TERRY, LEE (a Representative from Nebraska)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3062 [17MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3482 [5JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), H3268 [30MY], H3326 [31MY]

Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3902 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3803), H641 [8FE]

Agriculture: ensure viability and competitiveness of U.S. agricultural sector (see H.R. 6194), H5291 [25JY]

Armed Forces: provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 493), H7360 [19DE]

——— tribute to members for service in Iraq (see H. Res. 528), H181 [25JA]

Budget: subject the pay of the President, Vice-President, and Members of Congress to any sequestration order (see H.R. 6438), H6234 [20SE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H2663 [11MY]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H6279 [21SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: modify crop insurance ineligibility requirements for producers that produce an annual crop on native sod (see H.R. 5879), H6280 [21SE]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 409), H1153 [5MR]

——— 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 Energy: phase out the innovative technology loan guarantee program and provide taxpayer protections from pending program participants (see H.R. 6213), H5326 [26JY]

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]

——— revise operations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (see H.R. 5998), H3974 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign websites dealing in illegal content and goods, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3261), H79 [18JA]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to domestic service employees (see H.R. 5970), H3807 [19JN]

Dept. of Transportation: 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), H3404 [1JN]

Ecuador: condemn repression of democracy and human rights, express concern on lack of counternarcotics cooperation and relationship with Iran, and discourage renewal of trade preference systems (see H. Res. 745), H6234 [20SE]

Electric power: clarify that compliance with an emergency order under the Federal Power Act to generate or transmit electricity may not be considered a violation of environmental laws or regulations (see H.R. 4273), H1739 [28MR]

EPA: allow for a reasonable compliance deadline for certain States subject to the cross-State air pollution rule (see H.R. 4387), H2134 [25AP]

——— clarify general duty clause of Clean Air Act as it applies to chemical facility accidental release prevention (see H.R. 6345), H5706 [2AU]

——— prohibit awarding any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or financial assistance under the Clean Air Act for any program, project, or activity to occur outside the U.S. (see H.R. 4255), H1742 [28MR]

——— provide reasonable limits, control, and oversight over use of aerial surveillance of farmers (see H.R. 5961), H3806 [19JN]

——— require analyses of cumulative impacts of certain rules and actions that impact gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas prices, jobs, and the economy (see H.R. 4471), H2813 [16MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (see H.R. 5969), H3807 [19JN]

FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H115 [23JA]

FERC: transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]

Financial institutions: limit fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine (see H.R. 4367), H3105 [17MY]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H3481 [5JN]

——— repeal federally subsidized loan program for non-profit health insurance and provide for association health plans (see H.R. 6299), H5705 [2AU]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]

Hydroelectric power: improve (see H.R. 5892), H3480 [5JN]

Immigration: reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 2000), H2033 [19AP]

Information technology: preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived (see H. Con. Res. 127), H3363 [31MY]

Iran: express importance of preventing acquisition of nuclear weapons capability and continue economic and diplomatic pressure to secure nonproliferation agreement (see H. Res. 568), H1498 [21MR]

——— use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H5766 [10SE]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H3703 [12JN]

Israel: reaffirm strategic relationship with the U.S., direct the President to submit reports on U.S. actions to enhance this relationship, and assist in the defense of Israel (see H.R. 4133), H1978 [18AP]

Medicare: provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program to further fair audits of and payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H3808 [19JN]

——— reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2741), H5766 [10SE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H2813 [16MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 4066), H5712 [2AU]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H159 [24JA]

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

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4040), H1210 [6MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 6079), H4775 [10JY]

Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State (see H.R. 4322), H2447 [8MY]

——— develop a plan to increase oil and gas production under leases of Federal lands in conjunction with a draw down from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 4136), H1153 [5MR]

——— develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown (see H.R. 4480), H2064 [24AP]

President’s of the U.S.: establish a moratorium on significant regulations imposed by a lame duck President (see H.R. 4607), H2134 [25AP]

Pro Football Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 4104), H3733 [18JN]

Public debt: disapprove the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit (see H.J. Res. 98), H28 [17JA]

——— prohibit extension of debt limit unless a budget resolution has been agreed to and is in effect, spending is cut and capped, and a balanced budget amendment has been sent for ratification (see H.R. 4825), H2203 [26AP]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (see H.R. 4348), H1844 [16AP]

Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1416), H2134 [25AP]

——— clarify that any person who, for commercial purposes, makes available for consumer use a machine capable of producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco products (see H.R. 4134), H2813 [16MY]

——— increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1004), H1846 [16AP]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 142), H6701 [11DE] (see H. Con. Res. 144), H6679 [7DE]

——— permanently extend treatment of certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1747), H1543 [22MR]

——— 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]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H2813 [16MY]

——— provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H2033 [19AP]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]

——— support and strengthen tax incentives for retirement savings (see H. Con. Res. 101), H901 [16FE]

U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: prohibit funding to negotiate if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 5846), H4908 [17JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4970), H2447 [8MY]

Water: prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 4965), H3171 [25MY]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), H4065 [26JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H2447 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (see H.R. 6164), H5130 [23JY]

Medicare: recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H181 [25JA]

Constitutional authority statements

Congress: approve construction, operation, and maintenance of the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border (H.R. 6164), H5130 [23JY]

Medicare: recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (H.R. 3831), H182 [25JA]

Remarks

AbilityOne Program: tribute, E1622• [21SE], E1840• [29NO]

Armed Forces: authorize members not in uniform and veterans to render a military salute during the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, H3066• [17MY]

Bellevue, NE: anniversary of Eastern Nebraska Veterans’ Home, E1239• [12JY]

CPSC: designate drywall manufactured in China a banned hazardous product (H.R. 4212), Senate amendment, H7448, H7449, H7450 [30DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4310), H3066• [17MY]

——— tribute to veterans of the Korean Constabulary, E1337• [26JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: cybersecurity infrastructure funding, H3619 [7JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5855), H3619 [7JN]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit finalization of proposed rule relative to domestic service employees (H.R. 5970), E1154• [27JN]

Dept. of State: require to act on a permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H12 [17JA]

Dept. of the Interior: set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (H.R. 3408), H758, H768, H769, H770 [15FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: permit Office of Inspector General to review practices relative to collection and content of bids for certain veterans’ hospital construction projects, H3326 [31MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), H3326 [31MY]

EPA: expand ability to waive certain pollution control fuel requirements when there is a fuel distribution problem and complete Fuel Harmonization Study with the Dept. of Energy, H3903, H3904 [20JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (H.R. 3066), E1154• [27JN]

——— preserve companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay (H.R. 5969), E1154• [27JN]

FCC: provide greater transparency and efficiency in procedures (H.R. 3309), H1612 [27MR]

FERC: ensure oil transported through the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline is used in domestic commerce to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil, H768, H769 [15FE]

——— prohibit approval of permit for the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline if private property rights have been forfeited through the threat of eminent domain, H770 [15FE]

——— transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline, H758 [15FE]

——— transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), H1936 [18AP]

——— transfer permitting approval authority over construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3040 [17MY]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), H1936 [18AP]

——— restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3040 [17MY]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), E435• [22MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4729 [10JY]

National Association of Chain Drug Stores: observance of RxIMPACT Day, E407• [21MR]

Nebraska: tribute to 2d Congressional District Women in Business Spotlight award recipients, E1949• [18DE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (H.R. 3523), H2160 [26AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 6079), H4729 [10JY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, E435• [22MR]

Power resources: develop plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands in response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown (H.R. 4480), H3903, H3904 [20JN]

Ralston, NE: anniversary, E1261• [17JY]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), H1936 [18AP]

——— extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 4348), motion to instruct conferees, H3040 [17MY]

San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (H.R. 1837), consideration (H. Res. 566), H1035 [29FE]

Votes: position on missed, E1962• [19DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6826 [17DE]

Tributes

Davis, Dick C.E. and Charon, E246• [27FE]

Harvey, Thomas L., E245• [27FE]