CONGRESSMAN LEE TERRY
2nd DISTRICT: NEBRASKA
LOCAL OFFICE D.C. OFFICE
11717 Burt Str. #106 2331 Rayburn Bldg.
Omaha, NE. 68154 Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: 402-397-9944 Phone: (202) 225-4155
Fax: 402-397-8787 Fax: (202) 226-5452
112th CONGRESS 1st session
NTF voting score: 90 %
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CONGRESSMAN JEFF FORTENBERRY
1st DISTRICT: NEBRASKA
LOCAL OFFICE D.C. OFFICE
301 South 13 Str. #100 1514 Longworth Bldg.
Lincoln, NE. 68508 Washington, D.C. 20515-2701
Phone: 438-1598 Phone: (202) 225-4806
Fax: 438-1604 Fax: (202) 225-5686
112th CONGRESS 1st session
NTF voting score: 81%
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CONGRESSMAN ADRIAN SMITH
3rd DISTRICT: NEBRASKA
LOCAL OFFICE D.C. OFFICE
416 Valley View Dr. 503 Cannon Office Bldg.
Scottsbluff, NE. 69361 Washington, D.C. 20515-2703
Phone: (308) 633-6333 Phone: (202) 225-6435
Fax: (308) 633-6335 Fax: (202) 225-0207
111th CONGRESS 2nd session
NTF voting score: 91%
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Taxes.
HR 1212: To consider liberal Senate amendments to impose added tax on bonuses received by specific TARP recipients. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 4853 Amend 786: Obama estate tax revision that offers less relief than conservative version. FAILED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 4994: To reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: did not vote Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 5486: To increase by 7.75% estimated tax installment for 3rd quarter for corporations with assets of not less than $1 billion. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 5982: Taxes additional corporation foreign income and limits foreign tax credits. FAILED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
Spending.
HJ Res. 45: To increase the statutory limit on the public debt by $1.9 trillion. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HJ Res. 64: To make further continuing appropriations in opposition to Obama Administration wishes for FY 2010. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
H J Res. 101: To extend specified continuing appropriations for FY 2011. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 847: To provide medical monitoring and treatment benefits to emergency responders and recovery and cleanup workers who responded to 9-11 terrorist attacks, though other funds are paying for these costs. FAILED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 1065: Inflationary White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2009. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: YES Smith: NO
H J Res. 1065: To increase statutory limit on the public debt, according to the liberal Senate version. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 1137: To consider liberal Senate amendment to HR 2847, appropriations to Depts. of Commerce and Justice and related agencies FY 2010. PASSED/BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 1178: To direct Clerk of House of Representatives to compile the cost estimates prepared by the CBO, which are included in the reports filed by House committees on approved legislation and are available to the public by link to CBO website. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 1204: To consider making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and summer jobs. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 1205: To consider extending the Build America Bonds program. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 1220: Requires a House committee to report to House on allegations regarding earmarks and campaign contributions. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 1448: To consider a bill to create a Small Business Lending Fund program to direct the Treasury Sec. to make liberal investments in private financial institutions to increase credit for small businesses. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 1500: To consider a Senate amendment to make emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and summer jobs FY 2010. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 1568: To consider bill to create jobs through federal infrastructure programs. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 1612: To create a grant program for establishing an Indian Youth Service Corps within Dept. of Interior and establish a training program and temporary housing and transportation for members. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: did not vote Smith: NO
Amend 591: Retain current authorization level of $12 million annually and authorize program only for 5 yrs. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: did not vote Smith: YES
HR 1640: To consider liberal Senate amendment to create a small business lending program and order Treasury Sec. to make capital investments in private financial institutions. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 1741: To consider joint resolution to make additional appropriations for FY 2011. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 1745: To extend funding of and expenditure authority of unneeded Airport and Airway Trust Fund. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 1776: To consider joint resolution to make further continuous appropriations for FY 2011. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 2288: Appropriate money to federal recovery program for endangered fish in Upper Colorado River. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 2847 Amend 212: Increase appropriations to International Trade Administration by $500,000, taking same sum from Census Bureau. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 221: To prohibit use of bill funds for salaries and expenses of personnel who manage the digital to analog converter box program and economic development assistance programs. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: NO Smith: YES
Amend 222: To prohibit use of bill funds to buy light bulbs, unless they are ecologically-labeled. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 224: Require all executive depts. and independent agencies to track their undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts. Require reports to the OMB director to identify which account $$ could return to the Treasury. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 226: To decrease by 5% funds not required to be appropriated by law. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 227: To prohibit use of bill funds to relocate census office or its employees from the Commerce Dept. to the executive branch and President. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 228: To reduce funds appropriated in bill by $644,150,000. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 229: To reduce funds appropriated in bill by $12,511,000. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 231: To prohibit use of bill funds to establish or implement the National Climate Service. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: NO Smith: YES
Amend 233: To prohibit use of bill funds by Art Center of Grand Prairie in Arkansas for arts initiative. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 234: To prohibit use of bill funds for Maine Lobster Research & Trawler Survey. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: NO Smith: YES
Amend 235: To prohibit use of bill funds for training project of next generation of weather forecasters. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: NO Smith: YES
Amend 236: To prohibit use of bill funds for Jamaica, N.Y. Export Center. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: NO
Amend 237: To prohibit use of bill funds for the Summer Flounder Project in New Jersey. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: NO Smith: YES
Amend 239: To prohibit use of bill funds for Innovative Science Learning Center of Science South in S.C. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: NO Smith: YES
Amend 240: To prohibit use of bill funds for Drew U. Environmental Science Initiative. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 241: To prohibit use of bill funds for science education project in Virginia. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: NO Smith: YES
Amend 242: To prohibit use of bill funds for Institute for Seafood Studies in Louisiana. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: NO Smith: YES
HR 2864: To authorize funds to acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services in Arctic for safe navigation and delineation of U.S. extended continental shelf. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 3082: Extends continuing appropriations for FY 2011. Allows continued health insurance coverage for up to 18 mo. after quitting or firing. Extends allocation of specific transport program funds to states for specific programs and transit programs. Increased appropriations for federal aid highway program administrative expenses. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 3254: To pass inflationary Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: YES Smith: NO
HR 3342: To pass inflationary Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: YES Smith: NO
HR 3644 Amend 588: Increase authorized appropriation levels in bill. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: did not vote Smith: NO
Amend 589: To prohibit earmarking in authorized bill funds. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: did not vote Smith: NO
HR 3726: To add unnecessarily to the national park system Castle Nugent National Historic Site. FAILED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 4003: Direct Sec. of Interior to complete a resource study of Hudson River Valley for possible inclusion in national park system. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: did not vote Smith: YES
HR 4061 Amend 547: To prohibit earmarking funds authorized for bill grants. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 4508: Additional temporary extension of Small Business Act programs. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 4715: To reauthorize the bureaucratic National Estuary Program. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: YES Smith: NO
HR 4823: To establish an unneeded Arizona national scenic area. FAILED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: YES Smith: NO
HR 4825: To direct unused appropriations for congressional allowances for deposit in U.S. Treasury, used for federal deficit or debt reduction. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 4855: To establish a Work-Life Balance Award Advisory Board to develop criteria for selecting employer recipients who develop and implement such health policies. FAILED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 4899: Emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and summer jobs for FY 2010. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 5017: To authorize HUD Secretary to guarantee rural housing loans in aggregate amounts of up to $30 billion in FY 2010. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 5110: To increase lands for an Arizona national monument park. FAILED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 5114: To extend through 2015 the National Flood Insurance Program and increase maximum aggregate amount of insurance coverage from $250,000 to $335,000 for residential homes, from $100,000 to $135,000 for home contents, and from $500,000 to $670,000 for non-residential properties. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 721: Prohibit earmarking of funds available for grants. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 728: Require all funds authorized to be expended consistent with executive branch standards of conduct. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 5116: To promote excellence in technology, education, and science with unneeded expenditures. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
Amend 646: Increase authorization level for funding for Federal Loan Guarantees for Innovative Technologies in Manufacturing from $50 million to $100 million. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 5131: To establish an unneeded Connecticut historical park and bar private property owners within park from making changes, unless the Sec. of Interior agrees. FAILED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 5146: That congressmen will not receive a cost of living pay hike during FY 2011. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 5297: A liberal Small Business loan program revision. Capital investment recipients of small business loans must provide linguistically and culturally appropriate outreach and advertising, using media outlets that target organizations, trade associations, and individuals in minority communities. Increases by 7.75% estimated tax installment for third quarter for corporations with assets of not less than $1 billion. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
Amend 702: To provide funding to eligible financial institutions that serve small businesses in communities that suffered negative economic consequences because of the Gulf oil spill. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 709: Expand the definition of small business lending to include loans to small businesses to buy, build, or improve industrial, commercial, residential, or farm buildings. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 5510: Authorize Sec. of Treasury to use TARP $$ to pay nonprofit legal organizations like Legal Aid to provide legal help to homeowners whose mortgages are delinquent or in default or in risk thereof. FAILED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 5551: To require the Treasury Sec. before making purchases under Small Business Lending Fund program of 2010 to certify that each purchase decision made only on economic, not political basis. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 5604: Rescind money amounts authorized under Surface Transportation Savings Act of 2010, including seat belt performance and bus grants. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 5730: Rescind specific unobligated money amounts allocated for transportation projects and federal aid system demonstration projects. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 5850: FY 2011 appropriations to Dept. of Transportation. Prohibit funds for programs that make communities assume subsidies for air service. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
Amend 744: Reduce HUD technical assistance initiative by $40 million. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 749: Reduce specific accounts that were increased above presidential request by $1.8 billion. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 751: Reduce bill funding level by $12.4 billion, 18% reduction to equal FY 2009 funding level. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 755: Reduce bill spending by $10.52 billion. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 759: Reduce bill spending by $18.6 billion, to set at FY 2008 levels. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 760: Reduce funding for capital and debt service grants to National Rail Passenger Corp. for capital investments by $1.2 billion. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: NO Smith: YES
Amend 761: To prohibit $1 million for Rhode Island bike trail and reduce bill cost by same amount. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 762: To prohibit $1 million for Tacoma streetscape improvement project and reduce bill cost by same amount. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 764: Prohibit $150,000 for building a kiddie playground in Puerto Rico and reduce bill cost by same amount. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 5901: Require U.S. Tax Court to incorporate existing merit system principles and employee appeal rights. Establish programs for incentive awards and premium pay. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 5987: To order Treasury Sec. to give $250 payments to all Social Security, SSI, and railroad retirement recipients, if no cost of living increase in 2011. FAILED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
S 1508: To expand requirements to identify programs and activities susceptible to improper payments by requiring head of each federal agency every 3 fiscal years to review and identify agency programs and activities that may be susceptible to significant improper payments. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Government Regulation.
HR 946: Instruct all federal agencies to write documents in plain English. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: NO
HR 989: That the U.S. should pursue international agreements to prevent ocean acidification. FAILED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: YES Smith: NO
HR 1320: Amend Federal Advisory Comm. Act to require appointments to advisory committees made without regard to political party or activity. Requires head of agency to which advisory committee reports to make available on agency official public website process used to establish appointment of committee members and transcripts and recordings of commission meetings and notices of future meetings. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: YES Smith: NO
HR 1424: To consider a liberal bill to improve the financial safety and soundness of FHA mortgage insurance program. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 1468: To consider a bill to prohibit government contractors from making contributions in federal elections and establish liberal disclosure requirements about spending in such elections. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 1490: To consider a conference report to establish more federal regulations for consumers and investors. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 1509: To consider a bill to develop a telework program that allows employees to telework at least 20% of their time each 2 weeks. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 1517: To consider bill to extend authority for national flood insurance program. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 1549: Consider bill to amend National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide a national flood insurance program to make available multiple coverage for damage resulting from wind or floods. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 1721: To consider bill to require chief of each federal executive agency to establish and implement a policy under which employees can telework. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 1722: Require every federal executive agency chief to establish policy for eligible agency employees to telework and notify all employees of their eligibility. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: YES Smith: NO
HR 1771: To make easier suspending House rules to benefit the Democrat agenda. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 2039: Apply Buy America requirements to articles, materials, and supplies used by Congress. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 2751: To expand bureaucratic food safety activities of HHS Secretary. New regulations will burden owners and operators of restaurants, grocery stores, etc. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: NO
HR 3040: Requires Federal Trade Commission to distribute to elderly and their caretakers information on fraud targeting elderly, respond to requests about fraud committed by a particular company or individual, and maintain a website as information resource for elderly and caregivers regarding Internet fraud. Att.-Gen. must establish a grant program for mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud prevention education programs for elderly. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 3125: To require inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by National Telecommunications and Information Admin. and FCC, to open more bands to commerce. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: did not vote Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 3421: Prohibit consumer reporting agencies from making reports containing information related to fully paid or settled medical debt characterized as delinquent or in collection for credit reporting purposes, which, from date of payment, antedate by more than 45 days. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: YES Smith: NO
HR 3650: To require Commerce Dept. to establish and maintain a national harmful algal bloom and hypoxia program. FAILED/ BAD BILL Terry: did not vote Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 3671: Direct the Sec. of Interior to establish a nutrient and sediment monitoring network for Upper Mississippi River Basin. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: did not vote Smith: YES
HR 3940: Sec. of Interior can provide technical assistance to Guam government for public education regarding political status only if options consistent with U.S. Constitution. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 3954: To transfer from federal government to State of Florida national forest lands. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 3993: To prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive disclosures on calling cards or their packaging, ads, or other promotional materials. Require clear and conspicuous disclosures. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 4173: To pass the liberal Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that establishes a new, bureaucratic financial oversight council. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
Amend 521: Imposes new bureaucratic rules governing financial clearing houses and swap exchange facilities. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: YES Smith: NO
Amend 523: To create authority for regulators to set new unneeded regulations for security-based swap transactions involving end users. FAILED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
Amend 527: To not exempt public companies with less than $75 million in market capitalization from bureaucratic requirements of burdensome Sarbanes-Oxley Act regarding external audit of internal controls. FAILED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
Amend 528: To eliminate bill section which would inhibit increased competition in the rating agency market. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: NO Smith: YES
Amend 531: That TARP program will not add to deficit or national debt. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
Amend 534: To allow bankruptcy courts to extend repayment periods on mortgages, reduce interest rates and fees, and adjust the principle balance of mortgages to prevent foreclosures. FAILED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
Amend 536: Authority to Consumer Financial Protection Agency to issue regulations for reverse mortgage transactions within 1 yr. of bill enactment. To consider additional HUD regulations. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: YES Smith: NO
Amend 538: Conservative alternative to create a Consumer Financial Protection Council of regulators with rule-writing authority for consumer protections in financial products. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 539: Create a consumer protection council comprising current federal regulators to revise and promote model regs to enhance consumer protection, improve disclosure, strengthen anti-fraud provisions, and reform Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 4380: Amend tariff law to suspend and reduce duties through Dec. 2012 for specific chemicals and products and extend existing duty suspensions and reductions through Dec. 2012. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: NO
HR 4438: Prohibit Sec. of Interior from using eminent domain to buy more land for San Antonio Missions Park. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: did not vote Smith: NO
HR 5072: To authorize Sec. of HUD to increase maximum annual premium payments for mortgage insurance and make changes discretionary instead of mandatory. To require specific mortgages to indemnify HUD for payment of a mortgage insurance claim, if mortgage was not originated or underwritten by HUD requirements. Require mortgages to indemnify HUD for loss if fraud or misrepresentation involved with mortgage origination or underwriting. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 684: To raise the FHA down payment requirement from 3.5% to 5% and prohibit closing costs rolled in. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: YES Smith: NO
Amend 688: To repeal emergency authority that allows FHA to insure loans up to $720,000 in specific high-cost areas. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 691: Requires individuals before obtaining an FHA mortgage to certify that they have not been convicted of sex offenses against minors. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 692: No funds authorized under bill can pay salary of employee disciplined for viewing, downloading, or exchanging pornography on a federal government computer or while performing official fed government duties. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 4445: To repeal a restriction on treating as Indian land specific lands held in trust for Indians in New Mexico and to prohibit gambling on this land. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 4692: That federal government should promote policies intended to promote growth, sustainability, and competitiveness, create good jobs, enable innovation and investment, and support national security relating to domestic manufacturing. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: NO
HR 5116 Amend 642: Require colleges whose employees work on activities or programs supported by bill funds to respond to burdensome union information requests in order to receive funding. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 5175: Prohibit independent expenditures and payments for election communications by contractors doing business with the federal government, if contract value at least $10 million. Prohibit recipients of assistance under TARP from contributing to a political party, committee, or candidate or making an independent expenditure for election communications. Prohibit some people who negotiate for gas or oil exploration, development, or production leases from contributing to a political party, committee, or candidate or making an independent expenditure for election communications. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
Amend 711: To eliminate all limitations on federal election campaign contributions. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: YES
HR 5414: To sell an excess small parcel of South Carolina National Forest System land to private ownership for a cemetery. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 5609: To prohibit anyone from lobbying on behalf of client who is a state sponsor of terrorism. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 5623: To extend eligibility for 1st time homebuyers tax credit until 9-30-10. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 6495: Require Sec. of Labor to assess and collect fees from mine companies for costs of additional inspections. Mine operators must pay miners full wages, if mine closed for up to 60 days. FAILED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
S. 1147: To treat cigarettes and smokeless tobacco as non-mailable items and prohibit their deposit in U.S. Mail. Bill exempts cigars and mailing within Alaska and Hawaii. The BATF can enter business premises and inspect records and information under federal court edict. A federal response to cheaper, online cigarette sales. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
S 3167: Place the U.S. Census Bureau under direct control of President instead of continuing as an independent agency. FAILED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
S 3874: Amends law to exempt from prohibitions on use or sale of lead pipe only some items. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: NO
Education.
HR 1126: To consider HR 4247, to prevent and reduce use of physical restraint and seclusion for unruly students in public schools. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 1192: To consider bill to direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish educational and watershed programs which advance environmental literacy and climate change preparedness and adaptability. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: did not vote Smith: NO
HR 1213: Recognize the need to improve the participation and performance of American students in science, technology, and math fields. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: did not vote Smith: did not vote
HR 1586: $10 billion for education jobs fund to maintain present levels of state support for elementary and secondary schools. More Medicaid aid through Sept. 2011. Limit foreign corporation tax credits. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 3644: To direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish educational and watershed programs which advance environmental literacy and climate change preparedness and adaptability. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: did not vote Smith: NO
HR 4061 Amend 552: Allow cooperation among community colleges, universities, and manufacturing centers to use grants under this bill. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 558: A bill requirement to determine how to strengthen all levels of cybersecurity education and training programs to secure a well-trained workforce. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 564: Federal Cyberscholarship for Service program to increase support for outreach activities that will improve recruitment of high school and community college students into cybersecurity fields. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 4247: Directs Ed Secretary to establish minimum standards to prohibit elementary and secondary school personnel from disciplining students by using mechanical or chemical restraints or aversive behavior intervention that compromises student health and safety and requires states to ensure that a sufficient number of personnel receive training in crisis intervention and specific safe and effective student management techniques. States must provide Sec. with their plans to meet these standards, including mechanisms to monitor and enforce them and provide Sec. and public with information about incidents during the last academic year in which physical restraint or isolation used. The Sec. can enforce requirements by withholding funding from noncompliant states, require them to submit a corrective plan of action, or issue a complaint to compel their compliance through a cease and desist order. Another unfunded federal mandate. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 5116: To promote excellence in Technology, Education, and Science by reauthorizing federal programs. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
Health.
HR 1098: Liberal bill to restore the application of federal anti-trust laws to health insurance market to supposedly protect competition and consumers. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 1745: Offer liability protection to health professional volunteers at government public health centers. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 3470: Requires Sec. of HHS to award 5-yr. grants to eligible entities to create, implement, and oversee infant mortality pilot programs. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: NO
HR 3590: To concur with liberal Senate amendments to ObamaCare. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 3962 Amend 510: Establish medical liability reforms. Give small businesses right to pool together to offer health benefits at lower prices. To prohibit all fed funds from paying for abortions. Create new incentives to save for future and long-term care needs by permitting qualified people to use HSAs to pay for premiums. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 4626: Make fully operational conservative anti-trust laws regarding the health insurance business. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 4872: The ObamaCare Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 4887: That health care coverage provided by Tricare program in Dept. of Defense will meet minimal essential health care coverage standards. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: did not vote Smith: YES
Welfare.
HR 1495: To consider a bill to extend federal unemployment programs. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 1742: To consider bill to reauthorize child nutrition programs. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 3081: Extend appropriations for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and appropriations for state welfare programs FY 2011-12. Extend through FY 2011 current Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loan limits for high-cost areas. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 4849: Extends period for issuing Build America Bonds. To increase estimated tax payments for corporations with assets of $1 billion or more. Extends emergency funding for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program through FY 2011. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 5618: To extend federal unemployment compensation benefits until 4-30-11. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 6419: Extend emergency unemployment compensation until 7-31-2011. Extends to 3-1-2011 requirement that federal payments to states cover 100% of aid to unemployed workers and struggling families. FAILED/ BAD BILL Terry: not voting Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
S 3307: Require Sec. of Agriculture to give awards to states having high marks or showing great improvement in getting welfare kids eligible for free government breakfasts and lunches, to establish performance benchmarks, and force states having free meal rates below benchmarks to implement continuous improvement plans. Confers eligibility for free school meals on foster care kids. New mechanisms by which schools with high numbers of poor kids can receive federal reimbursement for free or reduced cost meals without collecting applications from households. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: YES Smith: NO
S 3774: Extend through FY 2011 deadline for state expenditures of specific emergency appropriations to Dept. of Health & Human Services for families recovering from natural disasters. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: not voting Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Law and Order.
H Con Res. 227: To acknowledge victims of urban violence and commend efforts to prevent such violence. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 628: Establish a pilot program in specific U.S. District Courts to encourage more expertise in patent cases. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 1031: Four articles of impeachment against Thomas Porteous, Jr., Louisiana District Court Judge, for high crimes and misdemeanors regarding corruption. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES (4) Fortenberry: YES (4) Smith: YES (4)
HR 1083: To provide a process for U.S. recognition of a Native Hawaiian governing entity. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 1104: To support mission and goals of 2010 National Crime Victims Week and to increase awareness of rights, needs, and concerns of victims and survivors of crime in U.S. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 1194: To table declaration that the House disapproves of malfeasant manner in which Democrat Leadership discharged duties of its offices. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 1255: Require the Comm. on Standards of Official Conduct to report to House regarding possible connections between specific campaign contributions and complementary congressional earmarks. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 1287: Identical to HR 1255. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 1305: To consider a bill to give Puerto Rico self-determination. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 1305(2): To table a motion to reconsider. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 1320: Express support for the vigilance and prompt response of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to attempted terrorist attack at Times Square, NYC, in May, 2010. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 1469: Att.-Gen. to establish policies and procedures to streamline process of obtaining nationwide criminal history background checks and facilitate widespread access to such checks by public or private child-serving organizations. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 1514: Reauthorize juvenile accountability block grant program appropriations through FY 2014. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 1540: That drug trafficking organizations cultivating illegal marijuana on U.S. federal lands pose threat to law enforcement and public. Federal and state agencies will develop a strategy to permanently dismantle Mexican drug trafficking organizations and other criminal groups operating on federal lands. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 1737: To censure Rep. Charlie Rangel and order him to pay restitution to U.S. Treasury for unpaid taxes and provide proof of payment. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 784: To reduce censure for Rep. Charlie Rangel to a reprimand for corrupt conduct. FAILED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 2314: Identical to HR 1083 above. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
Amend 570: To affirm the sovereign immunity of a Native Hawaiian governing entity. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
Amend 571: To require Hawaii voters to approve governance documents for a Native Hawaiian governing entity before federal recognition. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 572: To require Native Hawaiian governing authority to comply with the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 2499: To conduct plebiscites every 8 yrs. to determine if Puerto Rico wants to remain a U.S. Commonwealth. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
Amend 621: Ballots in plebiscites printed in Spanish, English ballots only by special request. FAILED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
Amend 622: Retain requirement that all ballots used for authorizing plebiscites include full content printed in English, and sense of Congress that promotion of English instruction there should work to achieve English-language proficiency. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: YES
Amend 623: Expand eligibility to vote in Puerto Rican plebiscites to U.S. citizens originally from Puerto Rico now residing in any state. FAILED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
Amend 625: That a proposal for change in status must first come from Puerto Rico Commonwealth before Congress considers the issue, thus respecting right of self-determination. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: YES Smith: NO
HR 2701: Inflationary FY 2010 Intelligence Authorization Act funding. Programs to enhance the recruitment and retention of ethnically and culturally diverse intelligence workforce. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
Amend 575: To require intelligence community to give Congress a report on plans by each part of the community to increase diversity. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 584: National intelligence investigates and reports to Congress on the attempted terrorist attack on Northwest Flight 253 and measures intelligence community has taken and will take to prevent intelligence failures within U.S. intelligence community. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 2711: To pay for expenses of preparing and transporting remains of deceased federal law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty to places where surviving family will reside. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 2847 Amend 215: Increase of $2.5 million, offset from Dept. of Justice salaries, for National Criminal History Improvement Program. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 216: To reduce amount appropriated for federal prison system by $97.4 million. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: NO Smith: YES
Amend 219: To eliminate appropriations for liberal Legal Services Corp. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: YES
Amend 223: To reduce appropriations for Dept. of Justice General Admin. salaries and expenses by $100 million. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 3808: Requires each federal and state court to recognize a lawful notarization occurring in or affecting interstate commerce in states other than one where court located. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 4061: To advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards. PASSED/GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 568: To increase a component on technologies to secure sensitive information shared among federal agencies. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 4098: To secure federal files online. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 4506: Increase bankruptcy filing fees. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: did not vote Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 4621: To prevent fraudulent census mailings by preventing these mailings. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 4748: Requires Director of National Drug Control Policy every 2 yrs. to develop and submit to specific congressional committees a North border counter-drug strategy. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 5307: To stop smuggling by ultra-light aircraft. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 5330: To extend anti-trust criminal penalty enhancement act of 2004 until 2020. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 5366: Anyone who violates the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act prohibited from federal contracts or grants. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 5552: Require Treasury Sec. to assess and collect mandatory federal orders of restitution for crime victims. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 5566: Strengthen prohibitions against depictions of animal cruelty to prohibit anyone from knowingly creating animal crush videos. Prohibit sale, marketing, exchange, or distribution of these videos in interstate or foreign commerce. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 5710: To help establish state-administered illegal drug monitoring systems to ensure that law enforcement and state professional licensing authorities have access to prescription history information to investigate drug diversion and illegal prescription practices of pharmacists. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 6412: Require federal Att.-Gen. to share criminal records with state sentencing commissions. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
S 3689: Subject all regulations issued by copyright judges to judicial review. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
S 3998: Continuing to allow specific volunteer organizations to obtain national and state criminal history background checks on volunteers. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Energy.
HR 1620: To consider a bill authorizing Sec. of Agriculture to make loans to companies that will use funds to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures regarding improvements and investments in commercial technologies to reduce home energy use. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 3534: Institutes new liberal oil and gas leasing requirements. Repeals royalty incentives for natural gas production from deep wells in Gulf of Mexico waters and royalty relief for deep water production in Gulf. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
Amend 770: Allow 2 or more energy companies to meet individual financial responsibility requirements by pooling resources or obtaining joint insurance coverage. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 773: Ends federal moratorium on deepwater drilling for only companies that meet burdensome new guidelines and requirements. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 4592: Sec. of Labor will establish a 5-yr. program to give grants to 3 states to establish and administer a program of grants to energy industry employers and unions to provide training and certification classes to veterans. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 4785: Sec. of Energy to establish interest-free loans to states to give to homeowners who have less than $250,000 gross annual income, for energy-saving measures. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
Amend 775: Requires Secs. of Energy and Agriculture to prevent misuse of energy funds, prohibits any additions to direct spending, and prohibits TARP recipients from participating in energy programs. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 5019: Require Sec. of Energy to establish a rebate program to provide rebates to contractors passed along as discounts to homeowners who retrofit homes to save energy. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
Amend 630: To eliminate ecological public information campaign and its $12 million authorization. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 5116 Amend 641: To establish a fed program to support the development and commercial application of clean energy technologies through a consortium selected by the Sec. of Energy, with a grant costing up to $10 million annually for up to 3 yrs. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
Amend 646: Increase authorization level for funding fed loan guarantees for innovative energy technologies in manufacturing from $50 million to $100 million. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 5325: Appropriations for “green jobs” programs. FAILED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 6160: Dept. of Energy must establish a research, development, and commercial application program to assure long-term, secure, and sustainable supply of rare earth materials to satisfy our national security, economy, and industrial production needs. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: NO
S 3473: To authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for Deepwater Horizon oil spill. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Military Affairs.
H Con Res 248: To direct the President to remove U.S. military from Afghanistan. FAILED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
H Con Res 301: Direct the President to remove U.S. armed forces from Pakistan. FAILED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 730: That the President should pursue bilateral and multilateral international agreements to establish an international framework for determining source of confiscated nuclear or radiological materials or weapons and source of detonated weapon and the nuclear or radiological material used in such a weapon. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: did not vote Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 900: Honoring sacrifices and contributions made by U.S. armed forces members during the Cold War. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 1146: To consider resolution directing the President to remove U.S. military from Afghanistan. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 1385: Recognizing and honoring courage and sacrifice of armed forces members and veterans. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 1554: Requires Creek Indian Tribe to pay Sec. of Army fair market value for transferred property and costs and administrative expenses associated with transfer. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 1556: To consider resolution directing President to remove U.S. armed forces from Pakistan while fighting terrorists. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 1879: Give employment and re-employment rights to people ordered to full-time National Guard duty. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 2788: To designate a California memorial as Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial to honor current and former members of armed forces who received this award. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: did not vote Smith: YES
HR 2847 Amend 220: To prohibit use of bill funds to implement Pres. Obama executive order #13492 regarding terrorists detained at Guantanamo, closing the prison, and moving these prisoners of war to U.S. mainland. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 2965: Repeal the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Dept. of Defense personnel policy. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 3082 Amend 318: Prohibit funding for all congressmen-requested earmarks for military construction projects. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 3685: Require Sec. of Veterans Affairs to include on dept. website a link to VetSuccess website and other websites that focus on jobs for veterans and publicize these websites. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 3976: To extend specific protections for service members regarding mortgages and mortgage foreclosures during their military service and extend invalidation of sale or foreclosure. Applies also to surviving spouses. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 4505: Authorize Sec. of Veterans Affairs to permit a state home to provide VA nursing home care to parents whose children died while serving in the armed forces. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 4667: To increase rates of veteran disability compensation, clothing allowance for disabled veterans, additional compensation for dependents, and dependency compensation for surviving spouses and kids. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 4810: Increase appropriation amount for Dept. of Veterans Affairs for service programs for homeless veterans and adjust for rise in inflation. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 5013: Direct Dept. of Defense to implement performance management and other reforms to obtain value in purchasing. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 605: To include performance assessments with significant findings in an annual report and submission of serious problems to Armed Services Comm. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 5014: Health care provided by Veteran Affairs Dept. will constitute minimum essential coverage. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 5116 Amend 648: Director of National Science Foundation should consider the goal of promoting participation of veterans in postdoctoral research fellowship program. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 5136: Liberal authorization FY 2011 appropriations for U.S. Armed Forces for weapons and other purchases. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
Amend 657: That the head of National Guard should issue fire-resistant clothing to National Guard personnel engaged in fighting wildfires. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 661: Eliminate funding for Joint Strike Fighter Alternative Engine program. FAILED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
Amend 672: Repeal the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” provision in armed forces. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 5145: Authorize Sec. of Veterans Affairs to reimburse VA medical health professionals for continuing professional education expenses up to $1,600 annually. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 5297 Amend 694: Add veteran-owned businesses to those eligible for small business funding. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 5822: Appropriate FY 2011 funds to Defense Dept. for military construction, NATO Security Investment Program, military family housing, and DOD base closures. Appropriations for veterans and veteran cemeteries. Prohibition of funds for ACORN. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 737: Prohibit appropriated funds to Defense Dept. used to renovate or build a facility on U.S. mainland to house anyone detained at Guantanamo. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith:YES
HR 5993: To require life insurance companies that provide policies for veterans under Service Members Group Life Insurance program to provide financial counseling to beneficiaries. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: NO
HR 6523: FY 2011 appropriations for Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps for planes, missiles, combat vehicles, ammunition, ships, etc. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberrry: YES Smith: YES
HR 6540: Requires Sec. of Defense to evaluate unfair advantages a company may have in the award of contract for an aerial refueling plane program. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
S 1963: To provide assistance to veteran caregivers and improve provision of health care to veterans. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
S 3447: To improve education aid for vets who served in Armed Forces after 9-11-01. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
S 3860: Directs Army Sec. to submit to congressional committees an accounting of gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery regarding graves incorrectly identified, labeled, and occupied. Army Sec. must submit to congressional committees biennial reports on execution of and compliance with this directive. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Foreign Affairs.
HR 605: Recognizing the continued persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in Red China and calling for immediate end to campaign to persecute, intimidate, imprison, and torture them. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 944: To encourage the protection of vulnerable religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 1215: Support for Bangladesh to return to democracy. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 1326: Requesting Japanese government to address urgent problem of abduction and retention of U.S. citizen children in Japan. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
LB 1682: To consider liberal Senate amendments to a bill to make appropriations to State Dept. and foreign operations in FY ending 9-30-10. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
HR 1717: Congratulating imprisoned Chinese democracy advocate on winning the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 1735: To condemn North Korea for its unprovoked military attack against South Korea on 11-23-2010. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 2194: To adopt additional measures to prevent diversion of sensitive technologies to Iran. To direct President to impose 3 or more additional sanctions for violations of provisions regarding nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons of mass destruction or advanced conventional weapons on people and nations that aid Iranian weapons development To allow responsible U.S.-based non-government organizations to establish and carry out Iran operations to promote democratic society and foster friendship. U.S. would not issue a license for export of nuclear materials, services, or technology to a nation that does not fully comply with nuclear non-proliferation treaty. Additional foreign exchange, banking, and property sanctions for violations of weapons of mass destruction prohibitions. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 2378: To retaliate by tariff duties against countries like Red China, who undervalue their currencies to adversely affect our balance of payments. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: NO
HR 3081 Amend 306: Increase funding for foreign water and sanitation programs by $25 million. $300,000 for U.S.-Brazil plan to eliminate racial and ethnic discrimination and promote equality. $10 million for maternal health programs. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
Amend 307: Reduce funding for diplomatic and consular programs by $1.2 billion, operation expenses for USAID by $330 million, and global health by $670 million, reflecting 2009 funding levels. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: NO Smith: YES
Amend 308: Reduce appropriations to Peace Corps by $76.5 million. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 309: Eliminate presidential authority to overrule blocking aid to Saudi Arabia. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: NO Smith: YES
Amend 310: To reduce total amount of multilateral assistance funding in bill by $505,896,000. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Amend 312: Prohibit bill funds for 1-time special education, professional, and cultural exchange grants program, reducing bill cost by $8 million. FAILED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: NO Smith: YES
HR 5327: Allow Israel to buy and sustain short-range artillery rocket defense system to intercept short-range rockets and missiles. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Family Values.
HR 3962 Amend 509: Prohibit federal funds for abortion services in public ObamaCare option and prohibit individuals who receive affordability credits from buying a plan that provides elective abortions. Private plans in ObamaCare can offer elective abortions. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
Illegal Immigration.
HR 2847 Amend 211: Additional $100 million for state criminal alien deportation program, restoring it to $400 million. PASSED/ GOOD BILL Terry: YES Fortenberry: YES Smith: YES
HR 5281: To add DREAM Act illegal alien youth amnesty to this bill. PASSED/ BAD BILL Terry: NO Fortenberry: NO Smith: NO
Source: U.S. House Roll Call Votes.
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