FORTENBERRY, JEFF (a Representative from Nebraska)

Appointments

Committee To Escort Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Into the House Chamber, H995 [15MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see H.R. 356), H160 [7FE]

African Development Foundation: redesignate name and increase funding and powers (see H.R. 5652), H4327 [20JN]

Alcoholic beverages: tribute to American craft brewers (see H. Res. 753), H1854 [26AP]

Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 4890), H4220 [19JN]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H451 [28FE]

Civil liberties: commemorate anniversary and reaffirm the national motto (see H. Con. Res. 411), H4009 [14JN]

Clean Air Act: require all gasoline sold for use in motor vehicles to contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (see H.R. 4357), H2102 [3MY]

Communications Act: reform universal service provisions (see H.R. 5072), H2102 [3MY]

Courts: jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the content of speech occurring during sessions of State legislative bodies (see H.R. 4776), H387 [16FE]

Crime: expand and modernize prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 4777), H387 [16FE]

Dallas, TX: modify restrictions on the provisions of air transportation to and from Love Field (see H.R. 5425), H2832 (see H.R. 5425), H2890 [18MY]

Day of Hearts—Congenital Heart Defect Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 629), H26 [31JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a Directorate of Emergency Management (see H.R. 5351), H2584 [11MY]

Dept. of HUD: exclude amounts received as a military basic housing allowance from consideration as income for purposes of eligibility for federally assisted low-income housing programs (see H.R. 3186), H1980 [2MY]

Drugs: encourage the President to convene an international conference to develop more effective means to deal with growing threat of methamphetamine and synthetic drug precursor chemicals (see H. Res. 566), H226 [8FE]

Egypt: condemn terrorist bombings in Dahab and Northern Sinai (see H. Res. 795), H2706 (see H. Res. 795), H2759 [17MY]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H3424 [6JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 88), H3497 [7JN]

FDA: withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 1079), H25 [31JA]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 2061), H3909 [13JN]

Foreign aid: require recipients of U.S. foreign assistance to certify that the assistance will not be used to intentionally traffic in goods or services that contain counterfeit marks (see H.R. 5249), H1916 [27AP]

Haiti: commend people for holding democratic elections and congratulate President Rene G. Preval on his victory (see H. Con. Res. 353), H874 [13MR]

Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 5134), H4328 [20JN]

House Democracy Assistance Commission: welcome members and staff of the parliaments of East Timor, Republic of Georgia, Indonesia, and Macedonia as the first partner parliaments (see H. Res. 758), H1452 [4AP]

House Rules: require that general appropriations bills contain a separate list of all earmarks in the accompanying report and the name of the sponsoring Member of each earmark (see H. Res. 662), H160 [7FE]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H3016 [22MY]

Medicaid: provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1264), H2833 (see H.R. 1264), H2890 [18MY]

Medicare: improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H1679 [6AP]

———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims (see H.R. 5182), H2706 (see H.R. 5182), H2758 [17MY]

National Children and Families Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 763), H2103 [3MY]

Office of Veterans Identity Protection Claims: establish to reimburse persons for injuries suffered due to unauthorized use, disclosure, or dissemination of stolen identifying information (see H.R. 5520), H4958 [10JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 4761), H2502 [10MY]

Pham Hong Son: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 320), H646 [7MR]

Power resources: establish a program to provide reimbursement for the installation of alternative energy refueling systems (see H.R. 5346), H2502 [10MY]

Taxation: allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 4961), H4328 [20JN]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the energy credit and the credit for residential energy-efficient property (see H.R. 4300), H333 [15FE]

———limit the agri-biodiesel credit to oils produced from plants and animals (see H.R. 4756), H973 [14MR]

Terrorism: reduce threat of terrorists acquiring shoulder-fired missiles (see H.R. 5333), H3016 [22MY]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H225 [8FE]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 4747), H3016 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Clean Air Act: require that gasoline contain a certain amount of renewable fuel by the year 2012 (see H.R. 5370), H2585 [11MY]

National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 383), H1679 [6AP]

Remarks

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H2450 [10MY]

Day of Hearts—Congenital Heart Defect Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 629), H235 [14FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2450 [10MY]

Dept. of Justice: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) funding through reductions in Bureau of the Census funding, H4659 [27JN]

Dept. of State: International Disaster and Famine Assistance for Sudan and Global HIV/AIDS Initiative funding through reductions in Egypt Economic Support Fund funding, H3546 [8JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2790 [18MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3165 [24MY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs criteria for voluntarism, E1089 [9JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5522), H3546 [8JN], E1089 [9JN]

National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 383), H1889 [27AP]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4659 [27JN]

Solid waste: sewage pipeline construction between Sioux City, IA, and Sioux City, NE, H2790 [18MY]

Terrorism: commend those who have taken part, and declare that the U.S. will prevail, in the Global War on Terror and complete mission to create a sovereign and free Iraq (H. Res. 861), H4125 [15JN], E1196 [19JN]

Votes: position on missed, H2510 [11MY], E434 [28MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H787 [8MR], H4132 [15JN]

Tributes

Avery, Garrison, H761 [8MR]

Hyde, Representative, H3491 [7JN]

Robbins, Leroy, H1120 [16MR]