FORTENBERRY, JEFF (a Representative from Nebraska)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H95 [15JA]

Amendments

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3868 [19JN], H3953 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H3587 [13JN]

Appointments

House Democracy Partnership, H6915 [30OC]

Open World Leadership Center Board of Trustees, H1531 [15MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see H.R. 447), H315 [1FE]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see H.R. 7), H2602 [14MY]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 1091), H6998 [12NO]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H2392 [26AP]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H6957 [30OC]

Animals: designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the U.S. (see H.R. 3400), H6952 [30OC]

Armed Forces: exempt retired pay of certain disabled veterans from full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment and prevent adverse impact of such adjustment on Survivor Benefit Plan annuities (see H.R. 3789), H8125 [19DE]

——— limit use of funds for introduction into hostilities (see H.R. 383), H280 [23JA]

——— prohibit Federal funding for use against Syria absent express prior statutory authorization from Congress or an attack or imminent attack on the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 58), H5513 [11SE]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H5173 [30JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 2), H32 [3JA]

——— delay sequestration (see H.R. 607), H629 [25FE]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 1078), H1356 [12MR]

C.W. Bill Young Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL: designate (see H.R. 3302), H6674 [22OC]

CBO: provide a macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation (see H.R. 1874), H2532 [8MY]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H2605 [14MY]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H2354 [25AP]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H86 [14JA]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 436), H300 [29JA]

Crime: establish criminal offense for fraudulent claims about receipt of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 258), H344 [4FE]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 732), H703 [27FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: ensure basic conservation measures are implemented by farmers who receive crop insurance premium assistance (see H.R. 2260), H3215 [5JN]

——— expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 1727), H2349 [25AP]

——— modify crop insurance ineligibility requirements for producers that produce an annual crop on native sod (see H.R. 686), H544 [14FE]

Dept. of Defense: declare the attack at Fort Hood, TX, a terrorist attack and ensure victims of such attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those killed or wounded in overseas combat zones (see H.R. 3111), H5587 [17SE]

——— provide for assignment of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners-Adult/Adolescent to brigades and equivalent units (see H.R. 1986), H2653 [15MY]

Dept. of Education: provide flexibility to school food authorities in meeting certain nutritional requirements for the school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1303), H1861 [9AP]

Dept. of HHS: award competitive grants to public and private entities to provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their parents (see H.R. 718), H1860 [9AP]

——— ensure women who access federally funded family planning services are given pregnancy option counseling including professional adoption counseling (see H.R. 3539), H7357 [21NO]

——— provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 2703), H4597 [17JY]

——— reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program (see H.R. 3527), H7253 [19NO]

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. 831), H1993 [12AP]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 301), H372 [5FE]

Dept. of Transportation: improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses for authorized highway and transit projects (see H.R. 2906), H7312 [20NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education (see H.R. 2011), H5548 [12SE]

Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see H.R. 1801), H6676 [22OC]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1209), H2535 [8MY]

Employment: allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see H.R. 1406), H2164 [19AP]

EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see H.R. 311), H2774 [17MY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 50), H3759 [18JN]

——— prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see H.R. 3133), H5765 [19SE]

——— recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 263), H3760 [18JN]

Federal agencies and departments: create a centralized website for reports issued by inspectors general (see H.R. 2221), H4599 [17JY]

——— modify the Do Not Pay Initiative and improve detection, prevention, and recover of improper payments to deceased individuals (see H.R. 3555), H7309 [20NO]

——— provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 367), H278 [23JA]

Federal employees: provide for the compensation of furloughed employees (see H.R. 3223), H6225 [3OC]

Financial institutions: condemn any proposals for the arbitrary seizure of funds from federally insured deposit accounts in the U.S. by the Government without due process (see H. Res. 166), H2124 [17AP]

——— provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 749), H1360 [12MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 47), H4040 [25JN]

Foreign aid: permit certain persons to enter into transactions with certain foreign persons who are involved with donation or provision of goods or services to alleviate suffering of civilian populations (see H.R. 3526), H7253 [19NO]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 1276), H5348 [1AU]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve banks (see H.R. 24), H86 [14JA]

Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 31), H224 [22JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3121), H5803 [20SE] (see H.R. 3165), H6677 [22OC]

——— prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services and require identification of the license of health care professionals (see H.R. 1427), H1994 [12AP]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see H.R. 940), H949 [4MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 3121), H5803 [20SE]

Insurance: preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H3929 [19JN]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 109), H3217 [5JN]

——— impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H3015 [3JN]

IRS: prevent discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 1950), H2605 [14MY]

Jordan: recognize long-term partnership and friendship with the U.S. and commend response to Syrian humanitarian crisis by hosting refugees fleeing conflict (see H. Res. 222), H2774 [17MY]

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of: improve enforcement of sanctions (see H.R. 1771), H5435 [9SE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H2397 [26AP]

Medicare: apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 2053), H4214 [8JY]

——— clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 2801), H5477 [10SE]

——— ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing in rural health clinics for electronic health records and quality improvement incentives (see H.R. 986), H1632 [19MR]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2298 [24AP]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 1787), H3357 [12JN]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H3016 [3JN]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H2396 [26AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend certain requirements and penalties that would impede eligible professionals from adopting electronic health records to improve patient care (see H.R. 1331), H2067 [16AP]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 3717), H8118 [16DE]

Motor vehicles: exempt certain class A driver’s license holders in the agriculture industry from requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement when operating certain service vehicles (see H.R. 1026), H2570 [9MY]

——— require dealers to disclose the presence of event data recorders on new automobiles and require manufacturers to provide the option to enable or disable such devices (see H.R. 2414), H3758 [18JN]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 262), H224 [22JA]

National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 38), H177 [18JA]

National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program (see H.R. 1033), H1861 [9AP]

——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H5802 [20SE]

Nicklaus, Jack: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2203), H5403 [2AU]

NIH: provide for a pediatric research initiative through use of funds saved by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions (see H.R. 2019), H2914 [22MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation (see H.R. 2809), H5884 [26SE]

——— delay implementation of certain provisions (see H.R. 607), H629 [25FE]

——— ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 346), H344 [4FE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H7053 [13NO]

——— repeal (see H.R. 3121), H5803 [20SE] (see H.R. 3165), H6677 [22OC]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H1860 [9AP]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H2437 [6MY]

——— require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3279), H6453 [9OC]

Pharmacies: ensure and foster safety and quality of care and competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies from antitrust laws in negotiations with health and health insurance providers (see H.R. 1188), H4039 [25JN]

Postal Service: cap rural post office closures and consolidations and establish closure and consolidation guidelines (see H.R. 2615), H4524 [16JY]

Power resources: protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense and well-being of the U.S. against natural and manmade electromagnetic pulse threats and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 2417), H3758 [18JN]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (see H.R. 1847), H2536 [8MY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see H.R. 654), H500 [13FE]

Securities Exchange Act: clarify provisions relative to regulation of municipal advisors (see H.R. 797), H4177 [28JN]

Syria: establish a Syrian war crimes tribunal (see H. Con. Res. 51), H5434 [9SE]

——— restrict funds relative to escalating U.S. military involvement in Syria (see H.R. 2494), H4371 [10JY]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 647), H5262 [31JY]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 207), H660 [26FE]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2807), H5049 [24JY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H410 [6FE]

U.S. Office for Contingency Operations: establish (see H.R. 2606), H6957 [30OC]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H3760 [18JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H1828 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation rules for commodity payments and benefits to farmers (see H.R. 1932), H2568 [9MY]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 3022), H5397 [2AU]

Conservation of natural resources: establish more efficient and effective policies and processes for departments and agencies engaged in or providing support to international conservation (see H.R. 2935), H5342 [1AU]

Dept. of Defense: establish a strategy to prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and related materials in the Middle East and North Africa region (see H.R. 2314), H3287 [11JN]

Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 858), H701 [27FE]

Medicare: amend payments to long-term care hospitals (see H.R. 3599), H7354 [21NO]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 3022), H5397 [2AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: permit insurers to offer catastrophic coverage plans to anyone (see H.R. 3598), H7354 [21NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Agriculture: restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation rules for commodity payments and benefits to farmers (H.R. 1932), H2569 [9MY]

American Discovery Trail: designate (H.R. 3022), H5401 [2AU]

Conservation of natural resources: establish more efficient and effective policies and processes for departments and agencies engaged in or providing support to international conservation (H.R. 2935), H5346 [1AU]

Dept. of Defense: establish a strategy to prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and related materials in the Middle East and North Africa region (H.R. 2314), H3288 [11JN]

Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (H.R. 858), H702 [27FE]

Medicare: amend payments to long-term care hospitals (H.R. 3599), H7356 [21NO]

National discovery trails: establish (H.R. 3022), H5401 [2AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: permit insurers to offer catastrophic coverage plans to anyone (H.R. 3598), H7356 [21NO]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H553 [15FE]

Poems

‘‘Jack of Hearts,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E791• [4JN]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H215, H216, H217, H218 [22JA]

——— protect pain-capable unborn children (H.R. 1797), H3739 [18JN]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3870 [19JN], H3954 [20JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), H7453 [4DE]

——— restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation rules for commodity payments and benefits to farmers, H3954 [20JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 59), H5650–H5652 [18SE], H5863 [26SE]

Boston, MA: condemn bombings at the Boston Marathon, express condolences to victims and their families, and commend medical personnel, first responders, and citizens that aided victims, H2147 [18AP]

Budget: deficit, H5650–H5652 [18SE]

China: anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre, H3104 [5JN]

——— U.S. policy, H3104 [5JN]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H6243 [4OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: require farmers growing crops on highly erodible land and wetlands submit conservation compliance plan in order to qualify for crop insurance premium assistance, H3870 [19JN]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H7453 [4DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), H2638 [15MY], H3572 [13JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2397), H5016 [24JY]

Dept. of Justice: allegations of secretly obtaining phone records of Associated Press (news service) reporters, H2707 [16MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3053 [4JN]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H1423 [14MR]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H7247 [19NO]

Freedom of religion: ensure, H7034–H7036 [13NO]

GAO: report on duplication within the Federal Government, H1919 [11AP]

Gosnell, Kermit: trial of women’s health clinic doctor for murder and violation of State law forbidding late term abortions, H2328 [25AP]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (H.R. 940), H3347, H3349, H3350, H3351, H3352, H3353, H3354 [12JN]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution of religious minorities, H7035 [13NO]

IRS: investigate allegations that the 501(c)4 tax-exempt status of certain political groups was subject to additional scrutiny, H2707 [16MY], H3220 [6JN]

Libya: investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, H2707 [16MY]

Memorial Day: observance, H2900–H2902 [22MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7247–H7250 [19NO]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5650–H5652 [18SE], H5863 [26SE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H215, H216, H217, H218 [22JA]

Syria: prohibit funding to escalate U.S. military involvement in Syria, H5016 [24JY], H5467, H5469, H5470 [10SE]

——— U.S. policy, H4478 [11JY]

Taxation: reform the Federal tax code, H5650–H5652 [18SE]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: ratification, H7247 [19NO]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): funding through reduction in Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency funding, H3572 [13JN]

Tributes

Hoffman, Jack, E791• [4JN]

Kehler, C. Robert, E1680• [15NO]