FORTENBERRY, JEFF (a Representative from Nebraska)

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H4188 [17MY]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 4), H3666 [26AP]

FEMA: improve provision of disaster and mitigation assistance to eligible individuals and households and to eligible State, local, tribal, and territorial governments and certain private nonprofit organizations (H.R. 4), H3666 [26AP]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 5895, energy and water development appropriations, H5827 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (see H.R. 4712), H478 [17JA]

Animals: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see H.R. 1494), H554 [18JA]

Arlington National Cemetery: mint coins in commemoration of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier anniversary (see H.R. 6635), H9436 [16OC]

Armed Forces: extend certain morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to certain veterans and their caregivers and improve electronic physical access control system used by military commissaries and exchanges (see H.R. 5467), H3146 [11AP]

Bush, George: tribute (see H. Res. 1172), H9820 [10DE]

Christmas Day: express that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas (see H. Res. 637), H10270 [17DE]

Citizenship: provide for automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals (see H.R. 5233), H7156 [24JY]

Colleges and universities: establish commisson to develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies (see H.R. 1772), H733 [30JA]

Crime: prohibit importation or transportation of child sex dolls (see H.R. 4655), H733 [30JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: require peer review for value-added agricultural product market development grants (see H.R. 5764), H3929 [10MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorize grants to support the study of world languages in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1239), H1653 [15MR]

——— provide for an independent assessment in order to update the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program (see H.R. 3694), H1374 [5MR]

——— study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see H.R. 5671), H5750 [26JN]

Dept. of Energy: provide for prize competitions relative to climate and energy (see H.R. 5031), H7943 [7SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish Eye Bond Pilot Program to fund translational research and advance treatments and cures for blindness and other severe vision impairments (see H.R. 6421), H8108 [10SE]

——— establish health insurance Federal invisible risk sharing program (see H.R. 7003), H9406 [28SE]

——— nullify certain contractual provisions prohibiting or penalizing a pharmacist’s disclosure of availability of equivalent alternative drugs or methods of purchasing less expensive drugs (see H.R. 5343), H3507 [24AP]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to States that have in place laws that authorize the seizure of firearms from dangerous individuals (see H.R. 5717), H3884 [9MY]

——— reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (see H.R. 4909), H1374 [5MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans from a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund (see H.R. 4444), H3507 [24AP]

Dept. of Transportation: modify hours of service requirements relative to transportation of certain live animals (see H.R. 6079), H5093 [12JN]

——— update hours of service regulations for truck drivers (see H.R. 5417), H4981 [7JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 4099), H7943 [7SE]

——— provide inscriptions for veterans’ spouses and children on certain headstones and markers (see H.R. 6409), H7689 [25JY]

Doherty, Glen: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9431 [12OC]

Endangered species: call for China to maintain ban on rhinoceros and tiger parts, reduce demand for, and availability of, illicit wildlife parts, combat poaching and trafficking, and protect rhinoceros and tigers (see H. Res. 1177), H10103 [11DE]

EPA: exempt certain pesticides and air emissions from animal waste at farms from certain reporting requirements under CERCLA (see H.R. 5275), H1607 [14MR]

FCC: provide for Internet openness requirements for broadband Internet access service providers (see H.R. 6393), H6590 [19JY]

FDA: expand tropical disease product priority review voucher program to encourage treatments for Middle East respiratory syndrome (see H.R. 3348), H6558 [18JY]

——— strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see H.R. 2871), H6112 [11JY]

Federal agencies and departments: require the appropriation of funds to use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds received from a settlement (see H.R. 850), H975 [7FE]

Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see H.R. 5248), H5094 [12JN]

Gleason, Stephen M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5499), H10337 [19DE]

Global Food Security Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5129), H1333 [27FE]

Health: save and sustain health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum and eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths (see H.R. 1318), H3444 [18AP]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 1876), H5094 [12JN]

Historic buildings and sites: provide for public and private sector partnerships to preserve, conserve, and enhance visitor experiences at significant battlefields of the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War (see H.R. 6108), H5507 [21JN]

Hungary: include in list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the U.S. as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if U.S. nationals are treated similarly by Hungary (see H.R. 5647), H3835 [8MY]

Immigration: expedite naturalization processes for alien spouses of first responders who die as a result of their employment (see H.R. 6580), H8739 [20SE]

——— reform (see H.R. 4760), H555 [18JA]

IMPACT for Energy Foundation: establish (see H.R. 4700), H7156 [24JY]

Lucas Lowe Post Office, Hardin, TX: designate (see H.R. 7331), H10335 [19DE]

Medicaid: provide States with option of providing coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions (see H.R. 3325), H7943 [7SE]

Medicare: extend transition to new payment rates for durable medical equipment and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 4229), H4736 [29MY]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 930), H1477 [7MR]

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 864), H3742 [27AP]

Postal Service: ensure that the Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization (see H. Res. 993), H9416 [2OC]

——— establish rates for delivery of inbound international mail that do not discriminate between foreign and domestic mailers and review foreign practices relative to exchange of e-commerce goods with the U.S. (see H.R. 5524), H5094 [12JN]

——— require foreign shipments to provide electronic advance customs data to U.S. Customs and Border Protection on packages entering the U.S. to help stop trafficking of illicit synthetic drugs (see H.R. 1057), H1267 [26FE]

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see H.R. 1881), H4733 [25MY]

Smith, Sean: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9431 [12OC]

Stevens, J. Christopher: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9431 [12OC]

Taxation: allow qualified distributions from health savings account for certain home care expenses (see H.R. 6813), H9668 [27NO]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see H.R. 1268), H9152 [27SE]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6982), H9405 [28SE]

Weissmandl, Michoel Ber: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2740), H629 [25JA]

Woods, Tyrone: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2315), H9431 [12OC]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II (see H.R. 5879), H9436 [16OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Africa: promote economic growth through conservation and biodiversity programs that facilitate cooperation, improve natural resource management, and protect and preserve threatened wildlife in Okavango River Basin (see H.R. 4819), H551 [18JA]

AID: establish Palestinian Partnership Fund to promote joint economic development and finance joint ventures between Palestinian entrepreneurs and companies in the U.S., Israel, and the Middle East (see H.R. 7060), H9430 [12OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide loans and grants to qualified agricultural associations to assist in the establishment of agricultural association health plans (see H.R. 5491), H3209 [12AP]

Health: improve health outcomes in communities through community-relevant health information and new health supporting incentives and programs (see H.R. 7038), H9419 [5OC]

Iraq: support secure return of minority communities displaced by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and development of plan for stabilization and security of affected regions (see H. Res. 1117), H9419 [5OC]

Constitutional authority statements

Africa: promote economic growth through conservation and biodiversity programs that facilitate cooperation, improve natural resource management, and protect and preserve threatened wildlife in Okavango River Basin (H.R. 4819), H553 [18JA]

AID: establish Palestinian Partnership Fund to promote joint economic development and finance joint ventures between Palestinian entrepreneurs and companies in the U.S., Israel, and the Middle East (H.R. 7060), H9431 [12OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide loans and grants to qualified agricultural associations to assist in the establishment of agricultural association health plans (H.R. 5491), H3210 [12AP]

Health: improve health outcomes in communities through community-relevant health information and new health supporting incentives and programs (H.R. 7038), H9420 [5OC]

Remarks

Africa: promote economic growth through conservation and biodiversity programs that facilitate cooperation, improve natural resource management, and protect and preserve threatened wildlife in Okavango River Basin (H.R. 4819), H6314 [17JY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, H7710, H7711 [26JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: facilitate assistance to host countries and AID through Farmer-To-Farmer Program, establish geographically defined crop yield metrics system, and make data available to the public, H4189 [17MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), H4189 [17MY]

Economy: revitalize the middle class, H1172–H1174 [14FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), conference report, H8241 [13SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations, H8241 [13SE]

Lincoln, NE: observance of Vietnamese New Year, H1467 [7MR]

Small business: allow multiple small businesses to pool employees, across multiple States, for the purpose of purchasing health insurance coverage for their employees in a large group market, H1173 [14FE]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H1173 [14FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4847 [6JN]

Tributes

Ayers, Stephen T., E1485• [2NO]

Billington, James H., H10167 [12DE]