PETRI, THOMAS E. (a Representative from Wisconsin)

Appointments

British-American Interparliamentary Group, H806 [28FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect pain-capable unborn children in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1797), H3357 [12JN]

Agriculture: reform sugar price support program (see H.R. 693), H545 [14FE]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 685), H5435 [9SE]

Amtrak: propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain trains (see H.R. 2066), H6829 [28OC]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 847), H2604 [14MY]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see H.R. 1726), H5435 [9SE]

——— provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 1996), H2654 [15MY]

Aviation: ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of an airman or air traffic controller for a sleep disorder is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (see H.R. 3578), H7508 [4DE]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2866), H6902 [29OC]

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

——— establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 1869), H3289 [11JN]

——— require the President to submit a budget to Congress listing current fiscal year spending levels for proposed programs and separate amounts for proposed spending increases (see H.R. 2686), H4483 [11JY]

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

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 46), H294 [25JA]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 1250), H7628 [10DE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 1830), H3216 [5JN]

Committee To Investigate and Report on the Attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 36), H1994 [12AP]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 2663), H7188 [18NO]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 217), H224 [22JA]

Corporal Justin D. Ross Post Office Building, Green Bay, WI: designate (see H.R. 1228), H1548 [15MR]

Corps of Engineers: establish the Great Lakes Navigation System (see H.R. 2273), H3929 [19JN]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (see H.R. 3080), H5834 [25SE]

Courts: provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in civil cases (see H.R. 3332), H6768 [23OC]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see H.R. 1779), H5767 [19SE]

——— provide for removal of default information from a borrower’s credit report with respect to certain rehabilitated education loans (see H.R. 2561), H4143 [27JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize producers on a farm to produce fruits and vegetables for processing on the base acres of the farm (see H.R. 1610), H2124 [17AP]

——— reform crop insurance program (see H.R. 1995), H2654 [15MY]

Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 1563), H5806 [23SE]

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]

——— develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 741), H1430 [14MR]

Dept. of Education: convene the Advisory Committee on Improving Postsecondary Education Data (see H.R. 1949), H2574 [13MY]

——— establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (see H.R. 2252), H3095 [4JN]

——— 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. 1763), H2351 [25AP]

——— establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 1875), H2532 [8MY]

——— improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 822), H658 [26FE]

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

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 2536), H5175 [30JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (see H.R. 5), H3250 [6JN]

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

——— establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 610, 611), H4145 [27JN]

——— establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with HIV (see H.R. 698), H3760 [18JN]

——— 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. 973), H982 [5MR]

Dept. of the Interior: delegate to States certain authorities relative to management of cormorants (see H.R. 1788), H2486 [7MY]

——— 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. 916), H2299 [24AP]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit certain cell phone voice communications during passenger flights (see H.R. 3676), H7689 [11DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 921), H3015 [3JN]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve integrated electronic health records (see H.R. 2590), H4310 [9JY]

EPA: amend guidelines governing the handling of lead-based paint during remodeling or renovation activities (see H.R. 2093), H3097 [4JN]

——— provide comprehensive assessment of scientific and technical research on implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends (see H.R. 875), H1360 [12MR]

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1798), H3016 [3JN]

——— require a lifetime income disclosure (see H.R. 2171), H2954 [23MY]

FAA: ensure advancement of safety of small airplanes and continued development of the general aviation industry (see H.R. 1848), H2605 [14MY] (see H.R. 3363), H6999 [12NO]

——— modify appropriations (see H.R. 1432), H2161 [18AP]

Falkland Islands: recognize referendum to remain a self-governing British Overseas Territory (see H. Res. 170), H2159 [18AP]

Federal agencies and departments: allow interagency transfers of funds to provide more flexibility for the agency to comply with a sequestration order (see H.R. 816), H627 [25FE]

——— create an expedited procedure to enact GAO recommendations for consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication (see H.R. 2506), H4310 [9JY]

——— include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 3308), H6829 [28OC]

Financial institutions: improve examination of depository institutions (see H.R. 1553), H3760 [18JN]

——— provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 688), H1632 [19MR]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 558), H818 [28FE]

FRS: improve functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 1174), H1426 [14MR]

Great Lakes: protect and restore (see H.R. 2773), H4856 [22JY]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 335), H818 [28FE]

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 1146), H1837 [25MR]

——— recognize importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving lives of women and children (see H. Res. 135), H2249 [23AP]

——— repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer’s health benefits plan (see H.R. 1254), H3990 [20JN]

Insurance: exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans (see H.R. 3462), H7689 [11DE]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see H.R. 2328), H5436 [9SE]

Intelligence services: conduct study on use of contractors for intelligence activities (see H.R. 2434), H3991 [20JN]

Iran: impose additional human rights and economic and financial sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 850), H2067 [16AP]

——— 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. 904), H3688 [17JN]

Iraq: condemn attack on Iranian dissidents at Camp Hurriya, call for resettlement of camp residents, allow outside assessment of the camp, and return residents to Camp Ashraf to improve protection (see H. Res. 89), H4215 [8JY]

Israel: strengthen strategic alliance with the U.S. (see H.R. 938), H2248 [23AP]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 16), H596 [15FE]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Res. 434), H7689 [11DE]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1761), H3929 [19JN]

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), H3216 [5JN]

——— count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 1179), H2535 [8MY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2504), H6676 [22OC]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see H.R. 1787), H3097 [4JN]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see H.R. 1507), H4145 [27JN]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 1761), H3929 [19JN]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H3096 [4JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 1309), H4485 [11JY]

——— provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (see H.R. 1173), H4485 [11JY]

Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 310), H176 [18JA]

National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 27), H3097 [4JN]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1985), H3592 [13JN]

National Park Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 627), H818 [28FE]

National School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 239), H6771 [23OC]

National School Bus Safety Week: designate (see H. Res. 239), H6771 [23OC]

National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 406), H6997 [12NO]

National security: prohibit use of drones to kill U.S. citizens within the U.S. (see H.R. 1242), H1861 [9AP]

NLRB: prohibit actions requiring quorum until quorum has been confirmed, constitutionality of certain appointments decided, or adjournment of current congressional session (see H.R. 1120), H1395 [13MR]

——— reform criteria for determining employee units appropriate for purposes of collective bargaining (see H.R. 2347), H4485 [11JY]

Oak Creek, WI: recognize anniversary and condemn shootings at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin and express condolences to victims’ families and friends and gratitude to responders to the shootings (see H. Res. 334), H5399 [2AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 2575), H5090 [25JY]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see H.R. 763), H703 [27FE]

——— repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (see H.R. 1248), H1861 [9AP]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see H.R. 351), H278 [23JA]

Peace Corps: allow former volunteers to use the seal, emblem, or name of Peace Corps on death announcements and grave stones (see H.R. 1573), H2026 [15AP]

——— issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 918), H1360 [12MR]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 915), H815 [28FE]

Privacy: reform Federal authority to require production of business records, conduct surveillance, and certain forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes (see H.R. 3361), H6900 [29OC]

Public debt: require Dept. of the Treasury reports to Congress on status of the debt, deficit reduction proposals, and impact of debt ceiling increase prior to potential debt ceiling increases (see H.R. 3579), H7353 [21NO]

SBA: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 1240), H1567 [18MR]

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. 681), H950 [4MR]

Tariff: increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day (see H.R. 1020), H2400 [30AP]

Taxation: extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 3747), H8108 [12DE]

——— extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H1550 [15MR]

——— improve access to health care by expanding health savings accounts (see H.R. 2194), H4081 [26JN]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H6957 [30OC]

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

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see H.R. 1814), H2393 [26AP]

——— reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers (see H.R. 494), H1829 [21MR]

——— remove deduction for charitable contributions from overall limitation on itemized deductions (see H.R. 1479), H2067 [16AP]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 523), H703 [27FE]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 582), H703 [27FE]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 2309), H7153 [15NO]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1877), H3688 [17JN]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2901), H7508 [4DE]

Water Infrastructure Investment Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 3582), H7353 [21NO]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 755), H1632 [19MR]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the First Special Service Force (see H.R. 324), H703 [27FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: create and expand innovative teacher and principal preparation programs known as teacher and principal preparation academies (see H.R. 2196), H2954 [23MY]

——— increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (see H.R. 2228), H3014 [3JN]

——— simplify and improve Federal Direct Loan Program through income-contingent repayment to protect borrowers and encourage responsible borrowing (see H.R. 1716), H2298 [24AP]

Dept. of Transportation: develop commercial areas around rail stations to help finance rail corridor infrastructure and operational expenses (see H.R. 1544), H1991 [12AP]

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. 347), H222 [22JA]

Megellas, James: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2082), H2838 [21MY]

National Commission on Effective Marginal Tax Rates for Low-Income Families: establish (see H.R. 2470), H3989 [20JN]

OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to include more small businesses (see H.R. 632), H499 [13FE]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: guarantee qualified preretirement survivor annuities under insolvent or terminated multiemployer pension plans (see H.R. 566), H412 [6FE]

Roads and highways: ensure currently-operating trucks can continue to use the future Interstate 41 in Wisconsin (see H.R. 2353), H3590 [13JN]

Taxation: disclose certain tax return information relative to identity theft (see H.R. 926), H815 [28FE]

——— exclude from gross income the reimbursement costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable organizations (see H.R. 1212), H1547 [15MR]

——— provide a credit and a deduction for small political contributions (see H.R. 3586), H7353 [21NO]

U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3505), H7151 [15NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: create and expand innovative teacher and principal preparation programs known as teacher and principal preparation academies (H.R. 2196), H2958 [23MY]

——— increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (H.R. 2228), H3015 [3JN]

——— simplify and improve Federal Direct Loan Program through income-contingent repayment to protect borrowers and encourage responsible borrowing (H.R. 1716), H2299 [24AP]

Dept. of Transportation: develop commercial areas around rail stations to help finance rail corridor infrastructure and operational expenses (H.R. 1544), H1993 [12AP]

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. 347), H223 [22JA]

Megellas, James: award Medal of Honor (H.R. 2082), H2839 [21MY]

National Commission on Effective Marginal Tax Rates for Low-Income Families: establish (H.R. 2470), H3990 [20JN]

OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to include more small businesses (H.R. 632), H502 [13FE]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: guarantee qualified preretirement survivor annuities under insolvent or terminated multiemployer pension plans (H.R. 566), H415 [6FE]

Roads and highways: ensure currently-operating trucks can continue to use the future Interstate 41 in Wisconsin (H.R. 2353), H3591 [13JN]

Taxation: disclose certain tax return information relative to identity theft (H.R. 926), H817 [28FE]

——— exclude from gross income the reimbursement costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable organizations (H.R. 1212), H1548 [15MR]

——— provide a credit and a deduction for small political contributions (H.R. 3586), H7355 [21NO]

U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (H.R. 3505), H7152 [15NO]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H2163 [19AP], H2961 [24MY], H3255 [10JN], H4487 [15JY], H7055 [14NO], H7359 [22NO], H8137 [3JA]

Letters

Modify requirements relative to the availability of pipeline safety regulatory documents: Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H4496 [16JY]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H4496 [16JY]

Small Airplane Revitalization Act: Jose L. Ceballos, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, H4493 [16JY]

——— several aviation organizations, H4492 [16JY]

Pledge of Allegiance 

House of Representatives, H2163 [19AP], H2961 [24MY], H3255 [10JN], H4487 [15JY], H7359 [22NO], H8137 [3JA]

Remarks

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 1947), H3908, H3909 [19JN]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H6748 [23OC]

——— require contracting with private sector surveying and mapping firms, H6748 [23OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform crop insurance program, H3908, H3909 [19JN]

Dept. of Education: allow charter schools to use Federal funds for professional development, teacher training, instructional materials, and minor facilities costs, E1098• [19JY]

——— create and expand innovative teacher and principal preparation programs known as teacher and principal preparation academies (H.R. 2196), E750• [23MY]

——— establish interest rates for new student loans made on or after a certain date (H.R. 1911), H2928 [23MY]

——— increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (H.R. 2228), E774• [3JN]

——— simplify and improve Federal Direct Loan Program through income-contingent repayment to protect borrowers and encourage responsible borrowing (H.R. 1716), H2928 [23MY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), E1098• [19JY]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 303), H4612 [18JY]

Dept. of Transportation: develop commercial areas around rail stations to help finance rail corridor infrastructure and operational expenses (H.R. 1544), E448• [12AP]

——— ensure any requirement providing for screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding (H.R. 3095), H5815, H5816 [25SE]

——— obligate funds for emergency relief projects arising from damage caused by severe weather events (H.R. 3174), H6016 [30SE]

Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 2611), H4494, H4495 [16JY]

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. 347), E45• [22JA]

FAA: ensure advancement of safety of small airplanes and continued development of the general aviation industry (H.R. 1848), H4492, H4494 [16JY]

National Commission on Effective Marginal Tax Rates for Low-Income Families: establish (H.R. 2470), E927• [20JN]

OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to include more small businesses (H.R. 632), E136• [13FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H6015 [30SE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H6015 [30SE]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: guarantee qualified preretirement survivor annuities under insolvent or terminated multiemployer pension plans (H.R. 566), E105• [6FE]

Pipelines: modify requirements relative to the availability of pipeline safety regulatory documents (H.R. 2576), H4495 [16JY]

Roads and highways: ensure currently-operating trucks can continue to use the future Interstate 41 in Wisconsin (H.R. 2353), H4836 [22JY]

Ships and vessels: extend exemption from fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line (H.R. 1961), H5810, H5812 [25SE]

Taxation: disclose certain tax return information relative to identity theft (H.R. 926), E224• [28FE]

——— exclude from gross income the reimbursement costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable organizations (H.R. 1212), E309• [15MR]

——— provide a credit and a deduction for small political contributions (H.R. 3586), H7336 [21NO], E1732• [21NO]

U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (H.R. 3505), E1672• [15NO]

Votes: correction, H5072• [25JY]

Tributes

Porté, Thierry, E1344• [19SE]