Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]

An amendment to transfer $25 million within the the Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation account (specifically from the Mixed Oxide Fuel Program to other accounts such as the Global Threat Reduction Initiative).

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An amendment to prohibit use of funds to provide weapons in Syria.

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An amendment to reduce the Departmental Administration account under the Department of Energy by $35 million and increase the Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation account by the same amount.

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An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 115-679 to provide sequencing and prioritization for volunteer visits and improves communication and coordination between USDA, USAID and implementing partners. The amendment also establishes a geographically defined crop yield metrics system and an Internet-based resource for data and knowledge sharing among the participants, stakeholders and the public.

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An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule entitled "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies".

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An amendment numbered 5 printed in part B of House Report 111-191 to increase funding for Rural Energy for America by $2 million, offset by a $2 million reduction for the Office of the Chief Information Officer.

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An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 109-599 to provide Congress with the ability to assess, to the extent possible, wheth er annual levels of India's nuclear fissile production may imply a possible violation of Article I of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.

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Amendment reduces farm program payment limits, capping commodity payments at $250,000 per year for any one farm. Amendment also closes loopholes in current law to ensure that payments reach working farmers, their intended recipients.

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An amendment numbered 13 printed in Part B of House Report 113-117 to require a conservation compliance plan be filed with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and followed for all crops in wetlands and all annually tilled crops on highly erodible lands in order to qualify for crop insurance premium subsidy assistance.

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An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-562 to ensure that audits by the Inspector General include information on subcontractors.

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An amendment numbered 424 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds to provide assistance to Chad in the form of IMET, FMF, provision of excess defense articles, foreign military forces capacity assistance and direct commercial sales of military equipment.

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Amendment moves $13.8 million from the mixed oxide portion of the nonproliferation account to the nuclear smuggling and detection as well as the research and development accounts.

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An amendment to redirect funds within the Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation account.

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An amendment to increase funding for the Rural Energy for America Program by $1 million offset by a reduction in the account for the Office of the Chief Information Officer by a similar amount.

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An amendment numbered 2 printed in subpart D of Part 1 of House Report 109-132 to direct the U.S. Permanent Representative to the U.N. to: 1) suspend the membership of a Member State if it is determined that the government of such Member State is engaged or complicit in act of genocide, war crimes, or crimes against humanity; 2) impose an arms and trade embargo, travel restrictions and asset freeze upon groups or individuals responsible for such acts; 3) deply a U.N. peacekeeping operation from an international or regional organization; 4) deploy monitors from the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees to the area where such acts are occurring; and 5) authorize the establishment of an international commission of inquiry into such acts.

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An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used for international military education and training, foreign military financing, excess defense articles, assistance under section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2006, issuance for direct commercial sales of military equipment, or peacekeeping operations for the countries of Chad, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Burma may be used to support any military training or operations that include child soldiers.

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An amendment numbered 483 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds for or in sterilization campaigns.

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Ukrainian Independence Park Act of 2022

United States · United States Congress · 15 March 2022

Ukrainian Independence Park Act of 2022 This bill designates specified properties in the District of Columbia within the approximate triangular area formed by 22nd Street Northwest to the east, P Street Northwest to the south, and Florida Avenue Northwest to the west as Ukrainian Independence Park .

To suspend normal trade relations treatment for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 2022

Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act This bill suspends normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus. It also prohibits the importation of energy products from Russia. Specifically, the bill authorizes the President to proclaim increases in the rates of duty applicable to products of Russia or Belarus. This authority terminates on January 1, 2024. The President may restore normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus, subject to congressional disapproval. Additionally, the bill prohibits the importation of Russian products that are classified under chapter 27 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (which includes mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation, bituminous substances, and mineral waxes). The bill directs the U.S. Trade Representative to take certain actions, including to consider steps to suspend Russia's participation in the World Trade Organization and seek to halt the accession process of Belarus.

Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act

United States · United States Congress · 9 February 2022

Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act This bill updates policies and procedures related to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care and benefits for veterans who have been exposed to toxic substances. Specifically, the bill extends the eligibility period for VA hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for combat veterans who served after September 11, 2001, and were exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or other conditions, including those who did not enroll to receive VA care during the eligibility period. The VA must incorporate into its existing health care screening a screening to help determine potential exposures to toxic substances during military service. Among other requirements, the VA must also provide annual training to health care and benefits personnel with respect to veterans who were exposed to toxic substances; analyze total and respiratory disease mortality in veterans who served in specified locations on specified dates; conduct an epidemiological study on the health trends of veterans who served in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001; conduct a study to determine trends in the rates of the incidence of cancer in veterans; publish a list of VA resources for veterans who were exposed to toxic substances, families and caregivers of such veterans, and survivors of such veterans who are receiving death benefits; and report on the data quality of the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record and its usefulness in supporting veterans in receiving VA health care and benefits.

Equal Access to Therapeutics Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2022

Equal Access to Therapeutics Act This bill prohibits using race or ethnicity as a factor in decisions about an individual's access to COVID-19 treatments (e.g., monoclonal antibody therapies). Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may not adopt any policy or guidance that allows race or ethnicity to be factored into such decisions. Furthermore, the Secretary of HHS shall be personally liable for the death of any individual who is denied access to COVID-19 treatments pursuant to a prohibited policy or guidance. The bill also prohibits hospitals or other health care providers that have policies restricting access to COVID-19 treatments based on race or ethnicity from receiving federal funds.

Stop the Betrayal Act of 2022

United States · United States Congress · 28 January 2022

Stop the Betrayal Act of 2022 This bill prohibits using federal funds to transport an unlawfully present non-U.S. national ( alien under federal law) into a U.S. region that is not within the border jurisdiction of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, unless such transportation is for (1) enforcing immigration laws, or (2) bringing an unaccompanied alien child to a Department of Health and Human Services facility.

Recognizing the importance of broadband in rural areas throughout the United States and the critical need to invest in broadband expansion in an increasingly connected and digitally dependent world.

United States · United States Congress · 25 January 2022

This resolution addresses the need for improvements to broadband infrastructure, particularly in rural areas, and the role of specified federal agencies in making such improvements.

Crime Doesn’t Fly Act of 2022

United States · United States Congress · 25 January 2022

Crime Doesn't Fly Act of 2022 This bill prohibits the use of warrants for the arrest, removal, or deportation of an alien as proof of identity at an airport security checkpoint unless the alien is being removed from the United States pursuant to immigration laws.