For the Record

Important Legislation

H.R. 4959 – Reciprocity and Fairness in Foreign Investment Act

Turner introduced this legislation that permits a foreign business owned or controlled by a foreign government to acquire ownership in either a business or in real property in the United States, but only to the same extent as that foreign government allows U.S. persons to acquire ownership in comparable enterprises organized under the laws of that foreign country. (In committee)

HJRes 53 – Constitutional Amendment

Turner cosponsored this legislation proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the number of persons in each State who are citizens of the United States. (In committee)

H.R. 4480 – America’s Brownfield Cleanup Act (ABC Act)

Turner introduced this legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the remediation of contaminated sites. (In committee)

H. CON RES 397- Sense of Congress

Turner, along with Rep. Harman, introduced this legislation which calls for the Secretary of Defense to develop a comprehensive strategy to combat sexual assault in the military. (Has been referred to the House Armed Services Committee)

H.R. 3981- Preserve America and Save America’s Treasures Act

Turner cosponsored this bill that helps preserve critical historical assets across America and in the Miami Valley. (Has been passed by the House of Representatives)

H.R. 5658- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year

This bill contained several key policy and funding authorization provisions authored by Turner as a member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC).

Policy provisions include two to help combat sexual assault in the military, one to require a study to determine if the Air Force’s plan to cut the number of civilian firefighters at Wright-Patterson and nationally meets a minimum safety standard’s requirement for military installations and one to provide direct hire authority for certain positions at defense laboratories like Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Wright-Patterson to address the requirement to hire personnel quickly in support of the BRAC 2005.

Funding authorizations provisions included $10 million in funds for continued cleanup at the Miamisburg Mound facility and $14.7 million in military construction funds for a Security Forces Operations Building at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.