a new provision requiring the Secretary to make an annual report to Congress on whether the lock and dam construction and ecosystem restoration projects are being carried out at comparable rates.

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An amendment to reduce the dollar amounts otherwise provided in this chapter under the heading "Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund" by 50 percent.

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An amendment numbered 89 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in H.R. 1 to provide payments (or to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to provide payments) to the Brazil Cotton Institute.

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An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 111-582 to require that no less than 1.5 percent of the Land and Water Conservation Fund each year go toward securing recreational public access to Federal Lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior for hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreation.

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An amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in House Report 108-160 to Require the Department of Labor to establish a Small Employer Health Benefits Plan (SEHB) similar to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan (FEHB). All employers with fewer than 100 employees during the previous calendar year shall be eligible to apply for coverage under SEHB. Employers must offer coverage to all employees who have completed 3 months of service. Employees working fewer than 30 hours a week are eligible for pro rata coverage. Requires the Secretary to establish an initial open enrollment period and thereafter an annual enrollment period. Requires the Department of Labor to annually contract with state licensed health insurers to offer health insurance coverage in a state. Participating insurers shall remain subject to state laws applicable to the states in which they cover residents.

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An amendment numbered 88 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in division A of H.R. 1 to be used to research, develop, or test the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle and the Surface-Launched Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile program.

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An amendment numbered 19 printed in House Report 108-69 strikes Title II of Division C, relating to oil and gas development provisions.

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Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act of 2022

United States · United States Congress · 21 December 2022

Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act of 2022 This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to conduct an examination to determine the correctness of a Presidential income tax return as rapidly as practicable after it is filed. The IRS must disclose and make publicly available (on the internet) an initial report, periodic reports, and a final report on the examination of such tax returns. The final report must include the date on which the IRS examination of the return was completed, a list of audit materials, and a description of each proposed adjustment to a return and any controversy relating to its examination. This disclosure of tax return information is an exception to the general rule of confidentiality of taxpayer returns. The bill defines Presidential income tax return as any relevant income tax return of (1) a president while the president is in office, (2) the spouse of a president, (3) a corporation or partnership controlled by a president or a president's spouse, and (4) the estate of a president or a president's spouse.

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 Doty Street in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, as the "Sgt. Nickolas Mueller Post Office Building".

United States · United States Congress · 14 December 2022

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 Doty Street in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, as the "Sgt. Nickolas Mueller Post Office Building."

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should reengage with trading partners, particularly like-minded Allies with market-based economies and high labor and environmental standards, to promote trade in environmental goods, services, and technologies in new or existing bilateral and plurilateral dialogues with a view to negotiating a new environmental goods agreement with updated product coverage to broaden United States export opportunities, support United States jobs, and enhance the environmental contribution of any new trade agreement.

United States · United States Congress · 14 December 2022

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative should prepare a report related to U.S. exports of environmental goods, the United States should work with trading partners to facilitate trade in environmental goods to meet each country's environmental and climate goals, and the United States should launch negotiations to implement a new environmental goods agreement with updated product coverage.

International Violence Against Women Act of 2022

United States · United States Congress · 12 December 2022

International Violence Against Women Act of 2022 This bill requires a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. The bill establishes in the Department of State an Office of Global Women's Issues, which shall be headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues. The Ambassador-at-Large shall (1) coordinate U.S. government efforts regarding gender equality and the advancement of women and girls in foreign policy, and (2) develop or update periodically a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to gender-based violence. The bill establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development the position of Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment who shall coordinate policies, programs, and funding regarding gender equality and women's empowerment.

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Rural Health Day.

United States · United States Congress · 17 November 2022

This resolution expresses support for National Rural Health Day.

Honoring the victims of the devastating attack that took place at the Waukesha, Wisconsin, Christmas parade on November 21, 2021.

United States · United States Congress · 17 November 2022

This resolution honors the victims of an attack during a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on November 21, 2021.