TERRY, LEE (a Representative from Nebraska)

Amendments

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), H3332, H3365 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: require consent of parties to contracts for the use of arbitration to resolve controversies arising under the contracts and preserve rights of members to bring class actions (see H.R. 4068), H2258 [6MR]

Black Ribbon Day: designate to recognize victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes (see H. Res. 302), H1481 [28JA]

Civil liberties: protect rights of citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding patchwork of local and State prohibitions (see H.R. 3478), H3242 [28AP]

Congress: provide for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution relative to implementation of immigration laws (see H. Res. 757), H8072 [18NO]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 2663), H5187 [9JN]

Conservation of energy: express that performance-based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support reduced Government energy consumption while supporting jobs and economic development (see H. Res. 737), H7887 [18SE]

Dept. of Defense: develop a plan to move U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) back to the continental U.S. (see H.R. 4434), H3142 [9AP]

Dept. of Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 822), H2257 [6MR]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to Ukraine and other European countries (see H.R. 4155), H3448 [6MY]

——— expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to World Trade Organization countries (see H.R. 6), H2991 [7AP]

Dept. of HHS: improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 2058), H7297 [8SE]

——— improve and enhance research and treatments of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer (see H.R. 2607), H7434 [10SE]

——— increase number of permanent faculty in palliative care at allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, and promote education in palliative care and hospice (see H.R. 1339), H2001 [26FE]

——— reauthorize certain provisions relating to autism and establish a National Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative (see H.R. 4631), H4058 [9MY]

——— reform and modernize the Office of Refugee Resettlement (see H.R. 1784), H2065 [27FE]

Dept. of Justice: improve the restitution process for child pornography victims by considering total losses, requiring timely restitution, and spreading costs among multiple defendants (see H.R. 4981), H5816 [26JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: increase seigniorage and mint and issue coins celebrating American Liberty, ‘‘The Union’’, and American values, and continue production of Presidentially-themed coins (see H.R. 2535), H1777 [14FE]

Dept. of Transportation: allow advertisements and solicitations for passenger air transportation to state the base airfare of the transportation (see H.R. 4156), H5399 [17JN]

——— designate natural gas fueling corridors in the U.S. for long haul truck traffic (see H.R. 3938), H1479 [28JA]

——— evaluate and report on the feasibility and effectiveness of using natural gas as a fuel source in long haul trucks (see H.R. 3937), H1479 [28JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into contracts for provision of medical care at non-departmental facilities for certain patients, assess health care delivery system, and limit employee awards and bonuses (see H.R. 4810), H5250 [10JN]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see H.R. 4031), H4476 [19MY]

Diseases: foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H1772 [11FE]

——— mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer (see H.R. 3680), H6746 [23JY]

Education: call on schools and State and local educational agencies to recognize that dyslexia has significant educational implications that must be addressed (see H. Res. 456), H6037 [9JY]

——— support State authority and flexibility in establishing student academic standards and denounce the President’s coercion of States into adopting the Common Core State Standards (see H. Res. 476), H1770 [11FE]

EPA: nullify certain rules relative to carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions for existing, new, or reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 4813), H5185 [9JN]

——— preserve existing rights and responsibilities relative to non-prohibited discharges of dredged or fill material under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 5071), H7297 [8SE]

——— prohibit release of sensitive data relative to livestock producers (see H.R. 4157), H2255 [6MR]

——— promote new manufacturing by providing for greater transparency and timeliness in issuing air quality standards necessary to obtain preconstruction permits (see H.R. 4795), H5069 [2JN]

——— provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 3826), H134 [9JA]

FAA: issue or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots (see H.R. 3708), H136 [9JA]

FCC: extend to private land use restrictions its rule relative to reasonable accommodation of amateur service communications (see H.R. 4969), H7189 [31JY]

FDA: establish Federal labeling standards for food with genetically modified ingredients and natural foods (see H.R. 4432), H5725 [24JN]

Federal employees: direct the employing authority of any officer or employee of the Federal Government who is in contempt of Congress to not pay such employee while they remain in contempt (see H.R. 4447), H5319 [11JN]

Financial institutions: allow use of prize-linked savings accounts to encourage personal savings (see H.R. 3374), H7041 [29JY]

——— clarify application of certain leverage and risk-based capital requirements (see H.R. 4510), H5024 [29MY]

——— enhance ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1750), H1243 [16JA]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 2959), H7189 [31JY]

FRS: nullify certain guidance by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and provide requirements for guidance issued by the Bureau relative to indirect auto lending (see H.R. 5403), H7894 [18SE]

Government: restore the 10-year statute of limitations applicable to collection of debt by administrative offset (see H.R. 4491), H4017 [8MY]

Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn use of civilians as human shields, recognize breaches of international law, support Israel’s right of self-defense, and support Palestinians who reject terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 107), H7129 [30JY]

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), H5819 [26JN]

——— promote development of meaningful treatments for patients (see H.R. 3116), H7389 [9SE]

——— support role of the U.S. in ensuring children in poor countries have access to vaccines and immunization through the GAVI Alliance (organization) (see H. Res. 688), H7242 [1AU]

Immigration: establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief (see H.R. 5759), H8226 [1DE]

——— require notification of a Governor of a State if an unaccompanied alien child is transferred to the State (see H.R. 5129), H6397 [17JY]

Intelligence services: require Presidents’ annual budget submissions to include the total dollar amount requested for intelligence or intelligence-related activities of the Government (see H.R. 3855), H1687 [6FE]

Israel: condemn murders of teenagers by members of Hamas (terrorist organization) and Mohammed Abu Khdeir by extremists and call for halt to attacks and recognition for Israel’s right to exist (see H. Res. 665), H6816 [24JY]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 318), H3364 [30AP]

Lake Berryessa: transfer recreational management authority from Bureau of Reclamation to BLM (see H.R. 4166), H3293 [29AP]

Medicare: provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H7979 [13NO]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H7189 [31JY]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see H.R. 5644), H7940 [12NO]

——— repeal rebasing of payments for home health services and replace such rebasing with a home health value-based purchasing program (see H.R. 5110), H7434 [10SE]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see H.R. 4015), H2002 [26FE]

——— require State licensure and performance guarantees for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 4920), H6217 [14JY]

Mexico: call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi (see H. Res. 620), H5877 [8JY]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see H.R. 4411), H5065 [30MY]

Motor vehicles: amend weight limitations for natural gas vehicles (see H.R. 3940), H1479 [28JA]

National Commission on the Structure of the Army: establish (see H.R. 3930), H1773 [11FE]

National Teacher Day: observance (see H. Res. 571), H3446 [6MY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: prohibit from relinquishing control over the Internet domain name system until GAO submits report on the system (see H.R. 4342), H2991 [7AP]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see H.R. 4351), H5187 [9JN]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see H.R. 4158), H6977 [28JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 3522), H7297 [8SE]

——— limit rescissions of coverage under health plans in the individual and group market if repealing legislation is enacted (see H.R. 5321), H7619 [16SE]

——— maintain preexisting condition coverage and guaranteed availability of health insurance if repealing legislation is enacted (see H.R. 5328), H7530 [15SE]

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (see H.R. 3811), H19 [7JA]

——— provide that the individual health insurance mandate not apply until the employer health insurance mandate is enforced without exceptions (see H.R. 4064), H1939 [25FE]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 2835), H6977 [28JY]

——— repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 2453), H5249 [10JN]

——— repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 3489), H4910 [28MY]

Peres, Shimon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2939), H2991 [7AP]

Religion: condemn anti-Semitism and comparison of Israel to Nazis perpetrating the Holocaust and reject attempts to justify anti-Jewish hatred as an acceptable disapproval of political events in the Middle East (see H. Res. 707), H7894 [18SE]

Shinseki, Sec. of Veterans Affairs.: call for resignation relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefit claims backlog and delays in providing emergency health care (see H. Con. Res. 98), H5024 [29MY]

Smith-Lever Act: observe anniversary and recognize role in establishing Cooperative Extension system providing agricultural education through land-grant universities (see H. Con. Res. 86), H3199 [10AP]

Social Security: provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see H.R. 4930), H6746 [23JY]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1795), H7388 [9SE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 3590), H1432 [27JA]

States: ensure methods of collecting taxes and fees by private citizens on behalf of States are fair and effective and do not discriminate against interstate commerce (see H.R. 5252), H7039 [29JY]

Sudan: condemn charge of apostasy and death sentence of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag and encourage U.S. efforts to support religious freedom (see H. Res. 601), H5073 [5JN]

Summitt, Pat: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3836), H2002 [26FE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Res. 561), H4061 [9MY]

Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 38), H2001 [26FE]

——— exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investment in U.S. real property interests (see H.R. 2870), H3058 [8AP]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 4717), H5495 [18JN]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 3086), H3293 [29AP]

——— modify substantiation rules for donation of vehicles of a certain value (see H.R. 4960), H7242 [1AU]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1449), H3448 [6MY]

——— provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see H.R. 3728), H1659 [5FE]

Telephones: improve service in rural areas and express that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas (see H. Res. 536), H7940 [12NO]

Turkey: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press, expression, and the Internet, including social media and call for an end to such restrictions (see H. Res. 532), H2855 [2AP]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5441), H7619 [16SE]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see H.R. 2366), H2645 [25MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Justice: report to Congress on the number of aliens unlawfully present in the U.S. who appear and fail to appear before immigration judges for certain proceedings (see H.R. 5105), H6215 [14JY] (see H.R. 5118), H6296 [15JY]

Health care professionals: recognize caregiving as a profession and the need for increased educational opportunities for both paid and family caregivers (see H. Con. Res. 97), H3196 [10AP]

Information technology: call on health care, energy, telecommunications, and other industry sectors to continue efforts to protect critical infrastructure and prevent information and cybersecurity breaches (see H. Res. 769), H8273 [2DE]

Korea, Republic of: direct certain U.S. actions relative to recognizing service and sacrifice of the Korean Constabulary (see H.R. 5745), H8132 [19NO]

Power resources: remove Government obstacles to domestic energy production, ensure transport of energy, lower energy costs, and enable businesses to access energy to create and sustain jobs (see H.R. 2), H7528 [15SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Justice: report to Congress on the number of aliens unlawfully present in the U.S. who appear and fail to appear before immigration judges for certain proceedings (H.R. 5105), H6216 [14JY]

——— report to Congress on the number of aliens unlawfully present in the U.S. who appear and fail to appear before immigration judges for certain proceedings (H.R. 5118), H6296 [15JY]

Korea, Republic of: direct certain U.S. actions relative to recognizing service and sacrifice of the Korean Constabulary (H.R. 5745), H8133 [19NO]

Power resources: remove Government obstacles to domestic energy production, ensure transport of energy, lower energy costs, and enable businesses to access energy to create and sustain jobs (H.R. 2), H7529 [15SE]

Letters

Employee Health Care Protection Act: Brad Jones, Cornerstone Staffing, Inc., H7419• [10SE]

Omaha, NE, VA Medical Center current condition and new facility construction: Nebraska congressional delegation, H3333 [30AP]

Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act: Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H6627 [22JY]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H6627 [22JY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H1470• [28JA]

Agriculture: reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 2642), conference report, H1497• [29JA]

Appropriations: making consolidated appropriations, H446• [15JA]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), conference report, H7083 [30JY]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (H.R. 2866), H7508 [15SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H3025 [8AP]

Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 567), H3976 [8MY]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H5667 [24JN], H7865 [18SE]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H2420 [13MR]

Corps of Engineers: improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), conference report, H4491 [20MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, H1497• [29JA]

Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to World Trade Organization countries, H7864 [18SE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program (H.R. 3527), H38 [8JA]

Dept. of Justice: appoint a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS (H. Res. 565), consideration (H. Res. 568), H3461 [7MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, H7083 [30JY]

——— improve construction of major medical facilities (H.R. 3593), H7585 [16SE]

——— prohibit funding for administrative expenses until the Sec. of Veterans Affairs meets with the Nebraska congressional delegation relative to the Omaha VA Medical Center, H3332, H3333, H3334 [30AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), H3332, H3333, H3334 [30AP]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, H7866 [18SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4923), H5980 [9JY]

EPA: provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, H7865 [18SE]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 3547), Senate amendments, H446• [15JA]

Federal Home Loan Banks: anniversary of Affordable Housing Program, E1788• [10DE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6180• [14JY]

Glessman, Katie: Junior ROTC Legion of Valor Award recipient, E1332• [8SE]

House of Representatives: importance of bipartisanship, H7868 [18SE]

Lerner, Lois G.: find in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 574), consideration of resolution and report (H. Res. 568), H3461 [7MY]

Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects, H7864 [18SE]

Nebraska: Western Sarpy-Clear Creek Levee project funding, H4491 [20MY]

NRC: ensure orderly conduct of policy and rulemaking actions, H5980 [9JY]

Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H2417, H2419, H2420, H2421 [13MR]

——— evaluation of administration relative to witholding of certain Dept. of State documents from congressional investigation of the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, H3976 [8MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 3522), H7419• [10SE]

——— require transparency in the operation of American Health Benefit Exchanges, H6180• [14JY]

——— require transparency in the operation of American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 3362), H1221 [16JA]

Polack, Jared: Junior ROTC Legion of Valor Award recipient, E1349• [8SE]

Power resources: remove Government obstacles to domestic energy production, ensure transport of energy, lower energy costs, and enable businesses to access energy to create and sustain jobs (H.R. 2), H7843, H7864, H7866, H7868, H7869 [18SE]

——— require approval of construction, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at U.S. borders for import or export (H.R. 3301), H5667 [24JN]

Travel Promotion Act: extend (H.R. 4450), H6626, H6627, H6630 [22JY]

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 (H.R. 5078), H7319 [9SE]

Subpoena Notices

District Court of Douglas County, NE, H7906 [12NO]

Tributes

Dreiling, Mark E., E1680• [1DE]

Maze, Joe, E1345• [8SE]

Pelletier, Robert, E715• [8MY]

Rogers, Joel D., E512• [3AP]