FORTENBERRY, JEFF (a Representative from Nebraska)

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3424, H3476 [5JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit Federal assistance for telemedicine abortions and ban interstate abortions using telemedicine technology (see H.R. 5731), H3164 [18MY]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H114 [23JA]

Animals: designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the U.S. (see H.R. 6304), H5705 [2AU]

Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for certain current and former members of the Reserve components, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents (see H.R. 4164), H2072 [24AP]

——— authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 1968), H2211 [26AP]

——— limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (see H.R. 3709), H641 [8FE]

Buy American Week: designate (see H. Res. 705), H4064 [26JN]

CBO: make all data and other information relating to the estimating of the cost of legislation available on its public website (see H.R. 6136), H5860 [11SE]

Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see H.R. 5925), H6001 [13SE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H6061 [14SE]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 735), H27 [17JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify crop insurance ineligibility requirements for producers that produce an annual crop on native sod (see H.R. 5879), H5293 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense: modify award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program administrative absence days to exempt Reserve members whose mobilization began before changes to the program took effect (see H.R. 4045), H1808 [29MR]

Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women’s preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]

Dept. of Justice: revise certain accessibility regulations for the disabled relative to pools at public accommodations or provided by public entities (see H.R. 4256), H1808 [29MR]

Dept. of Labor: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H6307 [12OC]

——— prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H6310 [16OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 3612), H2072 [24AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 5969), H6310 [16OC]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 107), H1805 [29MR] (see H.J. Res. 110), H3480 [5JN]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 3461), H571 [7FE]

——— limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H2570 [9MY]

Foreign trade: apply countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 4105), H1154 [5MR]

Fraternal organizations: tribute to tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies for charitable works and volunteer activities in communities across the country (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5293 [25JY]

Human rights: prevent human trafficking in Government contracting (see H.R. 4259), H3163 [18MY]

Medicare: ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing in rural health clinics for electronic health records and quality improvement incentives (see H.R. 3458), H5328 [26JY]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2108), H1210 [6MR]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program to further fair audits of and payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H1978 [18AP]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H2212 [26AP]

National Eagle Scout Day: designate (see H. Res. 716), H4604 [28JN]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1154 [5MR]

Nigeria: recognize Niger Delta as an important wetland and coastal marine ecosystem, and protect and make its recovery and economic development a priority (see H. Con. Res. 121), H2274 [27AP]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: extend authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects (see H.R. 1960), H1543 [22MR]

North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4240), H1541 [22MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 1370), H5766 [10SE]

Presidential appointments: disapprove appointment of certain officers or employees during a congressional recess of less than 3 days and express that such appointments are unconstitutional (see H. Res. 509), H28 [17JA]

Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on Government-issued identification cards issued in connection with benefits under Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 978), H1153 [5MR]

Sudan: develop strategy to end human rights violations, create incentives for governments and persons to end support, and reinvigorate peace efforts (see H.R. 4169), H1359 [9MR]

Taxation: make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 3728), H5009 [18JY]

——— make permanent the expansion of certain tax benefits for adoption (see H.R. 4373), H6828 [17DE]

——— modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see H.R. 2238), H1306 [8MR]

——— permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 6162), H5078 [19JY]

——— promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H4907 [17JY]

——— require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 1956), H5009 [18JY]

Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 6107), H6234 [20SE]

Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: support elimination of the ‘‘adult entertainment’’ section of the classified advertising website Backpage.com to terminate facilitation of online sex trafficking (see H. Res. 646), H3105 [17MY]

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H79 [18JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in the international community in conserving natural resources to further global prosperity and security (see H.R. 6038), H4156 [27JN]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit enforcement of regulations pertaining to certain battery chargers (see H.R. 5935), H3698 [8JN]

Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 6416), H6060 [14SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Conservation of natural resources: strengthen the U.S. role in the international community in conserving natural resources to further global prosperity and security (H.R. 6038), H4157 [27JN]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit enforcement of regulations pertaining to certain battery chargers (H.R. 5935), H3699 [8JN]

Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (H.R. 6416), H6061 [14SE]

Poems

‘‘Dawson, You Are So Awesome, You Are So Dawsome, As Can Be!’’, E2018• [31DE]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H107 [23JA], H5624 [1AU]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6083), H5655 [2AU]

——— make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance available with costs offset by changes to certain conservation programs (H.R. 6233), H5655 [2AU]

China: status of international economic relations, H2197 [26AP]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5856), H4938 [18JY]

Dept. of Energy: National Nuclear Security Administration Global Threat Reduction Initiative funding, H3424 [5JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement energy conservation standards for golf cart battery chargers, H3476 [5JN]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, H5624 [1AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure sensitivity of treatment in the security screening process for children, the elderly, and the infirmed traveling by air, H3542 [6JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3542 [6JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5325), H3424, H3476 [5JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4732 [10JY]

Libya: commend U.S. public servants who died in attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, express condolences to families of victims, condemn the attack, and call for perpetrators to be brought to justice, H5869 [12SE]

Newtown, CT: condemn shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, express condolences for victims, and commend school personnel and first responders who responded to shootings, H7349 [19DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (H.R. 1179), H887, H888 [16FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4732 [10JY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H107 [23JA]

Votes: position on missed, H4421• [28JN], E1882• [5DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3263 [30MY]

Tributes

Burton, Representative, H7349 [19DE]

Cox, Dawson, E2018• [31DE]