PETRI, THOMAS E. (a Representative from Wisconsin)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3699 [26MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1540, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8208 [7DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see H.R. 3), H435 [24JA]

Agriculture: authorize producers on a farm to produce fruits and vegetables for processing on the base acres of the farm (see H.R. 2675), H5660 [27JY]

———repeal sugar price support program (see H.R. 1739), H4459 [22JN]

———repeal sugar price support program and marketing allotments (see H.R. 1385), H3000 [3MY]

American Legion: provide for an additional power under its Federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to individual departments and posts, but not control of activities of such entities (see H.R. 2369), H6415 [22SE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H1988 [17MR]

Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme (see H.R. 2594), H5284 [20JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H357 [19JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5897 [5AU]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (see H.R. 2111), H4034 [3JN]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H8125 [2DE]

Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transaction by Members and employees (see H.R. 1148), H8262 [7DE]

Consumers: clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet (see H.R. 2471), H7900 [25NO]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H471 [25JA]

CPSC: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 412), H2293 [4AP]

Credit: require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 1498), H4076 [13JN]

Dept. of Education: amend the weighted child count used to determine distribution of low-income student assistance funding to local educational agencies (see H.R. 2485), H4850 [11JY]

———establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1704), H4529 [23JN]

———establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 2437), H7134 [26OC]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H3162 [10MY]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 885), H1524 [2MR]

———prohibit from overreaching into academic affairs and financial aid program eligibility (see H.R. 2117), H4188 [14JN]

———provide flexibility to school districts to integrate academics with career and technical education programs (see H.R. 3154), H7929 [29NO]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H4530 [23JN]

Dept. of Justice: remove arbitrary and anticompetitive limitations from the grant program for Internet Crimes Against Children task force program training (see H.R. 3470), H7829 [17NO]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 440), H1797 [14MR]

Dept. of the Interior: delegate to States certain authorities relative to management of cormorants (see H.R. 3074), H10017 [20DE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H1620 [8MR]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out programs and activities to improve highway safety (see H.R. 825), H1390 [28FE]

———clarify congressional intent of agricultural hours-of-service regulations relative to the delivery of agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 3265), H7133 [26OC]

———prohibit provision of grants or funds to State or local governments for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for a motorcycle riders (see H.R. 904), H1573 [3MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow certain Armed Forces members who have served 20 years on active duty to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to dependents (see H.R. 1130), H3220 [11MY]

———inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 3192), H6920 [13OC]

Endangered species: authorize permits for takings of wolves to protect from wolf depreciation in States where wolf populations exceed recovery goals (see H.R. 3453), H8320 [8DE]

———prohibit treatment of the gray wolf in Minnesota, Wisonsin, and Michigan as an endangered species (see H.R. 838), H1390 [28FE]

———remove the gray wolf from the list of threatened or endangered species (see H.R. 509), H776 [14FE]

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), H2216 [31MR]

EPA: exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 97), H36 [5JA]

———finalize proposed rule to amend spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline requirements for the dairy industry (see H.R. 681), H724 [11FE]

———prohibit authorization of the use of gasoline containing more than 10 percent ethanol in certain vehicles (see H.R. 748), H1039 (see H.R. 748), H1070 [16FE]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (see H.R. 2250), H4750 [7JY]

ERISA: make technical modifications relative to the Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act and the Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act (see H.R. 2656), H5579 [26JY]

———require a lifetime income disclosure (see H.R. 677), H723 [11FE]

FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (see H.R. 658), H722 [11FE]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 1079), H1840 [15MR] (see H.R. 1893), H3300 [13MY] (see H.R. 2279), H4456 [22JN] (see H.R. 2553), H5125 [15JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 3066), H7929 [29NO]

FCC: permit each Commissioner to appoint an electrical engineer or computer scientist to provide technical consultation (see H.R. 2102), H4366 [21JN]

———prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 642), H680 [10FE]

FEMA: provide a moratorium on the issuance of flood insurance rate maps to assist property owners in adapting to flood insurance rate map changes (see H.R. 700), H1180 (see H.R. 700), H1199 [17FE]

———terminate National Flood Insurance Program and related mandatory purchase and compliance requirements (see H.R. 435), H684 [10FE]

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H7579 [14NO]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 822), H1621 [8MR]

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: receive and determine validity and amount of claims for loss of wages and other property of those plaintiffs in the case Bruce D. Abbott et al. v. Libya (see H.R. 3713), H10017 [20DE]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H680 [10FE]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H507 [26JA]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H6987 [21OC]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (see H.R. 5), H2039 [29MR]

———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see H.R. 1744), H4187 [14JN]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see H.R. 21), H33 [5JA]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

Health care facilities: protect interests of residents of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions (see H.R. 2032), H4794 [8JY]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H9946 [19DE]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 1206), H4366 [21JN]

IRS: make use of certain funds collected from user fees subject to appropriations acts (see H.R. 349), H397 [20JA]

Japan: express condolences to families of victims and survivors of earthquake and tsunami, commend response efforts, and support international relief efforts (see H. Res. 172), H2269 [1AP]

Libya: disapprove U.S. intervention (see H. Con. Res. 58), H3985 [2JN]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H6098 [12SE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1390 [28FE]

Medicare: provide for coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 2195), H6552 [4OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: clarify application of electronic health record payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals (see H.R. 2500), H4945 [12JY]

Motor vehicles: protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see H.R. 2469), H4792 [8JY]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 433), H7135 [26OC]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 433), H7135 [26OC]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 2527), H5084 [14JY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: retain ban on lobbying State legislators using Federal tax dollars and urge focus on motorcycle crash prevention and rider education and training (see H. Res. 239), H2933 [2MY]

National Mediation Board: apply the same procedures, including voting standards, to direct decertification of a labor organization as is applied to elections to certify a representative (see H.R. 3538), H8075 [1DE]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1756), H6182 [14SE]

National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 450), H7207 [1NO]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (see H.R. 3094), H6855 [12OC]

Norway: condemn terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island and express condolences and support to those affected by the attack (see H. Res. 380), H5733 [28JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (see H.R. 358), H472 [25JA]

———repeal (see H.R. 2), H33 [5JA]

———repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H5888 [1AU]

———repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 605), H1392 [28FE]

———repeal prohibition on using medical savings account funds to purchase over-the-counter medications (see H.R. 2529), H5375 [21JY]

———urge Federal courts to expedite disposition of actions challenging constitutionality of provisions (see H. Res. 74), H726 [11FE]

Peace Corps: issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 384), H395 [20JA]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H1454 [1MR]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (see H.R. 872), H1908 [16MR]

Reagan, Ronald: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 497), H1180 (see H.R. 497), H1199 [17FE]

SBA: reform the HUBZone program for small business concerns (see H.R. 2131), H6467 [29SE]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see H.R. 2218), H4367 [21JN]

Shriver, R. Sargent, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 64), H1392 [28FE]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 4), H200 [12JA] (see H.R. 144), H38 [5JA]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H5240 [19JY]

Special days and holidays: provide that Washington's Birthday be observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in February, of each year (see H.R. 2268), H4460 [22JN]

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see H.R. 935), H3304 [13MY]

———modify certain requirements for countable resources and income (see H.R. 2103), H3985 [2JN]

Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H6626 [5OC]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1479), H3000 [3MY]

———extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 2353), H6626 [5OC]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H6988 [21OC]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 1079), H1840 [15MR] (see H.R. 1893), H3300 [13MY] (see H.R. 2279), H4456 [22JN] (see H.R. 2553), H5125 [15JY]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 942), H7399 [4NO]

———improve access to health care by expanding health savings accounts (see H.R. 2010), H4279 [15JN]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H5966 [7SE]

———increase alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), H5127 [15JY]

———make permanent the deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 880), H7008 [24OC]

———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of U.S. income (see H.R. 64), H601 [9FE]

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H3806 [31MY]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H5781 [29JY]

———provide for reporting and disclosure by State and local public employee retirement pension plans (see H.R. 567), H684 [10FE]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H6457 [23SE]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H7399 [4NO]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H723 [11FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 462), H725 [11FE]

Terrorism: award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 3421), H8188 [6DE]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 1639), H5150 [18JY]

Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain public transportation projects (see H.R. 3545), H8075 [1DE]

———encourage use of advanced technologies for transportation projects receiving Federal funding (see H.R. 2089), H3985 [2JN]

———extend surface and air transportation programs (see H.R. 2887), H6096 [12SE]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H9432 [15DE]

Veterans: provide employment opportunities for veterans in transportation construction projects (see H.R. 3473), H7889 [18NO]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H6781 [11OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools participating in the school lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks (see H.R. 207), H102 [6JA]

Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 1947), H3342 [23MY]

Education: develop 21st century readiness initiatives that assist students in acquiring skills to think critically and solve problems, communicate, collaborate with others, and create and innovate (see H.R. 2536), H5085 [14JY]

———increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (see H.R. 507), H509 [26JA]

National Commission on Effective Marginal Tax Rates for Low-Income Families: establish (see H.R. 2506), H4945 [12JY]

OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to include more small businesses (see H.R. 1511), H2664 [13AP]

Taxation: disclose certain tax return information relative to identity theft (see H.R. 1538), H2854 [14AP]

———exclude from gross income the reimbursement costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable organizations (see H.R. 387), H395 [20JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools participating in the school lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks (H.R. 207), H103 [6JA]

Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (H.R. 1947), H3343 [23MY]

Education: develop 21st century readiness initiatives that assist students in acquiring skills to think critically and solve problems, communicate, collaborate with others, and create and innovate (H.R. 2536), H5086 [14JY]

———increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (H.R. 507), H512 [26JA]

National Commission on Effective Marginal Tax Rates for Low-Income Families: establish (H.R. 2506), H4946 [12JY]

OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to include more small businesses (H.R. 1511), H2666 [13AP]

Taxation: disclose certain tax return information relative to identity theft (H.R. 1538), H2856 [14AP]

———exclude from gross income the reimbursement costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable organizations (H.R. 387), H397 [20JA]

Letters

Airport and Airway Extension Act: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1993 [29MR]

———Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1993 [29MR]

Airport and Airway Extension Act, Part II: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3318 [23MY]

———Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H3318 [23MY]

Airport and Airway Extension Act, Part IV: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5258 [20JY]

———Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H5258 [20JY]

European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act: Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6999 [24OC]

———Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H6998 [24OC]

Remarks

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1354 [18FE]

Aviation: prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the U.S. from participating in the European Union emissions trading scheme (H.R. 2594), H6997, H6998, H7001 [24OC]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), H7376 [4NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools participating in the school lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks (H.R. 207), E15 [6JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3705, H3706 [26MY]

———clarify that direct use solar energy is considered a renewable energy source, H3705 [26MY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program, H3706 [26MY]

———allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (H.R. 1947), E922 [23MY]

Dept. of Transportation: grant releases to terms and conditions contained in a deed under which the U.S. conveyed land to Dona Ana County, NM, for airport purposes, H2207 [31MR]

———release any conditions or restrictions on certain land conveyed to any airport, city, or county for airport purposes as long as the release results in furthering airport purposes, H2210 [31MR]

Education: develop 21st century readiness initiatives that assist students in acquiring skills to think critically and solve problems, communicate, collaborate with others, and create and innovate (H.R. 2536), E1322 [14JY]

———increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (H.R. 507), E134 [26JA]

EPA: freeze current vessel discharge regulatory framework for certain vessels of historic significance, H7376 [4NO]

FAA: analyze the different aviation industry segments, tailor regulations to address such segments, and assess impact of regulatory actions on the economy, H2205 [31MR]

———assess regulatory recommendations to ensure that certified aircraft are equipped with technology to mitigate effects of smoke in the cockpit, H2185 [31MR]

———authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 658), H1994 [29MR], H2133, H2176, H2178, H2181, H2185, H2187, H2190, H2201, H2203, H2205, H2206, H2207, H2210 [31MR]

———Essential Air Service Program funding, H5257, H5261, H5263 [20JY]

———establish Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) Research and Development Center of Excellence, H2181 [31MR]

———expedite integration of unmanned aerial vehicles into the national airspace system, H2187 [31MR]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 1079), H1992, H1994 [29MR]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 1893), H3317, H3318 [23MY]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 2553), H5257, H5261, H5263 [20JY]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 2553), consideration (H. Res. 357), H5253 [20JY]

———preserve vintage aircraft engineering data and require information be available to the public, H2206 [31MR]

———report on participation of disadvantaged- and veteran-owned small business concerns in FAA programs, H2206 [31MR]

———require airport operators receiving Airport Improvement Program grants to consult with nearby communities regarding airport operations and their impact on the community, H2176 [31MR]

———require commercial airlines to provide passengers notification of flight status by text message or e-mail, H2190 [31MR]

———require operator of Los Angeles International Airport to consult with nearby communities regarding airport operations and their impact on the community, H2210 [31MR]

———terminate certain airspace restrictions for Burke Lakefront Airport, H2203 [31MR]

Hawaii: exempt airports from collecting passenger facility fees for interisland flights and change formula for granting Airport Improvement Program funds, H2178 [31MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H263 [19JA]

National Breast Cancer Coalition: tribute, E1758 [4OC]

National Commission on Effective Marginal Tax Rates for Low-Income Families: establish (H.R. 2506), E1297 [12JY]

National Mediation Board: repeal rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, H2201 [31MR], H5261 [20JY]

OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to include more small businesses (H.R. 1511), E706 [13AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H263 [19JA]

Peace Corps: anniversary, H1436, H1437 [1MR]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1708 [23SE]

Taxation: disclose certain tax return information relative to identity theft (H.R. 1538), E719 [14AP]

———exclude from gross income the reimbursement costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable organizations (H.R. 387), E89 [20JA]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 1079), H1992, H1994 [29MR]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 1893), H3317, H3318 [23MY]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 2553), H5257, H5261, H5263 [20JY]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 2553), consideration (H. Res. 357), H5253 [20JY]

Transportation: extend surface and air transportation programs (H.R. 2887), H6113 [13SE]

Votes: position on missed, H6032 [9SE], E859 [11MY]

Tributes

Shriver, R. Sargent, Jr., E79 [19JA]