FORTENBERRY, JEFF (a Representative from Nebraska)

Amendments

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5501), H1935 [2AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 5032), H558 [29JA]

Animals: conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items or products containing bear viscera (see H.R. 5534), H2443 [16AP]

Armed Forces: close loopholes in the prohibition on the sale or rental of sexually explicit material on military installations (see H.R. 5821), H2442 [16AP]

———commend efforts, military leadership, and strategic success of troop surge in Iraq (see H. Res. 1475), H9975 [25SE]

———ensure fair treatment of members discharged early due to being the only surviving child in a family in which an immediate family member was killed, MIA, or disabled in the line of duty (see H.R. 5825), H2442 [16AP]

———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit in determining eligibility for early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 4930), H1342 [5MR]

———protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members deployed in support of a contingency operation (see H.R. 6048), H4061 [15MY]

Armed Forces Day: observance (see H. Res. 1122), H2761 [24AP]

Berkeley, CA: rescind funds appropriated for certain local entities and transfer such funds to the Marine Corps (see H.R. 5222), H871 [12FE]

Borderline Personality Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1005), H1446 [10MR]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: address continuing effects of the genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes (see H. Res. 679), H10845 [19NO]

Boy Scouts: express condolences to victims and those affected by tornado at Boy Scout camp in Iowa and gratitude to law enforcement and emergency responders conducting rescue operations (see H. Res. 1283), H5580 [18JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 5872), H2552 [22AP]

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H3108 [6MY]

Buckley, William F., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1016), H1220 [4MR]

Budget: establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 2469), H456 [23JA]

Business and industry: allow for regulation of electronic energy commodity trading conducted by large traders and prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation in the trading of energy commodities (see H.R. 4066), H6010 [24JN]

———establish congressional review of Presidential decisions on ITC recommendations for relief for businesses jeopardized by a surge of Chinese imports (see H.R. 5960), H3778 [13MY]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 916), H24 [15JA]

Children and youth: support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (see H. Res. 1042), H3778 [13MY]

China, People's Republic of: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of earthquake (see H. Res. 1195), H4322 [20MY]

Coins: require inscription ``In God We Trust'' to appear on the face of $1 coins honoring each of the Presidents of the U.S. (see H.R. 2510), H456 [23JA]

Colorado: express condolences to victims and community impacted by church shootings (see H. Res. 886), H295 [16JA]

Committee on Reorganization and Reform of Foreign Assistance Agencies and Programs (Joint, Select): establish (see H. Con. Res. 443), H10975 [10DE]

Congress: condition adjournment on enactment of comprehensive energy legislation (see H. Con. Res. 417), H8275 [16SE]

Congressional Club: anniversary (see H. Res. 1026), H3778 [13MY]

Dept. of Defense: provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for certain periods before the implementation of the program (see H.R. 6723), H10975 [10DE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H4453 [21MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: require congressional approval for certain expenditures for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (see H.R. 7276), H10856 [20NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reimburse veterans receiving emergency treatment in non-departmental facilities for such treatment until such veterans are transferred to departmental facilities (see H.R. 3819), H1188 [3MR]

———require forgiveness of certain debts of veterans who die from service-connected disabilities incurred on active duty in a combat zone (see H.R. 5148), H1221 [4MR]

Discrimination: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 7016), H9084 [23SE]

Diseases: recognize importance of autism awareness, increase funding for research into causes and treatment of autism, and improve training and support for individuals with autism and their caretakers (see H. Con. Res. 303), H3020 [1MY]

———support international health and education grant programs related to autism spectrum disorders (see H. Res. 1472), H8577 [22SE]

Economy: encourage recipients of rebate checks from the economic stimulus package to purchase American-made goods and services from American-owned companies (see H. Res. 977), H2659 [23AP]

Education: recognize roles and contributions of teachers to building and enhancing civic, cultural, and economic well being (see H. Res. 1130), H2552 [22AP]

FDIC: create a net worth certificate program (see H.R. 7226), H10641 [29SE]

Flag Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1219), H5046 [5JN]

FTC: explicitly prohibit the sending of text messages containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the ``do-not-call'' registry (see H.R. 5769), H2223 [10AP]

Government-sponsored enterprises: prohibit golden parachute payments for former executives and directors of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 6864), H8018 [10SE]

Haiti: provide for professional exchanges with Haiti (see H.R. 6255), H5406 [12JN]

Health: reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain poison center funding, and enhance public health (see H.R. 5669), H2760 [24AP] (see H.R. 5669), H3020 [1MY]

———support further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus (see H. Con. Res. 163), H457 [23JA]

Heston, Charlton: tribute (see H. Res. 1091), H2225 [10AP]

Hispanic Americans: recognize service, courage, and patriotism of those who served and continue to serve in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 253), H7165 [24JY]

House Ethics Commission: establish (see H. Res. 1018), H1342 [5MR]

International Religious Freedom Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1140), H2855 [29AP]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2880), H5729 [19JN]

———respond to threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the U.S. by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony (see H. Con. Res. 362), H5329 [11JN]

Iraq: express concern for plight of ethno-religious minorities and urge commitment of resources to address humanitarian crisis of refugees and internally displaced persons (see H. Res. 1467), H8477 [18SE]

———make technical corrections to legislation providing special immigrant status for certain Iraqis (see H.R. 5837), H2485 [17AP]

Iron and steel industry: require certain Federal agencies to use iron and steel produced in the U.S. in carrying out projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work (see H.R. 5935), H6010 [24JN]

Law enforcement: mandate reporting requirements for sex traffickers and offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination country, and prevent entry by foreign sex offenders (see H.R. 5722), H2069 [8AP]

———reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H5482 [17JN]

Lincoln, Abraham: observe anniversary of birth and recognize the role the Declaration of Independence played in belief development (see H. Con. Res. 281), H871 [12FE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 244), H1974 [2AP]

Medicare: delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see H.R. 6873), H9085 [23SE]

———increase payments for physicians' services (see H.R. 5445), H1703 [13MR]

Minnesota: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 923), H2488 [17AP]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H3186 [7MY]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1106), H2761 [24AP]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 367), H5045 [5JN]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: require disclosure of information on the fair market value and safety of damaged motor vehicles (see H.R. 1029), H9974 [25SE]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1392), H8277 [16SE]

National Military Appreciation Month: support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 334), H2854 [29AP]

National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 393), H8478 [18SE]

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H6825 [22JY]

North Platte, NE: recognize as Rail Town USA (see H. Con. Res. 408), H7788 [31JY]

Nuclear weapons: reduce number and accessibility and prevent proliferation, and direct a portion of the resulting savings towards child survival, hunger and universal education (see H. Res. 1045), H6090 [25JN]

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H1222 [4MR]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H2443 [16AP]

Petraeus, David H.: tribute (see H. Res. 1427), H8398 [17SE]

Pope Benedict XVI: U.S. visit (see H. Res. 838), H1155 [27FE]

Power resources: promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, and increase energy independence (see H.R. 6566), H6824 [22JY]

Puerto Mosquito Bay National Marine Sanctuary: designate (see H.R. 5864), H5482 [17JN]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 5632), H6177 [26JN]

Saudi Arabia: restrict nuclear cooperation (see H.R. 6298), H5579 [18JN]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 3654), H10642 [29SE]

Seeds of Peace (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 337), H2852 [29AP]

Special Olympics: anniversary (see H. Res. 1279), H6230 [8JY]

Sudan: urge international community to provide the U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur region with tactical and utility helicopters (see H. Res. 1245), H5483 [17JN]

Taxation: accelerate phase-in of the deduction for domestic production activities (see H.R. 5101), H454 [23JA]

———exempt renewable energy projects receiving Rural Energy for America Program grants from production tax credit offsets (see H.R. 6672), H7628 [30JY]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H1618 [12MR]

———extend relief from the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 5031), H457 [23JA]

———improve ability of medical professionals to practice medicine and provide quality care to patients by providing a tax deduction for patient bad debt (see H.R. 6101), H4975 [4JN]

———make geothermal heat pump systems eligible for the energy credit and the residential energy efficient property credit (see H.R. 2990), H1539 [11MR]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 5134), H456 [23JA]

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (see H.R. 3088), H3109 [6MY]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 5450), H1418 [6MR]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat forced labor (see H.R. 7311), H10867 [9DE]

U.N.: support the U.N. African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and call upon member States and the international community to contribute resources necessary to ensure its success (see H. Res. 1351), H7059 [23JY]

University of Nebraska at Omaha: anniversary (see H. Res. 1372), H7309 [29JY]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H6825 [22JY]

———honor sacrifices and contributions made by disabled American veterans (see H. Con. Res. 336), H5111 [9JN]

Zimbabwe: commend efforts of those who sought to block an international arms transfer relative to campaign of violence and intimidation against political opposition members (see H. Res. 1270), H5581 [18JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Appropriations: audit programs, projects, and activities funded through earmarks (see H.R. 6881), H8049 [11SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans to elect to use certain financial educational assistance to establish and operate certain businesses (see H.R. 6850), H7955 [9SE]

Health: provide for the offering of health benefit plans to individuals and increase funding and promote best practice protocols for State high risk health insurance pools (see H.R. 6280), H5481 [17JN]

House of Representatives: prohibit adjournment until approval of a bill to establish a comprehensive national energy plan addressing energy conservation and expansion of renewable and conventional energy sources (see H. Res. 1391), H7629 [30JY]

Mother's Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1113), H2443 [16AP]

National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1114), H2443 [16AP]

Social Security: expand coverage options under the State Children's Health Insurance Program through premium assistance (see H.R. 6963), H8476 [18SE]

Standing Bear (Ponca Native American Chief): tribute (see H. Res. 1043), H1618 [12MR]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 332), H2759 [24AP]

Women: assist throughout pregnancy by providing services that will alleviate financial, social, emotional, and other difficulties that may otherwise lead to abortion (see H.R. 7091), H9973 [25SE]

Remarks

Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and India Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: approve (H.R. 7081), H10099 [26SE], E2128 [28SE]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), veto, H4408 [21MY]

Boy Scouts: express condolences to victims and those affected by tornado at Boy Scout camp in Iowa and gratitude to law enforcement and emergency responders conducting rescue operations (H. Res. 1283), H6014 [25JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), earmark declaration, E1927 [25SE]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10382 [29SE], H10784 [3OC]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: ensure audits include primary recipients and subrecipients of grant funds, H1935, H1936 [2AP]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), Senate amendments, H10784 [3OC]

Mother's Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1113), H3042 [5MY]

National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1114), H4841 [3JN]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H6161, H6162 [26JN]

Power resources: national energy policy, H6161, H6162 [26JN]

———reduce oil dependency, expand access to Federal resources, revise relationship between energy industry and consumers, end tax subsidies, and facilitate energy efficiency (H.R. 6899), H8230 [16SE]

Standing Bear (Ponca Native American Chief): tribute (H. Res. 1043), H2772 [29AP]

Taxation: provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, H10382 [29SE]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5501), H1935, H1936 [2AP]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 332), H5145 [10JN]

Votes: position on missed, H3130, H3131 [7MY], E290 [4MR], E330 [6MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1769 [14MR], H5405 [12JN], H5478 [17JN]