PETRI, THOMAS E. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
Amendments
Education: ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families (H.R. 5715), H2463 [17AP]
Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H755, H756 [7FE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act, H7280 [29JY]
———S. 294, Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act, H6802 [22JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 618), H2224 [10AP]
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: anniversary (see H. Res. 1088), H6408 [10JY]
American Battlefield Protection Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2933), H2948 [30AP]
American Revolution: anniversary of the Treaty of Paris of 1783 (see H. Res. 1063), H1821 [31MR]
Armed Forces: 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), H7853 [8SE]
———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the U.S. Army and direct proceeds from sales of such coins to the establishment of the National Museum of the U.S. Army (see H.R. 5714), H10300 [27SE]
Army: tribute to 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), known as the Screaming Eagles (see H. Res. 1080), H2011 [3AP]
Aviation: enhance safety (see H.R. 6493), H6576 [15JY]
———establish prohibitions against voice communications using a mobile communications device on commercial airline flights (see H.R. 5788), H2354 [15AP]
Bhutan: commemorate participation in the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and commend commitment to conducting parliamentary elections (see H. Res. 1307), H6408 [10JY]
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), H2070 [8AP]
Buckley, William F., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1016), H1220 [4MR]
Celebrate Safe Communities Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 411), H8049 [11SE]
Christian Science Monitor: anniversary (see H. Res. 1481), H9084 [23SE]
Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H995 [14FE]
Committee on Earmark Reform (Joint, Select): establish (see H. Con. Res. 263), H559 [29JA]
Dept. of the Interior: develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 5532), H2071 [8AP]
Dept. of the Treasury: permit transfer of funds to restore the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 6532), H6726 [17JY]
Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see H.R. 1553), H3019 [1MY]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H8049 [11SE]
Education: establish an accurate and reliable graduation rate for measuring student academic achievement (see H.R. 2862), H295 [16JA]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reform various programs and activities (see H.R. 6632), H7790 [31JY]
Executive Office of the President: provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege (see H.R. 5607), H1700 [13MR]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 6984), H8577 [22SE]
Favre, Brett: tribute (see H. Res. 1032), H1445 [10MR]
Federal employees: provide lump-sum payments to certain employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave (see H.R. 5573), H2151 [9AP]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: remediate sediment contamination in areas of concern (see H.R. 6460), H7308 [29JY]
Foreign trade: require country-of-origin labeling on certain laminated woven bags (see H.R. 6744), H7786 [31JY]
Gallatin Report on Roads and Canals: anniversary (see H. Res. 936), H456 [23JA]
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact: grant congressional consent and approval (see H.R. 6577), H7057 [23JY]
Health: establish a pathway for the licensure of biosimilar biological products (see H.R. 5629), H7789 [31JY]
Heston, Charlton: tribute (see H. Res. 1091), H2225 [10AP]
Human rights: express concern relative to human rights crisis of Laotian and Hmong people in Laos and Thailand (see H. Res. 1273), H6408 [10JY]
Insurance: provide parity under group health plans and insurance coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetic devices and components and benefits for other medical and surgical services (see H.R. 5615), H10867 [9DE]
Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H4061 [15MY]
Medicare: provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H1973 [2AP]
Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1134), H3404 [8MY]
National Guard Youth Challenge Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1202), H4322 [20MY]
National Heat Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 296), H5730 [19JN]
National Public Works Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1137), H2761 [24AP]
National Workplace Wellness Week: recognize (see H. Con. Res. 405), H9085 [23SE]
Palmer, Arnold: tribute (see H. Res. 1152), H3187 [7MY]
Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 5535), H1341 [5MR]
Pensions: suspend minimum distribution requirements for certain retirement plans (see H.R. 7277), H10867 [9DE]
Power resources: provide a comprehensive plan for greater energy independence (see H.R. 6709), H8019 [10SE]
Privacy: prohibit certain video and audio monitoring of employees by their employers (see H.R. 5228), H620 [6FE]
Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 5235), H6407 [10JY]
Roosevelt, Theodore: observe anniversary of Conference of Governors on the conservation of natural resources and recognize the need for a similar undertaking today (see H. Res. 935), H456 [23JA]
Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 3654), H7808 [1AU]
Shipping industry: require that fuel surcharges collected by a motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder be passed through to the person responsible for bearing the cost of fuel (see H.R. 5977), H3108 [6MY]
Social Security: invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H7808 [1AU]
SSA: reestablish experiment and demonstration project authority regarding the Social Security Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 6745), H7786 [31JY]
Stan Lundine Post Office Building, Jamestown, NY: designate (see H.R. 6226), H5214 [10JN]
Tariff: digital-to-analog converter boxes (see H.R. 5635), H2071 [8AP]
Taxation: extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H1183 [28FE]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 5270), H811 [7FE] (see H.R. 6327), H5796 [20JN] (see H.R. 6984), H8577 [22SE]
———provide a tax credit for police officers and professional firefighters and exclude from income certain benefits received by public safety volunteers (see H.R. 3303), H943 [13FE]
———provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency (see H.R. 5984), H3185 [7MY]
———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 4126), H871 [12FE]
———reduce recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (see H.R. 3874), H5797 [20JN]
U.S. Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century: establish (see H.R. 5976), H3108 [6MY]
University of Nebraska at Omaha: anniversary (see H. Res. 1372), H7309 [29JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Foreign policy: support international diplomatic initiative to limit inefficient speculation on international energy exchanges through adoption of standards for energy futures trading margin requirements (see H. Res. 1278), H5481 [17JN]
Shipping industry: require that fuel surcharges collected by a motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder be passed through to the person responsible for bearing the cost of fuel (see H.R. 5934), H2947 [30AP]
Remarks
Bicycles: recognize importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation (H. Con. Res. 305), H4103 [19MY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (H. Con. Res. 309), H4100 [19MY]
Colleges and universities: require the Depts. of Education and the Treasury to evaluate the feasibility of an alternative market-based reform to the Federal Family Education Loan Program, H755, H756 [7FE]
Dept. of Education: extend authority to purchase guaranteed student loans (H.R. 6889), H8091
———extend the Federal Family Education Loan Program and the Direct Loan Program audit reporting requirements, H756, H757 [7FE]
———review and revise regulations concerning prohibited guaranty agency inducements to eligible lenders, H2463 [17AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), earmark declaration, E2268
Education: ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families (H.R. 5715), H2397 [16AP], H2463 [17AP]
———permit consolidation of Federal student loans into a single direct income-contingent loan repayment program, H7661 [31JY]
FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), H833 [12FE], H5918 [24JN], H8589 [23SE]
———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 6984), H8589 [23SE]
Fond du Lac, WI: anniversary of council-manager form of government, E1485
Foreign policy: support international diplomatic initiative to limit inefficient speculation on international energy exchanges through adoption of standards for energy futures trading margin requirements (H. Res. 1278), E1238
Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H756, H757 [7FE]
———amend and extend (H.R. 4137), conference report, H7661 [31JY]
———extend programs (S. 3352), H7353 [30JY]
International Center Act: authorize lease or sublease of certain property to an entity other than a foreign government or international organization if certain conditions are met (H.R. 3913), H464 [28JA]
Mining and mineral resources: establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies (H.R. 2768), H53
Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month: support goals (H. Res. 339), H4101 [19MY]
National Public Works Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1137), H4099 [19MY]
Point of order, H4100, H4104 [19MY]
Richard B. Anderson Federal Building, Port Angeles, WA: designate (H.R. 4140), H463 [28JA]
Ripon, WI: anniversary, E1343
Shipping industry: require that fuel surcharges collected by a motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder be passed through to the person responsible for bearing the cost of fuel (H.R. 5934), E777
Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 5270), H833 [12FE]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 6327), H5918 [24JN]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 6984), H8589 [23SE]
Texas Water Development Board: EPA Clean Water State Revolving Fund Performance and Innovation Award recipient (H. Res. 832), H466 [28JA]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H617 [6FE], H810 [7FE]
Tributes
Porte, Thierry, E100